Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-07-07
BLAINE, BLAIgE, JAS. g. BLAINE.
The csueusstng Of sunday Falls 90
HsTIng order Out OF Chaos.


The csueussing Of sunday Falls 20
frIng order Out of Chaos.
CHICAGO, June 24.-Two ballots were
taken in the republican national conven.
ton on Saturday with no choice being
made. At this writing (the evening Of
the 24th) the situation is practically un
changed. To-day has brought only q
fair understanding Of the condition un.
der which this remarkable contest is tc
be fought out. 1t has gradually dawned
upon the convention that certain men
who, pretending to represent Blaine,
have determined to prevent the nomina.
ton OF any other candidate in order "a
make Blaine's nomination possibility.
The convention as q whole has just
awakened to the realization of the mega.
tive influence which has all along pre-.
vented the capitalization of sentiment
and nomination. The friends OF the
other candidates are indignant that the
convention should be dominated
by an influence which, without an
ayowed candidate of its own, at
tempts to push sincere candidates
10 the front and then defeat
them. So much feeling has developed
that various cablegrams have been sent
to Blaine besides those which lie is sup
posed to receive from Elkins and
Phelps. In these dispatches the actual
condition of affairs here has been fully
described, and the bad feelings and
probable decentralization of the party if
his representatives are permitted TO con-
tinue carefully pointed out. There is a
general belief that some dispatch from
Blaine will be read TO the convention
tomorrow; probably one requesting his
friends to refrain from voting for him.
The Chicago man who has been en-
powered TO speak for Blaine, and who
is man OF good Judgment, and not a
politician, was called into the confer
ence of the Blaine men Just before the
meeting of the convention yesterday
afternoon, and informed of the plan to
force the nomination of Blaine, and was
shown a list of 423 reliable Blaine del
egates-a majority of the whole
convention. This man looked over
the list, saw that it comprised the
names of delegates who are here osten-
sibly for other candidates, and at once
gave his dictum as follows: ''This
tAllllI Iulibb De bbODtleus hlln ne
"Blaine cannot take this nomination by
riding over the rights of many men now
in the field. He regards them all ms his
friends, and knows they have entered
this contest in good faith, believing
him to be out by his own act Yon pro.
pose to draw delegates from the support
of these men and undermine and de.
feat them. IL you nominate him in this
way a cablegram will be received from
him in trenty minutes declining the
nomination. and then you will be in 8
worse predicament than ever.
Reluctantly Elkins and his colleagues
consented to postpone the Blaine coup
and the friends of all candidates except
Harrison joined the Blaine men il
forcing an adjournment till Monday
morning.
The situation tonight may be de.
scribed as follows: In the convention
tomorrow all the candidates viii stand
firm. There are no Withdrawals. The
conference of anti-Blaine has agreed
not to present any candidate for the
| support of the opposition. Indeed, it il
unable to agree upon candidate. There
| is deep feeling on all sides that the
"Blaine or Bust" programme is no
sanctioned by Blaine himself The plar
of the opposition is simply to stand firm
and wait for Blaine himself to speak Of
for his representatives to force the is
sue. The feeling is that If Blaine doe
not settle the matter the convention vii
have to settle it, end that the conven
| ton cannot sincerely go about the bust
ness of choosing leader as long as THU
\ Blaine spector hangs over it. The con
vention tomorrow morning will face tbs
I fact that the candidates whom Elkin.
professed to have killed are all still il
the race. They are in for the purpos,
of winning If possible, and de
4 termlned at all hazards to prevent tbs
nomination OF Blaine.
IA NJ. JUNE 25.-Blaine is said t.
have again declined. At this hour, 1 a
M, it is confidently asserted that a ca
1 blegram has been received from Mr.
Blaine which will be made public to
morrow, in which he positively declines
under any circumstances TO accept the
nomination If rendered him. A promi
nent politician assures me that he la.
read the dispatch. The situation il
again changed. Senator Quay is boast
| ing that Sherman will be nominated OF
the second ballot. Efforts have beer
made to combine with Alger for SECOND
| place on the ticket. Sherman's inter
view of this morning is now read in Oh,
light of the alleged Blaine dispatch. i
is believed that Sherman had informa
ton from Mr.. Blaine privately. Tn,
Pacific coast is breathing threatening
and slaughter tonight in case Sher
mans combination wins.
1850 a. m.-The Blainiacs held con
ference tonight, at which all but fou
states were represented. Elkins an
nounced, amid cheers, that no dispatcl
had been received from Mr.. Blaine. A
committee of five was appointed TO pol
the delegations. arrange for a distribu
ton Of the Blaine votes and force an ad
| iournment tomorrow. Another con
| ference will be held in the morning.
THIRD PARTY JOILTFIRRS.