The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-21
Movements of Delegates on the Po-
IiticaI Chess Board.
The Pacific Slope Opposed to Shsr.
man Under all Circumstances.
New York Unable to Unite on Any
Prominent Candidate.
Walker Blaine Registers at the
Gresham Headquarters.

Will be supported by the COLORADO
member of the national committee and
by the Colorado delegation. The fact
has been telegraphed Chairman Jones
that the Pacific coast delegation has
decided that it will not vote for Sher-
man under any circumstances. In
this, as in other matters, the Colorado
delegation has promised to- act in uni
son with the coast men. NJ. H. De-
Young of San Francisco said to the
Associated Press representative: ''The
California delegation, a part of the
Nevada and Oregon delegations, with
the delegates from the territories rep
resentin9 the Pacific coast, held a con-
ference on the train, at which each
man spoke for himself. an then
and there agreed that the del
egations should all stand united
at the convention and act
as unit upon all questions which may
come up during the deliberations. They
also decided to form Pacific coast del
egatiOn, Of which Colorado should take
part and assurances from the Colorado
delegates were received while we were
in Denver that they would stand by us
and ratify what was done at the confer
ence. 1t was agreed that this move
should be made in the INTEREST," of MIR.
Blaine's nomination and that we should
make a special fight to that end. 1t
was agreed that if Blaine's nomination
should become an impossibility that the
Pacific coast delegation should act as
body and decide upon the claims of an
other candidate whose public career
had not been inimica1 to the interests
of the Pacific coast, and the dele
gates informally decided not
| to support Sherman under any circum-
stances. The merits or dement's of
1 Al 10 In
considered. The California delegation
in addition decided to adopt as a
counter emblem to the bandanna a
simple American flag with California
bear imprinted upon it in gold. The
delegation will distribute thousands of
these in the convention" Another
member of the delegation from South
ern California said: 1.-The delegates
| will demand that strong silver plank
be put in the platform and that the
tariff plank should speak in no uncer-
tain terms for flat-footed protection"
There is no doubt, as has been seen,
that the Blaine sentiment has caught
the Pacific Coast delegates and that he
| will get their votes, but there is strong
undercurTent of feeling among many of
| the conservative delegates that Blaine's
nomination would be unwise. Mr..
Beamish of San Francisco, who has
always been faithful Blaine worker,
says: 1.-THE Blaine letters of withdraw
al should be taken as they are read by
Mr.. Blaine'S friends and that he is the
best judge of his own candidacy. line
thinks it is unwise why should not we?
Blaine's acceptance now would be con-
sidered political trick and would re-
| suit in the loss of many thousands of
| votes if not defeat.
| F. G.. Franks, another of the CalifOr-
MIA delegates who agreed with Mr..
Beamish, said that the uni1cation on
Blaine is not SO strong as it looks after
| all. If Indiana and New York should
unite on a candidate it would have a
| delegation than anything else he could
| think of. Several other delegates ap-
| pear to have this opinion, but it is
| doubtful if the Blaine grip can be bro
ken.
W. w. Pratt of Humboldt county,
Colorado says up to this time Blaine
is the first choice of the delegation and
| it will stand by him until it learns he
will not accept then he thinks they
will go as unit for some one not yet
| determined upon, who must be sound
| on the tariff and a thorough reliable
republican. II am satisfied he said
''that the delegation desires to assist
/ in the nomination of the man who is
nearest to Blaine in their estimation.
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/ by the republicans of the eastern and
| western states that if the New York
| delegation could agree upon candi-
date, New Jersey and Connecticut
would certainly accept that candidate,
| and that there is very little doubt that
the other states would join in that &C
| ceptance. Conscious of this feeling,
and actuated by desire to come to a
harmonious agreement, leading men of
| the New York state delegation have
been at work for six weeks in an earn
est endeavor to agree upon candi-
date. In their efforts to arrive al this
result they have held conferences
with leading men from other states, in
Washington and elsewhere, and
have done everything which has
seemed to them possible to do to arrive
at a result. The negotiations, accord
ing to the statement of a gentleman
who has participated in all of them,
proceeded upon the assumption that
Blaine was not to be a candidate. He
i was reluctantly abandoned by con-
siderable portion of the delegation. At
tention was next directed to Channcy
M. Depew. It was evident that Mr..
Depew could command the votes of
the majority of the delegation and it
was not certain that he could not Sc
cure them all. Conferences were held
with representative men of the western
states to discover how Mr.. Depew
would be received in their To-
inquiries was that it was disclosed
that western men would not accept
Depew and would earnestly oppose
his nomination even if he should be
presented by the state of New York.
The ground of the opposition is the
| familiar one that his long connection
with railroads would necessarily as
1 I. - E,nv 1z s0Fk bnT
of the western states with monopo-
lists and he would be an Objectionable
candidate in those states for that rea-
ton. In view of this discovery it was
definately decided that the New York
state delegation should not press the
name of Mr.. Dephew as candidate
although he may at first re-
ceive the complimentary vote
of the state which would be glad to
give him greater honors. The man
next considered at these conferences
was Allison. 1t had been assumed in
many quarters and was quite general
ly believed that Mr.. Allison would ma
turally represent much Of the strength
of Mr.. Blaine, but the leaders have
been unable to agree upon Allison for
this, among other reasons: His excel
: lent qualities were admitted, but it was
deemed expedient and almost vital to
, select for the place man who came
! from more neutral ground; from q
more doubtful state than Iowa
!. 1t was believed to be unwise to seleci
, the candidate for the first place from g
! certain republican state. Judge Ores
ham was next considered, but Just al
this time the talk Of the alleged Know
Nothing record of the judge becamt
n current. 1t was urged that if Judgt
= Gresham had been connected with tina
= order for very short time, it would b
Q found also that there were many othe
f prominent republicans connected witt
% It, and that Judge Gresham had haC
q the candor TO admit his joining it IN hi
early youth, but had abandoned it a
soon as he discovered the proscriptiy
nature of its principles. His oppOn
= ents in the delegation insisted that
" was credit to Judge Gresham's frank
ness and sincerity that he had mad
the statement which he has with re
Ie spect to his connection with the knol