Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-21
A Two HOURS RECESS THEN TAKEN
The Platform Unanimously Adopted

The Platform Unanimously Adopted.
BLAINE SENTIMENT STRONGER
His Nomination Looks Very Probable.
BLAINE SEEMS INEVITABLE.
The General Drift OF Things To-day
Strongly Toward His Nomination
Tactics Of the Blaine Men in the
Other Candidates' Camps-B. F. Jones
Said to Regard Blaine's Nomination
as lnevitable-Carnegie Reported AZ
Saying that Blaine Will Not Decline
IL NOminated-COnvent Incidents.
Special Dispatch to The EVENING STAR.
CHICAGO. June 21.-The impression among some
OF the shrewdest politicians this morning is that
the only possible way to prevent Blaine's nomina-
ton is for all the other candidates to stop fighting
each other and to combine on some one man, say
Allison, Mckinley, or Harrison. This they may
succeed in DOING but 1t is not in the air this morn
ing. There is a chance, however, for many
changes between now and the first ballot. Some
gain is supposed to have been made by Gresham,
and demonstration for him is on foot for tonight.
Inspiration OF the Blaine Shouting.
1t is not so difficult this morning to Judge how
much seriousness there is in the shouting for
Blaine. Helped by the developments Of the night
session OF the convention, the situation Is little
clearer this morning to those who have to see
The opposition will indeed be sklful II they sue
ceed In preventing the nomination OF Mr.. Blaine.
IL Is more evident now that the shouting OF the
outside crowd draws its inspiration from within.
Men whose opinions have weight are cautious OF
course about speaking in public. Eight out OF the
ten delegates to quote an expression from Chairman
b. F. Jones, are saying one thing and thinking an
other. There is hardly a delegation in which
didAte has Blaine contingent in his camp also,
who are ready at any time when he appears to be
getting too much strength to cry out and check
the movement by some disanectiOn.
Peculiar Blaine Tactics.
The Blaine men are always going to the
weakest candidate and deserting him when he
begins to show strength. On this principle they
went to Depew and following it out deserted him
later. In the same way they have acted with
Alger, Sherman, and Gresham, not going in q
body, but scattering about in squads When the
Depew boom began to collapse yesterday and the
Sherman men began to lose they at once began o
Harrison movement that gave great encourage
ment 10 the friends OF the Indiana statesman. But
linen n IL was q scovered at once that there were
vented the adoption OF resolution for the entire
delegation to stand by their ravorite son as ma
Jority SO stood.
The Blaine Men I'm Control.
Nearly every little move or incident In the con-
vehtaoR thus far has shown that the Blaine men
are In control. The building up and crumbling
away OF one boom and then another the election OF
Estee as permanent chairman, the admission Of
ten Dakota delegates, the recognition OF John s.
mission Of Carson Geeson M fr9m s anu stpc sH
Columbia, who made their tight openly as Blaine
men are all Blaine victories indicating that they
Will probably be able to nominate, II not Blaine,
another candidate OF their choice.
GEN. THURsTON IS BEING CURSED
In all directions for bis reference to the nomina-
tion Of Blaine as "a political crime" He is being
made to feel that 1t is also "a political crime" to
say anything desparingly Of the plumbed knight.
man men in their attempt to seat Mahone's dele.
gates last night Is looked upon this morning as
being almost fatal TO the Ohioans case and at the
same time as denoting the influence OF the Blaine
sentiment. The effort on the part OF Ohio to dis
guise this by dividing their vote in half-nine-
in deceiving any one. 1t is true, however that
the full Sherman strength was not shown In this
vote.
TALK WITH CHAIRMAN RsTRE.
talked this morning with Mr.. Estee the per-
manent chairman. He said: 81 look upon the
vote last tight as quite significant The Malone
delegates got $50 votes. That Is not the entire
Sherman strength, but not Tar from 1t. 1t lacks
about 20 votes OF measuring Shermans forces.
which Is considerable falling on since sunday"
"Did not the vote indicate strong Blaine feel
tng?" asked.
In answer to this Mr.. Estee threw his head on
one side and uttered prolonged "Why," with ex-
preston OF face and tone OF voice that said palmer
He added Significantly that he thought Mr.. Har.
rison would go on the ticket, but not as the head
OF 1T. 'It will be some one and Harrison"
"Blaine,"1 suggested, TO NIL in the blank, and
he replied:
"Oh, ought not say that now"
In further conversation he said he did not expect
much delay over the adoption OF the platform,
though the liquor question might provoke some
discussion. "We will finish all this business to-
day." he said, land begin the nominating speeches.
These speeches may take up considerable time,
since the convention refused 70 f1x any limit. /
think the balloting will begin Friday afternoon"
Jones Thinks Blaine Inevitable.
Talking with friend to-day Chairman b. F.
Jones expressed theNopinion conhdentially that
the Blaine movement could not be checked. He
said the trouble was, If any one was disposed to
look upon 1t as trouble, that eight out of ten dele
gates were saying one thing and thinking another.
A Cablegram from Carnegie.
A cablegram published here, purporting to give
an interview with Mr.. Carnegie, who is with Mr.
Blaine, stating that Blaine would not decline II
unanimously nominated, has caused sensation,
and has been generally accepted as notification
for the guidance OF the Blaine men.
Cheers for Mckinley and Protection.
order, though 10 was the time set for meeting
After two or three minutes more delay Mr.. Nc
Kinley, chairman OF the resolutions committee
arose to report the resolutions. At the mention
Of the name Of Mckinley the convention broke cut
in loud cheer and when he reached the platform It
was some minutes before he could proceed with
including the New York and Massachusetts, repre-
sentativeS, stood up while they cheered. Fans
ana hats were waved In the air. The declaration
In the platform In favor OF protection brought the
whole convention to their feet and called for three
cheers
Naming the Candidates.
The call OF states for nominations has begun.
Alabama and Arkansas had no name to present
Mr.. Howard, for California, arose at the call Of
that state and was loudly applauded, the audience
thinking he was going to nominate Blaine. He
stated that California, whose position was well
known, asked to be passed by for the present-for
the present-he repeated. Mr.. Warner, OF Con-
necticut, presented Senator Hawley's name with
out speech Illinois was the next state heard
from. MI. SWEET Is nOw-at IL .2O-putt1n0 judge
Gresham in nomination.
Delegates DO Not Cheer for Gresham.
When the name OF Gresham was pronounced
there was q desperate effort on the part OF the
galleries to raise enthusiasm. Cheer after cheer
came from ali parts Of the galleries but met with
scarcely any response from the delegates. The
Illinois delegation alone arose 70 their feet and
cheered- The silence among the delegates was
marked.
The convention listened to Mr.. swett with re-
spect. They did not interrupt him with applause
Even when ne paused for tt, after presenting some
striking charactersttcs OF Gresham, he got scarcely
any response His speech excited no enthusiasm.
began fnnttRDtive.