The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-27

Hrndricks, he must go to II for Hancock. II |
might be that II ncock would be nominated. and
among Iiancock's friends ; but he did not mean
to allow him to be nominated " he could help
accom- lish his defeat " he did not pretend at
Sss' S be In acea WIN jS of ns, n,s fs ,a
day he OF course favored the support OF Han
cock and voted with the majority to present
him to the Convention and use all honorable
means to secure hts nomination. This done, he
also favored proposition that committees
should be appointed to visit tho different dele
cations aud urge them to support Hancock.
wALLAcE's LITTLE GAME.
or course the hollowness Of all this IA apps-
rent, because had there been any sincerity In hts
support ne would not have waited until the
eleventh hour before setting the machinery in
motion. The delegates were all here yesterday.
and meeting was held last night, but no bust
was accomplished, in so Tar that he was elected
Chairman Of the delegation. HIS next move
ss % TO put Himself Sc tS,wafd fd a; sqo p,s 2.
dent OF tho Convention. The programme OF tue
anti Tiden men In the National Executive Com
mittee was to make Sam Cox temporary Presi-
dent and Wallace permanent President. but
the disastrous defeat which they met this
votes and Henry watterson TWENTY-FIVE for
the temporary honor. rather unsettled their
He has supreme confidence in his own abilities
as a manipulator. and be at once set about play
ing double same. To the anti. .liiden men he
urged the importance OF making a tremendous
effort, and pointed te the committees he had
named from the Pennsylyania delegation to
conduct the canvass for Hancock as proof OF
bis earnes ness. At the same time he went
about among the Tiden men, especially to those
who had been selected from different delega-
tions for the Committee on Organization, and
repressnted to them the Importance OF MT. III
den's friends making him permanent Chairman
that there was not majority OF the Pennsylva-
MIA delegation earnestly for Hancock, and that
which he could add probably enough OF Ring
fellows to make a majority when the critical
| the friends of Gov. Tilden are not here to win
by tricks OF this KIND neither are they In favor
OF bargains, and 50 this little game has come TO
naught.
THE FRuITLEss WAR oN TILDEN.
The main purpose. however. OF making fierce
| war on Gov. Iiden has been vigorously pursued
all day. The anti-Tiiden men from New York
| were reinforced by Allen &. Beacn, Gen. Slocum.
and Sam Cox, and these gentlemen, in company
with LittleJohn. Schell, Church, Kelly, and their
recruits from Ohio aud Pennsylvania, have in
twos and threes visited all the different delega-
| delivered laboreu arguments against Gov. Til
den. The Ohio men and the Pennsvvantans. l
am glad to say, maint in disniaed course, and
base their objections to Gov. Tilden simply on
| the ground that they believe he could not carry
Ohio and Indiana In October. and the loss
In their Judgment, be absolutely fatal.
| But thus far no perceptible effect has been pro-
| duced 10y the combined and steady effort OF this
formidable opposition to Gov Tilden. Some
| impression was made upon the Louisi ana dele
and upon the vireni ms this afternoon by Slo-
| cum Ewing and Beach but the friends of Mr..
iien were close after them to reassure and re-
| enthuse the deleg ates from these two states who
incline to Iiiden. The attitude Of Louisiana 10
peculiar. They are for Hancock, but they
| scarcely know yet whether they will vote for
| him ON the nrst ballot or not. The same Is true
Of the 1exas delegation. The preference of
den, but they do not want to come to him un-
loss their votes will he needed to secure the two
syivssa tiled to enthuse them for the soldier
| candidate this evening. nut they would not grow
said. to go TO that man who WIS the favorte OF
| the North. They did not " mt to rress candi-
| date who was the choice OF only one Northern
| Slate aud without any following In the rest.
