The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-04
A HARD FIGHT FOR GRAY.
THURMAN STILL SEEMS TO BE IN
THE LEAD, HOWEVER.

Congressman Scott Denies That the
Administration is Trying to Force
Man for second Place-Ohio Seems
TO b Q Lukewarm.
From, the Netcs' OUn Cores pondent.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 3.-Senator Cor
man said tonight: 1.-THE ticket will be
Cleveland and Thurman" This sets forth
os well as anything the present opinion of
the leaders like Senator German, Gen. Bar
min and ex-senator Davis, who came here
opposed to Judge Thurman's nomination.
Their personal preferences have not changed.
hit this is not time apparently for per-
sonal preferences. If it was, Judge Thnr-
man might not be nominated. Tue Indiana
men are still shouting and working for
Gov Gray. They even claim to have sew
eptv-fve votes for hinl-the seventy-fve
they started Without they have to admit
that they have not been tbie TO add to them
in spite OF the private expires ion Of prefer
encts for him. Their experience with the
California delegation this afternoon is typi-
cal of their exUerience all day long. In i'm
passioned speeches Representatives Matson,
Holman and other Hoosiers appealed to the
CalforniaEs to leave Thurman and come
tothe help of Gov. Gray, the only man that
could carry indiana. After they got
through the Californians formally reiterated
their intention to stand by Judge
Thurman, and they declared that if he
should be nominated they would carry the
Pacific coast.
A FoRLORN HOPE.
The Gray men could not conceal some dis
couragement tonight. Some of them ad-
mttet that their present hope was to get
enough votes against Judge Thurman to
prevent his receiving the two-thirds vote,
believing that he would not accept the
nomination if it was made by a smaller ma
jority; but to do this they must gain 200
votes, gain them, too, simply i'll opposition
to Judge Thurman, while they cannot get
that many for Gov. Gray. The two ad-
vance curriers' of the Michigan dele
CATION, who arrived to-day, report
that it is solid for Judge Thurman
and ooly for Postmaster General Dickinson
in the event that Judge Thurman cannot,
BY any possibility, be nominated They
are understood to be acting under the
orders of Mr. Dickinson himself. The
New England. Pennsylvania, Missouri and
other delegations coming i'll last night and
to-day announced themselves for Judge
Thurman after they had conferred with
their friends here and found out how things
we're going.
HOW OHIO STANDS.
The Ohio delegation, when they arrived,
were surprised at the strength of the Thur
man movement. Two or three of them are
political enemies of Judge Thurman, and
others have thought him unavailable, but
when they found that he seemed to be carry
ing everything before him here they began
to take a second thought. Mr.. Powell will
second Judge Thurmans nomination for
Ohio
Two little Vice Presidential booms have
appeared tonight, the first one was for
Gov. Pennoyer, of Oregon. 1t was started by
Napoleon Davis, of Oregon. The other is
personally conducted by DOC" Ames, of
Minneapolis, for himself. When he heard
that Gov Pennoyer was to be doomed on
the ground that he had cut
away 5000 Republican majority in
Oregon in the Blaine year, he
said: Whats the matter with Democrat
who cut down the Republican majority in
Minnesota 40, ,000"-meaning himself, and
Immediately issued notice that he wanted
ameetlng of the Minnesota delegation to-
morrow to indorse his candidacy, but Pat
Kelly, chairman of the delegation, will not
permit this. The Oregon men will use the
victory they predict in the election of Tues
Sday next to help Gov. Pennoyer should his
boom by any ac rident develop into any,
tling The Ames boom amounts to nothing
MeSsIs Black and Stevenson are evidently
tne personal preferences Of many delegate,
Out neither .eem to have anyA votes to
speak OF. The delegates generally propose
10 subordinate their personal desires to
what they understand to be the Presidents.
ihey generally regard Judge Thurman as
lhe Preside It's preference, and hence the
Welgtt Of the Thurman movement, when
Individually almost all the leaders and
large number of the delegates are opposed
to 1t as unwise.
Inc Indiana delegation at a meeting to-
Iight resolved that they already had the
G,elegatlons from five States, including In
mana, for Gov. Gray, and that as soon as
lney get three other delegations they would
pe able to successfully demand Judge Thur
mans withdrawal. As two of the delega-
I[ IONS they claim are known to be for Judge
thurman 1t seems doubtful whether
tney will soon be in a po-
Stion to demand his withdrawal.
CoL Stealy, Washington correspondent
u the Louisville COiCrier-Joufndl, was
eected Indiana member of the committee
y. on permanent organization, with :nstruc-
uons to vote for Southern man for per-
lament chairman, inasmuch as the South
1U 1as gotton nothing so far in the plans for
,n,I rlDutlng convention honors. Col. Stealy
viii viii vote for Watterson, but Gen. Collins
Will De elected.