New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-08

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pointed in their hope that they would lead the
Grant men on tho first ballot by 10 to 10 votes
Mr. Biaiuc's closest friends did not share the SAN
! guine expectations of some OF the Oialne
men concerning the first ballot William +. Chand-
Ter was reported last night as expecting
not moro than 2S5 for Blaine at the start; whH
other Blaine men, less experienced ana snIe"u'
were confidently predicting 300 or 30.
THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT.
The announcement showed 2S4 for Blame ana
3O4 for Grant 03 for Sherman, 81 for Edmunds III
for Window and 80 for Washburne. The Grant men
were eatcd and sent up great cheer, whiIe Mt.
Conkling swung his hand above his head ana
laughed with delight. .
The second ballot began at once, soon after IL
O'Clock. 1t proceeded without change until FIorlua
was called, and reported as before for Grant.
A colored delegate declared that the vote was not
correctly reported and the roll of the delegation
was called This coOred delegate voted for Blaine.
and one of his fellows of tue same hue made 10
audible response, while his lips worked nervousY.
The secretary reported the vote as SIX Tor GrahU
and one for Blaine, and W. W. Hicks. with great
show of Indignation declared that the vote Ior
Grant was seven This was not true. The sccrc-
tary called the roll again, and when tho
name of tho colorcd delegate who had not
voted was called he stood hesitating ana
stammerng in full sight of the Convention
At last his lips formed tho word "Grant" ana Ills
vote was counted. The changes on this ballot w'ro
only tring the followers of almost every candidate
standing sudly by him. Grant lost vote III florlua
l in North Carolina and in Virginia, ana galneu
each in Massachusetts. Mississippi, PennsylVaha
| and Wyoming. General Garfield received his maiden
vote as a Presidential candidate from some delegate
| from PENNSYLVANIA The announcement maue
visible stir IN the audience. The total of the ballot
showed 4 loss Of . votes to Blaine and gain OF
| for Grant, the figures standing respectively 20
| and 3O5. Again the Grant men cheered anu again
Mr. Conkling laughed with delight.
The tIird ballot was almost an exact repetition OIL
| the second. There wero few changes OF votes
! both in BlainGs aud Grants columns, but 'hey
offset each other aud left the totals of the two ie-
| ing candidates the same as on the second oallo''
| Pennsylvania produced another new candidate on
! tins ballot Benjamin Harrison. Of Indiana VINO
received one vote. Senator Logan stepped back TO
/ Mr. IIarrson's place and laughingly congratulatGd
| hn. The clerk Immediately recommended the ron
! call for the fourth ballot
| Mr.. CoNKIING QUIETLY RrBUKrD.
| Bythis time 1t had begun TO be noticed that Mr..
! Conking used peculiar formula in reporting the
vote of New-Yurk. ContentinS himself with haV-
ING had the roll of the delegation called on the first
! ballot he announced the vote himself on the sub
scaucnt ballots aud did so In this manner: Two
Of the New-York delegates Mr.. Chairman.
are said to he for Mr.. Sherman, u for
Mr.. Blaine, II are for Grant with an
emphasis on the word are or hc would saw l
am informed that delegates are for Sherman
II are for Blaine" and SO on; but Mr..
| ConklIng's bad luck III this Convention stiil i"l-
| lowed him. and for several ballots Mr.. Campbell,
chairman of the West Virginia delegation, cast the
| vote of that state in almost exact nnmicry
| Of Mr. COnklngS method, and created
general laugh at tho Senator'S expense. Aitcr
| Mr. Campbell had two or three times announced
! that ne was informed that l West Virginia
delegate was tor Grant and had stated positively
that the other 3 wcrc for Blame, and had each
time excited a langh. Mr.. Conklng abandoned
| his formula and announced the vote of Ncw-fork
III plain and busness-ikc way This was Mr.
CampbclPs htle playful revenge for Mr.. Conk-
! lings attempt To thrust him out Of the ConVcn-
ton with two OF hIs colleagues in the West
Virginia delegation. because Ec would not swear
| beforehand 10 support the nominee Of the Conyen-
ton On TIN, ballot Blaine lost 1 vote in Maryl land
whchlcft his total 2S. with Grants vote sll stand
ING fun at 3O5. When the vote was announced
there was another cheer Of exultaton from the
Grant men. aud Mr.. Conkling raised hs hands
above his head and led in the applause.
The fifth ballot wasan exact reproduction OF tho
fourth even to the one vote for General CARTEL IT,
and was entirely without incident. except that the
| unfortunate MT. Joy, who nominated James G
| Blaine on Saturday night cast on this ballot "2lG
votes" from Michigan for John" q. Blaine. In the
dearth of anything else to take an interest in, tho
audience made good deal ofsuch slips Of the tongue
| Congressman ButtcrwOrth furnished them with
somo innocent amusement by casting the Sherman
votes of Ohio by mistake for Grant, and enc or two
delegates stood mp in the Ncw-York section to con-
gratulato him on having como over even sooner
th an they expected On tho sixth ballot Blainc'S
vote dropped TO the lowest figure Of the day-2S0.
| The highest figure hat he reached on any Of tho
eighteen ballots taken before the recess was 2S5.
| Tie highest figure of Grants vote at any time was
3O0 and the lowest 3O3 SO that for seventeen bal
lots Baincs vote vihratcd within the marrow space
! of five votes, ard Grants Of SIX.
TIE COLUMNS UNBROKEN.
| The seventh ballet showed Grants total still at
| 3OJ Blanc's at 2sl. When the eighth ballot was
ordered, Mr.. Harrison of Indiana moved n recess.
but it was voted down. There gains aud losses
of = vote hero and there on both sides In the Mary
| land, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia
delegations, hut the totals were Of n monotonous
sarncucss-30G for Grant, 2si for Blaine. Each
| side was holding its vote 40 steadily that the gain
merely Of two votes in Indiana FOR Blaine WAS
received with as much cheering the change OF a
| delegation might have caused in ordinary times,
and tho rise of one vote in the Grant total was re-
criycd with prolonged cheer, Mr.. COmklng again
! leading the applause. On the ninth ballot there
was another slight gain In the Grant vote MIssis-
! sppi giving one and North Carolina another; Blaine
lost vote III Maryland and one ia Virginia and the
total stood 3OS Tor Grant, 2s2 for Blaine. Again
the Grant men chccrcd, and again Mr.. COni-
ling led the applause. On the tenth ballot
Grant lost i. vote in Mississippi aud
two IN North Carolina, all Of which sherman got
and ono vote was cast In the Virginia delegation
for President Ilayc'. The clerks announcement OF
it was received with applause in tho galleries
| Grants total was now down to its old figure 300