Show SECRET HISTORY OF aue CAMPAIGN biarne atas defeated by ermaD who would not yield an inch CHICAGO june 26 the following is published here this is perhaps a good time for some secret history of the campaign the whole biarne gramme pro in the convention was fixed up before the convention began there was s hitch in california and this hitch was one of the causes of the break down 01 the whole scheme it was intended that blames name should not be heard until the exhausted convention turned to him as last resort california spoiled this by forcing the biarne issue before the delegates from the first and by its officious loyalty knocked the whole elaborate card castle which elkins had constructed it was after Cali fornias mutiny was seen to be a serious and persistent menace that a message was received in chicago which laid down the whole line of the blaine campaign which the biagino managers have followed the message was not from himself but from one who knew his mind and it said blaine would accept the nomination after a complete and manifest failure to name other candidates and if the other candidates joined in a request that ho should accept the nomination so to produce both these results elkins and his lieutenants labored it violates no confidence now to state that instead as was publicly announced of having votes for blaina chere were more than on saturday afternoon all plans were laid to make blaine the choice but one thing and one thing alone was wanting and that was john sher mans consent to join in the call on blaine to run it was said his consent had been gamed and that everything was fixed the ticket was to be blaine and harrison when sherman finally determined ho would not go into tho scheme even for a cabinet position and great patronage the blaine campa was for 11 time in greats confusion but finally a new plan took shape sherman had kaled blame and blamed friends would kill sherman harrison was the weapon used on sunday night the sherman men believing the blaine scheme aff flattered themselves with the for their man bub sherrain Sher raan had the game before midnight and yesterday morning he had as clear an idea of ano as anyone could have it was explained to him but ho would not move harrison was named and tho days work was done |