The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-08

vIee-presidency - Inskei. "wby," said
they, !" be had rather keep the position he
now has than become the supernuous high
ness Of any administration" Just here !
met General RugRles With General Joseph
Z. Johnston, and the former said, /" Grant
will be nominated. becsusc Sherman will
90 over to him. In fact, Sherman 10 only q
candidate" he added, "to help Grsnt."
White everybody crowded the bulletin
board to see what was the result Of the sec
ond ballot. Mr.. Window. who was sure OF
his ten votes, went by clad In white pants
and vest and aIpaca coat. aud looking a. cool
as bis clothes. In the meanwhile Senator
Blaine left his seat In the Senate and went
home to examine bis dispatches from Chicago
and direct by telegraph the great battle
which his friends were fighting In bis be-
half. From the second to the seventh bal.
lot Grants vote was 800, while Biaine's va
ried from 2S1 to 2S4. Garfield got two votes
once while Sherman, Edmunds, and WASH
burne, held their own. When on the eighth
ballot Grant went up TO 308 and Blaine re-
NAMED at 282, the Grant men seemed en-
couraged. The crowd held their places
around the buletin.board, and now
predicted that there would be O
break soon and somebody nominated.
On the tenth ballot Grant fell back to 305,
and Hayes got 1. This latter fact caused
great deal OF merriment, and showed in
what esteem the occupant OF Mr.. Tilden's
seat is held by the average Republicans.
On the eleventh ballot Grant got 900, just
the vote he had on the Alabama case, and
which at the time was said to be his
strength. The feeling was that Blaine
could have gotten a bigger vote IL his
friends had wanted him TO have it at this
stage Of the proceedings. The Democrats
all day busily watched the progress OF the
baloting. Some were for Grant and some
for Blaine. The latter when questioned said
that IL the Republicans nominated Blaine
the Democrats would have to nominate
Hancock. Time and again your cor
respondent heard Democrats and Repub-
lcans say, 81 thought Grant was to be
nominated by reclamation on the first
ballot; where is the boosted spontaneity >
now" On the thirteenth ballot Blaine
gained two votes from Texas and one from
Virginia. At o'clock some one in the
crowd said, "What has become Of that
man that went all the way to Chicago to
vote for Hayes y" Another said, "Why
Hayes says he would not have the presi-
dency il it were offered him on
a silver plate" and Bob Ingersoll
declares that "he could not be elected
il he were to run by himself" There
was a little stir when on the fifteenth ballot
Virginia gave three votes for Grant which
had been previously given TO Blaine. When
on the eighteenth ballot Grant fell back to
3O3 there was evident disappointment
among his anxious followers. After this
the Convention adjourned until O'Clock,
and the loungers about the bulletin-boards
retired reluctantly.
Blaine Cool, sherman Wakeful.
From our Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 7.-As early rs 8
O'Clock tonight there was an immense
crowd around the telegraph offices after
each ballot. However, as soon as it be-
came evident that no nomination would be
made tonight, the crowd diminished. The
vote OF Grant and Blaine did not materially
change from what it was during the after
noon, and Sherman held his own. There
was laugh as WINDOWS ten votes were con-
announced. On the twenty-eighth
ballot the vote stood Grant. 307 Blaine,
279; Sherman, 92. The Convention then
adjourned until tomorrow morning. The
light again burned brightly in Mr.. Sher-
mems office, and reports are that he is
hopeful. Mr.. Blaine looked cool and con-
tident tonight. The maiority OF the crowd
on the streets tonight are for Grant.