New-York tribune., 1872-06-06
THE v1cE-pREsrDENCY QUESTION.

Secretary They unanimously elected, ana te No
yenton then adjourned till tomorrow.
THE VICE-PRESIDENCY QUESTION.
SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT FOR COLFAX-PESN-
sYLvANIA DECLARES FOR wILsoN-DENNI-
SON wITuDRAws-CANvAss OF THE YARI-
OUs sTATEs-THE CHANCES FOR WILSON
JOURNALISTS AS POLITICIANS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TnB IRiBUNRl
PHILADELPHIA, June 5-1he action of the Penn
sylvania delegation this morning virtually settled
the contest over the Vice Presidency. The delega-
tion held meeting at 10 o'clock and took ballot
which resulted--Wilson, SO; Colfax, 13; Scott, Q.
A motion was at once made to instruct the
chairman to cast the whole vote OF
the State for Wilson. A feeble opposition
to this was made by Scotts friends. but it was
carried with but two dissenting voices The casting
of the full vote of Pennsylvania into the scale for
Wilson, when it had already begun to decline in
his favor, left no doubt Of his success.
The Colfax men compelled to adj
NIT this, and they ceased all efforts for their
candidate during the rest of the day. This was not
all the bad news they got. The Ohio delegation re-
ceived at midnight last night the following dispatch
from ex-Gov. Dennison, Withdrawing his name from
the contest: - o,.,. -,
Gen. JAS. CoMLEY. Ohio Delegation Your telegram
SeT1 Ton named d. Ii that M is as the Ohio delegation viii per
sisteny support me after the St Daot ana @ "
wish to be presented 70 the ConyentOn snd trous
YOU request the delegation 10 withhold my name ad
publicly announce that am not a candidate. NO COM
plimentary votes under any eircumgtanees nr,s,soy
This telegram was read to the delegation a. their
meeting this morning, and 1t was agreed that each
man should vote as he pleased. An informal ballot
was taken to ascertain the preferences of the
delegates, and Wilson received 30 votes
and Cofax H. Later in the day two of the
Colfax men said they should change to Wilson, and
two more are claimed tonight for him, and the
Ohio vote tomorrow will be 81 for Wilson 10 10 for
Colfax, unless there are more changes. From Penn
sylvanla and Ohio alone, Wilson has, therefore,
gained 90 votes on the first ballot. His gains did not
stop here however ballot in the Illinois delegation
resulted in Wilson, %; Colfax, 16 Eleven of the
New-York delegation who had voted in tho delega-
tion meeting Yesterday for COlfax assured Wilson's
friends this evening that they should support him,
making the vote 2j from that State instead of A.
canvass of the Wisconsin men showed that IA
out of the 20 were for Wilson. The Connecticut
delegation agreed to-day not to present Gen. Haw-
ley's name to the Convention. They are understood
to be nearly divided between Colfax and Wilson.
break was made in the Tennessee delegation, and
nearly half the delegates will be for Wilson after the
complimentary vote for Maynard. Last night Col
ballot they also claimed all the Territories except
Dakota but tonight the Wilson men have asSrr-
ances of Colorado, New-MexicO, Wyoming, Arizona,
and Montana making in all 10 votes. The follow
ing Is the Wilson slate corrected up to late hour
tonight 1t represents the strength he. Is belYed
TO be certain of after the complimentary votes have
heen pyen 1t does not include the vote OF Iowa,
which will be thrown for Jas. +. Wilson, on the
first and second ballots if the first docs not result In
decision Delegates determined to support Wilson nrst
and last Connecticut, g. Alabama, 20; Arkansas II
Florida q: Georgia l6 Illinois, 26 Louisiana, 8; Kan
sas 1O Kentucky, Massachusetts, %; Mississippi, l6
Missouri %; New-York, 20; New-Hampshire, 10; North
Carolina 20; Ohio S4 Pennsylvania 5s South Carolina,
"A: Texas l6; Tennessee ls; Wisconsin, ~ Montana,
Q: Colorado, 2; NewMexcO 2; Arizona, 2; Wyoming, 2
Total, $685. Necessary TO aehoice, S76
There will probably be but single ballot,
at the end of which there will be enough
changes 10 Wilson, from States bound TO Awe
complimentary votes by Instructions TO give him
the nomination by at least as largo ma
iority as indicated in the above estimate To
a great extent, the success OF Wilson
will be owing to the efforts Of the newspaper corre-
spondents and especially those from Washington When
thew went into the contest ON Monday, Wilson
threatened with defeat from want Of active workers in
his cause The mass OF the delegates elderly men,
with no aptitude for the peculiar kind Of work
that was most needed. They spent most OF
the time in their roOm and contened themselves with
distributing large circular, which was too long to find
many readers Meanwhile, the Indiana delegates were
pdefatgabe for Colfax and every was out prose
vtne or bringing doubtful deegaesito the State head
quarters where not few converted. At this crit
cal iuncture the correspondents threw themselves into
tho fav with an and practical that told
at once upon tho wavering delegation. They worked
early and late they circulated printed slips containing
Colfaxs letter Of last January refusing TO be candi
date and a few pithy arguments in favor OF Wilson
they argued with scores of delegates, and with
outsjders who had influence with delegates;
tbev brought 20 bear vigor, alertness, and
keen appreciatiOn of the points In controversy which
was lust what was wanting TO send the wilson move
ment ahead The Colfax no match for these
formidable antagonists The correspondents OF the DIS
tinctiyely Liberal Republican papers were almost the
only ones who took part in this powerlunewspaper
crusade in behalf Of Wilson. The Indiana. delegates
onite lost heart to-day They were the only
men who did any hard work for Coax yesterday. The
dscouraging news from all quarters made them cease
operations after the Convention ADJOURNED, ana most
them felt dispOsed TO give up the fight Encouragement
came 70 them tonight from reInarkabe quarter Inc
delegation was convened AT o'clock TO hear an important
disnatch from Washington which delegate produced
with imposing gravity IL proved 10 De iong dalIlpe
against the Washington correspondents "nO aie MvH
OF The Neo York Times. The dispatch stigmazed the
e9rresPonqeness qpespscta5ty. and unworthy of belief
who faJsed views injure Colfax and as Greeleyes
hacase ~ he would not betriy his chief Some Of them
were charged with supporting Greeley because ne ndd
I'M baif column In print appeared TO give some comfort
10 the Indiana delegates. and at the conclusion OF e
ned 10 urnt The dispatch 20 circulate Tomorrow III the
Convention They did not appear 10 appreciate Tue ao
tbqc dirt pon his fellow Journalists for differing with
him as 10 candidates would inure instead Of help the
cause OF Coliax.
AMONG THE DELEGATES.