Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-17
Republican party in its infancy against
the extension of slavery"

Republican party in its infancy against
the extension of slavery"
WALKER BLAINE FOR GRESHAM.
Walker Blaine, the SON of Hon. james
G.. Blaine, was q visitor last night az the
Gresham headquarters, in the Grand
Pacific Hotel. After brief conversation
with those in the room, Mr.. Blaine walked
MP to the book containing the names oi
callers at the headquarters who are favor
able to the candidacy OF Judge Gresham
for President, and registered his name,
The movement caused considerable sur.
prise, as it was regarded by the onlooker:
as q recognition and personal interest IN
Judge Gresham's campaign. Mr.. Blaine
merely smiled when spoken to about the
matter, and soon after left the hotel.
Earlier in the evening reporter for local
paper said to Mr.. Blains: There seems
TO be quite boom here for your father?'
"Oh, il does not amount TO anything.
It is unauthorized, and l do not like it. "
''Some claim" (" said the reporter, that
the boom is being gotten mp to kill OH
Gresham in Illinois. Will you, as his next
friend in the case, take any action to stop
the movement"
81 think the boom you speak Of" re-
piled Mr.. Blaine" is unorganized; merely
flowing mass, and as say it is unsuthOr-
lied, do not think from the present out
look that any such action will be neces-
sary."
Chairman Cooper, of Pennsylvania, said:
''Our delegation is solid for Filter until
we can see some chance Of nominating our
man. The sentiment for Blaine is unani-
nous and at any time his nomination de-
pends upon it he can have the solid sup
port of the delegation. Blaine is our
choice above all others"
He was told what Walker Blaine had
said with reference to his father and re-
piled:
''Of course, Mr.. Blaine was honest in his
declination, but that makes no difference.
II is not question of what Mr.. Blaine
wants. It's question of what the Repub-
lican party wants"
The Gresham headquarters is all sglow
with enthusiasm. Secretary Clarke said:
I'VE have the absolute promise OF 20
new delegates that Gresham will be their
second choice and thst they will support
him as soon as they see that the position
OF their own candidate is hopeless. The
situation is very encouraging"
A sHERMAN-GREsHAM DEFEAT.
Around the various headquarters there
was good deal of talk this morning re-
garding the significance of the defeat of
the combined forces in the National Com
mittee last n;ght. The question at issue
was that of placing on the roll as dele
gates the Virginia delegation, headed by
by Malone, and allowing the Grover dele
CATION to be seated in the preliminary or
gauizatiou, as contestants. Lynch, OF
Mississippi, Evans, of Kentucky, and
Brownlow, Of Tennessee, are the most Wig
orous supporters Of Malone.
The Shermanites and Greshamites upon
the committee were to man on the same
side, but when the roll was called they
found themselves defeated by 1S to II.
At the headquarters of the two candidates
in question 1T is claimed that the vote had
no special significance, but at the parlors
where the Alger, Harrison and Allison
supporters hold the fort it is claimed that
the result was of special moment as show
ing the strength of Sherman and Gresham
against the field.
ONE OF THE QUEEREsT DEVELOPMENTS
this evening is the open acknowledgement
that the fight TO seat in the convention the
additional sixteen Malone district dele
gates from Virainia is in the interest Of
Senator John Sherman for the Presidency.
The fight is yet undecided, and promises,
unless quickly checked, to become battle
royal into which the adherents of all the
various Presidential candidates may be
drawn almost inevitably.
Tonight Col. Hooker, national commit
teeman from Vermont, who was partiCu-
larly prominent as q champion Of Sher-
man, made DO bones of declaring publicly
that the decision of the committee allow
ing both the Malone and anti-Mahone del
egates to sit in the convention, depriying
the Malone men OF votes, is the result of
a combination of the friends of other can
didates against the Sherman men. 1t
seems probable that the Malone fight will
be carried squarely on this issue, perhaps
into the convention.
Probably the most significant event of
the afternoon was talk which several of
the Pacific coast delegation had with
Judge Gresham at the request of the
Judges friends. At this conference the
RATHER DELICATE SUBJECT
of Judge Gresham's tariff views was dis
eussed and his position was stated. The
friends of Judge Gresham have strong
hopes Of support from the Pacific coast
should the Blaine movement miscsrry,
but the effect of the explanation of the
Judges position upon the gentlemen pres
ent at this talk was not calculated TO be
specially encouraging to the Gresham peo-
pie.
U. S. Senator Qusy, Of Pennsylvania,
who is looked upon as the leader of the
delegation from that State, met a good
many of the party leaders to-day. Quay
ia for Sherman, and said to-day that while
he did not care to assume anything in ad-
vance Of the arrival of the delegates, all OF
whom would be in tomorrow or Monday,
he was satisfied that Sherman would get
the most of their votes.
sHERMAN's PENNSYLVANIA COLUMN
SAFE.
Col. VIM. P. Hart, the State Treasurer
of PENNSYLVANIA, who is very near to Sena'
atOr quay, Sdlu. uOu lAlnh Shas tueiS
is any danger Of break of the Pennsylya-
mia delegation to Blaine at any time.
There was time when this might have
happened, but ! think that danger is
passed. There is nothing more than q
complimentary vote meant by the PROPOSE
ton to vote for Mayor Filter Of Philsdel-
phia, and he will get the Philadelphia del
egates on the first ballot only. All Of the
delegates-at-large will be for Sherman"
The Pacific coast delegates are engaged
specially now in the effJrt to get Estee, OF
San Francisco, chosen temporary chair
man. They have the aid of the National
Committeeman from Indiana and promises
of support from the friends Of Warner
Miller, of New York, who want Miller for
permanent chairman. 1t is on the cards
that a combination of Estee and Miller
people will be arranged, and there are ex-
cellent chances that the Pacific coast will
make it's influenceso felt and that the tenn
porsry chairman will go to California.
THE MAINE DELEGATION
got in early this forenoon, the party mum.
bering about seventy-fiye. Mr.. Haines OF
the National Committee said 10 reporter
that Maine regretted that Mr.. Blaine had
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