The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-28
A BATTLE OF BALLOTS.

Three Ballots Taken Without Choice for Stan
dard Bearer.
CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, June
22.-The convention has reached that
stage at which all the interest in ats
proceedings eliminates. The decks
have been cleared for action and the
battle royal is about to begin. The
men who pull the wire have been up
nearly all night and the air of the con-
vention hall as it begins to fill is full of
rumors, theories and blind guesses.
But with all the talk and chatter and
mods and winks of the knowing ones
who think they have straight tip the
convention meets with no quantity
to solve the puzzling problem before
it. The men who are seeking to pre-
vent a great Blaine stampede at the
start, but who are equally anxious to
prevent the name of any other man,
are Watchful but nervous and anxious.
They possess the sympathy,
and at a critical moment,
would have the support of
Chairman Estee. whose voice nearly
gave out yesterday in his efforts to
quell the pandemonium which followed
for nominees appearance. The delegates
do not come in promptly. This was an
ticipated, for they are being wrestled
with, or are themselves engaged in
missionary work, while the leaders
have been seeking to get together and
agree upon some satisfactory ticket.
The floral emblem inscribed with the
legend mo Rebel flags surrender
ed while l am Governor" which
man-Foraker demonstration of yes
terday has been removed from the
convention hall stage where 1t was
placed yesterday. 1t may serve its pur-
pose at some future time. The pressure
for admission to the hall on the out
side is so great that its influence can
be felt in the auditorium itself. Those
who get in are excited over their ef-
forts to get the in crowds and convince
the doorkeepers that their tick
cts are all right. There has
been a row between the local commit
tee and the subcommittee of the ma
tional committee having charge of the
tickets, and Chairman ClarkSon OF the
former and Sergeant-at-Arm FitZsim-
mons had an encounter over the dis
pute, In which it is asserted blows
comic paper, containing a cartoon in
which the face of one of the candidates
appeared, was distributed in the seats
early this morning, but as soon as the
character of its pictures was discovered
they were all collected hy the uSherS
and carried out of the hall.
at few moments before IL o'clock
the convention was called to order by
Chairman Estee, who, having COM
pletely lost his voice, called Senator
HiScock to the chair to preside over the
with prayer by the Rev. j. H. WorceS-
ter of Chicago.
The convention at once proceeded to
the call of states for ballot for presi-
dent. During the calling OF the roll
the convention was at drst disposed to
become boisterous and cheer the votes
as they were announced. There was
very enthusiastic outbreak when Cali
fornia voted solidly for Blaine, but
finally having found that these demon
STATIONS were delaying the announce
menJ Of the result, the conventions
] curiosity oVercame its enthusiasm and
the confusion was considerably abaGed
I and the call proceeded IN good order.
Polls were demanded for the Mime
sofa, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and
Virginia DELEGATIONS. When Virginia
was reached In the call of states 3 de
mand was at once made for poll Of
the delegation. During the poll Sena-
| tor Riddleberger. Notwithstanding the
sharp rapS of the chairman's gavel.
/ when his name was called, arose and
said that he would have voted for
Blaine had he been nominated, but as
his name had not been presented ne
| voted for Allison. This violation OF
| the rules Of the convention was passed
in the senator's case without rebuke.
Thesresult of the ballot as announced
was:
i AlabSma-20 yotes-AIger 6, Depew
1. Harrison /, Sherman u.
Arkansas-14 votes-Ingalls 10.
California Casts Is votes for Blaine.
Great cheering.
i CoIoFado-Allison 1. Gresham 8,
Harrison 2.
Decentralization 6.
j Florida-Fitler 8, Harrison /, Sher-
man 4.
i Georgia Gresham 1, Harrison 2
Sherman IS. Lincoln /.
uIinOis-Casts solid vote for Gresh.
am
3, Indiana-Gresham /, Harrison q.
II Iowa-Allison IS.
Il NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 8, Gresham 2
Allison 2, Alger 2, pepeW I, Harri
son i.
Connecticut-Hawiey IL.
Kentucky 4, DepeW /, Har
!. risOn 4. Gresham 5, Sherman z.
ri Maine-(5resham /. Sherman I, Al
5 ger 3. Harrison 2, Depew 5, Allison 2
81 Kansas-Ingalls II, Blaine I.