Ellsworth American., 1876-06-15

| ~ - Saiu bnai nc OF SenHibf
| Conkling have been busy for some time
past in preparing a pamphlet collection Of
all the late charges against Mr.. Blaine. IL
Is being put in type In the National Repub-
| lcan office, and large edition will be
printed for circulation next week in Cincin-
natl. 1t will bear no imprint. and the de-
sire is to create the impression that Il orig
mates from another candidate than Nr.
Conkling"
The contest between the friends of Blaine
and Conkling and Bristow is fierce, and
threatens 10 become unrcconcilable. while
between the friends of Bristow. Morton
and Hayes there is the greatest cordiality
and tscit of agreement that with the nom
ination of either the others will be satisfied.
The Conkling men are very busy schenins
and they count on winning through con-
hinaLons. They are offering the second
| place to the friends of Hayes but the latter
| refuse to take the bait
The seriousness OF Blaine's condition Just
confirmed by seml-oflicial dispatches. in
creaSes the excitement among delegates.
| A canvas OF Massachusetts and Vermont
delegations shows thev will nearly all vote
| for Bristow. This has greatly eiated the
friends of the Secretary. The Indiana del
e.atioa are equally confident that with
Blaine out ofthe way Morton will be strong
TIE OHIO CANDIDATE.
Mr.. Hayes has many Ohio friends .includ-
ing some organized clubs. who are vcrv
| active in announcin: his qualifications. and
who predict his nomination. Some of the
Blaine men here have llaves on their tick
eis Tor Vice President. but the idea does
not strike the Ohio men favorably. Adj
Jutant General Wyckoff is at the head of
the Hayes force.
col. BRIsrow's SUPPORTERS.
Bristow has the livelie,t crowd Of work
ers. They have headquarters in Pixies
Opera House and have a good lthogrsph
portrait OF Bristow placed in every shop
window and public place. with profuse
distribution of campaign documents. Their
leading spirit is Gen. John NJ. HARLAN OF
Kentucky, who was Brstow's law partner,
and Is his personal friend.
SENATOR MoRroN's BACsERs
Morton has a strong delesa alton Of lead
ibg Indiana republicans; il Ia headed BY
ex-Congressman Cumback. Col. Holloway
and Geo. W. Fielding. They are earnestly
At work In behalf OF "lndianas great war
governor. and have great confidence OF
success on the third ballot They expect
a thousand men here from Indiana on Mon
day to encourage their Southern brethren.
SENATOR coNKLING's FORCE.
The Conkling men are here in strong
force. and late last night their campaign
club arrived from New York. seventy-iive
strong, headed by 8 calcium light and the
Ninth Regiment Brass Band. They de-
clare that if Conhling does not receive the
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any other citizen of New York, and yet
the names OF Hamilton Fish. GOV. Morgan
and Congressman Wheeler are often men
toned as compromise candidates. The
hatred OF Blaine by Conklings supporters
Is intense.
FACTS AND GUEssE>.
Il i said by prominent New York dele
gates 10 the Cincinnati convention that il
Senator Conkliug fails to receive an encour-
aging vote on the first ballot. the greater
part OF his vote will be thrown on the see
oud ballot for the Hon. Elhu B. Washburn
unless some other candidate shall have re-
ceived so large a vote as TO Indicate that he
Is the evident choice OF the party.
Gov. Hayes is also spoken OF as COM
promise candidate. washburnes name.
however, i the most prominent Of the
Great Unknowns.
special dispatch charges that there are
evidences of the use of money and the vote
Of some Southern delegates may prove
surprise.
The Ohio Delegates held large and en-
thusiastic meeting at their headquarters At
the Grand Hotel,this evening, and resolved
10 vote constantly for HAYES.
This evening the New York delegation
serenaded the Indiana delegation at the
Grand Hotel. and the multitude assembled
in the rotunda were addressed by Godlove
:. 9th OF Indiana. Fred Douglass of Wash /
ington, 4. B. Cornell. Silas b. Bucher and |
James Turner of New York. All the speak !
ers pledged their respective States 10 the |
support OF the nominee OF the convention,
and all were guarded in their remarks. and
expressed no preference.
Ii is charged that a series of letters will
be shown or published which are alleged !
10 have been written by prominent demo |
cratic managers to different chairmen of !
the democratic central committees through |
out the country, urging the latter to use |
all their influence TO have the delegates to |
the st. Louis convention unpledsed, so that |
the convention would be free to nomin ate
Bristow in case lie is not nominated at Gin |
cinnati, because, as the latter puts il. Bris- |
tow is the best man 10 serve the interest.
Vi NbE SO1til- anu INV ltasl llhttN 10 SAEllt
the suspicious of the North. The plot, the |
Tribune asserts, is ms spred by the whiskey |
ring, and the letters are OF course forger-
les.
Among the distinguished men who ar
rived Sunday morning were Gov. Morgan,
Geo. VIM. Curtis of New York Gen Haw- |
lev of Connecticut; JAS Russell Lowell |
Richard II. Dana. Judge Hoar and Presi- |
dent Chsdburn OF Massachusetts; Hon.
Charles B. Farwell and Hon. Jos. Medill |
Illinois; Hon. John A. Logan, Hon. Matt
Carpenter, Gov. Shepherd and several
others came in from Washington. The
last three earnestly oppose the nomination |
OF Bristow. while all the others named ex
cept Fsrwell are tor Bristow. Farwell is
advocating the nomination OF Hon. VIM.
Wheeler. and says there are several others |
OF the Illinois delegation who will go with |
him. He urges this nomination as n com
promise.
Murat lialstead. editor Of the CONNER
clal, gave an elegant dinner party this eve
ming TO = number OF prominent journalists
and supporters of Secretary Bristow and
Gov. Hayes.
There were signs Friday of aceessiens 10 |
Mr.. Bristow's strength from unexpected
quarters. Some OF the Southern delegates |
who are pledged or instructed to vote for
Mr.. Morton, and who. il was expected,
would be captured by Mr.. Conkling when
Mr.. Morton's name was withdrawn. are
found to be determined TO vote for Mr..
Bristow. Members Of the Louisiana dele |
CATION say he will probably receive thir-
teen second choice votes from that State. |
A similar report in regard to the Mississ-
ippi delegation comes from an apparently |
authentic source. Mr.. Bristow will prob |
ably receive two votes from Mississippi on |
the first ballot.
BLAINE's CHANCES. |
Mr.. Blaine's friends are confident. and |
opponents say that he has not lost strength |
and may even be nominated on the first |
ballot. The attendance from Washington |
promises to be extremely large.
A Cincinnati correspondent says:I |
have made some careful inquiries to learn,
if possible, what signs of wsvering are
he digenvarad ho dat