Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-26
JOHN SHERMAN DIES HARD
The Struggle Ended.

The Struggle Ended.
CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, Juue 25.-
Especial Telegram to The BEE. The great
covention at Chicago is over and the shore of
Lake Michigan is strewn with the wrecks of
the political boums which for ten days past
have ridden confidently on its waters. High
and dry stranded lies the Algcr boom. 1t
held together until the Blaine braves were
withdrawn when it struck suddenly and
went to pieces. Further down, with none so
poor to do it reverence, lies the hulk of
Judge Gresham's hopes shattered early in
the day by the ear splitting yells of u Chicago
populace and torn to pieces by the thunders
of Bob Ingersoll's eloquence. BY its
side lies the great raft which
bore votes for John Sherman which
struck on the rock of Pacific coast
prejudice and foundered just as
the harbor was in sight Aided by the Blaine
tug and with assistance from the Iowa bark
the Harrison boom weathered the storm this
afternoon and rides proudly on the waves,
freighted with the hopes of the republicans
and greeted with ear-splitting applause from
thousands who have hitherto been cheering
its rivals.
IT WAS AN UNEXPECTED RESULT.
My . o'clock dispatch this morning assured
the existence of 3lainc'S telegram and the
allnght session of the Pacific coast subcom-
mittee of five to figure out a plan of cam
paign. 1t was early in the
morning when Creed Raymond announced
that the Sherman combine against Blaine
and Harrison must be broken even if the
coast had to swallow Harrison. New York
was in conference at and decided to cast
two more votes for Harrison before trying
Sherman. They urged cooperation on the
part of the Blaine men, and their overtures
were met more than half way. Depew was
told that the moment Blaine was by his un-
equivocal word out of the race California
would vote for Harrison and that Blaine's
votes would come. Boutelle's speech and
Blaine's dispatches, joined to Allison's with
drawal,
WON THE DAY.
A convention of surprises ended in sur
prise astounding lnone more than Harrison's
disprited friends, who last night were swear
ing loudly at Blaine's duplicity The gal
leries, which were packed with the friends Of
Blaine and Gresham, were literally knocked
off their feet by the result. This was the
cause of the tagging of enthusiasm which
the best efforts failed to rouse into a respec
table demonstration.
General Harrison of Indiana was nomi
mated on the third ballot day as the re
publican candidate for president OF the United
States. The result was surprise to mos
persons and disappointment to the Sher
man forces. The combination made by thu
Sherman men against Blaine was also com
bination against Harrison, who was the pre-
ferred candidate of the Blaine men. 1t wa
desperate effort; forlorn hope for Sher
man. Every possible chance of nominating
Sherman was staked on the venture ant
while it presented reasonable grounds fo
success last night, it was plain that that de
feat of the movement was certain at the clos,
of the first ballot this morning
and it was almost equally certain that tn,
Hoosier candidate would WIN the victory
Last night the Sherman men were confiden
of success, and they had good grounds fo
their confidence. The men who did no
want Blaine had assured the Ohio men tina
they would go to their candidate to beat tn
Plumed knight, and the assurance of the II
linois delegation tnut they would transfer 4
Sherman when it should become apparcn
that Gresham had no chance was so positive
that it was telegraphed to Sherman las
night At that time, however, it was be
lieved that the Blaine men were simply
coQCETTING WITH HARRISON
TO prolong the contest for the purpose o
bringing about a condition that would max
Blaine's nomination inevitable, and Harriso
was not believed to be seriously consdere
by them for the first place, The telegram
received last night and this morning from
Blaine which Boutclle read to the conventio
before the ballotng began to-day change
the situation, drew the Blaine lines agaius
Sherman and decided the contest in favor G
Gresham and AlliGDn rocco
nized the hopelessness of the struggle TO
Sherman aud lost no time in directing thei
footsteps 10 the Hoosier camp.
The first ballot was the decisive struggle
Alger men stood bravely together. In tn
fight of the two combinations they had a hop
that Alger might come in and snatch the viz
tory, and before the convention assemble
this morning the Alger managers were quit
confident of success. Thus encouraged the
held together and the result of the first ballC
showed their loss 10 be only 8 votes. \
lson lost 1G and
WAS PRACTICALLY KNOCKED OUT.
Gresham gained 4, enough to revive tn
hopes OF his adherents and induce them I
hold together for another ballot GRESHAM
gained 20 votes and Harrison L
Notwithstanding the kilograms from NJ
Blaine and the speech of Boutele in presen
ing them and positively withdrawal
Blaine from the race, California a,
cred 10 its favorite aud gave him
votes, the entire strength OF the delegation
Stragglers from other delegations mad
Blaine's aggregate 40 Mckinley was give
IL votes Of which New Jersey, Texas an
Virginia contributed each, When OH
was called Foraker announced 46 for She
man. The correctness Of the,voto was. cha
lenged by member of the delegation. Ii
was asked TO stand up and and give his aam,
Not responding the president directed III
roll call to proceed, but before the cler
.nntd can ha p.St 'stot,, tho Obi, sa.o1.