Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-09

TIE BLAINE MEN STILL THINK THAT rF THERE rs A
DEADLOCK IN TIE CONVENTION THEIR FAvoRITE
WILL BE PUT FORWARD TO END IT, AND THAT He
WILL BE FORCED TO AccKPr.
The republicans are no nearer centering upon q
Candidate for the presidency than they have been.
There Is no concurrence Of opinion as to what man
Is In the lead. Three or four men seem to have
equal chances Of carrying the convention, and all
enorts TO form combinations have failed With the
convention but ten days OF, all the republicans at
the Capital are thinking, talking and working but
the most they can get out OF 1t is q mix-up. They
express great hope OF success in the election, with
the issue presented as It is but who Is to lead
them Is as far from settled 1t the day after
the defeat In "a. The friends OF no candidate wi
venture to declare that he goes TO Chicago with
majority OF the votes
NO ONE CANDIDATE HAS THE CONVENTION.
For each OF the leading candidates is claimed
great and increasing strength, but reasons are
pointed out why each will fail TO hold the conven-
tion II may be that the Gresham men feel most
conndent, but neither the friends OF the retired
concede anything in that direction. The sherman
men and the Blaine men claim to hold
generally believed cannot quite carry the conven.
ton, and the other Is without q candidate. The
Blaine men, with their minds on Blaine, are scat
way as not to give any one q controlling
strength: The indications appear to be that on
Cuo AHst lew UallOIS SnerInan Will nave t0e le3Qs
tOtlOwed 1y Gresham. Allison. Depew, Harrison,
Alger, and one or TWO others well armed with
VOIes. ibis situation, IL Is believed, will lead to
very long convention, during which all sorts of
attempts at trade and combination will be made.
TALK OF POSSIBLE DEADLOCK AND THEN BLAINE
10 THE FRONT.
1t Is thought by many that there will be q dead
lock. Those ardent blaine men who still cling to
the hope that by some Intervention OF fate or good
fortune the convention will nominate Blame,
whether or no. and force the ONCE upon him, hope
tor and expect deadlock: They Say that If long
and desperate hight should break out IN convention
and ballot after ballot be taken without result,
the name OF Mr.. Blaine would be put forward as
the only key TO open the "lOck." His name would
De presented BY the delegations from New York,
Connecticut, New Jersey, and Indiana, with Har-
Tour 'doubtrul" states for him, and the deadlock
on the other hand, Blaine would be nominated
10 prove that
he WOULD TEEN HAVE TO ACCEPT
transcript has been made OF the proceedings OF
the convention in the state OF Maine which nomi-
mated Mr.. Hamlin as governor OF the state. Mr..
Hamlin then repeatedly refused the nomination,
and Mr.. Blame forced II upon him, declaring that
MI Haml1n had no right TO speak In the matter.
Ii his party nominated him he was obliged to ac-
cept 1t was his duty and he could not avoid 1t.
aS personal wishes had no right TO protrude them
A transcript OF tine proceedings of this conven-
t1on, with Mr. BlA1ne's position clearly defined by
himself, has been made and placed in the hands
o. few OF the determined Blaine men. With this
they expect to force his acceptance should he be
applied TO as the key TO open possible deadlock.
or course there Is very strong element Of opposi-
ton Which most violently discourages any further
revival OF Blaine, and his friends speak OF him
only In the event OF a deadlock.