Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-18

evena. Platt and Hiscock noio oih5Ie D
Jews of the the Depew business. fiaH
that Depew cannot be presented un-
ess New York's seventy-two votes are
old for him, and lIiscock thinks 1t is moi
that the State should be unani-
nous Platt leans towards Alger for the
irst place, and would probably take nlm
Do if be had suitable running
mate among the Eastern aspirants iot tne
Vice Presidency. Morton "a Pistts cooice
for second place, but both he and William
Walter Phelps are obviously debarrea lIoa
soipg on ticket with Alger. Inis
Alger's weakness. AS for Depew, KNOW
that he feels his own candidacy woaid DC
a mistake and would imperil the success
within the party's grasp. He VIII ho'
make a contest for the nomination. on
the contrary, he considers that 1t Will DC
one of the master strokes Of his lifetime
he can make Blaine's nomination q cer-
tsinty and his voice will be for Blaine.
"My summary of the situation is tnat
Sherman is dangerously close to nomins-
ton, and that unless his opponents declae
on some positive and aggressive steps WIN,
in the next twenty-four hours he Will oe
the nominee. He is making headway IN
several unexpected places. Aiger stanus
next to Sherman. / think Depew VIII
take hold of the management tomorrow
and strike out boldly. He il the Que
man who can handle the New York dele
gates, and / expect to see him sonuly
them. The only decisive anti sherman
move vet made has been to postpone tne
temporary organization OF the Nauonai
Committee II the temporary Chairman
had been chosen to night Foraker would
have got the place and thus made Sher-
mans nomination all the more certain:
n has been postponed, and Foraker Will
mot oct IT, Depew's attitude will depend
largely on what he hears late tonight de
il to have a conference with New York
leaders in the morning"
WHERE LEADERSHP Is NEEDED.
All ewes seam to be fixed on New IorK
for some signal for concerted action ana
until that signal is given there. is every
probability that the present nameiess
drift of sentiment will continue. am
told that it is not to bs expected peiore
next Monday, when formal conferences
between the four delegates -at-large from
New York is to be had with view oil
agreeing on some plan of united action
Those of the seventy-two delegates VINO
have reached here are as far apart
in their views as the men
from other States, and taking Depew ont
of the list il would be almost impossihie
> TO mite them on any of the candidates
named. Undoubtedly the majority o.
them If left to themselves would turn IL
a with the Pa,ific States for Mr.. Blaine, bu'
the leaders profess 10 be disposed to pre-
i vent such action. There is no evidence
}, however, that they have been able u
check the drift toward Blaine to-day,
o to suppress the frequent declarations iron
New York delegates that Mr.. Blaine l
q still the stronSest man in the State. Loui
J F. Payne, who stands near enough 10 sen
81 ator Platt TO voice his sentiments, ma
u been az enthusiastic for Blaine to-day Q
a the widest pioneer from the Western coast
le so have ]. Sloat Fassett and John W
'e Dwight. from the Elmirs District, and !
., 7, Woodruff and Granville Harman, OF IN
'e Kings county delegation. These mer
Of adding their voices to the Pacific Slop'
n are developing q feeling that Blaine i
8. after all. inevitable. Mr.. Woodruff IL
instance, declares that the other candidate
NJ should show some of the self-sacriiicir
Of spirit of Mr.. Blaine and join in making h
+ nomination unanimous. He says that
e. the Brooklyn delegation are OF the san
he way Of thinking
,d CHAUNCEY DEPEw ARRIVES.
ev Chsupcey M. Dspew reached here Z
ay night with A. K. Whitney, who Is DEL
iii gate from the Tenth District. His arriv
of let loose at once flood Of talk about u
,is nossibilities of his candidacy. 1t ia ge
,r. erally understood that the supreme elio
he Of Senator Platt will be to unite the del
Yea cation of Depew for two or three comp
ed mentary votes. II. II. Warner, OF Roche
ter. thinks that sixty votes are certain
lv 90 TO Mr.. Depew if they are wsnte
nv Jobn d. Lawson believes that the emit
20 seventy votes can be soliditied In th
,f- direction. The one man who has {
pd. mower to keep ten or twelve delegates
vi. Of the Dspew line is Warner Miller, W
nor has NOT vet reached here. The ex-Senat'
,ey however, practically agreed to work
in harmony with the other elements sol
AN weeks ago, and the strong probability
the that all the votes will go onew way. 1
ne. result Of unanimous support OF Dep
ar. by the New York men would be to ke
ew the Centrals President out Of the Cony'
be tion and compel him to be represented
,os. his alternate, John Raines. Ex-Sena
ion Platt, in talking to-day Of the probabil
il of a union upon Depew, did not attempt
ne conceal the fact that it would be done
rset no other purpose than to unite the d.
gates and keep them together until 90
anraap,ant conld he reached on the mai
~ a nominate.
sue NEW YORK's RESPONSIBILITY.
ims ,;ae The responsibility Of picking the car
,oa, date will upquestionably rest with
New York men, for it is becoming plai
n evident that the delegates from other p:
""' of the country will not agree on man
,ho. iii he is pointed out by the State, wi
= th;rty.sir electoral votes are vital. I'm
,;ne ;T cover of Mr.. Depews name the deleg
her have at least four days yet 1n-S;Seic'
.ks make up their minds At the same &
they place themselves in position to dict
nina the nominee, whether il be Blaine, Al
cat. or Harrison. The enthusiastic Del
fore men, like A. X. Whitney, John II. Sta
the and II. II. Warner, men who insist tha
rily should be nominated, are booming Ha
it'll son lot second place, ana tDere IL some
nty Of deal tonight by which the Hoo
,en- candidate shall face into line If the Del
ace. move is put through.
r as Probably not dozen men in the deli
ned tion have any settled preference am
,inp the other candidates, or have even
ticle tempted to make up their minds. ID
ven. gate Harmon, of Brooklyn, will vote
era Allison, John l. Davenport has alre
declared for Alger, and there are sew
others who will follow Warner, Miller
Senator Sherman. II the latter could
sec crease his support among the New Y
hen delegates il il admitted that be could
esn- be beaten for the nomination. Their
TINS such pronounced feeling that he co
.ved not carry the State, however, that
neir overtures on the part Of his managers n
tnat with little or no response.
ent,
Jno. A Big Blaine Turnout
ON, CHICAGO, June 1.-THE Young III
le0: pia;na Cinh mat thia afternoon IN ner