The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-10
BE Declines to Make q Statement Of Bis
Intentions as to the Nomination.
Though Urged to DO So BY Prominent kspeD-
licans, and the Result Iss Sudden Change
in the Uncertain Tide Of Politics
A Prominent LABOR Organizer Testifies
to Gen. Harrison's Great Popularity.
Mayor Hewitt Is Unsbls TO Understand Nh
Cleveland's Present Love for Thurman ana
Tells Some Of the Secrets Of 1854


CHAUNcEy NJ. DEPEw.
He Embarrssses All the Boomers by ReSes>
Ing TO Dsfias His Position
epecial to the INDIANAPOLIS sournsA.
NEW YORK, June 9.-Tt has become evident
within twsnty-four hours. that. uuless be stops
it st Chicago Charncsy NJ Depew will be voted
for there by large number Of the delegates
from this State, and that their action will prob
ably force their colleagues who incline 20 Algsrs
Sherman. Harrison, Gresham and others. TO
vote with them and give Depsw the ssventy-tvo
votes Of New York There has been an inpor-
tant conferences here within twenty-four hoars,
in which Dspew. ex-senator Plat. Senator His
cock, Whitelaw Reid, William Walter Phelps
and others participated. An effort was made By
some Of these gentlemen to force Mr.. Depew %
take position, but IL utterly failed BE would
neither announce thai he was q candidate, nor
would he formally withdraw. His position d
that he viii not embarrsss those OF his friends
who favor his nomination BY taking any steps
one way or the other. He VIII be
In Chicago to protect himself and speak
for himself, and until then he will not take any
action one way or the other. IL ID DOUBTFUL.
under these circumstances, whether there will
be any definite decision as to what New York
will do until the delegation reaches Chie&Ro-
The conundrum 10 whether Plat and Hiseoek
viii 20 away from Depsw If he u voted for a.
Chicago. or whether. in the interest Of che party
in New York. they win stand by him. Depev's
course. ~ now settled upon. will change a. once
the whole atmosphsrs Of the canvass II viii
stop Sherman from getting votes Ia New Enc
gland and Pennsylvania which would otherwise
have gone TO him, and il makes him dangerous
competitor for the place. because be is thourht ~
be able to carry New York.
The Alger men are going home tonight quite
diseonsolate. They have been expecting big
things from New York. which the Depsw nevs-i
ment viii head Oh. The Plat Eiscock syupa~
thy for AIger has been the bieesst end Of biz,
boom in the East Senator Sherman y slso dis
turbed by this change In the situation. Ysstsr-i
day he was claiming 382 votes but 1t has be-
come evident to-day that be 10 on the vsns- /
The disclosure Of his hand has set oshsr in@
fusnces at work, and the South viii be broken
into to cut down his vote. The Depsw movs.'
msns will take away at least sixty votes frou>i
him in the East and in Pennsylvania Ths,
Senator went back to Washington to-day. be-
made great effort, while here, TO see Senator
Platt but the latter would not enter into any
conference.
Senator Quay. Of Pennsylvsajs, has bsen
asked to meet Platoon Monday in S6srmSEx
interest Senator Quay was here today on his
way to West Point to be present at
the graduation Of his son. who has
| been cadet there Senator Quay,
10 an afable and agreeable gentleman.
and talks earnestly about his political preferences
and convictions as regards the Republicans prssi-,
Dental nomination BE said. among other
things: Senator Sherman will rscsivs large
vote from Pennsylvania; just how large Il IL i'm
possible 90 say until We get together ct Chicago
| There have been no conferences or consultations
a. yet II Is only when the delegates have
come together that you can make any definite
estimate. I think the Senator will have mp
wards Of forty votes from PennsylvauisA II IL
not impossible that the State should east SOLID
vote for him. but il il not anticipated
"Could Blaine now be renominstsd7v
'Not In the face Of bis Paris letter; urlsss sIh
the other candidates should have Withdrawn
and asked him to come in. No: thsrs 10 no pos
sibility Of Mr.. Blains's nomination now
Senator Cullom, Of Illinois. was in New
York to-day on his way bsek
to Washington from West Point He smoked 9
cigar with Senator Sherman At the Fifth avenue
Hotel, chsttsd with the politicians in tho oorssr
10 his free and easy Western mannsr. and bore
himself generally like man who would not OBJ
;sc. TO having presidential lightning strike him.
as Was chary OF any expressions about the Chi
, eieo convention, but from some Of bis sx-
pressions Ii was learned that his friends think
| it wise 20 have Illinois solid for Gresham IN
order to keep IL solid for Cullom 81 later time
in the balloting, say the frst days voting which
period. they ere confident will not bring abous
. Homination. Speaking OF the general situa-
i3r. Senator CuIlom said: Democratic irdif-
ferscss and listlsssnsss is everywhsrs so plainly
! .naicaS>d that only blind man could
| yrafsss to think there 10 q chance
! Il Democratic succsss. IL IL inevitable
that We shall elect our ticket, IL no plumbers are
msds. The solid South will meet with r>spop-
sive solid North this year. beyond any question.
They climbed into the saddle too quickly With
their frsetrade spurs. believe We will carry.
every Northsrn State Oregon has Indicated
the drift. aud the rejection Of Governor Gray in
the Democratic national convention makes N
| sure Of Inianan
Governor Foster. Of Ohio went homo tonight,
leaving behind him the declaration that Shsr-
man will be nominated. He claims that the
| New York people have discovered that Sherman
10 80 near Q nomination that they can only stop
the growth of his strength By bringing out De-
pew, which Foster thinks will not answer
The Aleer boomer have been very Quiet 70
day They are all getting ready 70 60 home or
70 Chicago. They do not like the last reports
from this State. bat are trying 20 keep q sfif
front. Ex-Coneressman Horn. who has bsen
over in Massachusetts in Algsrs interest. ssvr
there are . number Of Alesr men on the New
England delsxAtion but that they win wait on
the New Workers before coming cut for the
Michigan mau The undsrtow Is sueep;pr 49,
TO Blaine. and knowing ones say that Chsuncv
NJ Depew intends to be the man 70 bring ths
convention back 20 Blame