Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-15
SHARPENING UP THE BOONS
FIERY CANZlDA. ;%HAS FRIENDS WH(
 THINK HE TyA-L BE CHOSEN.

William Walter l'helps Strongly Urges
 For the Second Place-Harrtsen and
 Gresham Combine, and Intend to Hell
 one AnOther-California Nevada ana
 Oregon Entirely Solid For Blaine.
 CHICAGO, June 15-The first combination between the friends of any two candidates, ard therefore the first real politics of the Convention, was brought to 0 continuation yesterday, In a quiet room less than dozen men, all personal friends, but happening to be also leading advocates of the two most pro mincnt candidates before the convention came together with the utmost informalify. They had been, several of them, patiently waiting some time for the oppotunityCi Cigars were light ed, there waSa free interchange of opinion, and within fifteen minutes the thing had been done. The forces of Harrison and Gresham had been harmonized. It was an Indiana family gathering. Among the Harrison lead. CTS present were Attorney General Kitchener, cx-Consressman Peele, and Secretary of State Griffin. Gresham's representatives included MT. c. w. Fairbanks sof Indianapolis, State Senator Robert Graham, and Colonel Henry Drew. The upshot was an understanding substantially that the friends of Harrison and Greshem should not attack or attempt to un. dermine each other, and both sides should do the best they could for their men, and that the Indiana delegates should vote solidly from start to finish. When the time came-a time expected by all Greshem men, but not &C., knowledged as propable by Gen. Harrison's phalanx-when it should become evident that Harrison could not be the nominee, then Gresham should have the solid support of his State.
 Patrick Egan, ex-Prosident of the Irish Ma tional League and delegate at large, arrived yesterday from Nebraska. "Of the ten mem- hoy of hn No1 ,c1yo dolo firxy,J f,o cold "seven are for Blaine, one is for Alger, one for Gresham, and one for Sherman. doubt If Blaine's name is presented formally to the Convention, but should no choice be reached after certain number of ballots, suppose his name will probably be mentioned, and should not be surprised if he were then nominated. His acceptance would depend a good deal on how the nomination was made. Of course, no man could hope to receive the absolutely unanimous vote, but if he should get a fair proportion 1t would be enough. I am for Blaine, for whom there seems to be 8 strong under-current, and next to him Ager."
 DENVER June 15.-The. California, Oregon and Nevada delegates passed through here yesterday on their way to Chicago. The three delegations held Q meeting yesterday and unanimously adopted resolutions favor ing MT. Blaine for tho first place on the ticket: Said Secretary De Gold, of California: "The Pacific coast is unit for Blaine. We want no other man, have thought of no other, and will have no other unless it is impossible for us to prevail upon him to accept the nomina- tion.
 Charles F. Crocker expressed the same idea as to the choice of the people of tho West, and added: "While we arc all for Blaine, If he will not accept we will consult with our friends in Indiana, New York and other States. and then will support the candidate who will have the greatest influence in carry ing the doubtful States" % Scranton and E. P. Kingsbury, delegates to the Republican Convention for the Eleventh Congress district, have decided to vote f0s Sherman. Darte of the Luzerne district s&ll holds out for Alger. Quay teiegraphs 8 fr1edn here that Pennsylvania will vote as unit for Sherm an.