Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-24
GRESHAM WON'T WITHDRAW
His Friends Declare They Have just BE.
gun the Fight Mother Will Sherman
withdraw.

His Friends Declare They Have just Be
gun the Fight Mother Wilt Sherman
withdraw.
CHICAGO, June 23.-Among the many
rumors of withdrawal floating about the
hotel corridors this evening, none obtained
such ready credence as the one which an
nounced the retirement of Judge Gresham
from the contest. Senator Farwell, the
chairman of the Illinois delegation,
was found in company of General
Green B. Rsum, Arthur's Internal
Revenue Commissioner and questioned
concerning the matter by the Associated
Press representative.
"You can say for me, and think the
entire Illinois delegation but two, that
Judge Gresham has not withdrawn, and
that no such move is in contemplation.
We all will enter the convention hall Mon
day morning as ready TO vote for him as
ever and any reports TO the contrary are
false"
"Will there be any detection from the
States outside Illinois,"
''None that we have heard Of You can
say that we have just begun the fight, and
consequently are not quite ready to quit.
| know of no contingency which would
cause Illinois to desert her present candi-
date"
State Senator Horace Clark, who, with
Senator Farwell, is q delegate-at-lsrge,
afterwards reiterated what the latter had
said. At the same time he was ready to
admit that in case of q break Illinois
would be nearly evenly divided between
Blaine and Mckinley.
None of the Ohio elegates. .at-large
from that State were to be found in their
usual haunts about the Grand Pacific to-
night, except Congressman Ben Butter
worth, who was enjoying quiet chat in
the New York headquarters.
"Whst about your candidates with
drawal?" asked the reporter.
swell, we have heard that so often that
we don't feel like refutipg it any more.
There is absolutely nothing in it. We will
be on hand Monday as we have been here
tofore
evil Mckinley he the second choice of
the Ohio delegation?"
''Ths season for answering that question
has not yet arisen. Mr.. Mckinley would
rather be taken home dead than have it
believed that he betrayed the trust reposed
in him by Senator Sherman. We do not
propose TO have the convention of 1880 re-
peated if we can help 1t.
MR. M'KINLKY IS NOT A CANDIDATE AS
LONG AS SHERMAN Is,
and he has so expressed himself before the
convention"
"wOuld not Ohio prefer him to any
other man?"
"Mr. Mckinley has hosts of friends
among our delegation who are for him pro-
viding Mr.. Sherman is not candidate.
Gould condition arise that would
cause Ohio to 90 for him as second ehoice?''
"Yes, the withdrawal Of Sherman"
'Is it true that Gov. Foraker is ready
to desert the Sherman banner for that Of
Blaine, and that he will vote for the Maine
man Monday" ?"
"As 1 haven't seen Gov. Foraker ]
could not say, but am prepared to say
that there is nothing in it."
An erroneous report concerning the
name of the new national committeeman
from Virginia has been widely circulated.
IL is James ID. Brady, not James d.
White.
Il an interview tonight Foraker declar.
ed that he would not support Sherman
Monday, and that be bad had hard work
to keep the Blaine sentiment back in Ohio.