Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-16
THURSTON AND WARNER MILLER
viii Be the Chairmm-HarriSOn Stock Goes
Up and Gresham is Gone
GOsling.
ICEBERG JOHN SHERMAE'S MEN
On Hands and Hard at WOrk---They Count
on Three Hundred Votes and Certain
'VietOry---What the Party Wants.
A Man That Can Beat
Cleveland.

CHICAGO, June l5-Eyery Presidential
boom in Chicsgo was holding its breath
tonight waiting the portentiOus sounds
expected to issue from New York aud CAL
iGornia on the arrival of their legiOns.
Awe stricken boomers for favorite sons
gazed open-mouthed in silence at
the huge transparency being
placed over the doors of the
three biggest and most conspicuous parlors
in the Grand Pacific hotel. The words on
the banner upon which all eyes seemed
fixed, read simply "New York delegation
Headquarters What that same New
York delegation would do, was the ques-
ton that the hundreds Of badged and white
halted onlOokers tried in vain to
guess. Many pressed out from
the hot crowded corridors of
the Grand Pacific, down to the cool lake
front, cOgitating only to be confronted
there at the Leland hotel with the equally
ominOus preparations, toreceiye the united
delegations from the Pacific slope. Would
those delegations hurrah in chorus of
Blaine, to the very end, or was the great
Blaine war cry really only ruse.
THE CHAIRMEN.
One thing was settled pretty definitely.
The probability Of few days ago that
John 81. ThurstOn, of Nebraska, would be
made temporary chairman Of the conven-
tion, and that Warner Miller, OF New
York, would be tine permanent chair
man, became this evening almost a
certainty. Those who were unaequainted
with Mr.. Thurston, or for any reason de-
sired sone one else, had apparently settled
upon Patrick Egan, ex-President of the
Irish National League, and delegate at
large to the convention from Nebraska, IS
the most available man.
At Gen. Harrison's headquarters to-day
it was emphatieslly denied that there had
been any conference between the friends Of
Gen. Harrison and Judge Gresham. John
C. New, whose name has been mentioned
as one of the partiCipautsin the conference,
said: 'No conference was held
and none was sought for by
the ITlSuuN VI
date. There is nothing TO confer about.
We are making no fight on Gresham, and,
40 far rs we know, his friends and man
ayers are making none on Gen. Harrison.
The business of the Indiana delegation
here is to carry out the instructions Of the
Repbblican State convention and to do
what we can to secure the nomination Of
| Gen. Harrison.
A PsrpIexlng Situation.
The situation, as presented thus early
in the skirmish, is a most perplexiDg
one. Perhaps the most significant de-
velopment of to-day is a revival OF the
talk of Blaine. Dispatches from the Paclf-
ic Coast delegation, which is expected IN
the morning, are to the effect that the
special train bears banner inscribed
'iBlaine and Protection"
Two theories prevail concerning this
action of the Pacific Coast delegation. Oas
is that they have seriously determined to
stand for the nomination of Blaine
at all hszlrds, hoping TO gather around
their standard all the Old Blaine following.
Another is that they are disposed 70
attract attention to themselves and pay q
high compliment to the man, whom they
have so long followed by coming here uu'
der his banner, prefeIriug TO stand in thai
attitude while looking over the held and
/ asrertainin0 what the drift is.