The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-24

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THE sEcOsD pAT's EALLo1ISo-
The senond day 81 hAl3o<inx # d
Republiean yzftsnAi (pasenkion has
passed Without any reslt hsvins been
reached. nos can Il he szid that TIE
situation has been greatly cleared
There Il Isssle mere on which to base
n prediction - 20 the fnsi outcone
char there xzs txenty-fouf hcurs ago.
o1Yy txo ssIdifionaI ballots have been
taken, and the last Of these foeDd the
delegates almost ~ baby divided -
did the Hrst ballot on Friday.
Thosrh the days proceedings have
no. indicated Who win be the ean6i-
date for The presidency. they hare i'm
ssIeated pretty clearly two OF three
pronsizenf aspsrants who win not BE-
One Of these Is John Sherman He
not only failed to develop any i'd
difionaI strength yesterday. but hs
fen bark on each ballot, losing eight
votes on the fourth and trelve on ths
9TH. This Ieft him with only tre
hundred and sxenty -soar votes. OF
seven less than he started in with on
Friday morning. sherman himself
realizes the hope.es<ness Of his case,
and has teiegraphcd 10 bis manager
to release bis supporters from 81
Pledges made TO him.
The other candidate who may be re.
gsrded AZ out Of the raee Is General
Harrison. The transfer Of Depews
vote to him on the fourth ballot in
creased his vote from ninesy-fopr t.
two hundred and seventeen II b
had really had any chance Of success
hc would have been nominated on ths
next ballot. Instead OF securing thu
two hundred additional votes neces
.ary to a nomination, however. he losi
four votes. This indicated that thu
attempt Of New York to make breal
to Harrison had failed. and from thai
moment he was practically out Of the
race
The four candidates who are nox re
garded as among the probabilities ar
blaine. Gresham. Allison and MeKin
ley. II is regarded as highly probable
that Blaine would have been nomi
mated yesterday afternoon ii the con
vention had not adjourned withou
taking the ballot. and his nomina tior
is still regarded rs all but assured
The New York leaders have thrown
of the mask and are openly workin,
In his behalf. On the first ballet OF
Monday the heavy vote of the Empir'
state win probably be thrown to Blaine
and then, II ever. the stampede towart
him will take place.
The opposition TO Blaine are endeav
oring to unite their forces on some on
Of the candidates. the three who ar,
being considered being Gresham, Nc
Kinley and Allison. The programme
viii probably be TO try to make |
break to Gresham, and. if that fails
to concentrate on Allison. II tn
Iowa favorite also fails to secure tn,
necessary majority, Mckinley viii b
pushed to the front and the last rail-.
OF the anti Blaine forces viii be arount
his name.
Sunday win be busy day at Chicago
and 1t Is not impossible that the situa
ton may be entirely changed befor'
the convention reassembies on Monda.
morning. From the present outlook
however, the candidate for pre-idcn
will be either James G. Blaine or Vii
liam Mckinley. and Republican
throughout the country may rest Sc
cure In the belief that in tha hands O
either OF these leaders the banner o
their party will be loftily borne to Ger
tain victory.