The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-12
chances They say that the published

first ballot his friends will divide among
the other candidates. Ohio people claim
that they have assurances that when
Blaines friends find it impossible tc
nominate him they will go to Hayes, Sc.
curing the latter's success. Indiana men
admit that Blaine's complimentary vote
will be the largest, that his name will
soon be dropped, and they will gam
many Of his followers. They assert that
Morton will have enough strength to Sc.
cure the nom nation on the 4th ballot
The names "l Washburne and Taft are
more frequently mentioned as compro-
mise candidates than formerly. Some
of the Brsitow Club from New York are
saying that the Independents will be
satisfied with Washburne. Already there
are evidences of the use of money, and
the vote Of some Southern delegates may
prove surprise. The Ohio delegates
held large meeting at their
headquarters at the Grand Hotel
this evening, and resolved TO vote
constantly for Hayes.
This evening the New York delega-
tion sereRaded the Indiana delegation
at the Grand Hotel, and the multitude
assembled in the rotunda, and were ad
dressed by Hon. q. 5. Orth, of Indiana;
Fred. Douglass, of Washington; Hon. A.
b. Cornell, and Silas b. butcher, of
New York. All the speakers pledged
their respective States to support the
nominee of the convention, and all were
guarded in their remarks, and expressed
no preference.
CINCINNATI, June ll.-About half
the delegate are now here and the rest
are expected tomorrow and Tuesday.
Among the distinguished men who ar.
rived this morning were, Gov. Morgan,
Geo. w. Curtis, OF New York; General
Hawley, of Connecticut; Jas. Russell,
Richard IL. Dana, Judge Hoar, ana
President ChadburD, of Massachusetts, /;
Hon 'Gias. b. Farwell and Hon. Jos.
Medlll, of Illinois; Hon. John
A. Logan, Hon. Matthew Carpenter,
Governor Shepherd and several Others
came in from Washington. The last
three earnestly oppose the nomination cf
Bristow, while the others named, all ex-
cept Mr.. Farwell, are Tor BristOw. Mr..
Farwell is advocating the nomination "I
Hon. VIM, "A. Wheeler. lie says that
there are several others of the Illinois
delegation who will go with him. DE
urges this nomination as compromise.
The contest between the friends of
Blaine, Conkling aud Bristow is
licrce, and threatens To become
irreconcilable; while between the
friends of Bristow, Morton and Hayes
there is the greatest cordially, and n
tacit agreement that, with the nomlns-
tion of either the others will be satisfied.
The Conkling men are very busy schem-
ing, and they count on winning through
combinations. They are offering the
second place to the friends OF Hayes, but
the latter refuse to take the bait. There
was great excitement IN the city on
receipt of the news Of Blaines Hines.
and speculation is rite AS to where hi+
strength will go in sc his illness shall
prove serious.
CINCINNATI, June 1.-The serious.
ness OF Blaine's illness just confirmed by
semi-otiicial dispatches, increases the ex'
citement among the delegates. No one
ventures to predict the probable result
Before this Inst news was received cam
vass of Massachusetts and Vermont dele.
cations shows they will nearly all vote
for Bristow This has greatly elated
friends of the Secretary. The Indian"
delegation are equally confident that II
Blaine was out of the way Morton would
be stronger on the second ballot than
Conkling.
Mr.. Haistead, editor Of the CONNER
cial, gave an elegant dinner party this
evening to number of prominent
journalists and supporters of Secretary
Bristown, and Gov. Hayes was among
those present, Ex-Governor Noyes,
Hon. Jas. Medll and Goodloc
OF Kentucky; Ben Per!ey Poon Of the
Boston Journal; Mr.. Mordhof of the New
York Herald; Mr.. Brown of the New
York Eceniny Post; Gen. ii. V. Boyton,
Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Gazette; Mr.. Edmund Dexter
and Gen. Ii. l.. Burnett, of Cincinnati
and Mr.. Van Allen of New York.