Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29

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hard to understand how the candidate
who Ill leads in the race can be said to
be necessarily beaten ct this state with
five candidates yet in the field. TIE
ShermsE prospects nave greatly de-
creased, but De still! holds The nomination
WITHIN HIS CONTROL,
though he may be unable 10
secure it for himself. The
friendships and snimosities engendsred
Oy this convention will be felt in the poll
tics o. this country for the next twenty
years. There IS good deal OF slglit-
carce in tie vote for Mckinley. 1, is
plainly 81 sltenDt to repeat the Garfield
set, but Mckinley Is no party 10 the
scheme HIS !oYsltT to Sherman is NC
Questioned, sid MS vehement pro-
test in the convention this morn
ing convinced msHY delegates
that he could net be used
10 defest Sherman. Indeed, Mckinley
goes SO tAr IS TO ssY to The Ol!o delegs-
siCn that he would positively
DECLINE a NOMINATION
that came to him under suc1 circuu-
stances. That there is c strong current
setting in toward McKi1!ey Is felt by
every one, and it would require
out little encouragement on the psrt Of
Tie OHIO delegation 70 hresk the Alger,
yle Gresham aud the Allison ranks fJr
Mckinley, whose nomination would
please the Blaine men next to Blaine him
SET. There Is therefore much danger to
the other candidates in the McKulty
Doom, and many wagers 2re being mste
Tonight that either Blaine or Mckinley
will be nominated In the ngh. II
this possibility, Shermsn's attitude aud
relations towsrd Mckinley sre OF
the first importance. He has unbounded
confidence IN the Ohio Congressman, but
It is rehsoly told to your correspondent
that thus far Sherman, IN NI his teie-
grams, has never mentioned or indicated
that ne was favorable to
M'KINL5Y's NOMINATION
under 6n5 emergency or circumstances,
While on the other hand he has repeatedly
informed his managers Of his friendly
personal and political attitude toward
General Harrison. These facts hsve
large influence in the OHIO delegation snd
will prevent Mckinley from securing the
support OF the Oaio delegation until he
Gas actually obtained enough votes from
outside sources to nominate him when
OliO would be compelled as in tie Gar-
hsld case to fail into line. Sherman On
the other hand will tske no
aggressive steps 81 present sgainst
the MCKjaley boom. He is leaving that
for Mckinley himself. Sherman has but
little OF
THE POLITICAL BOSS
about him IS typited in Don Cameron,
Cooking and Logan, in fact it is the bosst
of the OhiO Republicans that they neVsc
mad to follow his unWritten precept.
Sherman has thus far not posi-
lively indicated MS desires should
hts own candidacy become hopeless
oy Monday. His Warmest personal
friends, however, believe he will ask
Ohio to support Harrison and assure the
lstter's nomination rather than permit
the Blaine or Mckinley boomg to carry
the day. Alger, the Doodle candidate,
struck Sherman a hard blow whel he
carried away Htty CT his southern dele
gstes, two-tntEis Of whom are known
TO have been purchased outright
Take the South Carolina and Ten
nessee delegations for example, when
they reached Chicago they were elmos!
solid for SaermsD, il t1ct the delegates
we're elected By their constituents rs
Sle man delegates. Bat Alger, an al
most unknown nan il the sCpll, is re-
ceiying ten COiGr5d votes from each OK
these ststes. 1t IS conceded By al that
y ger ard G'egaSyn are now
OUT OF The RACE.
Notwithstanding tee large gain thzt the
former made to-day be hss pclIed his
fan vote and more tnd Gresham would
ave been Withdrawn this evening had
t0e convention get down 10 bsuOting.
The situation LOOKS ChaUtic and puzBiiEg,
Dat when tne friendly rela ions between
Sherman, ALISON and Harrison ere con-
,deTed It d8a5 not seem impr bsble
that these three men, Cow
tne only real suGy.viue candidates,
will By Monday have agreed among them
selves which CT them saal be the Rapu5-
i.can n9miuee. Considering all the cir
cumsgsucls, and ali tue middle ground he
occupies between Slerman 6Ed Allison,
tHeIe are many a9gu.e politicians who
believe tonight tina. General Ben Harri-
son Of IndianA is the coming man, with
Morton or Miller ct hwy York for the
aecond place. Nagotia ions will probably
have progressed tsr enough by Sunday
night to enable your correspondent, who
has excellent fsci'iaes for obtaining
esrly and inside intarmstlon, 10 give some
details Of the schemes snd combinations
: hat have been fixed up, End perhaps 10
positively indicate the name Of the next
nominee