Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-06-23


ton to the Chicago Convention unit
ed upon Depew aud announced that
New York's seyenty.twO votes would
be cast s0lidiy for him. Aside from
this the feature of the day was the
steady growth of the sentiment in
favor of Harrison. Gresham is now
regarded as practically out Of the
race and the Sherman leaders are
reducing their estimation of his vote
in the first ballot and betraying
other signs of waning confidence,
The National Committee named
John NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska, for
temporary chairman of the Conyen-
ton and 1t is expected that NJ. M.
Estee, of California, Lis only compe.
titor, will be given the higher honor
of the permanent craftsmanship.
BLAINE FEELING STILL STRONG.
Back of it all, however, few over
looked the ever-present possibility
of Blaine. There has been . great
deal of Blaine enthusiasm on the
streets and the lower floors of the
hotels all day and night. The Cali.
fornia people are immovable in their
determination to vote Tor Blaine,
and although many efforts have been
made to dissuade them they resent
them all. There is no Disgusting
the fact that there is great deal of
sentiment here that would be much
better pleased with the nomination
or Blaine than with any other result,
and much of this is constantly max.
ing itself felt.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-The Blame
element has captured the town to.
night and is making it lively with
noisy enthusiasm, beating drums
and blowing brass. The parade or
ganized by the Young Mems Blaine
Club has filled the streets with a
tremendous crowd, unprecedented, ]
am told, in numbers, even in this
city of big gatherings. The process.
sion is fully mile long and every
man in it is shouting himself hoarse
for the man from Maine. So are
the spectators, who choke up the
sidewalks as well as the street and
hang out of windows and from roof.
tops. Streetcar travel on Clark
and Washington Streets has been
suspended because of the impossible.
ity of pushing through the mob of
people.
Banners of all sorts are carried by
the paraders. Some of the notices
are: "Grant in War, Blaine in
Peace" "Give Us Jim and Wen
Give You Victory" Don't Mind
Those Letters" I" Let the Office Seek
the Man," "Oregon's Majority
Speaks for Blaine"
CHICAGO, June 1S.-It cannot be
disguised that the nomination of
Blaine would
CREATE MORE ENTHUSIASM HERE
than that of any other man, but 1t
must be remembered that only $40
of all this crowd have votes, and
though Blaine is the strongest with
them an earnest and honest effort is
being made to agree upon somebody
else.
The arrival of thousands to-day
does not help to
CLEAR THE ATMOSPHERE
or make it easier to squeeze through
the hotel Hobbies. Hotel keepers
say that the crowd here this morn.
ing was the biggest ever seen in
Chicago. Certainly no such crowd
ever attended any previous conven-
ton of any party. 1t will give some
idea of the number OF visitors to say
that from West Virginia alone close
on to one thousand have come, and
more are on their way. After eight
thousand people get into the conven.
ton hall others will have to cool
their heels outside. All are good
natured and willing to succumb to
the inevitable. They feel that a
winning ticket will be placed on a
winning platform, and that contents
them.
Major Moore called ON the Cali
fornia delegation and whooped up
GoFF FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
The response was very cordial.
There is some talk of getting all the
Southern delegates to unite on Golf,
but this is advised against as having
sectional appearance. The West
Virginia man has many friends out
side of the Southern delegations.
All the West Virginia delegates are
here except Payne, of the Third dis
trict, and he is expected late tonight
or tomorrow. Delegate Cooper, of
the Third district, says nobody is
authorized to put him down for Sher.
man. He is not that way, and will
not say which way he is going to
vote. He would rather have Blaine
than anybody.
WHERE WERE WHITE AND NC
CoRMICK.-On the train which left
Wheeling last night straw vote
was taken among Ohio and West
Virginians and resulted as follows ::
Blaine, LAT; Sherman, AZ; Gresham,
IL; Alger, 3; Allison, 3; Foraker, 8;
Depew, Z.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-Ths West
Virginia delegation organized by
the unanimous selection of w. p.
Hubbard, Chairman, and Henry q.
TNlachar Snarntnrx- Tho Holtouiprr