, 1880-02-23
Junc 10 tho Probable Date for
Holding the Democratic
Convention.
The Delegates to the Utica Con-
vention Very Largely in
Grants Favor.
Very Little Doubt Of the Conventions In
struoting in Favor Of His Nom
iQation.
THE DEMOCRACY.

WHERE SHALL TIE CONVENTION uE HEIDI
Sp<etat Dfspateh 10 The Chicago Ttbuns.
WARRINGTON. ,Feh. @.-The contest between
tho thrco rivnl cities, Chicago, Cincinnati, mud
st. Louis. for tho Nntionul Democratic Convcn-
tion, hns boon very animated to-day. Tho
friends OF cueh city insisted that their locality
WIS certain ia be chosen, but 1t Ia prutty gen.
crally conceded tonight. ntter callcuses which
have boon held, TINT tho rcnl contest Ia between
Chicago and Cincinnati. Tho meeting likely to
havo tho mo8t effoet upon tho cholre WIS held
this evening ut the rooms Of ox.Henat1r Iar1lutn,
ChAlr1nan Of tho Commtttec,' and lasted Until
nearly midnight. 1{r. Darnum had called this
nlcoting for tho purpose Of ascertnlning whnt
the real strength Of Cincinnati Wits. Thoro were
present ut this meeting the managers 0! tho
Cincinnati movement and tho delegates fronl
Ma!ie. New Hampshire, atd Vcrns0nt Tho
ChcAgn delegation has rolled upon the votes Ut
these three Northern Now England ,States but
tho fhct that tho delegates weEo present Mt tho
routns 1T Mr.. fArnu1n shows TINT thetr votes Gun
no lungcrbo relied upon for Chicago. Tho ro-
Ruit OF this conference ut tho Arlington. to
which Mr. Oouly, tho delegate from Illinois,
does not seem to hnvo been invited. was TINT
THE CINCINNATI MKN CLAIM
TINT thoy Will succeed OF thu first bAllot. Tho
following ia tho CnelnnnH csttmnt1: Necessary
to n choice, 20; total number Of yotcs for Cln-
cinnati upon tho first bllot, 70. This voto IL
,nade up Ut tho Solid South. with tho possible
exception OF Texas nld Fl0rfdu, and ut tho three
Now England States, Maine, Nuw Hampshire,
lai Vermont. The Cincinnati delegation has
the advantage of tho shrewdcst ,nauagcrs that
ever visited Washington. They have MISC
to thoIr advantage tho somowhnt fictitious
argument, perhaps, ns to doubtful Btato.
At nil evonts they Aro very enthusiastic,
and confident that this cstilnats Ut
their chanccs to- night Is entirely accl1ratc Gin
cinnAu also clains that Darnun,, Chalrtnan OF
tho Commlttoot will ctdcavor to nuke tho voto
unanimous for Cincinnati, nftor 1t shall become
nppnrcnt by show Of hands thAt that eity has a
majority. lie scumB to tAye Indicated ua much
to tho Cincinnati delegation. which mot Mt his
room, Tonight, and practically said that II thoy
could shuw him TINT thpy hud the winning ho
would not oppose them. Tho first voto 0f 13nr-
NUN, Chairman, and Prince, Secretary, hDwoyor,
will probably 10 cast for 1T. Louis. Tho Clncin-
natl mon arc SO cortain Of thor figures TINT they
Say, lato Tonight, that, oyAu II st. Louis should
win.
TIE CitICAdO ltHN
Ind a meeting Tonight With clOael doors At tho
luygs lIouAu headquarters, to tAk0 1flcllsurcs to
sooure, II possible, tho location Of tho coming
Convention In C''tcago. a committee WIS ap-
pointed, consisting Ut Mcssrs, MUlyfllo W. Fuller,
Potter pa.mcr, and Perry II. Smith, to prosent
lnorrow. Fuller Ia to present tho political atl-
vnntages Of Chicago. tho accessibility, aud tho
fA!rlless with which tho proceedings OF tho Con.
yont.on will be tronted. 1t will be nrgod In this
connection TINT Chicago Ia thu only plaoo out
eIdo of New Yurk whore tho prc8s fAullitoa for
publishing daily verbatim reports Of tho pro-
ceodings arc entirely elual tn tho oceaalon. This
Is true In epito If tbs fRGt that tho Dninocrlt1o
party bus no Official orgun there of any weight
or influence; but they Will claim for Chicago
TINT, Notwithstanding this, thcre will bo man.
!fostod a disposition on tho pnrt Of tho largo
tja!lles therc TO publish tho fullest and 'falrpst
duly reports. BIZ. Palmer will present tho nd
ypntnges OF Chlcago with referoneo to hatols,
a1ld hopes to mako It clear that neither Of tile
competing cltics-Cinalnnau and Ut. Louis
can vie with hcr in that respect. Tho ChlcaKo
mon say that It, Louis 10 vtrtually cut 0f tue
tight now, and TINT the
srnuauI.n WILL LIE nErwEEN CHICAGO AND GIN"
CtNNATI.
Eomo OF tho Delegates have masl0 out sIntcs, nut
those cannot bo depended on. lii. Springer
counts On nineteen Of tho Committee as certain
for Chicago. OthoF estimates arV ~ low a. nine.
The Cincinnati men count largely on tho yoto
Ut tho South. This aspcut ut the tight "as
commented OIL at tho sucoting Of tho chIcago
delegates tonight, aud som0 time WIS spent
In discussing It. 1t wna urg0l by seVerul
OF tho delegates, and tho opinion In
dorscd by others, that such demonstration
OH tho part Of thu solid 6oush would be ILL.,
jurious to tho party, and tond to o1cfto dlsse1i'
s!ou In the Convention. Ihero seems to te no
rcason why tho geographical position OF Cinci1'"
mutt should entite 1t to the franchises OF 6outh-
crn delegates ~ whote. .......
| Tho u,a,at enthusiastic estmate OF tho Chicago
chntces Tx tho bllos for Chicago at u; tho Moso
conservative eatitnats places It Mt II. Iepro-
s9nfattyo epsfnXcr who T. rathor satigu!nvM n ~
racihu Cxtast. the solii Northwest, Aalue. New
fiampahtre;,i VeFnont, New York.. pent.-
aytsaniu. NS'n, larsey, Florida. and TGxns.
New England 'F'' Atntes si4lnod aru
pledged to cincinnrat'pIt, u certain Tonight,
| BY tho spectre OF tho Bold Sptith, aud il dis
| poseti t., attribute q l!oasibld d9fest 10 that
ealuso. WhAtovor tho political effect Ut suuh No.