Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-05
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Ihs Disheaesahle Conspiracy
ARnlnaa Maine.

Againss Disins.
New YoRx, June Awhile u II I'M
doubtsdly true that this weeks develop
have injured Blains's presidential
prospects In the view Of many. there are
many othsrs among shrswd politicians
Who deny that he viii prove weaker ct
Cincinnati for the attacks In Warrington.
II 10 dimcult, perhaps, to understand
this ON the Pacific coast, where necessa-
rily incomplete kilograms must fail to
show the full force Of Blains's defense
against those who. Il IL asserted freely.
do mot expect 70 prove him guilty OF
wrongful acts, but intend to keep the
Investigations open which imply doubt:
OF his integrity until the Cincinnati
nomination has been made. Many urge
that his friends, exaspsrated BY what
they consider an unfair and dishonorable
warfare against Blaine. will stand more
firmly under fire than they would under
other circumstances. His Warrington
supporters thoroughly sustain his action
In Withholding his private letters. be.
cause they are satisHed his political
rivals will use them only TO start new
investigations on unreasonable grounds.
and thus succeed in their unjust fighting
for time. They insist upon having the
pending case closed. believing that the
committees verdict must satisfy the
country that the attacks upon him are
uuscrupulous. ~insincers and malicious.
They think him entitled TO this before
new charges arc sprung up. One quss.
ton pending 10 not whether Blaine has
dealt In certain securities. but whether
he has become possessed OF any improp-
erly. Thus far there Ia no evidence OF
improperly that would not equally
justify q charge OF theft against any man
suspected Of having bought Government
securities for himself or friends. An.
other question is. did Blaine tell the
truth whom he denied ever having had
anything to 10 with the Arkansas bonds
transferred by Tom Scott TO the Union
Pacihcp Neither Mulligan MOI Fisher
dispute that denial. and admit that they
only conjectursd that the Scott bonds
were Blains's before Scott and Blaine
swore otherwise. II 10 expected that
Blaine will prove positively that his
statements are absolutely true, and
Fisher and Atkins both say Blaine
offered to surrender the letters immedi-
atsly to Fisher. to whom they were
originally written, and Mulligan refused
10 agree TO surrender them.
Washington dispatches state that
Blaine Is showing the letters freely to
his brother members. to show that they
contain nothing which. II published.
would reflect upon his character or
reputation outside Of political circles.
However, there IL q widely-sxtsnded
conviction that II would be the wisest
purse to surrender the letters TO the
committee. upon the agreement that
they allow nothing TO DO used or pub
lishsd but what Is decided applicable to
the pending investigation. While he
fails TO do this his claim OF their irrel.
cvancy will be thought technical and
suspicious, and will damage him ~
much az the worst facts could. The
embittersd feeling engendsrsd BY the
assaults on Blaine promises utter dos
truction TO Norton and Conklins's hopes
nj Cincinnati. II Blaine cannot be
nominated. It Is claimed he Ia stronger
TO name the winning candidate than both
the others combined. II Is doubtful II
his friends will consent to take Wash.
burns, and there Ia . strong surmise
that they will bring forward the "Great
Unknown" in n gentleman whose Re
publicanism and integrity there will have
been no time to smirch by ingenious
Islander.
More Psiisieal spseuiasiess.
NEW YoRK. June 4.-Ths Tunes sum.
marizes the first ballot at Cincinnati this
morning a. follows: Blaine, 286; Bris-
tow. 10; Conkling. rs; Hartranft, 50;
Hayes. 40; Jewell. Is; Morton. IL;
washburne, I; unknown, 81. Neces.
sary to a choice, 377. The develop
msnts Of Blains's Investigation In WASH
iugton. however. threaten TO upset all
these calculations.
A Times special from Madison, Flor
ida, says q bolt occurred In the Repub-
lican Convention, headed by Senator
Conover and Congressman Quinlan and
Wales. The boilers nominated Con-
over for Governor. but sent no delegates
to Cincinnati, the contest being for the
Govsrnorship. and both leaders, Con.
over aud Stsarns, desiring the nomin-
alton.
The anti Tammany supporters yester.
day selected q strong delegation to 60 to
II. Louis 10 protest against Tammany
being admitted. The names include