Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-25

ballot taken on Tuesday, look out for tn,
formal nomination; and shouldn't be sur
prised if Ohio made the nominating speech
What authority have you for that state
ment?~
My authority is certain in this. The stat
will want the opportunity to nominate Blaine
Blaine and Foraker. or Blaine ant
Mckinley would sound we'll, and en-
thuse better. New York is solid for Blain,
and so will be Ohio and Pennsylvania, wheI
the proper times arrives. Give the rest OF
candidates chance and when their nomina
ton is not in the possibilities the convention
will be ready to nominate Mr., Blaine by &C
clamation.
Everybody has heard that Blaine would b.
nominated at the afternoon session and every
body believed it implicitly, and even the boy
with the piercing shrek who sells badges ir
front of the Grand Pacific Hotel was appar
emily on the inside of the Blaine movement
for he Justify yelled: Here's your Blaine
badges he's going to be nominated in Al
get left if you don't have {
badge. Only few more"
Frank L. Dingley telegraphed the Lewis
ton Journal, Saturday afternoon. as follows
All the boomers are at sea. Sherman anu
Gresham are rapidly dissolving as fac
tors in the contest. The efforts in behalf OF
Mckinley are feeble. The chances for a
conclusion, ere Monday, are small, but the
Blaine rush is possible tonight, though the
leading Blaine workers oppose the idea
Caucuses are now nursing the sick favorites
When the break comes neither Sherman mol
Gresham nor Harrison can hold their forces.
Nothing but the unlocked for can prevent
Blaine's nomination.
Speaking of Depew, those most intimate
with the circumstances believe that he occu
pied position which was to a certain extent
forced upon him. He consented to allow his
name to be used for the good of his state
Some think he should have withdrawn earlier
than he did but there was little chance fol
for him to do so. His manner on the occa
sion of taking himself out of the contest has
been commended on all sides. He declined
to be interviewed today saying that all he
wanted to say, or all that should be said con-
cerning the nomination or himself he had put
INTO his little speech before the convent n.
When pressed to name the candidate of the
convention, he said mo man can do it u,
this time, but think it will be James G
Blaine"
<Ado hSi man kiNS! MS NiSWS VI tut situd-
tion as follows: The National republican
convention has not by any means, reached a
condition of deadlock, but it has adjourned
until Monday without making any nomna-
uon for President, and without any practical
ble plan Of reaching nomination having
made its appearance. When, after having
taken two ballots at the first session this
morning it adjourned until O'Clock, only
to adjourn Immediately again till Monday, it
began to look as if, after all, Blaine's nomi-
nation might be the only possible solution OF
the difficulties which envelop he convention.
But the nomination of Blaine cannot yet be
pronounced inevitable. 1t is admitted that
sherman is out of the field that Gresham is
impossible, and that Algers chances are al
most if utt quite, gone. The outcome for
Harrison, too, seems Il hopeless one. Alli-
son is otiil possibility, and SO is Mckinley
these two with Blaine, are the candidates
who are still in the run.
A report from Washington to the effect
that John Sherman, in all interview today
emphatcally declares that he will not with
draw is going the rounds. Ballard Smiths
special from Chicago to the World says At
o'clock learn on authority which con
slider absolutely unquestionable, that the
sherman support is in consultation now, and
If 1t is decided that he cannot be nominated
will throw every vote that it can control to
Allison on the first or second ballot.
Saturday night the rumor got around that
an arrangement has been made by the friends
of Sherman. Alger, Allison and Gresham to
combine enough of their votes on the first
ballot on Monday to make William McKin-
ly, the Ohio representative in Congress the
republican candidate for President. Ohio's
arrangement is subject only to the consent of
John Sherman, who cannot under the cir
cumstances withhold it. The arrangement
does not include the "big four" OF the New
York delegation, and no trade has been made
about the New York patronage in order 20
secure Mckinley's nomination. The candi-
late for vice president will be western
man with military record, and will proba-
bly, be Alger of Michigan. The importance
of having the full strength of the old soldier
Influence throughout the country makes AL
ger preferable.
The Harrison men have insisted so strong
ly that their man would not take second
place as to render him some what unavailable.
h will probably be settled finally tomorrow
whether Alger shall be nominated.
The selection of Mckinley will remind
every one of the remarkable similarity
between the circumstances of his nomination
and that of Garfield. There is this differ
ence, that Mckinley did not make the nomi-
mating speech for Sherman, but, as he said
in the convention, he was pledged to Sher-
man, and could not honOrably appear as a
candidate Many persons who heard him
were reminded of the remarks made by Gar
field at the convention of 1850. MIR. Nc
kinley must have been aware today that his
nomination was probable. 1t is question
whether the combination should be made on
him or Allison, and it was found that the Pa
cific coast people could be brought into line
for him, and not for the Iowa senator. The
idea of pushing the anti-tariff reduction issue
was also leading factor in the result. 1t is
understood that few of the Ohio men who
are friendly to Foraker, are kicking against
the selection of Mckinley, but they canno,
defeat the arrangement.