The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-21
The COnteSting Virginians in a
General Row.
BLAINE A CLAM.
He Refuses to SayW neither
He Will Accept.

CHICAGO, June 20.-"Anyone can see
that it's all going one way" said Chairman
B. F. Jones of the republican national COM
mittee as he returned from the afternoon
session of the convention. Eight of every
ten delegates are for Blaine" The power
of the Blaine managers in the convention
was well exhibited throughout to-day's
session. The prompt election of the
Elaine permanent chairman was the
most conspicuous feature, but it was not
more significant than his non-committal
little speech, which had been carefully re-
viewed and approved by the Blaine man.
ayers. If Estee had been allowed to have
his own way, he would have talked Blaine
right out in the sharpest contrast with
Thurston, whose speech of yesterday had
been resented by many Blaine men not in
the secrets of the managers. But the
managers having had what they wanted
from ThurSton yesterday, had what they
wanted from Estee to-day. They are
grooming the Blaine movement with the
utmost care and foresight. They are in
this race to win, and want no false starts.
So yesterday they set forth Blaine as out of
the race-to-day they permitted no direct
reference to him, at the same time indi-
rectly suggesting him, and SO it will go on
THE FINAL AGREEMENT.
They reached a final agreement to-day
with the Californians that the latter would
not present Blaine's name before the first
ballot, in return being allowed to vote for
Blaine on the first ballot Usually" said
one of the Californians afterward, "the
friends of man want him nominated on
the first ballot, but this time the friends Of
Blaine are trying to keep him from being
nominated on the first ballot" OF course,
as the Blaine managers explained to the
Californians, it would never do to nomi-
nate Blame on the first ballot. The other
Candidates, and especially the favorite sons,
must be given chance. Moreover, the
second and third ballots, and as many
ballots as possible, must be allowed
to pass before Blaine is nominated. 1t
must seem impracticable or inexpedient to
nominate any of the other candidates
Blaine must be nominated as the last and
best hope Of the republican party-its man
OF destiny. The longer the delay and the
greater the deadlock the better the appear
ance Of the thing.
''BLAINE WILL BE NOMINATED"
"They told the Californians to-day, and
he will accept, but it must all be done in
good style" So the Californians curbed
their impatience and agreed to restrain
their eager orators, contenting themselves
with voting for Blaine on the first and
every subsequent ballot. The votes Of indi-
viduals in other delegations will probably
give Blaine about fifty votes on the first
ballot.
Webster Flanagan Of Flanagans mills,
who, in the convention of $780, replied to
Judge Barker's sneer about the office seek
ing proclivities Of some of the delegates,
what are we here for but the officesT
got the applause Of the convention to-day
when his name was read as vice president
Tor Texas. The convention applauded
vigorously when the Blaine men defeated
Butterworth's motion to limit the time Of
the presentation speeches, and afterwards
when they sat upon Senator Hoar, another
Sherman leader, ia tho Virginia fight The
Blaine men have arranged to have that
oght settled in favor OF Wise's Blaine
delegates as against Mahone's Sherman