The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-25

showed q disposition 10 agree on any
other man. He is violently assailed al
having encouraged the Harrison boon
only to crush it when it seemed to have
some life in it. This was said to be {
part of the Blaine programme, and ii
support OF this theory the vote Of Maine
has been pointed to as convincing. The
ballots cast by that State have been
widely scattered. The Maine men ex'
plain this by saying that they
had no special preference and
distribute their compliments to
show that they were under no
INSTRUCTIONS PROM BLAINE
to favor anybody in particular. They
could not have polled solid vote with
out having it said that their choice was
Blaine's, and that while he was not be-
fore the convention in person, he had
set up one OF his residuary legatees
about whom so much is being said. To-
days conference Of managers OF various
booms was a failure, as was expected.
Each boom is regarded by those in that
interest rs most likely to gain when the
break comes, and that is what, for the
pIesent, makes the deadlock.
l talked tonight with "Ben Hur,"
who is one Of the managers OF the Har-
rison outfit. He says Harrison is
ny 40 MEANS OUT OF TIE RACE,
as tomorrow will show. Allison's
friends have taken on fresh hope and
are hustIing harder than my other ele-
ment tonight. In this movement are
Hale, Aldrich, Hoar, Riddle
berger, National Committeeman Clark
son, Governor Lounsbury, OF Connecti-
cut, and other well known men. They
think tomorrow will open the way for
their man. Clarkson told me tonight
that there was no chance Of bringing
about general agreement, and he
thought Allison's chances are little bet
ter than anybody else. Allison is not
fought as Sherman and Gresham were
when it was thought that either OF them
might be whirled in during
A MOMENT OF EXCITEMENT.
it will be noticed, has gained
IN every ballot, not greatly, and not
piling up a big vote; still enough toshow
health in the face OF the decline OF the
.reat booms. Alger's rather surprising
strength would make him dangerous to
he other aspirants if he were better
Inown.
! was told to-day something Of Alger
which, il it can be shown to be true,
md gotten before the convention in u
leat way, would probably solve the
problem in a body so
LARGELY COMPOSED OF SOLDIERS
md friends OF soldiers. The story is
hat he asked Phil Sheridan what pro-
Vision he had been able to make for his
amily. "None," said Sheridan. Forth
with Alger put 100000 insurance on
;heridan's life tor the benefit Of his
amily. Think OF the possible effect of
juch declaration!on weary convention.
The dark horse idea has by no means
,een abandoned, and Mckinley is about
he only man spoken OF in this connec-
ion. II Ohio would drop Sherman and
how willingness to come out ahead,
le would at once develop strength
hat might sweep the convention. Ohio
las been asked to do this, but replies
hat she is here for John Sherman and
lobody else. 1t is figured that Foraker
controls from fifteen to twenty-five
ohio votes that cannot be had for Nc
iinley. In spite OF all this
THE M'KENLEY MOVE
s likely to be tried.
Ohio's little giant will increase his
'ote in the next balloting to see how the
convention will take to it. He will get
uore from West Virginia, in which he
s q growing quantity. Ii two or three
.ould have been brought in
our SOLID VOTE
would have been for him on Saturday.
who remained with Gresham
while there seemed to be chance and
vent to Alger, will give Mckinley lift
o-morrow. Old campaigners predict
here will be no nomination tomorrow,
md some go SO far us to say we are in for
mother week. Nobody knows anything
lbout it.
The unexpected length OF the
and warm weather have told
IN the surplus flinen, and flannel shirts
ire rather the thing. One by one the
West virginians have yielded their pres
iudice and are joining the flannel shirt
boom.
HE BOUGHT A FLANNEL SHIRT.
Yesterday the knightiy Frew sue
cumbed. To-day fell the gallant Clifford,
Of Harrison. Some OF the rest OF us
don't feel 30 lonely now. West Virgin
ians are still leaving for home. The
crowd generally is thinning out, which
may afford for Chicago people who have
not been in the convention, chance to
be in at the wind up. Thus far Chicago
has knocked the most persimmons, and
great is the disgust thereat. c.B.H.
FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
silly Talk About schemes OF Blaine Men,