Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-22
list EDITION.
THREE BALLOTS TAKEN.
With no Sign Of a Stampede.
SHERMAN HOLDING HIS LEAD.
Prospects OF a Stubborn Contest.
BLAINE AND GRESHAM MEN FIGHT
A Recess Taken Until This Evening.
SHERMAN HOLDING HIS LEAD.
Prospects OF a Stubborn Contest.
BLAINE AND GRESHAM MEN FIGHT
A Recess Taken Until This Evening.

A Recess Taken Until This Evening.
BEFORE THE BALLOTING.
Even the Chicago Hotel Men Anxious
that the Convention May Complete
ITS Work TO-Day-Shcrman Men
Angry at FOraker-Maine LEADER
Openly Working for Blaine-A Siam.
pcde for Him Expected ON the Fourth
BallOt-Shermnan Mon Predicting the
Success OF Their Favorite ON the
Third.
Special Dispatch to TIE EVENING star.
CHICAGO, June 22.-There is general feeling to-
day that this may be the last Of 1t. Everybody
hopes 1t may. Even the hotel proprietors. who
ought to like crowd II anybody, are weary OF the
rush, the hooting and shouting OF the convention.
1t can't adjourn too soon now to suit them or any
body else II the 'na" ballot Is taken to-day there
will be prolonged shout from nearly 00,O00
Threats, and the multitude will melt away as fast
The steam cars can accommodate them. The
crowd crawled out OF their weary and contracted
cots this morning to look for the cool breeze that
the rain storm left last night 1t had adjourned.
however, and was gone. A thousand suns were
from the dancing as n Of sns but
frantic reckoning OF q hundred fans could not
coax 1t out. Chicago has made up its mind TO be
hot to-day.
Sherman Men DcnOumce Foraker,
The Sherman men were hot last night. Even the
storm and the wind could not cool them. On the
loud talk about the brutal OF Sherman by
GOV. Foraker. The Ohio men are trying this
morning to show that 1t was all mistake. They
looked upon 1t differently last night FOraker's
speech SecOndlng Sherman was a bold and we'll
wOrked-up boom for Foraker. 1t was an attempt
to play GARFIELD without Garfleld's grace and
discretion FORAKER
worked up, and the shouting that lasted
for ten or fifteen minutes after he got
Georgia." and the waving OF flags Was four-firIhs
for Foraker. Every time the convention gave
signs Of relaxing l into quiet the immense moral In;
am governor" which was brought In and bazed
in the face OF the convention While he was speak,
ing, was raised high on the shoulders OF three men
and turned with the inscription first to one gal
lery and then TO another and the cry was "Eor-
cradle feeling against the governor
IMPATIENT FOR THE BALLoTINa.
At this hour, just before assembling, every one
is waiting with suppressed excitement for the
opening OF the convention and the balloting 1t
may be that significant ballot will not occur in
time for the regular sdton Of THE STAR So
Elkins Hale ' and the other Old standoys;
their attitude on the second day OF the convention
by laying aside all concealment OF their belief that
Blaine is the man.
the general Keeling as to the chances of the Sit
uatiOn has not changed, but politicians are modest
about making predictions concerning events so
enthusiasm and prophetic tendency BY renecting
upon that old saying about the best laid plans or
mice and men.
When the Break for Blaine II Expected.
At this time the expectation OF most Of the pol.
iticians is that there will be break for Blaine
the fourth ballot OF course there all sorts OF
ma nffyhf ho hall
or something may happen or the whole plan may
miScarry. No mortal can tell, but the popular
expectation is that Blaine Is TO be the outcome.
hours. Next TO the Blaine feeling seems to be the
Harrison and Allison sentiment There Is keen
eye kept on Allison. In case anything should 90
Blaine men.
URGED TO VOTE FOR BLAINE.
The New York delegation are being deluged with
dispatches to vote for Blaine.
Sangufne Sherman Men.
The Sherman men are claiming this morning
before the first ballot that the speeches made by
John M. Langston and by the colored delegate
from North Carolina yesterday have gained votes
for the OhiOan. They are claiming his nomination
on the third ballot.
Anti.Blaine Men Working Hard.
Alis excitement and confusion. The anti Blaine
men are working with all their might TO beat the
Maine statesman. The friends OF various candi-
dates were comforting at their different headquar-
tiers until an early hour this morning, and again
trate on one man have failed thus
far. The friends OF ALLISON. Harrison and Alger
decided to stand by their men. The New York
delegation has just held a meeting, the purpose
OF which is understood to have been to try and
throw some votes TO Sherman. The result OF the
meeting was, however, that they decided to stand
by Depew for a while yet. The holding together
OF the various booms assists the idea OF deadlock
Conference Of Blaine Men.
The Blaine men were in session nearly all night
at the Grand Pacific. They decided TO give all the
other candidates a chance before bringing their
man forward. This plan would lead to an ad-
Journment after the third ballot, perhaps, and
carry the convention over until tomorrow. All
depends upon how things go as the session
ready now 70 60 10 any man their votes VIII nomi-
nate. They are more friendly to Sherman or
70 the fes
scattered. They are very anxious to have It 90
over, to give them q chance to take direction.
They have elected FaSset as national committee
man.
why AllisOn's Friends are Hopeful.
The Allison men are speaking more hopefully
to-day than they have heretofore. MI. Clarkson
declares that Allison will be nominated They
get their inspiration chiefly from the efforts OF
sylvania Delegation to the Iowa statesman.
McManes and senator Quay had long
conference during winch the former tried 10 make
1t clear that the break must be made at once II
Blaine is to be beaten. It Is said that Quay re.
luctantly admitted that Pennsylvania would have
to break from Sherman very soon II he failed to
make 1t.
Incidents Of tho First Ballot.
Mr.. Gleeson cast the two District votes for
Blaine. Every vote for Blaine was loudly cheered
The one. vote cast by Texas for Mckinley was
loudly cheered. Sherman's vote was smaller than
his friends expected. Sherman lost votes from
Alabama on second ballot Gresham gained !
from Indiana.
THE PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
The Convention Meets shortly After IL
O'Clock and Ball0ting Begins.
CHICAGO, June 22-The convention has reached
that stage at which all the interest In its proceed
ings eliminates. The decks have been cleared for
action, and the battle royal is about TO begin
What the nrst ballot will disclose 70 already
known. The absorbing curiosity Is TO know what
the third or the fourth or the NTH ballot
will show. The men who pull the wires have been
up nearly all night and the air OF the convention
hall, as begins TO NIL IL FUN Of rumora theories
ana blind guessed sherman doomed up last night
because Of the great demonstration which Fora
kers second OF Gen. Hastings nomination OF the
Ohio Senator'S namo provoked, but there was
feeling In the city that Sherman would win
to-day, and II he docs not win to-day he cannot
win Al all. Yesterdays demonstration - generally
believed TO be more Of . Foraker boom than .
sherman boost, but no one can separate the ohouts
for the Senator nom the enthusiasm for Foraker.