Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-25
THE PROCEEDENG.S IN DETAIL.
Scenes and Incidents AIfcsndin. the
Nomination OE Z. arri,on.

CHICAGO. CONTENTION HALL, June 23.-The
sherman tide, which ~et IN yesterday flows on
this morning. anu 1t VIII reacn its food on the
second or third ballot to-day. The situation Is
critical for al other candidates and the manipula-
tons Of the Blaine movement are Disconnected and
have lost their confidence. New York can stem
the sherman tide II Tie delegation from that state
desire 10 prevent his nomination. The question Is
now, can New York effect his nomination il her
deegatiOn desires 20 90 80. In brirf, without New
loEks support " does Lot appear that sherman
has any chance at all HIS Trends claim that
sherman viii get New York. ard that IS the situa-
ac~ Works. Attitude.
senator HlscOcE SAID 10 Associated Press
representative few moments ago:
New York Will vote Tor Harrison as long rs he
has a fair chance oi'succes.. should Harrison be-
come imprODIbnlty, New York VIII consider
Sherman"
q -'wiu the Delegation vote for hims" was asked
10 which the senator made this oracular reply:
The View lorA deltst ION has not had any con-
fertlce upon that issue yet We expect 10 stand
by Harrison for several ballots
The Prospects al sherman.
A friend Of the senator's said In discussing the
sherman prospects,:
sherman has been led like Moses upon the
mount; he Is Tow surveying the promised land.
bur he viii not possess e, and the vision Will pass
away to-day
This Is bus sample opinion OF many Others,
which are being freely discussed this morning.
and IS worth ABOUT as much "A that Of a lelegaie
AZ large from Pennsylvania. who de-
clared few minutes ago that Sherman's
success on the SeCOud ballot today was assured
A sherman man v no has access 20 the confidence
OF the sherman leaderS shows some figures this
morning which foot up 43l votes Tor the Ohio sen
atoE. 1his includes dlJy-nye votes from PennsyI-
Nanla, sixty from New lOsk, ten from New Jers-y
the solid Allison vote from Iowa, about twenty OF
the southern votes which have 0.en cast for Alger
and the entire sherman strength in addition TO
t0ese votes, which he held on the rst ballot OF the
Convention
atlssou Vcs.~ xVo,,,s S,..
The Allison people passionateiy deny that the
Iowa votes will follow sherman and declare that
the claim Of senator quay. who says they WILL is
faisc- Quay Is credited with having made the ar
rsngement with New York to swell the sherman
vote but there is excellent authority Tor the 81 are
msnt that the promise OF the vote OF New York
mace 70 senator Quay Is conditional and il Will
only 20 there 10 prevent the domination OF some
DARK morse or sJille other candidate more obtec-
tIOnab!e 10 the New York men than sherman
Tie New York men became
FRIGHTENED AT THE SPECTRE OF N'ErSIEy
and II was the doubt and fear OF the nomination
either OF Blaine CT Mckinley which has eoncen
trated 80 much strength about the ohio Senator's
candidacy. Conferences are now being held nv
the different delegations, and doubt and uncer-
talnty prevails uIon every hand sherman has
never been 50 near the gittering prize Tor which
he has laDored for many years. Ills success In an
early ballot today Is a possibility, which, how
ever. i surrounded by 50 much uncertainty that no
man dare predict either his success or failure
An adjournment without result to-day al any
UlDt NOuAG Uc 41lai 10 MIN, anu would All
probability end his candidacy finally. IL is not
Probable that the convention will adjOnrn TO-DAY
Gless protraetsd baIlotIng SHOWS that no re-
suit can De reached without further conference
and anew deal all around The next Combination
which viii be made Will be upon Allison, and he
Will get most OF the sherman strength SHOULD the
Sherman movement fail.
sherman and Phelps.
The talk which Is current as the convention Is
meeting that the New Jersey vote which has been
looked upon as the Mckinley fngerboard. will be
swung TO sherman,is taken as indicating the belief
that deal has been made which will make the
ticket read SHERMAN ana Phelps II the sherman
movement to-day Is successful There l. same
tax that the Illinois delegation In the balioting
Today. or at least large part OF IL may be thrown
10 Harrison This would be cold bath for the
Sherman movement II II can be done.
Illinois votes before New York and n ul,nots
would help swell the Harrison VOTE the delegafion
from the Empire state could not very well 90 over
suggested This course but II taken at an iI win b.
merely a last desperate EFFORT 70 stop break 10
saerman-
NxrSLKY's HOPES FOR SHERMAN
Mckinley looks for sherman's nomination on the
third or fourth ballot, and VIII not admit that the
movement In his own favor has cut any figure In
the convention, OF has had any influence upon the
result BE comes In the hall with a broad smile
says that he is at peace with bis conscience and
VIII the world. He has done his duty, he SAYS.
sherman as he would desire q friend Of his own TO
act by him
A Denial from Foraker.
Sos. foraker, who has been credited with
senemlns 10 split the Ohio delegation and take a
part OF IL over 70 the Blaine people I'M order to
nave ms name pinned on the tail OF the ticket In
elsnAntv denies this and says as the convention
Is about TO begin Its session. that sherman Will
isa MS onio vote TO the very end, or as
Long as the senator remains In the
nsld- He says that sherman VIII be chosen. WIG
Al lo:oo the band Is playing and the California
ossaIon are uniurling the celebrated blue ban
aer Daring the inscription, sBiaine
ana ana rfotection In large gold let
ssfs Ihis lnolcates that they intend
~ nasn ~ On the convention az the proper time
Suse when and under what eircumstsnces thew
LAY choose 70 spring it on the Convention ~
mains 70 De seen There are other inficaftons
>teAa shis Significant banner incident Which shoW