New-York tribune., 1876-06-16
ANTIBLAINE EFFORTS.

FRIENDS OF THE EX-sPEAKER FIGURING SUCCESS
OUT OF THEM - Combines FRIENDS DE-
PRESSED.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUShl
CINcISNArI June l5.-The anti-Blaine men nae
last desperate effort yesterday evening TO lorna
combination for his defeat. seeing how hopeless iof
them the contest had become, and apparently
| determined that though they had failed ther
| antagonist who had made such gallant light
| against them should not win the prize.
Two delegates from each of the States OF
New-York, Indiana, and Ohio formed themselves
into a volunteer committee and visited those deega-
tons which were known to be pledged for hr.
blaine and those in whose ranks there were sup
posed to be Blaine men. and begged them to give
their support TO some one else The argument used
in each case was that if Mr.. Blaine was nominated
the party would surely be defeated. because no
could carry neither the States of New-fork Indiana
OF Ohio.
The friends Of Mr.. Blaine looked on at this per-
formance with much unconcern or, to say the least
without alarm. They had earlier in the evening
after the Convention adjourned, canvassed theu
delegations carefully, and found the whole line ~
firm as stone wall. They knew that, from the hour
when their forces began to arrive in Cincinnati
every conceivable argument had been used with the
Blaine delegates to turn them, but wholly without
IL.
men. on delegations instructed or pledged to other
candidates were relieved from these obligations
the "fayorite son" of Maine would have
majority of the Convention on the first balio@
They had no objections therefore to any
combination that would break up the anti-Blans
delegation. Believing that they could not help gam
ing strength in every case, and that majority oi
the Convention would vote for Mr.. Blaine when once
relieved from their prior obligations, no combination
could iniure him. On the other hand, 1t let loose the
Blaine men aud gave them the very opportunity ioI
which they were seeking, to go over to the supporter
| their favorite candidate.
The movement was made also with shoekins
want of judgment. OF course the friends OF 'nre0
other candidates would never unite openly IN sucn
| an undertaking unless their own cases looSeo n'p
less. The very tact that the Conkhng, Morton aDu
HAYES men were publicly begging other delega'"
not to vote for Mr. Blaine. convinced Mr. biaine
friends that they believed he was sure to 10 nomr
mated. and wherever the six missionaries went t0s'
were spoken Of as conducting the funeral !"
those three candidates, and the friends OF ~, u,
Blaine were more encouraged than ever "
| course the mission of these was not SUI
cessful. All the original Blaine delegations Oh w.
| North West were not only rs firm as 'ha' y
Maine, but they were aggressively So In tue Nv
| delegation, for instance. the six were remihuea w.
| their protest would come with better grace i've
States which did not present candidates 10 ihe ~.
vention, and some awkward questions were SAos
among them one directed to those who came ~.
the New-York delegation. whether Mr' 0onA
could carry the State of New-iork. The geh''"S
to whom it was addressed an honest man. -,
thought it better to make no reply. In aho'
Blaine delegation the Commissioners were asA -,
the authority by which they came, and one, "A.
pressed for an answer, those from New -,.
mitted that they had not been aypen'S~
delegation but 10y the chairman Of IT, ,h
In the mixed delegations the movement iio' rs
no more success The Blaine men among tneln !.
only too anxious to be allowed to vote iot nA 40,
the first ballot, and could not be moved ..,s
such appeal as this. While the commissioner n.
going their rounds between the hours OF nd
and midnight the Conkng men at inc oslch
Hotel burst forth in itful sort OF boas''ns, han
led few to believe that something had resiy ur
pened which would turn the scale asa'n' y, ths
Blaine. They swaggered about the corr'd0'' s.,;us
hotel and in the New-York headquar'ei'' o1i .omi.
heavy wagers that Mr.. Blaine would no' "a thS
mated at all, but not asserting, 1t was ooSel s,aA
Mr.. Conkling would. Whether sney "'''