The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-20

This leaves thirty-five votes unaccOunted
for. Missouri and Arkansas are still doubt
full quantities 1t is believed there will be
no material change from this estimate for a
ballot OF two, and it is thought the CON
vention viii then adjourn over night
AT the present writing the nomination of
Depew appears impossible. After this has
been demonstrated in balloting, Platt
will probably call away his forces,
numbering twenty or twenty-five
votes, and if a combination has been
formed throw them in. Warner Miller
is expected to throw his votes to Sherman.
What Depew will do when the moment
comes for abandoning his own canvass is
one of the mysteries of the hour. An Intl-
mate friend of DeDew said tonight: "lf
Depew cannot be nominated, | look to see
him rise, and in a theatrical manner throw
his votes to Blaine
Depew himself win be placed in nomina-
ton by Senator Hiscock. Just now one
fact is pretty well settled, and that is the
nomination of a soldier in one place or the
other :. This fact initiates much against
Allison, who otherwise is in n good position.
The opposition of the Pacific states steadily
weakens Sherman. Just now Harrison
is in high favor New England and New
Jersey are leaning toward him, and 1T is not
impossible that he will ultimately be made
the choice of combination of men spoken
will probably 20 to Harrison, Alger or
Gresham. and the chances of the three men
are in the order named
Phelps is almost certain to be named for
vice president, if the nomination comes to
the west, and if Blame or an eastern man is
named, Gov Porter of Indiana, or Alger
will be taken If Sherman should
be compelled to fall back beaten,
Gov. Foraker will be sprung i'll
tlaa NsDx, md of hn
many of Sherman's supporters will go to
Gresham. Senator Quay has leaning
toward Gresham, and many of the
Gresham men are inclined toward the Ohio
senator If their man cannot be nominated.
The Gresham managers have a card to play
in a break from Harrison in the Indiana
delegation, where they control nearly
one-third of the votes The
election of Estee for permanent
chairman is construed as Blaine victory
by outsiders, but it is known TO the insiders
to be the result of trade, by which Cali
fornia drops the Blaine boom, and in con-
sideration of abandoning her intention of
throwing a firebrand into the convention is
given the honor of the craftsmanship. The
verdict tonight is that the overwhelming
sense of convention has been shown to
be against the Blaine business
except in the event of hopeless deadlock,
and turning 10 the leader of 1884 naturally
and by general consent In the canvass
that is going on outside the convention hall g,
perhaps the most significant feature, as
viewed this evening is the inability of De-
pew's friends to make a serious impression
upon the convention. During an
avowed candidacy Of a day
and half he has been able to gather but
little strength outside of his own state
Depew tonight claimed $40 votes on the
first ballot, but men well informed give
him only 100. He has, in addition to the
~ votes of New York, a few in New
England, insecurity held, one or two
in New JERSEY, two in Pennsylvania,
six or eight in Maryland, about the same
number in Alabama, three i'll Louisiana,
and scattering votes to the number perhaps
of a dozen more. Depew's friends in the
New York delegation have made great
efforts to dispel the predjudices against
him in the western states but with
out success. Depew himself has
taken part in these Understanding
for many prominent men, and declaring to
them he could surely carry New York. A
fair sample of the manner in which these
arguments have been received is to be found
in the conference held IN Depew's parlor
with the Nebraska delegation. The Ne
braska men said they should be glad
to follow the lead of New York,
but it was their firm conviction
that it would be unwise to do so, that the
monopoly question is burning one in their
state, and while they probably should be
able to carry Nebraska for Depew, they
have local, state and congressional elections
before them, and the candidacy of Depew
would, in their opinion, seriously impair
their prospects. From every quarter come
similar expressions, and the Depew men to-
night admit that unless change shall come
upon the convention, their movement can
not grow.