Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-20
EVERYTHING SAYS MPEW.
HIS BOOM HAS KEPT ITS SOLIDITY
 AND CAUGHT NEW LOGS.
John ,. O'Brien, Who Wears . Remark able Light Suit, h the First to Signify His Intention Of Leaving Depew in the Lurch after One or Two Ballots.


 able Light Suit, is the First to Signify
 His Intention Of Leaving Depevv in
 the Lurch after One or Two Ballots.
 CHICAGO, June 20.-Midnight apparently finds the Republican hosts at Chicago as far from decision upon their candidates as at any time since Mir. Blaino took himself out of the race. The first ballot will hardly be taken before Friday since to-day's session will be occupied with the permanent organization and the platform, and sixty speeches, at least. must be delivered before the convention will settle down to it's serious work.
 Sherman still has a clear lead of the candi- dates, but not within 15O or moro of enough to nominate. It seems the general belief in Chicago that his vote will never get beyond 3O0 because he will be antagonized so fiercsly by New York and the Pacific Coast that the convention will not venture to risk the nomi- nation against that joint and threatening pro- test
 Mr. Depew looms up for the same reason as now q more probable nominee than any of his competitors, but his reliance is entirely upon a firm front by his delegation. If they weaken, in out of the convention, in the present declaration that he is, after Blaine, incomparably the strongest candidate in the Elm pire State, his prosp ects will evaporate as quickly as dew under the morning sun. The
 
 strong pressure of united Now York can bring 1t into line for him.
 Gresham's seems hopeless prospect, and Alger, Harrison and Allison are running about neck and neck far in the rear of Sher- man. A deadlock is confidently expected, and there is already much talk of another Garfield in either Mckinley, of Ohio, or Por. ter, of Indiana.
 The Now York delegates received conven- lion tickets and immediately scattered in every direction. No selection of q representative on the National Committee was made and it is not likely that the member will be decided upon until after the nominations arc made.
 The New York delegates who are sincerely in favor of MT. Depew's candidacy are in a majority and are determined to remain faith ful to their choice. It is estimated that more than three-fourths of the delegates will vote for MT. Depew ballot aftur ballot. There have been all sorts of rumors abont the dis loyalty of delegates to Mr. Depew, and that a crowd of them would break away at the first opportunity. If there should be break in tn" delegation it will come from the followers of P';stt. A few of Platt's handy men are still refractory. They are threatening, but up to | the present time have not come out openly in | declaring they will desert Depew. Tho 1 friends of MT. Depew, however, are very sus- 1 pcious of Platt, Louis F. Pain, Senator Fas- l s,tt and Sheridan Shook and other delegates. l Therc is a lurking belief among those who l have inside information from both factions t,lat the Platt contingent will leave Depew 1 after the secand or even the first ballot. If they do break away thy may go to Alger, | Allison or Harrison.
 1 John J. O'Drien is the first delegate to openly declare his intention to quit the Depew column. He is for Blaine, and his defection 1 from Depew is explained elsewhere Sheridan l Shock is not a Pii.tt man, and if he is not l found in the Depew column it will be because he has pulled off his coat for Blaine. MT. l Shook is not very much impressed with Mir. | DepoW's chances for the nomination. MT. l Shook voted to piaco MT. Depew's name be- 1 foro the convention. but he is a strong ad- m;rer of Blaine. and he said to-day: |" still cli.g to the belief that Mr. Blaine will be nom- innteu. He will be certainly nominated if the bailp'ing should continue into the second day. l. looks now az, if there would be a deadlock
 over the numerous candidates. have made
 il G nv lss of the delegations and there is a powerful Blaine current, and it will come to 1 til froiit if there are too many ballots and no r.loi,.c."
 Mir. Shook admitted that this undcrcurrent
 was rather strong ill the New York delega-
 ton.
 | Commissioner Taintor said: "New York
 will remain true to MT. Depew. There are
 lulIy sixty of the sevcnty-two delegates who Will stand by him to the last. There is only
 one thing that will make them desert him
 and that is his own withdrawal. Now all these
 rel art.s about MT. Depew's strength waning } are manufactured. have the best of author
 ity for saying that Mr. Depew will receive
 votes from Minnesota and Kansas. Does tha
 show ,h,,t tho Granger delegates are solit 1 1, Mr ovr'vf frin de inll ] th,s., on the New York delegation, feel on
 courased. have heard that John J. O'Briel
 ha intimuted that he would vote for Blaine If he does so it will be his individual act. Yo, can, as said before, say that sixty if not nor delegates from New York will continue to sup
 por, Mr. Depcw's candidacy, no matter wha rn .tiEgcncy my arise and as long as he con l tinuca q trInGldHtC.
 lillian, k. Goggswell, delegate from Queens Richmond and Suffolk, said :" MT. Platt ant his friends cannot afford to braak away iron
 Mir. Dcpew. do not think they will do SC
 The convention will nominate Mr. Rlaine." John D. Lawson said; II will vote for MI
 Depcw as long as he is before the convention
 So John J. O'Brien has declared for Blaine f The hot weather here may have affected him. ! At IT, 30 P. M. all the delegates were in thei . seats, and Chairman B. F. Jones' of tn National Committee, looked out over the del 7. egates and up at the tiers of spectators, al as if he thought it was about time to com 5 uenoe Another minute elapsed before b acted. but af 1a2s31 the gavel fell and Chair t man Joncs annosinaad that the proceeding z would lcgin. Ho saidi ::The conventio ; ! will come to order and will be opeped wit prayer by the Rev. MT. Gunsaulus. of Ply r mouth Church, Chicago.
 Secretary Fcssenden then read the call fo l the ccn$e,itiop, Q Chairp1:n Jones, after Secretary Fessende
 had proceeded with tle call apportionin {, votes to each State aad Territory, addresse < the convention.
 d The Chair then announced long list Q Secretaries, assistant secretaries, sergeant-a 3 arms, etc., for tho temporary organization.
 After the reading of the list of officers wa <. completed, and the band had played a medic h of national airs, Mr. Horr, of Michigan, W; 70 recognized, and ascending the platform. prt o sentod the chairman with beautiful gay made of Woohs ai:l metals produced in Ii f. own state; whereupoa Mr Jones announce s his intention of pounding the fife out of tf ' Democrats" and the crowd cheered him. pxagged Fro m Their Beds and CIubbe T,,... 4