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

AN ANXIOUS RECESS.
The GRANT MEN ELATED AT THEIR UNEXPECTED
Observation-Disclosures SUPPORTERS ANXIOUS But
CONFIDENT-THE sHERMAN MEN CAUTIOUS.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUNE
CUGCAGO June 7.-1he moment the Convention
took a recess there was an Immediate stampede for
hotels and for dinner after which there remained
about an hour and half, during which there were
many anxious consultations among friends Of all the
candidates. The friends of Grant the best sat
i>drd with the result of the balloting at tho day
session. Their vote at the start had been larger
than they had any night to expect that it
would be- and had been remarkably steady
from tho beginning to the end. For days
they have been sorcly afraid that 1t would be
impossible for them to prevent tho nomination OF
Mr. Blaine on one of the early ballots and they
wcro agrccably surprised when they fOnud their
vote little exceeded 800 During the recess they
were everywhere admonshing their friends to
stand firm and assuring them they had only to hold
the vote of the afternoon solid in order TO win In the
end
Tire Blaine aud Sherman people were httle
n!armcd though net In the least discouraged. Jlhe
former had expected to receive considerable re-
nf,rcc,nenta after the roll had been called four or
hyc times, and the stcadincss Of tho lines
which they hoped would break, not
htilo disconnected them. There was q report
about the hotels that the votes upon which
tho Blaine mon were depending wero to
como 10 them on condition their candidate led nll
others and that his failure to take first place re-
leased them from that Obligation Whether this be
true or not, It is certain that tho Blaine managers
had no idea last night that eighteen ballots could
be taken without the nomination OF the Senator
from Maine. Tho probable events of the night were
fully discussed at the Blaine headquarters bv men
ol,n XYh
had 10 very definite information upon
which to base opinions. The managers
them,clvcs were 80 busy that they were not to be
seen. The general feeling WAS that very critical
period for Blaine had arrived The men who had
voted for him In the afternoon, with few unm-
portant EXCEPTIONS could be expected to stand by
him indefinitely, but that would not DO enough
To win the battle he must begin to gain, and must
nut Grant in the second place Until he did this 1t
vas said, it could hardly bo expected that tho
yayering votes which go to the winning side could
be brought over. How to get twenty-five or thirty
votes more and got them early after the recess was
a problem over which tho Blnlne men were much
perplcXod.
THE SHERMAN STRATEGY
The Sherman men wcro. il anything. more disap-
pointed at he result of the days baIloting than the
supporters Of Senator Blaine In tho first place,
they. ike the Blaine men. were disappointed that
they did not get more votes the first ballot, ana at
the obstinate refusal of their strength to grow At
the pamo te they could see no reason, SO they sald
for Withdrawing the name of their candidate or
transferring any Of his support to Blaine, even II
they were tempted to do "Tho way to pre-
vent General Grants nomination." sad an active
Sherman man. i, to keep Mr.. Sherman In the Held.
As long as he remains candidate. supported by
Ohio the Southern votes that were cast for him
knf
Shcrman's friends In Ohio were to attempt to
transfer their vote to any ono eIsc-Baine Tor III
stancc-tho Southern votes would Immediately nc
bcvoud control and the Grant people would
pobblo ND the greater portion OF them."
Whatever force there might be IN tins, the sherman
mon held on seadfastly than 1t was generally
cxpected they would, and during the recess no in
timaton could bo obtained that any of them IN
tended TO desert their leader. Tho Sherman canvass
has been n remarkable one ever since the hepuDH-
cans first began to gather ut Chicago III preparation
for the Convention. Though he IS the third candl-
date in the race aud without those personal quail
ties which Blaine possesses, and when attract anu
bind men to the Senator from Maine, Mr.. Sherman's
friends have made persistent canvass that has
challenged the admiration Of all lookcrs-on, and yet
il has seemed 70 make very little headway ih moro
than "A week that il has been in progress III Chicago
THE MINOR VOTES.
Tho votes secured by Edmuuds, Washburne and
Window were looked on i'll all estimates made
durinp tho recess as siro in the end to 30 to OF
the three leading candidates.
Among tue many rumors ail1at about the hotels
during the recess Of the Convention this afternoon
was one that there were six delegates from LOuisi-
ana who were inclined to vote for Blaine during the
afternoon session, but that when Senator Conkllng
heard of it, he had consultation with Senator
Kellogg, chairman of the delegation, who afterward
requested the delegates not to 90 over 10 Dlalhe'
Tho rumor is gwen only for what 1t is worth.
MIR. CONKLING PIQUE0.
There is m amusing explanation OF Senator
Conklinc's peculiar method of announcing the vote
of New-York this morning. When Mr.. JOY OF
Michigan, was casting the vote of his State tho
other day on some question: he stated that one men,
her of the delegation was absent on the Committee
y, Credentials. and asked permission to cast his
vote. saving they knew how he would vote.
Tha WAS refused. The NewYork member of
the Committee on Credentials was also absent from
the Convention. but when Mr. COnklnG announced