The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-25
Mckinley and Allison
Looking Up.
THE FORMER MOST FEARED BY
The BLAINE MEN
SHERMAN REFUSES TO WITH
DRAW, AND THE SITUATION
AS BAD AS EVER
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OFTHE DAY

CHICAGO. June PA perfect summer
day. warm, but with cool breezes, has
been thoroughly eujoyed by The dele.
gates. Wesried by week OF turmoil
and heat, they rose late, and the holeis
hardly showed signs OF life before ii
O'Clock The afternoon has been de-
voted TO driving and 10 informal caucuses
of all sorts.
thoroughly rested by the day, tonight
will begin the serious wOrs Ot preparation
Tor tomorrow.
TIE SITUATION has CHANGED DECIDED
II,
however. to-day, and yesterdays ad-
iournmeni, which was made In favor OF
Blaine. now would seem TO have injured
bis chances.l When the convention ad-
journed Yesterday morning, the Elaine
men. as said in the press dispatches last
night felt confident Of the P.umcd
Knights unanimous nomination in the
afternoon.
Finding this problematical they tried
adjournment till tomorrow, expecting
in the meanwhile 10 overcome what they
thought feeble opposition, and 10 rush
things through tomorrow. With Sber-
mans reported Withdrawal, the task
seemed an easy one but they under
estimated the strength of Allison, Alger
and Harrison with their supporters, and
also di not count on the opposition OF
mary Blaine men who, since yesterday.
realizing The opposition to their csndi-
date, have come 10 the conclusion th"',
after d hls. nomination would be un-
wise. These men have not yet decided
on which of the other candidates 10 sup
port. but talk most Of Mckinley. Late
last night also came positive word from
Sherman that he was
STILL IN THE RACE.
The Blaine forces, however, showed so
much strength yesterday that they hur
ried all the supporters Of their candidates
into n conference late last night 10 agree,
II possible, on a candidate. This they
feared could no, be done, and although
Senator Farwell virtually withdrew
Gresham. the sherman, Allison, and iar-
risOn men were more determined than
ever TO nominate their respective candl
dates The conference adjourned until
TO day, and again no progress was made,
so the day closes, as did yesterday, with
THE FIELD AGAINST BLAINE
But the Plumed knight is rapidly falling
In the betting. Ii is almost certain his
friends can not now gain the unanimous
vote for him. They have said all along
that Blaine would not accept unless he
obtained their unanimous vote. Now
they talk of majority vote only being
necessary. 1t IS doubtful If he could gain
even 100 majority as things now are. IL
this be so. argue many up to tins time
ardent Blaine men, we can no longer
support him. We believe that he
can not consistently run after hls
beiters unless he can secure unanimous
vote. aud if be gets only majority we
will support another man. Then the
Blaine men also have come to believe that
Blaine Is sincere and that he is being
urged against his will by Elkins and
others Several of the Chicago papers
state this openly this morning. Awrltel
OF the Times, whose words are echoed
everywhere, says 81 have all Mon9
sincerely believed that he is now shiyer-
ing. Blaine tonight stands little chance
of the nomination, even by majority.
What tomorrow may develop remains 10
be seen.
Colonel Bayne of Pennsylvania bel
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO ONE THOU
SAND
this afternoon that Sherman would be
the nomipee, bn, Allison or Mckinley
are generally thought to stand the best
chance The Times this mofnin4
prints & story Of conference hei1
prior 70 the convention ycsterday la