Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-14
ON TO CHICAGO.
RePabllcaa SENATOR and shs Comins
Contest.

The republican Senators, or many OF them, were
giving their attention to-day chiefly to the Chi
cago convention. Some OF them are going West
tonight, ana some not until Saturday. All Of
them are interested In booms some for themselves
some for friends. Senator Sherman is more atten.
tive TO congressional duty than any other senator
OF his side the chamber. He sticks closely TO his
seat The republican senators seem to be as much
at sea In regard to the probable action Of the Chi
caRo convention as any Of the less prominent men
OF their party. Senator Farwell, the washington
manager OF the Gresham movement, has gone out
70 join with the other Gresham leaders In effect
Ing compact organization Of their forces.
HOW TIE FrTLER BOON n INTERPRETED HKRK.
Senator Quay has been In Pennsylvania for some
days, and leaves his home IN that stats tonight
for Chicago. He has been actively at work in be-
name OF Mayor Filter Of Philadelphia, as q presi.
Dental candidate is said TO be q shrewd move OF
ton Tor SHers Th: 'de e,eSaiia Sas hen a.
vided, some favoring Sherman, Others Blaine, sew
erai ior Harrison, and two or three for Gresham
1t means that senator Quay and his followers Will
give the Philadelphia mayor the compliment OF q
unanimous vote at first II the delegation wnen II
nominated, win 60 Tor sherman, and nobody
seems 10 believe there Is any staying quality In the
Filter boom.
As 10 Mr. BLArNE's POSITION.
AuO ICpuUuCdu SenatOfS are nearly unanimous
In the opinion that Mr.. Blaine Is absolutely and
finally out Of the race; that such OF his friehds
as may still persist in pushing forward the
"Plumed Knight" will be deferred from making
any movement in the convention by Information
but to select another candidate. Many OF the
democrats still cling TO the theory that Blaine
WIN ultimately be nominated as the easiest and
best solution or the contest that seems Inevitable
Senator Sherman and his friends regard Blaine as
entlreiy out OF the way. and they feel very san.
HARRISON AND HAwLKY.
There is q very decided impression among some
OF the republican Senators that Gen. Harrison, OF
Indiana, will be on the ticket for either nrst or
second place. This impression grows out OF the
Importance that Is attached TO carrying
Indiana Ia the ticket OF Harrison and Haw.
likely To be placed in the neld. 'lt is a
ticket" said q republican Senator to a STAR re-
the doubtful states-Indiana and ConnecticnL" "
should an Eastern man get nrst place some OF the
republicans predict that Harrison will be named
ignoring OF Indiana's claims by the democratic
convention has created feeling OF dissatisfaction
among democrats In that state that will make it
easy for the republicans to carry It II they put an
Indiana man on the ticket II Is also said that the
republican convention.
WILL HONOR THE PACIFIC COAST
By selecting either temporary or permanent chair.
man from that section, In order to Offset or neu-
tralfze the enect that may have been created by
the compliment paid by the St Louis convention
TO California The election OF Mr.. White as tenn
porary chairman was the r1rst honor OF the kind
ever paid to the Pacific states by a national con-
ventiOn The republicans OF California have Sc
lected one OF their number whom It is understood
they will propose Is chairman, either temporary
or permanent, and will probably have large sup
port from other states.
ONE OF THE RUNoRs
mentioned In connection with the conversation is
that should Senator Sherman md it expedient to
retire, his strength Will be thrown to Senator
Allison. 1t seems TO he the general opinion that
tue Gresham forces, II they cannot nominate their
man, VIII exert their power To kill on Harrison,
friends have nxed upon Allisen as their second
choice. Said leading democratic senator from
the South: I'VE could not say word against
Allison or Hawley should they be nominated. They
are both men OF pure lives anu clean recorus, and
we would have TO hight the republican party, not
the candidates"