Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-23
THE SITUATION.
cold water for shcrman--rhe Virgil
mia Delegations.
special Telegram to me Dispoich.l

MIA DeIeE alton.
Special telegram 70 the Dspaichl
CWcAG0, June 22.-Up 70 the third ballot
Sherman showed no such increase rs 10 en-
courage bis friends. Alge- Jumped up, aud
wu do better still when New York drops
is. insineere support OF Dcpew.
Virginia voted II for Sherman; the other
81 divided between Harrison, Alger. All.
tyn, aud Depew. ON the next ballot Wise
vl leave sherman FOR Allison. The Ma
bone people are holding stiii against all re.
c1enlii0n OF the supremacy Of their OppO-
Icnis. ard scoq At any idea Of compromise.
The have been saturated in the Malone faith
ia saerInaD's strength.
The delegates are seemingly very FESTIVE
ur0er the lrotracted skrmisb and terrible
lest. and their iIapatieDce may express IL
eel in bnT>t At any moment.
Ohio, New York. Pennsy lyanis, and Maine
ere al usupnVrlhg as yet. When they de-
N,'np their re-l purposes the end VIII be
lcsr.
The confusion Of noises at p. NJ.
wl- only cqasled by the contradictions
q op uiOus. Bumors were running Ike
Vruuc1rts and the widest coniecturts fOuBd
some crowd % accept aud hufrah for them.
TAa mos probable Of the possible egentuR-
NpD ~ TIE mudde seems 20 he that Cali
Bil Minnesota, and Indiana should
Ni.N| ~ 'ftNrAailis iil NNNA Asnf n Ia ~
element from New Nerk. OHIO, and Penn
3, yans would be forced into real posi-
tloa. and then the sherman lastdtch men
would ind themselves compelled TO take
definite position, and 20 al issue would be
aed leading 10 a speedy nomination,
'u' Blaine is stiil on the cards and either
Isrri,OB or Alger may turn out 10 be
Cine winner In certain contingencies. The
fl-ieen auu-MahORciies OF the Virginia
Nt.s. lea. I'D
ulou candidate in the final struggle. Wise
voted for GIe,ham ON the last ballot, and
Et1lcoereer Is st0uily for Allison. The
Mole OF that element viii rally 70 Blaine
frou.d a fitting occasion occur, but II is
generally conceded that Bisine would not
,0u.rnt and should not be tempted uRlcss
with TOE consent. real or pretended. Of all
DIS real rivals, among whom are not Depew,
Ai-er. or Allison. u is just this moment
I,foried that New York, New Jersey. and
Indiana are IN consultation with California.
Nothing can be learned Of the OBJ
sc.t or drlit 81 the conference, but
shouid any agreement BE- reached their
united action VIII mean busluess.
Tie leaders observe an oWtllkc silence,
really due TO uncertainty, while the masses
% the delegates are completely az sea. In
fact, tits just one oi those situations 10 which
outsiders en- make as good guess IS The
Lest Jockey. The crowd grows in volume
aud Use heat IN intensity every hour. This
IDorning two thousand persons holding
tickets were refused admission, aud as |
write Al O'Clock dense masses % people are
streaming to the hall by every avenue Of ap.
pr0sch. ColoHel j. ID. Brady will be offered
hy tine anti AlAbRneites AZ q member Of the
Nationa. Committee ana General GroBer ~
commits enan to softly the successful csu-
didaie, and Blair aud Lamb will be put up
by the Other SIDE.
BY prcdhciion that no nomination would
Dee had TO- night has been reached in rather a
startling way. During the afternoon various
combinations had been formed or reported
90 be formed Which bid fair 10 force the
convention 10 arrive al 4 decision, so q
najOTftv OF the dciegates were bY no means
seated when a motion for adjournment was
offered. on which rol-csil was demanded.
As the can proceeded it soon became appa-
rent that the managerial element OF the con-
Sentiou had behIud Il also the potential,
various, and ingenious speeuations which
are offered as TO the reasons which induced
q majority OF the sWeitering and Wearied
dc'e-at.s 10 consent 10 another H.
definite postpouem,ut Of action. One
ingenious gentemat placed bis sdve-
rary Of delay ca the ground that Friday
would be 10 upflcEy time on which 10 be-
riu an enterprise OF great plth and moment.
This suggestion rlay have caught on TO some
cecraSos from those enlightened states in
Ncw Eugls0d IN which superstition is as
much al heirloom as orthodoxy, but ] don't
t1,hS II controlled any great body OF the
voters. The most plausible solution Is that
zoe sherman forces have realized tho need
f.r determining where 10 throw strength
,ytch can no longer serve their chosen can
d.lsc. TINE was needed 20 determine where
ne votes uselcss TO Sherman would do most
good TO his friends. Fer instance, II the
irsusier were made TO Blaine, Malone would
be eft nOpcless hulk on the rocks OF 4 pO'
ltical sliure. But the persuasive argument
that IL another ballot had been taken under
sNlsting circumstances q nomination mlgbt
have been made that could not have suited
ne numerous possibilities who are still
hoping against probability. OF course. there
was swine opposition, but the fiat bad gone
forth aud ne edict was empha.icaAiy regis
tered. Among The folks who kicked with
energy were the brokers who had purchased
ticscts AZ long prices for speculative pronts
tonight, aud who got their losses for their
paius. The tickets are issued daily and are |
worthless beyond their date.
Now the convention has been turned into !
s muss-Bee ,ing, the particulars of which |
You viii receive by regular press. Many ef- |
forts have been made to-day % bring about |
COMPROMISE between the two Virginia FAC |
lions, aud all kinds Of reports ere rife IN re- /
rnrd thereto. II r. even ruinared tonight |
that Malone and Riddleberger have declared 1
q truce. but the situation here tonight Is |
really moi changed. YOu may hear anything |
IN the world and believe wbat YOU please.
10 the maze Of doubt which surrounds
everything tonight there is hardly CLEAN
a hrbt. The atmosphere OF Chicago. re-
semblng that Of London, i not more thick
atF 300
however, stand out amid the general gloom
IKE lonely lighthouses in general fog
'ta' TIE SbsrIDsn corpse shows no present
sign Of animation, snd that Blaine, waite
having lost no actual strength, Is hourly
looming an impFobabiity, because bis
beat friends .dOnbting psiiker bis control OF
toe convention nor his iuitaal strength With
toe peotJifl DO question whether 1t would
De- wise 70 place him In the feld 10 the face
- his letters, aud with the possibility OF
subsequent charges OF bad faith by other
AsDiTants.
Undoubtedly tbe cause Of to-nigbps STAN
pede was New Yerk's abandonment OF De
pew, which was foretold IN my telegram OF
last night. Nothing mere remains TO be
said nov. The question must he solved To-
morrow. Even tonight the clubs and coz
tingents are leaving, and the waasing game
may be played long enough 10 play out also
tbe actual plsyers. The suggestion OF Nc
Kinley, OF Ohio. grows as the night grows In
the number Of people who talk about Il, but
seysral corpess must be msde before that
suggestion sttzins sny formidable shape.
The best Information can End has siready
been giyeu, and DO reason now appears 70
change either the conieetures or the grounds
on " hics they were based.
PROCEEDINGS I'm Detail
CBy Associssea Pressl
CHICAGO. June "a few mocaents past
II O'clock the convection was called 10 or. !
der nv Chairman Fstee, who having com.