New-York tribune., 1876-06-27

ney. The six delegates who were absent are under
stood to comprise four infatiOnsts and two 11lden
men. This division will make the Illinois delegation
stand on the first ballot, % for Tilden and 10 for
other candidates, and its vote IN Convention 11l2
for Tildcn and 9l2 for other candidates.
very bitter contest is in progress to-day in the
Ohio delegation. At meeting this morning the Al
len men demanded the election of Gen. Thomas
Ewing to represent Ohio on the Committee on ResO-
lutions. The ground of this demand was that the
State Conversion having instructed the delegation
to vote for Gov. Allen, that vote would be only "a
barren idealty" if the State is represented on the
Committee on the Platform by man who repudiates
the very ideas which give Gov. Allen his prom
nence and make his candidacy mean anything. The
Thurman men on the delegation. however, are in
a majority and are able to have things
their own way. They WILL at n meeting this
evening, elect one.of their own number to be the
Ohio member of the Committee on Resolutions; and
after voting once for William Allen in the Conven-
tiOn they will cast their votes for Senator Thurman.
The Allen men, when their candidate retires from
the field he is liable to do early in the fight, will
probably go over to Gen. Hancock. They will do
this not because they like Gen. Hancock particu-
larly, but because he seems most likely to rally
about him the anti-Tden elements. The feeling of
the Thurman men toward Gov Tilden is of n very
pleasant character and should Mr.. Thurman's nomi
nation become fixed impossiblity his friends
more liable to go over TO the support of Gov. Tden
than to any one else.
IMPORTANT SOURCE OF STRENGTH.
One of the things on which the lilden men rely to
prevent the combination of all the supporters OF
other candidates against them is the friendly feeling
of the supporters of Gov. Hendricks. Many Of the
men who are now supporting Gov. rilden were
friendly to Gov. Hendricks in 1868. There seems
now to be the best of personal feeling between the
two delegations. The Tilden men have appealed to
the Hendricks men to remember their past relations
and not to make bitter personal fight if their own
candidate should be found to be impossbility
This morning the Indiana delegation called in a
body on the New-York delegation. A speech of
reception was made by Senator Kernan and one in
reply by Attorney General Won Buskirk of Indiana
Both speeches were to the same friendly effect, that
each delegation intended TO push its candidate by
all honorable means but that there no intention
of making personal warfare upon the other, and
that the rivalry is TO be at all times fair and
friendly.
The Tilden men also have hopes of the frierdlness
of the Thurman men. who they think will be more
apt to make Gov. Tden their second choice than
any other man. Attempts Were put forth late last
night to form convocation of all the opponents OF
Gov. Tilden An informal conference was held, but
Tilden men look upon this as a friendly sign. The
conference came to nothing as was inevitable at
this stage of the canvass. These attempts are re-
newed to-day, and will be renewed every day until
success is reached or failure is assured.
Two-THIRDs RULE NOT FEARED.
While il Is easier for the leading candidate TO
name the nominee in case he Is himself defeated
than il was at Cincinnati it is also easier under the
two-thirds rule for the opposition TO prevent the
nomination of the strongest man. II hostile com
bination can lie formed of anything over 1913 votes
which hold together, Gov. Tilden cannot be nomi-
mated. The States which would be necessary to
such combination are Indiana with - votes Ohio
with %, Pennsylvania with 30, Kansas with ., and
Tennessee with IL. These are the only
States which are prominent united in
hostility TO Gov Tden. They command
holding solidly together, SO votes, leaving
a little more than forty 10 be obtained to make the
one-thrd and a fraction necessary to defeat Gov.
1idems nomination 1t viii be easy to see here
after whether such combination can be effected or
on whom it can be made. Ii is TO he remembered,
however that Gov Iilden has some seven or eight
delegates in Tennessee, and at least as many III
Pennsylvania. One prominent Pennsylvania
claims for him 13. In Ohio the Thurman men are
considered friendly. The combination to hold all
these votes therefore must necessarily be upon some
one more acCeptaDlc 10 tnOSe Who now d'Vi ihu0H
than Tilden himself.
So far Gov. Tildens support in New-Engiand and
the Northwest seems mistaken. There is no
change to report in the New-EnglaDd vote. The
Wisconsin delegation met this morning, and voted
10 TO for Tilden. Minnesota is solld for him, and
Iowa also In Illinois, 90 of the delegation are said
to have been pledged to Gov. Tilden. and the dele
CATION is expected by his friends to vote as unit
This is a decided gain since the election of the dele
CATION. Then, not more than 81 of the delegates
were believed to be for him, and his friends did not
claim more than ~ at the outside. There Is also
announcement from the East in the assurances
given by prominent members Of the New-Jersey del
eQation that whenever the nine votes of New-Jersey
will nominate Gov. Tden. he shall have them.
$4,000 BET.
John Morrissey gave substantial evidence OF his
confidence in Tildens availability this morning by
betting $40 600 with opponent that Tide would
be elected if nominated. He said that he was Will
ing to bet $4,000 more that he would be nolnl-
mated. Five thousand dollars were paid down. there
remaining So 900 TO be paid in October The papers
were signed this morning at the Southern Hotel.
The bet was brought about by wager OF 900 made
by a Western man that Morrissey did not dare to
bet $4,000 on Tilden's success
REVOLT AGAINST JOHN KELLY.
There is revolt of large number OF his own del
egates against John Kelly and it seems TO have put
him into anything except a pleasant state OF mind
Something has been said already abont his treat
ment of Abram s. Hewitt, and his refusal TO take
his old friend by the hand. 1t is said now that this
is because Of some remark III reference to J0hn
Kellys carly history, which reported to him as
coming from Mr.. Hewitt, but which Hewitt never
made. The most amusing incident of all is that