The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12
THE CONVENTION.
Cincinnati Gossip and Presiden-
tial RumOrs.
What the Friends of All the Cam
didateS Say.

CINCINNATI, June 10.--The number of ar
rivals of gentlemen interested IN the Republic
can National Convention is very large and
great interest is manifested
Blaine of Maine.
The friends of Mr.. Blaine have their head
quarters at the Burnett House. They are mar
shalled by Gen. Frye of Lewiston and Eugene
Hale of Ellsworth, both of whom are members
of the House, John L. Stevens of Augusta,
and Gov Stearns of New Hampshire. The re-
cent occurrence at Washington have but inten-
sifed the devotion of Mr.. Blaine's friends, so
far as heard from.
So far as known, not single delegate elected
as a Blaine man has exhibited any signs of
faltering, and these who began to cast lots for
Blaines garments were ahead of time. If he
has been killed ny the Congressional confeder
ates, he makes a lively corpse, and his sfriends
are waking him with great enthusiasm.
The Onto Candidate.
Mr.. Hayes has many Ohio friends including
announcing his qualifications, and who predict
his nomination. Some of the Blame men here
have Hayes on their tickets for Vice President,
but the idea does not strike the OHIO men fav-
orably. Adjutant General Wyckof is at the
head of the Hayes force.
Col. Rristow's supporters.
Bristow has the liveliest crowd of workers
They have headquarters in Pixies Opera House
and have had "a good Autograph portrait of
Bristow placed in every shop window and pub
lie place, with profuse distribution of cam
paign documents. Their leading spirit is Gen.
John M. Harlan of Kentucky, who was Bris-
tow's law partner, and is his personal friend.
Senator MOrlon's Backers.
Morton has strong delegation of leading
Indiana Republicans; it is headed by eX-Con-
gresham Cumback, Col Holloway and Geo.
w. Fielding. They are earnestly at work in
behalf of "Indiana's great war governor" and
have great confidence of success on the third
IhaU aYnppt a fhnrCqnH m
from Indiana on Monday to encourage their
Southern brethren.
Senator COnLling's Force.
| The Conkling men are here in strong force,
| and late last night their campaign club arrived
from New York, q strong, headed by calcium
| They declare that if Conkling does not receive
the nomination they shall oppose giving it to
any other citizen of New York, and yet the
| names of Hamilton Fish, Gov. Morgan and
Congressman Wheeler are often mentioned as
compromise candidates. The hatred OF Blain
| by Conkling's supporters is intense.
War on MIR. Blaine.
The Washington special of the Boston Jour-
nal says: ut is said that the friends of Senator
| ConkliDg have been very busy for some time
| past in preparing pamphlet collection of all
/ the late charges against Mr.. Blaine. 1t is be-
| ing put ia type in the National Republican
| Office, and large edition will be printed for
| circulation next week in Cincinnati 1t will
| bear no imprint and the desire is to create the
| impression that it originates from another can
didate than Mr.. Conkllng."
RumOrs and SpeculaiiOns.
The Boston Journal of Saturday evening says
| editorially: SIT looks now, if those who have
been prominently named by the Republicans
should go to the wall, that Gov. Hayes of Ohio
would be the compromise candidate. The Re-
publicans would enter upon the canvass with
| an assurance of victory under Blaine, Brstow
or Hayes. New England would scarcely rally
|, to the support of Conkling or Morton; in fact,
| the nomination of either would jeopardize the
state ticket in every New England state save
1 Vermont"
From the New York Tribune: cit is said by
prominent New.York delegates to the Cincn-
natl Convention that if Senator Conkling fails
| to secure an encouraging vote on the first bal
lot, the greater part of his vote will be thrown
| on the second ballot for the Hon. Elihu B.
Washburne, unless some other candidate shall
have received so large vote as to indicate that
| he is the evident choice of the party
The same paper says: Sunday afternoon
number of gentlemen who have influence with
the New York delegation and some of the dele
gates from this city held consultation, and
agreed that it was the duty of the delegation
to vote first for Senator Conkling, and that if
the first ballot proved unfavorable to him it
would be best to vote on the second ballot for
Mr. Washburne''
The names of Washburne and Taft are now
more frequently mentioned as compromise
candidates than formerly. Some of the Bris-
tow club from New York are saying that the
Independents will be satisfied with Mr.. Wash
burpe.
Already there are evidences of the use of
money and the vote of some Southern delegates
may prove surprise.
The Ohio delegates held large and enthusi-
astic meeting at their headquarters at the Grand
Hotel this evening, and resolved to vote con-
stantly for Hayes.
This evening the New York delegation sers.
naded the Indiana delegation at the Grand Ho-
TEL and the multitude assembled in the rotun-
da were addressed by Godlove S. Orth of Indi-
ana, Fred Douglass of Washington, A. b. Cor
NELL Silas b. Bucher and James Turner of New
York All the speakers pledged their respec-
tive states to the support of the nominee of
the convention, and all were guarded in their
remarks, and expressed no preference.
New YORK. June 1O-In an interview with
a Herald correspondent last night Mr.. Blaine
is reported to have said that there was not the
slightest foundation for the rumor that he is
gong to transfer his strength after the first bal
lot, iii hesshould prove unsuccessful either to-
Hayes or Morton. He also denies the truth of
the statement that he is going to make AMIGA
BILE arrangements with Conkling in the interest
OF the Republican party with the understand
ing that he shall have the nomination for the
Presidency next time. He remarked that the
rep Irt that he was going to Cincinnati to look
after his own interests was maliciously false,
and that he never had any idea of doing such
foolish thing
CHICAGO, June II. The Tribune has infor-
nation of plot to prevent the nomination of
BrstoW at Cincinnati, formed by certain
Democrats, and designed to be sprung either
openly or clandestinely in the convention. 1t
Is in brief that series of letters will be shown
or published which are alleged to have been
written by prominent Democratic managers to
different chair of the Democratic central
committees throughout the country urging the
latter to use all their influence to have the dele
gates to the ST. Louis convention unpledged, so
that the convention would be free to nominate
Brlstow in case he is not nominated at Cincin-
natl, because, as the letter puts it, Brlstow is
the best man to serve the interests of the South
and the least likely to excite the suspicious of
the North.
The plot, tho Tribune asserts, is inspired by
the whisky ring, and the letters are Of course
forgeries. Whether they will be used is doubt
full
CINCINNATI, June 11.-About one.half of the
delegates are now here. The rest are expected
tomorrow and Tuesday. Among the distin-
guished men who arrived this morning were
Gov Morgan, Geo. VIM. Curtis of New York;
Gen. Hawey of Connecticut; Jas. Russell Low
ell, Richard I'll. Dana, Judge Hoar and Presi
dent Chadburn of Massachusetts, Hon. Charles
D. Farwell and Hon. Jos. Medill of 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 except Farwel are for Bristow. Far
we'll is advocating the nomination of Hon.
VIM. A. Wheeler, and says there: are several
others Of the Illinois delegation who will 90
with him. He urges this nomination as a com
promise.
The contest between the friends of Blaine
and ConkliDg and Bristow is fierce and threat
ems to become unreconcilable, while between
the friends of Bristow, Morton and Hayes there
is the greatest cordiality and tacit agreement
Of han ha tInra