Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-17
At CHICAGO.
THE REPUBLICANS JOINING ISSUES ION
TIE FIGHT.
Working the Boems-Tho Virginia Delega-
tions Will Play an Important Part
The Leaders Active, &c.
nr telegram 70 the pI,p.tch.l

| though The main body OF TIE OHIO deicga-
ton will not arrive until tomorrow night,
the leaders are all on the ground and zeal.
ously at work I'm behalf OF their candidate.
The Sherman headquarters were thronged
all day with callers, conspicuous among whom
were many prominent delegates from the
South. sherman's managers are iubilant and
say their candidate IA gaining strength every
hour. Senator Farwell was among the dis
tinRuished callers at the Sherman headquar-
tcrs. At 3 O'Clock the principal managers OF
the Senator's candidacy went into private
| conference which lasted over an hour.
There were present Governor Foraker, ex-
Governor Foster, General Grosvenor,
Congressman William Mckinley. III. @.
Hedges, Judge Thompson, ex-Congress-
man Townsend, Mr.. Hanna, aud Gen.
eral Robinson, all OF Ohio. These niue
gentlemen, with Congressman Butterworth.
are intrusted with the political fortunes OF
John Sherman. aud 1t is understood they
embrace his closest personal and political
friends. 1t was the first full conference held
by the Sherman leaders, and 1t is stated that
the time was principally occupied with in
terchanging views and Quilting future work.
! Greater confidence In the success OF their
candidate could scarcely exist than Is found
about the Sherman headquarters.
Walker Blaine, the son OF Hon. James G..
| Blaine, was a visitor last night at the Ores
ham headquarters in the Grand Pacific
| Hotel. After a brief conversation with
those in the room Dir. blaine walked up TO
the book containing the names OF call
ers at the headquarters who are IA
vorable 10 the candidacy Of Judge
| Gresham for President, and regis
tered his name. The movement caused con-
siderable SURPRISE, as 1t was regarded by the
OnIo al NJ
terest in Judge Gresham's campaign. Mr..
Blaine merely smiled when spoken to about
the matter and soon after left the hotel. Ear
lier in the evening \ reporter for local
paper said to Mr.. Blaine:
"1'bere seems to be quite boom here for
your father"
"Oh, It does not amount to anything. 1t
Is unauthorized, and do not like It,"
"some claim" said the reporter, "that
the boom IS being put up to kill or Gresham
in Illinois. VIII you, as his next friend IN
the case, Toxic any action to stop the move
ment?"
al think the boom you speak Of" replied
Blaine, "is unoi ganized-merely bowling
mass, and, as | say, 1t is unauthorized. /
do not think from the present outlook that
any action will be necessary"
TIE FIGHT OVER TIE VIRGINIA DELEGATIONS.
one OF the queerest Developments this
evening is the open acknowledgment that
the fight 10 seat In the convention the addi-
tionsl sixteen Malone district delegates from
Virginia is IN the interest OF Senator Sber.
man for the presidency. The tight Is yet
undecided and promises, unless quickly
checked, to become a battle royal, into wDich
the adherents Of all the various presidential
candidates may be drawn almost inevitably.
The followers OF several favOrite sons
other than he OF Ohio. but above all the |
large element who are for Blaine come what |
may, have so far proven ted the full consum- |
nation Of the Sherman Malone plan OF CAM
pmgu, and in consequence largely spoiled, |
for the time being at least, what Is perhaps |
the neatest bit OF politics that has come TO the |
surface here since the main struggle began.
when it became known that the sub.cOm- |
mittee TO prepare the roll OF the convention |
would recommend that the Malone and anti
Malone district delegates both be given |
seats, but neither faction allowed 10 vote,
the managers Of the Sherman. Malone ALI
ance. It is stated, quietly smuggled into
the National Committee on proxy Colonel
4. G. Thompson, q quick-witted. plausible
supporter OF Sherman, 10 see that the report
was amended, killed, or delayed. So well
did Colonel Thompson succeed that II Is
probable that the entire Manone delegation
would have been seated but for the deter
mined stand OF the 0utand>out Blaine men
and others led by Secretary Jessenden, OF
Connecticut. The long and heated discus
sion. 1t is understood, was also wholly on
technical line, with no mention OF preslden-
tial candidates, being devoted chiefly to the
well.worked unitrue question, but so skill
fully conducted that its bearing could
not be misunderstood by the we'll
posted, shrewd politicians composing the
National Committee. The secret anti Blaine
circular said TO have been issued by Gene
raj Malone In Virginia and the offensive
and defensive treaty believed to have been
entered into by the forces Of Malone and
Sherman are the points, II Is stated this
evening, on which largely the opposition TO
admitting TO full privileges the entire Ma
bone delegation really, though net ostensi-
bly,, stands. The unit-rule question Is OF
course a perpexing and important factor in
the situation. Had the sixteen additional
Malone men been gwen votes by the National
Committee there seems no doubt from the
talk tonight il would have increased John
Sherman's strength IN the temporary
organization at all events Just sixteen
delegates. 1t appears almost equally certain
this evening that bad the project gene
through the National Committee all right the
gauntlet OF the Credential Committee and
the convention could have been run in COM
paratiVe safety. Tonight Colonel Hooker,
OF the National Committee from Connecticut
who was particularly prominent as a CHAM
pion OF Sherman, made no ZONES OF de-
claring publicly that the decision OF the
committee allowing both the Mabone and
the snti-Mahone delegates TO sit in the con-
vention, depriying the Malone men OF votes.
Is result OF the combination OF the friends
81 at ar | 1
seems probable that the Malone fight will be
carried squArey on this issue into the Gre
dentials Committee. aud the latter perhaps
into the National Convention itself.
Probably the most significant event OF the
afternoon was a talk which several OF tue
Pacific coast delegation had with Judge
Gresham. At this conference the subject OF
Gresham's tariff views was discussed and I
bis position stated. The friends OF Gresham
have strong hopes OF support from the
Pacific coast should the Blaine movement
but the effect OF the explanation
OF the Judges position upon the gentle
men present at this talk was not calculated
TO be specially encouraging to the Gresham
people.
THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION.
United States senator Quay, OF Pennsylva-
MIA, VINO Is looked upon as the leader OF the
,
OF the party leaders to-day. Quay Is for
Sherman, and said o.day that while be did
not care to assume anything in advance of
the arrival OF the delegates, all Of whom
would be in tomorrow or Monday. be was
satisfied that Sherman would get most OF
their votes.
Hastings, OF Pennsylvania, who has been
looked upon to place sherman ia nomination,
IS here, and had 4 talk with Quay.
Chairman Cooper, OF the committee, is .
ilso in the city aud has hopes that Blaine {
will be the choice OF the convention. ,
Cooper saws there will be a0out forty votes |
Or sherman from Pennsylvania to start I
with and ten votes for Gresham. The others !
ire either doubtful or scattering, some OF 4
hem being bound to vote for Blaine any 5
low. lie evidently thinks that there will be .
break for Blaine eventually, and that the
Pennsylvania delegations, with few excep-
ions. will 20 over with the Blaine SIAM
)ede.
THE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The temporary organization OF the Re.
,ubican National Convention was the very
irst business taken up tonight by the Ma
ional Committee. Mr.. Conger, OF Ohio,
moved that the committee proceea at once 10
hp selecffon ~ a cha Dlain fernnorarv chair.