Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
THE FIELD AGAINST BLAINE.
Coquetting With Sherman to Defeat
the Plumed Knight.
REVIVAL OF sHERMAN's BOOM,
A Declination From Blaine BY Gable
Reported and Denied-Sevcral
Boomlets Have Taken a
Fresh Hold.
All Uncertainty at Chicago.

lHB DEE. l-Dealencu cars ana SLTalnCu
norves have to-day received a welcome rest.
The city seems CAIN and quiet after the
turmoil and uproar of the past week. No
discordant bands clash and bray in the
streets; no professions or bowling mobs,
gay with ribbons and bright with transpar-
encies, parade through the hotel corridors,
shrieking their f%avorites names. If there is
not a holy peace brooding over Chicago there
is at least an approach 10 quiet, which by
comparison seems
GRAVEYARD CALM.
A hundred and fifty thousand visitors.
with aching heads and empty pockets, have
reached their homes and are wondering what
it has all been ABOUT, and where in creation
their money has gone. Eight hundred and
thirty worn out delegates are still here,
most of them disguised with the protracted
convention, and many anticipating with hor-
ror the presentation of their hotel bills when
the great body finally adiourns. But Chi
j cago is so large a city that the few thou
! sands of strangers that remain over Sunday
make no visible impression on her entertain
ing capacity.
1t was quite IL O'Clock before
political activity began to manifest
itself, and delegates with tooth picks
in their mouths emerged in any considerable
numbers from the breakfast rooms. The
one question asked was: "HOw shall Blaine's
nomination be prevented ~ and echo, from
a score of delegation headquarters an
swered, Howl Allison's friends had re-
neweG hope until it was announced that De-
pew would have no granger state candidate,
Grcshaln's friends reported aCcessions from
Pennsylvania, which temporarily cheored
them. The Mckinley movement seemed the
most prominent, but his adhercnts, after
working hard, were unable to see clear day
light, although they professed to be able to
discern glimmcrlngs of the dawn. Every
delegation seemed to have Blaine men who
could see no hope in any combination against
the favorite. The Blaine leaders profcssed
themselves willing to give any other candi-
date every possible chance to test his
strength, as they did with Sherman and
Harrison and were ready to do with Allison
last night; but they smIlingly asserted that
they feared the only effect would be to
unduly protract the session. There was no
doubt that
MR.. BLAINE HAD BEEN CABLED
again by the friends of other candidates
to cut the gordian knot of the con-
vention tanglc, and as little doubt
that the traveller in Scotland had declined to
be caught in amouse trap by Il reply. Mean
while kilograms came into various dclega-
tons asking them to nominate Blaine and
come homo. Chairman Greene of the Ne
braska delegation received several. More
came from Ohio, Pennsylvania, California,
Maine, New York and New Jersey, Whether
by preconccrtcd arrangement or not, they
had their effect.
BY noon reports began TO come in from
various headquarters. A private conference
had been held at the Richelieu, at which
Senators Farwell and Quay, Ex-Governor
Foster, w. ii. Robertson, ex-senator Sewell,
Croker of California and Robinson of In
diana were present, to canvass the situation
and agree upon a candidate. Earwell an
nouuced that thirty-five of the Illinois dele
cation would never throw their votes to
Blaine. Sewell, representing the strong
Blaine state Of New Jersey, pledged an open
protest of his state against Blalne's nomina-
ton. The vote when taken stood: McKin-
ley Z, Blaine ,; and for second choice, Blaine
6 and Alger3. The news spread rapidly and
put new life in the antiBlaine men, but
there was a counter current
when the Sherman men announced
that the senator had telegraphcd from
Washington that he demanded the solid vote
Of Ohio until some other candidate was nomi-
mated. Friends of Senator Allison who had
grown weak in the back pluckcd up courage.
Clarkson, who was yesterday prepared to
throw his vote to Blaine, assumed new i'm
p~ortance. The Alger men set themselves to
work to reconstruct their shattered boom,
and succeeded in fishing several dark colored
logs out of Lake Michigan.
THE SITUATION CHANGED
promptly and the certainty of Blaine's
nomination on the first ballot tomorrow
faded slowly away. Mr., William Walter
Phelps was indignant. He said:
This entire Blaine hurrah is an outrage
and a serious reflection on james G., Blaine,
l tell you MIR. Blaine will not accept If nomi.
mated, l know whereof | speak, But he
will not be nominated, His true friends Will
see to it that his honor is not impugned by
men who don't know his iRfeNible decision.
New Jersey will not vote for him and New
Jersey is a dyed.ir thc-wool Blaine state
Let the hurrah 70 on. 1t cannot win, We
shall nominate a good clean republican from
the west Mr., Blaine will assist with all his
strength in the canvas, but not as the presi-
dental nominee
MIR. Phelps was asked why he did not telo-
graph Mr., Blaine the situation.
because IL would do no good,' he replied.
"Mr. Blaine would answer declining under
any contingency to accept, but Ills decliuR-
ton would not be accepted by men who have
already refused to believe Two square open
and above board refusals,n
1 asked another very near and strong
friend of Mn, Blaine tonight howmany votes
the Blaiuiacs could muster.
'Perhaps three hundrei,' he answered,
shut not enough to nominate him, and if five
hundred nswered the call it would make nc
difference. Emmons Blaine told me this
morning that the attempt TO force his fathers
nomination was an insult and a shameful
reflection upon his honor. So think his
fathers personal friends ana | among them.
The stampede Of last nightcame near carry,
ing OF many sensible men, but to-day brings
calmer counsels.n
How about Depew's announcement that
no granger state candidate will be accept
able to New York ~ / asked.
'HIhere is not a word of truth in it, Sen.
ator Hiscock informs me that it is n lie out
of the whole cloth, MIR. Blaiue's
friends are very friendly to Allison,
aud if California can he suuelched,