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for a Blaine stampede, but it is the policy
of the Blaine forces to aid all efforts

for a Blaine stampede, but it is the policy
of the Blaine forces to aid all efforts
TO SECURE DELAY.
They say they are in no hurry to nomi-
nate Blaine, and want all the other candi-
dates TO have as good a chance and as
much time as their friends may ask for.
They take this position because it is their
desire not only to nominate Blaine, but to
nominate him in such a manner as will
not have the appearance of riding over
the other candidates. There is a bitter
feeling prevailing tonight over the man
ner in which the convention is being Jug
gled with by the friends of Blaine who
pretend to be giving the other candidates
a fair chance and at the same time take
good care to defeat them
N AFTER ANOTHER
as they rise in prominence in the ballot
ing. So much feeling is being engen-
dered by these tactics, which the friends
of Harrison denounce as a confidence
game, making dupes of the earnest men,
that a revolt against the Blaine pro-
gramme is threatened. Many visitors
are disguised at the manipulation of the
convention which brings an adjournment
without an attempt to transact business,
that they are leaving the city and, if the
feeling of antagonism among the delegates
continues to grow, another man than
Blaine may vet be nominated.
Elkins has openly boasted of his ability
to beat any candidate the opposition may
put up, and also boasts of having defeat
ed Sherman and Harrison. Elkins says
there is no doubt of Blaine's acceptance
if nominated. A vigorous effort will be
made between this and Monday morning
to combine the field against Blaine, but
nothing will be decided on till Tomorrow
night. The present outlook is that
ALLISON, OR GRESHAM OR M'KINLEY
| will take the lead. The current predic,
ton tonight is that Blaine will be nomi-
mated on Monday, possibly after the con-
ference with the representatives OF the
defeated candidates at which a letter or
telegram from Blaine will be read.
The friends of Gresham are making
one last rally and are forcibly presenting
his claims as the strongest man on whom
the opposition to Blaine can unite. They
claim that he is the second choice of the
larger number of delegates than any
other candidate. Wisconsin and Mime
sofa, which to-day wayered from the
Gresham lines, lave promised to come
back Monday morning. With Harrison
beaten, it is claimed that nearly the whole
of Indiana will swing over to Indiana's
second choice, and if Allison and Sher-
man will join the movement Blaine may
be beaten.
At midnight Blaine's managers are very
confident that their candidate will be
nominated on the second ballot taken on
Monday. They say, however, that they
are in no hurry about it, as they are sure
that the result they desire will be brought
about eventually. The subcommittee
appointed by the conference of friends of
the different candidates held another
meeting tonight at which all the geutle-
men named in the previous meeting were
present, with the exception of Senator
Hoar. The situation was freely discussed,
but nothing of importance was done be-
| yond the appointment of a committee of
two. to confer with the New York dele
cation and report 10 the committee to-
morrow afternoon.
At a meeting of the New York delega-
| ton tonight that state, by a vote of 65 to
I, decided to vote for Blaine on Monday.
| The Californians are highly elated over
| the outlook for the success of their cam
paIgn, and the nomination of Blaine, if
accomplished, will be due to their persist
| ent efforts.
Notwithstanding all efforts to the con-
trary Oh the part of that wing of the Ohio
delegation led by Congressman Butter
worth and Ex-Governor Foster. the prin-
| cipal topic of conversation tonight was
| the rumor that Sherman had Withdrawn
from the contest and had instructed his
| friends to cast the vote of Ohio for Nc
Kinley. 1t was said on the best authority
that Murat Halstead had been in tele-
| graphic communication with the Ohio
candidate, in which the latter had been
asked to withdraw his name and that
he had complied with the request in q
| despatch to the Cincinnati editor and
asked that Mckinley be supported. The
alleged recipient of this important tele-
gram and the gentleman above named
deny the receipt of any such withdrawal
| and insist that Sherman is still in the field.