The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-19
CAUGHT AT CHICAGO.
The Preliminary Skirmishing
on Monday.
PROSPECTS FOR A WARM TIME,
The Dew York Delegation Declares
Unanimously for Depsw-The
ChaiImanShip-ktc.
PROSPECTS FOR A WARM TIME,
skirmishing Preliminariss.

CHICAGO, June 18.-Skirmishing pre-
Iiminaries to the great battle which
will be finally open d III the convention
ton ts morrow is unusually active and
aggressive in the hotel corridors this
morning. Early groups of politicians
congregated in the lobbies talking over
the situation, and though nothing def
mite which the friends If any candidate
could use as basis Tor enthusiasm,
N predictIcns and counter predictions.
, loudly and vigorously were INDUCED in.
The door of the headquarters OF the
various State delegations were invit-
ingly open. Within eager badge be
dscked gentlemen stood, prepared to
seize upon the passing delegates and
impress upon them the desiraOfiity, If
not absolute necessity of nominating
this or that favored son to OBTAIN as
sured success. The announcement of
fDepew's canuidacy seemed To invi9o-
rate the Allison forces. They predict
the convention, In its present uncertain
condition, peculiarly adspiciOusfor re !
serve" candidates of Waom they cay
their fsvorite is strongest. Teller, |
who called earlv. is still closeted |
with General Henderson, of Iowa. !
The result of their conference |
cannot BE- learned; but the Allison men |
claim that Colorado ard Iowa VIII act |
in harmony. Referring to the published |
Statement, Iowa through a representa- |
tive at the New YORK conference yrster-
day, assured Dep<w IF the vote of that
S ate. Delegate Rich. OF Iowa, said
sNothiDg could be farther from truth.
The transpol tati0n question is the gray
est issue In Iowa to DAY. Railroad men
are not popular there. / assure you the
representative of our delega ion iavOrs
Depew. We are gaining strength for
Allison hourly, and without giving you
the States upon which we count, We are
confident of his domination.
Senator Teller, oil Colorado, said: eff
there are 1880 ballots, DepeT will
never get more than one vote from
Colorado. We think Depew represents
railroad interests and nOthin. alse. He
iB the " akest man who could be
nominated. We don't WAntt0 make a
defensive Campaign, as we would be
forced to 60 II Depew was nominated.
~Eken We don't want man who has not
seen gquRfeiy in the p rty from the
beginning. Depew's DETECTION in 1872
ought to kill him politically. Colorado
would have been for Blaine had he con-
scented to run, but We will not consider
him now, believing he is b nsstly out
0t GQ0 IACCs oOk1S OF OllT &Io
already for Gresham, and he I'M
doubleday is second choice. Every nan
among. us, belisve Gresham by all
means the strongest man il the Fl Id"
Delegate HENDERSON, of Colorado,
said: 1--WE have taken no action as yet
on uniting on nom NEE Under no cir
cumstances will we vote for Blaine.
however"
MfNNEApoL1s. June 1s.-James W.
Hustled, ex-speaker Ct the New York
State Assembly and close fri nd of
Depew. says i'll an interview: "Depew
is the only man who can be electef." He
declares there is no rea on to elieVe the
Granger influence in the west will en-
danger Republic n success in any /
publican We stern State with Depew
as a candidate; that this cry is raised
only by those having Other candid ties
George NJ. Gleason, of New York.
said: "Depew said TO me only yester-
day mornlng: II commenced work Tor
Vanderbilts twenty five years ago,
when they had only few hundred
miles of road, now they claim 49,
600. | have advanced IN relative pro
portion. Ii that units me for candi-
dscv, cannot help 1t, and il ii MAKES
majority doubtful ia any Republican
State, can't help being candidate
and will. | am net convinced this is
true however"
To choose the man who would pro-
baby presided over the st0rmlest scenes
of the Repu bIican convention was del
icate and important task before the
national committee. When the MEM
bers assembled al noon TO select tenn
-Sorary chairman, the call of states for
81 81 .sentrtion of candidates for this posi-
ton was at once begun. California,
almost at the head of he list, had the
advantage OF being first to name its
favorite. NJ NJ. Estee, of California, was
urged by Da il, of that State. Estee
was presented In strong speech as the
candidate OF the united far west. He
was put forward as anti monopoly OF
the first wafer, and attention called to
quick action of the Democrats in choos-
ing q temporary chairman from the
coast.
JOhn M Thurston, of Nebraska was
presented in brief, pointed speech by
Church Howe, of that State. Stress was
laid on his abb ity parllamentarian,
and his brilliant speech, secondlne
Logan in the national convention four
years ago.
Leland, of Kansas, vigorously
seconded the nom nation OF Estee for
his anti monopoly record. Oregon also
seconded him.
u0 fOlO pIOScSOSu Wh-SA |
suited in a tie. Chairman b +. oues cast
the deciding vote il favor OF ThnIston.
The nomination WAS made unanimous,
on motion of Hamil. Of Colorado, who
had acted with the Pacific coast men.
Ia the matter of the contest from the
Third Maryland district it was decided
to admit the regular. or Gary dslega
tion. The Virginia contest involving
the seating of the sixteen Malone dis
trict delegates, WAS reopened by Blair
of Virginia. moving a reconsideration.
Etkins and Lawson. of Nav York
bs oiued in opposing strenuosslv any g.
consideration. The reconsider tion was
defeated, % III IL.
After desnltory discussion regard !
ing few minor matters. the committee
at / O'Clock adjourned.
CaIcneo, June 18-The New York
delegation has declared unanimously
Sos nen9W.