The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-15
SENSATIONS
FOLLOW SENSATIONS IN
SUCCESSION.
, combination Has Been Formed
at Chicago Which
May Decide the Contest in Favor
Of Gresham or Harrison.
The Blaine Sentiment Will Not
Down ut the Bidding
or ANY Man, But Continues as
Lively as Ever.
coIoucI IugersOll Preparing the
Greatest Effort of His Life.
Of Any Man, But Continues as
Lively as Ever.
Colonel IngersoIl Preparing the
Greatest Effort of His Life.
John r. Lynch, COIOred, to Second
Gresllam's Nomination.
Gossip and Pointers About the
Coming Convention.

combination between the friends oi any
,vo candidates, and therefore the first
real politics of the Republican National
Convention was brought y a culmina'
hon to-day. Its importance will not be
esscned by the fact that the news oi
the move will come us total surprise
TO the great mass OF people who have
bcen listening to the bewildering idle
babblc that for nearly week now has
been making the hotel corridors here
fairly resound.
The apparcnt strained relations be.
tween tie followers Of Harrison and
Gresham were mention and both sides
recognized the folly OF the friends OF the
Indiana men coming to Chicago and
and fighting each other. The feeling OF
those in the conference was that the
part OF good sense lay in the direction OF
some sort OF union, not in antagonism.
The upShot was al understanding sub
stantally that the
FRIENDS OF HARRISON AND GRESHAM
Should not attack or attempt to under
mine cach other; that both sides should
DO the best they could for their man, but
ali in the fricndlicst spirit, and that the
Indiana delegates should vote solidly
from the start to the finish. When the
time came, time expected by all
Gresham men, hut not acknowledged as
probable by Gen. HarrisOn's phalanX,
The time when il should become evident
in the convention that Harrison could
notbc the nominee, then Gresham should
he accorded the support OF his native
State. itwns not stipulated that meet
iugoi the Indiana delegation should be
held to determine whether the time had
arrived, it being the purpose to make
the matter so fair that no question OF
the kind could arise. The moment
when the delegates should, in such n
contingency, il the contingency arose,
begin voting for Gresham was left to the
honor OF the delegates themselves. A
livcicr scene than that presented in the
tircsham headquarters this afternoon
and evening could scarcely be imagined.
The rooms were
CROWDED CONSTANTLY.
The tall wiry figure Of G. W. Fair
banks seemed everywhere, now pleas
antIy greeting some old Indianan, or
cordially grasping the Ehand OF dis
tinguisied ChicagOans, and Others no less
distinguished, from outside States who
came in to cheer on the Gresham boom.
Col. Robert G. IngersOlPs name came
up naturally in the references to Blaine
and the role that "Pope BOb" will play
III the convention was explained. Col.
lsgersoIl is TO make speech for
Gresham, hut not in the convention.
Before the time for the nominating
addresses arrives, there will undoubtedly
BE- one or two more big open mass meet
ings 1t is at one OF these huge gather
ings that Col. IngcrsOll is TO make, the
presumption is, ''the greatest effort oil
his life
The question OF who shall follow
Leonard SWEET in the convention and
second the nomination Of Gresham has
been settled. The honor will go ia
John K. Lynch (colored, the Mississippi
member OF the Republican National
Committee. He it was who created u
favorable impression as the temporary
chairman Of the National Convention
four years ago. The understanding il
that further scconding speech will be
made by an eastern delegate, whose
name is yet withheld-a New Englandel
KNOWN THROUGHOUT TIE NATION.
What was regarded as little short OF the
explosion Of n bomb in the Gresham
camp was declaration for Blaine
comips from W. i. Kent. Of Chicago
one OF the two first delegates in lllinOii
that were instructed for Gresham. Ken
represents the Secord Illinois district
The Finerty-Lawler Territory, wher'
tTo-thrds Of the voters are Irish Of
irish-AmGriCans. II am only speaking
for myself" he WIS quoted, "but yot
will tind that | shall have lots OF com
pany and the forty.four Illinois delegates
il they are needed. have made up III!
mind to disregard the instructions ant
vote tor Blaine. Why? Because ther'
~ going TO be Il deadlock without
doubt, and then break for Blaine, ant
the Republicans in my district are soli'
for him. anyway"
Tonight the Gresham managers state,
that they had assurances Kent woul'
vote ior Gresham all right, and that hi
expression was simply in conversation
with Blaine friend, during the exubel
ance OF the moment, and to show
friendly feeling for the old chief.
CHILDISH HOTEL MAN.
An incident showing how the Will
OF excitement is beginning, occure
to-day at the Grand Pacific. Co
A. C. Babcock, OF Chicago, cain
iatothe Grand Pacific rotunda carryin
photograph. life siae, OF the Plume
Knight, mounted in rosewood franz
lie brought it to the door and requeste
the clerk to place il in the partition b,
hind the desk with the pictures OF She
man, AlGer, Alison and Gresham. Jon
t. Drake, owneroi the Grand Pacitl
saw the picture before 1t had bee
placed in position and ordered 1t r
moved.
~ want 1t there" said Col Babcoc
Ibis picture has as much right there
any OF those you have there now" =,
mo, it has uot," retorted Drak
He is not candidate and his pictu
cannot be in this house."
He is my candidate" said the Cc
onel holly, "and am going to have b
picture wherever am
Mr.. Drake insisted on the removal
4hp picture. but Col. BAbcock mart