Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-15
CHICAGO.
Gresham Apparently in the Lead
After Blaine,
BUT EVERYBODY is FOR BLAINE.
The Gresham and Harrison Men Try to Patch
up a Peace, but Accomplish Little.
THE PLUNED KNIGHTS EPISTLE.
Former Declarations as to its Existence Re-
aSSsrtsd---Ths National Committees
Preliminary WOrk---POliti-
Gossip Galore

CHICAGO, June 14-The very first COM
bination between the friends of any two
candidates, and therefore the first real pol.
itics Of the Republican National Conven.
tiOn, was brought to q elimination to-day.
It's importance will not be lessened by the
fact that the news of the move will come az
q total surprise to the great mass of people
who have been listening to the bewilder.
ing, idle babble that for nearly a week now
has been making the hotel corridors here
fairly resound.
The apparent strained relations between
the followers of Harrison and Gresham
were mentioned and both sides recognized
the folly of the friends of the Indiana men
coming to Chicago and fighting each other.
The feeling of those in the conference was
that the part of good sense lay in the di-
reetion of some sort of union, not in antag.
onism.
JUST WAIT TILL THE BALL OPENS.
The upshot was an understanding sub.
stantially that the friends of Harrison and
Gresham should not attack or attempt tC
undermine each other; that both sides
should do the best they could for their
man, but all in the friendiest spirit,
and that the Indiana delegates should
vote solidly from the start 10 the
finish. When the time came-a time ex'
pected by all Gresham men, but not
acknowledged as probable by Gen. Harri.
sons phslanx-the time when it should
become evident in the convention that
Harrison could not be the nominee, then
Gresham should be accorded the support
OF his native State.
LEFT To THEIR HONOR.
It was not stipulated that meeting Of
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 contingency, If the con-
tingency arose, begin voting for Gresham
was left to the honor of the delegates
themselves.
A livelier scene than that presented in
the Gresham headquarters this afternoon
and evening could scarcely be imagined.
The rooms were crowded constantly. The
tall wiry figure of q. w. Fairbanks seem.
ed every where, now pleasantly greeting
some old Indianian or cordially graspine
the hand of distinguished Chicagoan and
others no less distinguished from outside
states, who came in to cheer on the Gres
ham boom.
Colonel Robert G.. Ingersoll's name came
ND naturally in the references to Blaine
aud the role that
"PoPE BOB"
will play in the convention was fully ex
planned.
Colonel Ingersoll is to make a speech fol-
Gresham, but not in the convention. Be
fore the time for the nominating addresses
arrives there will undoubtedly be one ol
two more big open mass meetings. 1t Ii
at one of these huge gatherings that Col
onel IugersOl is to make, the presump'
tion is, ''the greatest effort of his life"
The question of who shall follow Leon
ard SWEET in the convention and second
the nomination of Gresham has beer
settled. The honor will 90 to John K
Lynch (eolOred), the Mississippi member
of the Republican National Commit
tee. He il was who created favor
able impression as the temporary chair
man of the National Convention four years
ago. The understanding is that further
seco nding speech will be made by an East
eru delegate whose name is withheld,
New Englander known throughout the NJ
tion. What was regarded as little short
the explosion of
BOMB IN THE GRESHAM CAMP
WAS & declaration for Blaine coming from
w. E Kent, of Chicago, one of the TIVE
first delegates in Illinois that were III
strueted for Gresham. Kent represent
the Second Illinois district. The Finerty
Lawler territory, where two-thirds OF th'
voters are Irish or Irish-Americsns.
81 am only speaking for myself, d
was quoted, "hut You will find that
have lots of company, and the Forth
fourth Illinois delegates, if they an
needed. / have made up my mind to dis
regard the instructions aud vote tor Blame
Why? Because there is going TO ne
deadlock without doubt, and then bresl
for Blaine, and the Republicans in my dis
trict are solid for him anyway"
Tonight the Gresham managers state'
that they had assurances Kent would Vob
for Gresham all right, and that his expires
sion was simply in conversation with
Blaine friend during the.exuberance OF tn
moment and to show friendly feeling 10
the old chief.
Gov. Foster, of Ohio, was one OF TODAY
arrivals. SHERMAN will be nomlnate'
and elected" said be. The Ohio delega
tion ia solid for him now and all the time