Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-16
MORE GOSSIP.
What Was Being said and Done in Chi
cago Last Night.

shhb w ao SaIA anu DOnS IN Uni
cago Last Night.
CHICAGO, June 15th-Hon. T. C. Platt.
| of New York, arrived tonight. He was
called upon by representative of the AS
| sociated Press with a view of obtaining
the temper OF the New York State delega-
| ton. Mr.. Platt said he had no information
| for the public, and he meant thereby that
| nothing whatever concerning his delega-
| ton should now be definitely told
Is your delegation practically united ?"
asked the reporter.
Yes said Mr.. Plat, II think so. The
| four Delegates-at-Large will confer on
Monday, and, if they are unanimous,
| have no doubt the entire delegation will
join them.
"How many delegates has Depew now,
do you think ?" was asked
Il have no knowledge" was the answer
Possibly all of them. | think he can
have a majority if he will accept the nomi-
nation"
DEPBW S STRONG PULL IN NEW YORK.
The reporter then turned his attention to
William Walter Phelps, of New Jersey
Mr.. Phelps believed the general situation
very complicated, and regretted that he
could throw no special light upon il.
Delegate Phelps, from Roscoe Conkling's
that Depew will have sixty of our seventy
two votes. If Depew is not a candidate,
our choice will be for the man who can
win"
A Congressman from New York, who
desired his name withheld, said THE
second choice of most of our delegates is
John Sherman. Hiscock and Platt are at
heart in favor of Alger, but if Depew will
accept he will have practically a solid dele
CATION. If New York does not get the
first place, it will say wha, Western State
shall. The New York delegation, in point
OF preferences, is an unknown quantity"
EosEwATER NEBRAsKAN
Editor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee. and
ex-senator Sanders are authority for the
statement that their State will give Allison
complimentary vote, after which it will
break and go-no one knows where.
Friends OF Sherman and Alger are posi-
tive that the Nebraska delegation will be
divided between the Ohio man and Michi-
gan's Ex-Governor.
BLAINE BoBs UP sERENELY.
Gresham's friends had another meeting
at the headquarters tonight. After the ad-
]ouInment two gentlemen, both champions
OF Blaine and Gresham, undertook to dis
cuss the merits OF the candidates and came
" SAC"S' LILO was Oil Ol tue
Blaine talk which was INDUCED in tonight.
1t was always insisted that Blaine was not
candidate, and could not be, owing to his
two letters, but this almost irrefutable state
ment did not seem to dawn upon the
plumed knights hosts.
Contested Delegations.
IcoPpiSld. 1Sss, By The cator,i Associatef Press.
CHICAGO, June 15th.-At a meeting of
the subcommittee of the National Repub-
hcan Committee tonight it was decided 10
recommend the admittance of the four
delegates at large from Virginia chosen by
the Mahoue faction of the party. The
question of the admission of the Dietrich
delegates will be lett to the Committee on
Credentials and Permanent Organization
when appointed.
The White-Piumed Knight.
lCopygf, 1855. by the Orr1ia AssociaSed Press.i
NEw YORK, June 15th.-A number of
people living on Washington Heights held
u meeting this evening and passed resolu-
tons urging Blaines nomination at Chi
cago.