The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THO UGHTS OF THE DAY BY PROM.
NEWT WRITERS.
Chicago Booms-The Shadow Of Blaine.
sympathy for the Dead Emperor-An
Ally 70 His Bar'I-Working for "a Dead
TOUCHDOWN Brakes.

sympathy Tor the Deau EmperOr-An
Ally 70 His Bar'I-working for Dead
lock-Down Brakes.
CHICAGO BooMs A dispatch from
Chicago says that the Sherman boom IS
by long odds the strongest, with Gresham
or Harrison second, and the Alger boom
growing.
"In the Grand Pacific Hotel the crowds
are massed in all the public rooms like so
many cattle in pens. Down on the Grand
floor is formed the first camp quarters
that Of Ohio men. with Mao Butter
worth in charge While be was receiving
his visitors darkies in hi, employ were
Citing to the pretty pictures on the wall
cheap Autographs OF John Sherman, aid
were covering the original frame by
lacking cotton flags over them Major
Butterworth is Sherman man absolute,
and without a second choice. He says
that Sherman will get between 2s2 votes
on the first ballot, and really appears TO
think that al some subsequent ballot all
the votes will fall into the hat Of the re
frigerated Buckeye.
"WhO do voC look on "a the second
best man. he was asked.
"Oh think Aiger is good second
lie said, "and Harrison IS the likel est
man after him
Where do YOU put Gresham in ~
We'll" he said, II have nothing against
Gresham. but his canvass reminds me Of
that for Bris,ow in 1876. You remem-
Der that Bristow had the most pictures,
the largest flags, the biggest rooms, and
the greatest amount OF space in the
newspapers; but he had the fewest votes.
That is the way the Gresham boom
strikes me at present.
LOOKS LIKE BLAINE.-Out OF all the
political chaos with which Chicago
abonnds arises the shadow Of Jane, G.
! Blaine 1t is not merely shallow, either,
| for q wel.-defned plot has hcen discovered
which has a deadlock OF The convention
! in view, with ;urn to Blaine as Tie only
'yav 20 hrcab t. fCU do not hei- %! thi-
AT The headquarters OF the Sherman,
f Gresham. allison or Harrison men. Any
movement toward Blaine : discouraged
I and j. only mentioned if Al all, as very
/ remote contingency and one not ll,ely %
occur But YOU do near OF II among
some Of the delegate. who belong To The
4 "Blaine or bust crowd The chief ex-
ponent Of the movement Is sam Fessen
= den Of Connecticut lie is not pushing
! ii openly, Tor success depends 90 great
extent on very slgaCioUs management,
but hr is at work with his coat OIL and l.
in the best of Lumor over The prospects
/ He has been sending out kilograms all
/ day and has been receiving stacks of
/ thtm He only teleeraphs men ne can de-
pend upon and they are The leaders OF
various delegations now on the way here.
-lhiaqo hle5rau To PiHaielohsa Times.
/ S.siPATHY FOR TIE DEAD EMpEaOR -
( Wherever the telegraph has carried the
news the civilized world is profoundly
affected by The death OF the Emperor of
I Germany In this city many tokens OF.
mourning and Of respect have been dis
| PLAYED, but expressions OF sorrow are
/ tempered everywhere 10y the thoughtthat
/ the ROYAL sufferers struggles are al an
end. II is noticeable that the flag on the
| French Consulate was al half staff The
German Society promptly held meeting
and mas leleCraphed its regret and sym
/ pathy 10 the DOwagcr Impress Victoria
/ The German residents of New ! ork
would probably be uore than willing to
assemble al a public meeting in honOr of
/ Emperor Frederick, as they diG In honor
Of IL. father few weeks ago but a; this
deemed advisable y. J. Sun.
Az Ar TO rs B,E'a.-The most
| interestiu news from Chicago is The zap
peiance Of Ms Logan As an active
hacker Of the Algel boom Nith so
powerful an ally in addition to bis barrel,
Alger ought to make some impression on
the bows Il illustrates the odd condition
of politics just now that Ayers candi-
dacy ia not regarded as a joke. He Is
apparently the man whom the Blaine
engineers are really looking at with most
fayor-Phila Times
WoRKING FOR \ DEADLocK.-Tle
Paris letter has been scanned with re-
newed care in the later days, and 1t Is
aOrrowfully admitted that 10 sentence IN
II viii ,rr,tn Mr. Blaine from accept
ing the nomination with entire consist
NuAJ duN - hN'i 'h'' paw 'NN' VIZ $500
dates my be brought to ask him 10 do 80.
The effort of Mr.. Blaine's friends is to
bring about the deadlOck The present
turn of affairs in Pennsylvania is accept
ei As an almos; open declaration OF it
Until within five days three ourths of
the delegation had been counted upon -
for Sherman. One OF rs members bad
even been selected to present his mare TO |
The convention. Now, upon tine inspira-
ton Of a distinguished Blaine leader, be
delegation all at once determines % vote
for an obscure local fepubi an CT Phila |
dclphia, and Senator : ermaus admitted
strength e week ago j, ies-e.el U.s. |
forty i've votes -CiciCo d.4.ll % o.
ll0rH
Now EXPECT \ IlowL-Borax is left
on the the free list of the Mills bill. Now !
expect howl from The defenders of /
American industry because every black !
smith and washerwoman in the land is |
no, 20 be taxed to heap un fortunes for a