The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-19

blowers anu stTlkeFnI NnO CuuBEebAteu
in the lobbies Of these resorts, aud whose
voices could be heard, like the sound OF
many waters, pouring out torrents OF
cheap prophecies, impressed the multi
tude as fellows who were wiser than
seven men able to render a reason. In
the large bar rooms attached 10 these
hotels, they stood about three deep against
the counters, imbibing whisky, exuding
sweat ana, exhaling gasiH great quanti'
ties. Every fellow knew something of a
private character-every fellow knew
how the Pennsylvania and the New York
delegations were going on the third bal
lot A man who hunts for information in
such places hunts indeed for penny's
worth Of bread midst "a vast deal OF
sack" The real work OF conventions is
neither done nor known in such places.
It Is done in lithe rooms up stairs, where
perhaps.only three OIL. -four persons from
different delegations are comforting TO-
gether, or where some outside man is la.
boring to persuade half u dozen members,
us to the necessities Of the hour. On Wed.
nesday and Thursday nights there was a
great deal Of this sort Of work done
in the various rooms OF the hotels. On
the former night there was a missionary
committee, composed Of one authorized
member each from the Ohio, New York
and Indiana delegations, that went round
from room to. room, wherever they could
get an audience with all or part Of del
cgalion, and made to each one Of them
this monitory remark, awe cannot carry
our States for Mr.. Blaine" To the ques-
ton, frequently asked, "Who can you
carry your States for ?7 they answered
only in their solemn refrain, like Poe's
Raven, ave cannot carry our States for
Mr.. Blaine" This was all they were in-
structed to say, and all they could say 10
the presence OF each other. Their mission
was simply to sound the warning we have
quoted, from delegation to delegation, and
this mission they carried out to the letter.
The peculiar visits OF this monotone
committee was the talk Of all the delegates
on Thursday, and it was impossible to say
how much effect It had had on the average
member. Indeed there were so many in
auences at work in quiet way on mem
bers on Wednesday and Thursday nights,
that it is useless to speculate as to exactly
how or when the strength Of Mr.. Blaine
was broken. At midnight Of Wednes-
day such opponents Of Mr.. Blaine as
Mr.. MediIl, OF the Chicago Tribune, seem-
ed to be dispirited over the chances Of
either Bristow or Hayes, who, by the
way, were the only opponents Of Mr..
Blaine upon whom such men as Medill
sought to conceltrate. They did not
want either Conkling or Morton.
The first choice Of nearly all Of
them was Bristow, and the next,
Hayes. Mr.. Medill labored hard with
the Illinois delegation, but, as he himself
said, as fast as he set up any pins for
Bristow, Senator Logan, who was on the
ground for that purpose, knocked them
down again. The vote for Mr.. Blaine in
tue delegation never ran below 80 nor
that of Bristow and Hayes, united, above
II. Even after the detection of Michigan,
on the 9Th ballot, and Indiana, on the
7th, Illinois still cast S5 vote sOlid for
Blaine.
1t will always be a curious problem in
connection with the history Of the Gin
cinnati Convention as to what effect
would have followed break TO Bristow
on the part Of the Indiana delegation on
the 9th ballot. That delegation was
inclined to break sooner than it did, bat
Morton himself telegraphed them to
stand firm. Had Indiana gone over to
Bristow on the 9th ballot, Michigan
would probably have followed. Hall her
delegation'had voted for him on tie 4th
ballot, and he had gained one from her
each time. The solid detection from
Michigan to Hayes on the 9th ballot did
not produce an "effectual effect" on the
convention. There was tremor, but no
panic. Al the end Of it Blaine had only
2SG votes and Hayes only 1O4. Neither
did the 9th ballot move Indiana. Mr..
Medill, who was on the door by the side
Of that delegation, said to Mr..
Cumback, "you are waiting too
long" ont the 9TH ballot, when
Arkansas, the second State on the call,
changed II votes from Morton TO Blaine,
Indiana was moYed very suddenly, for
It was now evident that crisis was upon
the Convention. There was, However,
no other change until Florida was reach.
ed, when Shor vote was Increased from 4
to s for Blaine. Then game Georgia
with change from 0 to IA for Blaine,
and next Illinois with a rise from SO to
IS. The Blaine men were exultant.
Cheer upon cheer, long and rampant,
rent the airs Alb eyes were turned to
Indiana. The excitement was intense
beyond description. There was almost
a breathless silence when the name q
Indiana was called, but this silence was
for second only. Mr.. Cumback arose
and said, ."hr. Chairman Everybody
cried out take the plstiorm!7 and as he
passed up the steps to speak his piece, q
storm Of cheers arose from all the allied
forces against the gallant Blaine. Mr..
Cumback::spoke his piece in iew.words,
and then said, Indiana casts 2S votes for
Rutherford B. Hayes, and 5 votes for
Benjamin H. BristoW." Then followed
another great battery Of cheers from the
allied forces.