| The friends of lilden are therefore encouraged
| to hope for both Louisiana ana lex -, either on
the nrst or second ballot. strong effort was
| also IN ade BY the anti den men 10 break the
Michigan delegation from Ii.den, but II n ct
with very little success. There are six men
| In the delegation VINO refuse to 40 with
the majority and thus allow ihe vote OF the
State to be cast solid. They will. II Is said. come
| In for Tilden on the second ballot. In Iowa
there are also six men VINO stand out against
| 1ilden, but they also are expected 20 give in
their alleai nee on the Sc ond ballot. rne
| strength OF Tiden on the first iilot stanissuo-
| stantiaily rs reported last night-l9iS electoral
| votes. fhis Is lower than his friends report II.
| they agreeing In giving him from 2l5 TO ~ on
mae will be found nearer correct than theirs.
| unless something now unknown transplres be-
| tween this and wednesday.
now THE NEW YORK DELEGATION VOTES.
| The neht among New York men incre ses In
sorted d to by TammaDy and ITS opponents to Oh
| tain an advantage. There are not less tnan l2O
| New York politicians alone hard at work for or
| against 1ilden. This morning the Tammany
men caused the extensive distribution OF cir
oular containing summary Of various charges
| against TndeD, the effect OF which, however,
| was not particularly notceabIe. The New YORK
| delegation met at =. NJ. six members being
absent. The vacancies were nlled by the dele
CATION.
| announcing his inability to be present, and a
| letter from Horatio Seymour was read declining
| to be u candidate under any circumstances. A
| vote on Presidential preferences was taken with
| the following result: Tiden, o.; seymour.
| Hendricks, /; Church. |; Hoffman ! 4; Hancock.
Bayard; l. resolution on was r, passed TO s cast
| wise directed by a majority OF the delegation:
1t was agreed that upon the written request OF
| twenty Ave members Inc Chairman OF tue dele
| CATION can ask leave OF the Convention 10 with
| draw and call the delegation together for con-
| sultation.
OTHER DELEGATIONS PREFERENCES.
| The Indiana delegation Is still solid for Hen
| dricks, and promises TO remain So to tue end
An informa bal OF 10 the Kentucky deleRation
| for Allen. The delegation. however agreeu TO
| vote untedly for lilden. The New Jersey dele
| CATION has adopted "a resolution instructing Its
charman to cast the entire vote steadily Tor
| Parker so long as hope OF success, remains
They claim Parker as the only candidate ,n wn9
| somewhere. However, n her nine votes Will at
any tine give Tiiden the two-thirds, New Jersey
| will give them. Senator SALISBURY, the Hon.
| Jamrs Williams, and ex Gov. Ponder, accom-
| pany the Delaware delegation. and are working
| bard for Bayard.
| California and Nevada will work together to
| secure "A plank In the platform on the Chinese
| ouestion. The CalifofniaDs say they can carry
| tue whole Pacific slope strongly for the Democ-
| Iacy II they can only get an acknowledgements
that the people Of that section are right in their
| attitude on this important question. No de-
| cid ed resolution was adopted TO foreshadow the
| vote Of the delegation though II Is understood
| a majority are strongly in favor OF Iiden, and
| the vote of the delegation Will undoubtedly he
| cast us unit. Their choice Will be In some
| measure guided, however, by the all-important
| Mongolian question.
CONFERENCE OF THR NORTHWEST.
| The Minnesota delegation held meeting this
| morning to organize "a conference Of tho prih-
| western States. Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa.
and Nebraska will participste In TINS confer
| ence, lilden will have heavy majority. An
| Informal vote WIS taken to test the sense OF the
| Wisconsin delegation, and resulted III SIX Tor
| Tilden, three for Judge Davis Of Illinois, and
| one for Gen. Hancock. One Davis man aud the
| Hancock man agreed to vote Tor Illden either
| on the second or third ballot In the Convention.
| A second Davis man proposed 10 withdIA" ~
| favor Of lden on either the thitd or fourth
| ballot. The delegation gave no initructionS
| as to he two thir1s rule
| IL was the unanimous opinion OF the Kansas
| deegation thsg the two-tnirds RUE should be
| adhei ed TO. ,., -