Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-24
BLAINE and M'K[NLEY.
sFhe Chicago Convention Takes Two
Ballots and Aojourns Until Mon'
day---BIains's Policy.
Gresham and A!ger 0Ht Of the RRce.
Allison, Harrison and Sasrm2n
Masters Of tins Situation,
Indications Point to q Comb n stion on Rsr-
Indie gtions Point TO a Combin stion on Hsr-
rison or Break TO mckinley, Who
is Favored by Blaine.
THE SITUATION.

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nent Ct the convention at $50 until II
O'Clock Mondsy By vote CT 1875 TO 222
renders it the most mem cradle and pro-
trscted national assonbIsge since the
famous CONVENTION st Charleston in 1860.
Al the morning session but two
ballots were taken, resulting Es
follows for the les ling csntidates:
Fourth ballot: Sherman 236 Harrison
2l7, Algsr 1856, Gresham 90, Allison IS,
B.sine ~, Mckinley II.
F tn ballot: Sherman 242 Harrison
2i3, Algar I42, Gresham 81, Allison 49,
B.ains As, Mckinley "A.
TIE break Of t1s NeI York delegation
for Harrison WAS ioTasasdOwed in yester-
days special, END at lste hourls night
became genersliy known, &C thzt il
SURPRISED NOBODY.
B-iore the cqRv ntion assembled today
the Sherman mgr had decided upon dis
tory tactics, aud as this plan always meets
the approval OF the Bl3ine boomers they
hsd no diff ultg in forcing an adjourn
ment after two ballots until O'CLOCK 2. m.
During the four hours interval CaucuslDg
and capvsssing was vehemently and hur-
riedIY conducted by sll the candidates
Nearly every delegation held q secret
meeting, and prominent advocates and
managers for the lesders we're to be eeen
fitting in and out Of the secret chambers.
In the afternoon the Blaine conspiratOrs
passed down the word that the hour had
arrived when the much talked
about stampede should be attempted End
4 O'Clock, immediately after the assem-
Ding Of the convention, WAS the time
fixed for the cOnsum mstlon Of their huge
trick. Information OF their move, how
ever, reached the headquarters Of Sher-
msn aud Gresham and Immediately the
friends CT Sherman began TO csuCus the
various delegations for an adjournment
till Monday. The Harrison and Alger
men would rot entertain the prop
osi.ton They protested to haVe
20 fear Of ea attempted Blaine stampede.
Wben word vas carried TO tie Blaine
boomers thst . sp3w had ta!ied TO swing
tGe New York delegation Into line Tor
Blaine they wanted to give Harrison fur
ther show. This created uDaa2iEess
IN BLAIYE's CAMP,
and 50 ISpid were The chsrge3 with the
air so full Of rumors that
ct the lset moment they united
With Slermsa and G.esaam 10 force I'll
adjournment until M1nday. TIE motive
of the Blaine men in seeking an adjourn
1nent is to tie the Iyeru2n till TeSried
lad discouraged tlcy will tske Blaiae Rs
s mere solu.lCl to the p2ysicsl strain
sud not ffem trus political causes. l.
other words, finding themselves unable
10 bring about q dead lock, !or no oae pre-
sumes to call the present
situation dead lock, they
have adopted common j1rg
box tsctics, and propose TO sweat the
delegates into Homils!tsg the Mulligan
letter writer. Slerman'5 managers on
the other hand sought sn adjournment be-
lieviug that they could Infinitely
BREAK THE NEW YORK DELEGATION
swsy from Harrison by forming a vice
prs sidentisl combination, with Warner
Miller or Levi P. Morton,
or some other New Yorker. Such
negotiations have been under
way for three dsTs past ard the Sherman
men believe they may be successful YET.
Their ST 3rtJ are directed towards an
even division Of the NV York vote be-
tween Sherman snd Harris ii, prOiessirg
their Willingness 10 fight i. cut on ina
lire il New York will bat give them 5
fighting chance.
Tee lcCsl press takes sp2cisl pleasure
in d5c airing Sherman out Of the fsh.
entirely, and his enernt5s rei:erAte
this statement constantly, but il is
hard to uuderstSrd how the candidate
who still leads in the race csa be said tc
be necessarily beaten at this stste with
five candidates yet in the field. The
Sherman prospects have grestly de-
creased, but he still holds the nomination
WITHIN HIS CONTROL,
though ne may be unable tG
secure it for himself. Tn
friendships and animosities engendered
by this convention will be felt in the poll
tics o., this country for the next twenty
years. There is good deal of siguif-
canoe In the vote for Mckinley. II Is
set, but Mckinley is no party to the
scheme. HIS loyalty to Sherman is un-
questioned, snd his vehement pro-
test in the convention this mora
ing convinced many delegates
that he could not be used
to defeat Sherman. Indeed, Mckinley
goes so far IS to say to the OHIO delegs-
ton thst he would positively
DSCLlNE A NOMINATION.
that came to him under SUCH circum-
stances. That there is 6 strong current
setting in toward Mckinley is felt by
every one, and 1t would require
but little encouragement on the psrt Of
the Ohio delegation to break the Alger,
the Gresham snd the Allison ranks for
Mckinley, whose nomination would
please the Blaine men next to Blaine him
self. There is therefore much danger to
the other candidates in the NICK nj. v
boom, and many wsgers are being msdg
tonight that either Blaine or Mckinley
will De nominated In the light of
this possibility, Saernan's attitude and
relations toward Mckinley are OF
the first Importance. He has unbcunded
confidence in the Ohio Congressman, but
it is reliably told to your correspondent
thst thus far Sherman, in Sill his tele-
gTsmH, has never mentioned or indicated
that le s.~a favorable to
M'KLNLKY's NOMINATION
under snf emergency or circumstances,
while on the other hsnd he has repeatedly
informed his managers of his friendly
personal aud political attitude toward
General Hsrr1son. These facts have
large influence in the Ohio delegation and
will prevent Mckinley from securing the
support of the OHIO delegation until he
has actually obtained enough votes from
outside sources to nominate him when
Ohio would be compelled as in the Gar