The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-24
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.
The Fifth Day Closes with Blaine
Against tho Field.

The Fifth Day Closes with Blaine
Against tho Field.
CHICAGO, June %. Tho fifth day closed
with the situation showing Blaine against
the field. There was a narrow escape from
Blaine stampede, in the convention at 4
O'Clock this afternoon. Depew, who was
responsible for the Harrison move
ment which yesterday gave such
promise, to-day admitted the failure of that
movement and declared himself for Blaine.
Instead OF getting the nomination this
morning, Harrison was forced to the utmost
of his strength and compelled to fall back
confessedly beaten. Harrison's friends are
very indignant at the manner in which he
has been treated, and claim mere
pretence was made of giving
him hearty support, and that
from the first it was not intended by Elkins
and his colleagues to permit the Hoosier's
nomination. They are In an ugly mood to-
night, and while confessing their favorite's
defeat have no plans for the future Prob
ably they will swallow their disappointment
with as good grace as possible, and play for
the second place on the ticket.
THE ELKINs PROGRAMME,
of beating the regular candidates one after
another, thus preparing the way for Blaine
as a first tip, which he's previously been
described in these dispatches, is being sue
cessfuly carried out. Sherman fell by the
wayside Fridny, and Harrison was beaten
to-day Senator John Sherman telegraphed
four Ohio delegates at large Friday evening
that they could exercise their best judg-
ment concerning future operations. To
day he telegraphed a more explicit relief
Of all the pledges to him. Three
men are talked Of as being strong
enough to beat the Elkins combination
for Blaine. They are Gresham, Allison
and Mckinley. The last named has made a
fine impression upon the convention, but
he is chairman Of the platform committee
and for his fidelity to Sherman is pledged.
A conference Of about forty friends Of all
the candidates was held in the parlors of
the Grand Pacific to-day. A subcommittee
composed of two delegates friendly to each
of the candidates reported in favor OF all
the candidates but Allison and Mckinley
withdrawing from the contest and concen.
trating their forces first on Allison, and IL
he cannot win then on Mckinley. The Cali
fornia delegates were represented at the
conf erence, and an effort was made to in
duce that delegation
TO TAKE UP MKINLEY.
This the Californians refused 30 do at
present, taking the position that their can
didate (Blaine) had clear majority of tho
delegates, and while this was the case it
would be folly 10 consider any one elso. The
whole committee refused TO sanction the
report of the subcommittee and
the matter was dropped till
Monday Further conferences are to
be held, and IL Is hoped 10 formulate some
sort of programme before the convention
shall assemble Monday morning. The
friends Of Gresham are making n last rally
and are forcibly presenting his claims as
the strongest man on whom the opposition
10 Blaine can unite. They claim re
is the second choice Of the larger number Of
delegates than any other candidate, aud
and That he is the most available candidate.
Wisconsin and minnesota which today
wavered from the Gresham lines, have
promised to 20 back Monday morning.
With Harrison beaten, it is claimed nearly
the whole Of Indiana will swing over TO In
dianas second choice, and IL Allison and
Sherman will join the movement
BLAINE MAY BE BEATEN
Elkins claims a large majority OF the
convention for Blaine, and says Blaine can
be nominated the moment he gives the
word. Other figures are not so favorable
as these, end ex-senator Platt, Blaine
man, has list Of reliable Blaine delegates,
prepared by his lieutenants after a personal
canvass, and IL contains the names Of 423
persons, q bare majority Of the delegates.
This afternoons adjournment without
a ballot was at first put
but the facts do not support this theory.
There are good reasons for the belief that
Depsw's abandonment Of Harrison was