The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-11

Dspew Declines TO Define His Position.
New YORK, June Git has become evident,
within twenty-four hours that. unless be stops
Il at Chicago. Chauucey NJ Depev viii be voted
Tor there by large number or the delegates
from this State, and that their action will prob
ably force their colleagues who incline to Alger.
Sherman. Harrison, Gresham and others. TO
vote with them and give Depsw the seventy-two
votes of New York. There has been an impor-
tant conference here. within twenty-four hours,
In which Depew, ex-senator Plat, Senator His
cock, whitelaw Reid, William Walter Phelps
and others participated. An effort was made by
some of these gentlemen TO force Mr.. Depew to
take position, but it utterly failed. He would
neither announce that he was . candidate, nor
would he. formally withdraw. His position 10
that he will not embarrass those of his friends
who favor his nomination by taking any steps
one way or the other. He will be
IN Chicago to protect himself and speak
for himself, and until then he will not take any
action one way or the other. IL 10 doubtful,
under these circumstances, whether there will
be any definite decision as TO what New York
Will do until the delegation reaches Chicago.
The conundrum ia whether Plat and Hiscock
will 60 away from Depsw if he is voted for at
chicago. or whether, in the interest OF the party
In New York. they will stand by him. Depews
course, as now settled uDon, will change at once
the whole atmosphere of the Canvass IL will
stop Sherman from getting votes Ia New En-
gland and Pennsylvania which would otherwise
competitor for the place, because he is thought TO
be able to carry New York.
The Alger men are going home tonight, quito
disconsoate. They have been expecting big
things from New York which the Depew move
ment will head of. The Platt- Hiscock sympa-
thy for Alger has been the biegest end of his
boom Ia the East Senator Sherman is also dis
turbed by this change In the situation. Yestsr-
day he was claiming 3S2 votes, but it has be-
come evident to-day that he is on the wane.
The disclosure OF mis- hand has set other in
fuences at work, and the South will be broken
into to cut down his vote The Depew move
ment will take away at least sixty votes from
him in the East and in Pennsylvania. The
made great effort. while here, TO see Senator
Plat, but the latter would not enter into any
conference.
Senator Quay. of Pennsylvania, has been
asked to meet Platt on Monday ia Sherman's
interest Senator Quay was here to-day on his
way to West Point, to be present at
the graduation of his son. who has
been cadet there. Senator Quay
is an sffable and agreeable gentleman.
and talks earnestly about his political
and convictions as regards the Republican presi-
Dental nomination. He said, among other
things: Senator Sherman will receive a large
vote from Pennsylvania; just how large ii is i'm
possible to say until we get together at Chicago.
There have been no conferences or consultations
as yet. II Is only when the delegates have
come together that you can make any definite
estimate. l think the Senator will have up-
wards OF forty votes from Pennsylvania. It is
not impossible that the State should cast solid
vote for him. but it is not anticipated"
"Could Blaine now be renomnatsdF
mot IN the face of his Paris letter; unless all
the other candidates should have Withdrawn
and asked him to come in. No; there Is no pos
sibility of Blr Blains's nomination now"
Senator Cullom, of Illinois. was in New
to washington from West Point Ms smoked d's a
Hotel, chatted with the politicians in the corner
in his free and easy Western manner. and bore
himself generally ike a man who would not OBJ
ject 70 having presidential lightning strike him.
He was chary OF any expressions about the Chi
caeo convention, but from some of his OK
pressions 1t was learned that his friends think
il wise to have Illinois solid for Gresham ia
order to keep 1t solid for Cullom at alster time
in the balloting, say the frat days voting which
period they are confident ill not bring about
a nomination. Speaking OF the general stua-
ton. Senator Cullom said: Democratic indif-
ference and lstessness is everywhere so plainly
indicated that only blind man could
profess to think there is q chance
that shall elect our ticket if no blunders are
made. The solid South will meet with respon-
sive solid North this year. beyond any question.
They climbed into the saddle too quickly with
their frse-trade spurs. believe we will carry
every Northern State. Oregon has indicated
the drift, aud the rejection Of Governor Gray in
the Democratic national convention makes US
sure of Inianan
Governor Foster, of Ohio, went home tonight,
leaving behind him the declaration that Sher-
man will be nominated. He claims that the
New York people have discovered that Sherman
il so near nomination that they can only stop
the growth of his strength by bringing out De-
pew. which Foster thinks will not answer
The Alger boomers have been very quiet to-
day. They are all getting ready to 60 home OF
TO Chicago. They do not like the last reports
from this State. but are trying to keep . stiff
front. Ex-Congressman Horr. who has beef.
over in Massachusetts, in Algers interest, says
there number of Aleer men the New
England delegation. but that they will wait on
the New Workers before coming out for the
Michigan man. The undertow is sweeping back
TO Blaine. and knowing ones say that Chsuncy
NJ Depew intends to be tho man to bring tho
convention back to Blame.