Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-25
THE FIRST FIVE BALLOTS.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., June M.-HenatOr Sher- man denies the published rumor that he has authorized the withdrawal of his name or ad- vised his supporters to vote for any other candidate. He was sitting beside the door of his w street residence this evening, catching a breath of fresh air after the hot day, when 8 reporter called his attention to a published statement that he had withdrawn and in- structed his friends to vote for Mckinley.
 "Ah !' he said with smile, as he read the despstch carefully from beginning to end, "that's very clever, very clever indeed but it lacks the essential element of truth. am much obliged to you for giving mo the op- portunity to deny the statement, though it is pretty difficult to make denials of all the false statements that get afloat just now. In regard to this one, however, am quite will ing to say that it is absolutely untrue. My name is still before the Convention as a can- didate. Nothing that have done has au- thorized anyone to withdraw it."
 Senators Hawley, Allison, Sherman and Cameron were in close consultation at the capitol for a long time to-day and made use at the same time of the special wire which connects the Senate clerks office with Chica- go. Of course they were silent as to the re- suit of the conference, but it is believed that the object was to try to form some combina- hon to defeat the Blaine movement. Blaines friends here, however, claim to have advices that he will be nominated tomorrow.
 CHICAGO, June 25.--The subcommittee to look over the field and if possible recommend a ticket which would meet with the approval of all factions presented the following report to the Conference Committee last evening:
 "The members of the special committee appointed by the conference do not believe it iudicious at this time to suggest ticket for submission to the General Conference. They further recommend that no meeting of the Conference Committee be held on Monday morning.
 The report was adopted unanimously, with- burned to meet :g,in tomorrow evening. Cnauncey I. Fiiley, who is member of the ,ommittee said that he had no hope of a con- ,.usion being reached by tho convention to. morrow. All of the candidates and their friends. he said, were manifesting disposi- lion to stand by their guns, and the fight would open tomorrow morning on the same od lines. .-,....- ..ss-. --zf ~. see s@ 7
 Murat Halstead said that he did not know what to mako of it. "Ohio has been busted twice upon the Sherman question" he con- ,inued, "but they are together again, and if another break does not occur before morning hey will vote so!idly for the old Sena tor. I il:l not inclined to believe that McKinley's .lances are very good. By the way, talking ) Mckinley, 1 heard pretty good thing in :he way of a threat a while ago. It was to the fleet that if Ohio deserted Sherman for Me- t.n!ey New York would vote solidly for S,lerm wish they would."
 Secretary of Stato Griffith, a Harrison .e,.lcr, told an Association Press representa- tive this evening that he had been notifnd by tie New Workers that they would give Har- rson on the first ballot tomorrow five votes
 n addition to the fifty-eight for him from New !, rk yesterday.
 Wm. Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, paid a visit ;o the Illinois ie,dquarters and had g ons confercnc, with Senator Farwell. Thi,> ave rise to q widely spread rumor that tho ir sham and Phe:ps people had formed a combination, and that the ticket would be
 I ham and Phelps. Gov. Foraker had
 iv., tag O: i:. He wn5 closeted for hours E.tl tho B aina leaders. Stephen R. Elkins iro l,,l into th3 Governors apartments about S.30 o'clock and they remained in a
 i tie .3on under lock and key for some time.
 h ,rles Emory Smith, of Philadelphia; War. nnr Miller. of New York, and several other :. n l m also in conference several
 ines with the Governor.
 Messr:. Dcpew, Hiscock, Platt and Miller a!l declared in their speeches that New York should vote for Harrison as long IS there was chance for his nomination.
 All this obviously frightened the Blaine propaganda. They had been cabling MT. Blaine all day, and their despatches had been absolutely ignored MT. Blaine returned no word of any kind whatsoever. Senator
 Sherman had telegraphed that he would | lot withdraw his candidacy. It was remem- | oered that he had notified MT. Blaine months ago that he would not be a candidate if MT. Blaine should be, and Mir. Blaine had answer sd by the Florence letter. MT. Blaine had emphasized this beyond honorable recall by he letter from Paris. If Senator Sherman :emaincd in the field, and an effort was | made to nominate MT. Blaine in spite of it, he popular indignation might give the Son. ato, q majority on the first ballot. So the propaganda called conference.
 Everything tonight practically waited upon l .he result of this conference. One thing may | oc said, as the absolute consensus of opinion l lmong fthe leading Republicans here, what. 1 ever the result may and whoever the nominee l may now be, every days session of the con- 1 vention is costing the Republican party many ! votes in every State of the Union. Three | more days delay may make defeat certain. MT. Depew tells me as write that New York will vote against any adjournment or even | against any recess tomorrow, and will en- l ieavor to keep the convention in continuous
 session all tomorrow night if need be until a 1 lecislve ballot is cached.
 l Conventional English sometimes fails to
 express an idea in striking form and only
 dang will serve. The telegraphic message l ,ent by disgusted and drunken delegate to President Cleveland at the White House puts
 the general sentiment in popular form. This l g what he wrote: "Ah there, Grover, stay
 here for another four years.'
 Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, who repre-
 ,ents the largest single Sherman contingent l outside of Ohio, said that he felt more en-
 outraged for Mir. Sherman than at any time
 inee the convention opened. sI think, he
 tdded, that we are going to win, and that
 he nomination will be made tomorrow" l You do not fear | Blaine stampede?"
 "No, I don't think it would succeed if att
 empted, but of course nothing is impossible b politics, and it is best to be always prepared for anything that may happen.
 Ho@ever, I think that the Blaine business has