The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-13
KERR's CONDITION.
CINCINNATI.
The Morton View OF the Situation

CINCINNATI, June l2.-The Mortor
men, starting with the assumption that
Blaine will not recover in time to secure
in the convention the vote he otherwise
would, even il presented there at all, are
in much better spirits to-day than yes
terdny, claiming that the danger Of the
defeat Of their candidate has lcssened
and that what danger lie has to feat
comes from II new sourCe-not, as ycster'
day, from Conkling, but from Hayes
They assert that the efforts made by the
Conkling men to secure the Southern
votes THAT being supposed to be the most
vulnerable quarter) have failed, and that
the delegates from that section, coloret
and white, remain as yet faithful to those
whom they were pledged to support
The chief reliance Of Morton is on tho
accessions which II % believed will CONT
70 him from the Blaine men in the North
west and Northeast, should it be fount
the latter could not be nominated. 1t is
claimed that third OF Iowa, a portion oi
Wisconsin, a shore Of Michigan a por
tion Of Illinois, and n pretty full vot'
from Maine will go for Morton whcr
Blaine drops out. The number to bt
thus obtained from Illinois is not nj
large as has been claimed by some. Col
Ingersol, and about five others will probat
ly make up all that can be obtained from
that source. Rather to the disappoint-
ment Of some, the delegations from In
diana, are assorted to be determined to
stick to Morton to the bitter end and have
no second choice. The contested seats from
Alabama will be the first matter which
will come before the convention, which
will create any discussion. II will be
preceded only by formal business.
ORDER OF PROCEEDING.
The convention will be called 10 or
der by Gov. Morgan, New York, Chair
man OF the National Central Committee
who will make!a brief address not ex-
ceeding five minutes in length. Their
Judge Stanley Mathews, te mporary
President will address the convcn
tion, after which the committees or
Credentials, Resolutions, &c., will be ap.
pointed. With the report OF the former
the Alabama case will come up. It is
proposed by some to settle the difficulty
by admitting neither, but the feeling
among the Blaine, Morton and Conklint
men seems to be in favor Of admitting
what is known as the Spencer delegation
since none OF its members will vote fol
Bristow, who is regarded us u common
enemy, and since the friends Of each o
the three candidates above named hope
for strength from the Spencer delegation
which they claim has a shadow more O
legality about it than the Warner one.
BLAINE's FRIENDS STILL CONFIDENT.
Owing to Blaine's attack, Sunday, The
aggressive warfare on the part OF hie
friends, was not very active to-day, ant
much OF their time was necessarily spen
in reassuring the delegates who had beel
alarmed by the tone Of some Of the dis
patches which were received from Wash.
ington. These apparently unfavorabl
kilograms we're met by others received
from his family; and it cannot be saiel.
said that as yet any votes have been los
to him by his sickness. Should his con
dition remain 'unimproved for "a hour
more however, there are said to be sew
eral who would support him only on in
formal ballot this evening,
Senator Logan claims that Blaine viii
have 800 votes on the first formal ballot
and on the second will secure enougl
waiverers TO put him through. Senator
Logan denies that he Is at heart for Conk
ling, asserting that the choice of the Con
vention must be between Blaine an,
Bristow and the Senator from New York
and that he is in favor Of the former.
BRIsrow CLAIMS.
The Bristow men are making claim
that on the second formal ballot thei
candidate will have 200 votes. They sa,
that instead Of tho two votes iormerl,
allowed Bristow in Illinois he will hay
six, and after a ballot 81 two nearly al
Missouri will unite on him. They admi
that as yet their force is chiefly made VI
Of scatterers, of a few delegates from cacl
State; but they claim that those will stant
firm against all pressure and per
suasion and will not allow them