The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-10

The struggle between the BLAINE men
and the GRANT men for the control OF the
Chicago Convention has become very IN
sesesl!ns one. We gave on Saturday q
sabvlar statement as TO General GRANTS
strength in that body which left him only
tour votes more than o majority, aud added
that this statement was made cut by MS
friends. In that table they claimed only
four votes from Maryland. The news IRON
Maryland, however, Is that GRANT got more
than four Of the delegates. The Baltimore
American, a BLArxx organ, says that the
most IA sorsbIe estimate Of BsaISE's strength
In the Maryland delegation to Chicago
gives him only six votes. The same
papsr sets down GIANTS strength az
sew en-, but the third.tersnsrs claim several
more delegates for him. We supposewe
shall be liberal enough IL we allow him ten
nut OF the sixteen Maryland delegates
~rhis would credit him with six more than
his friends claimed in the table above al
l.ded to, aud would leave him ten more
than majority in the Chicago Convention
Since our article OF Saturday was written,
however, we have positive Information tna'
General GRANT hiss actually lost Mr.. NC
NAMES, OF Pbiiadclpbia. sud several ceie'
gates from the State OF New YORK. So that,
as well as we can Judge at the present
writing, his prospects are not at a''
aattering for receiving the ncn'nation on
the first ballot; and many persons say that
n he fails on the first ballot, he Will never
be nominated.
} The independence Of the few delegates
from New York and Pennsylyan VINO
have already declared their intention 10
vote for BLAINE Is likely TO be contagious.
We said Saturday that Mr.. RoBERrsoN's
good example would probably be followed
by others Of the New York delegates. and
the telegraph columns contained informa-
ton that such had already proved to be the
case. We now expect large break to be
made In the GRANT delegations from CONK-
LING's and CANERoN's States.
But the result OF the contest in Illinois
will either greatly improve or seriously
damage General GIANTS prospects. The
Washington Post OF Saturday contains q
statement very unssvorable toiBIAINE from
that State. We do not credit its statement.
The Chicago Tribune, which is edited by
Hon. JOSEPH MEDrLL, says that up to We'd
nesday night last the results in Illinois
footed up GRANT, 1853; BLAINE, 2O2; WASH
BURSE, IA. We have no information that
any delegates were elected on Thursday.
On Friday, however, twenty-one BLAINE
ri. delegates were chosen in Waukegan, thus
= making the total up to Friday night for
GRANT, 1853; for BLAINE. .223; for WASH
, BURYE, ID.
On Saturday Cook county Chicago is in
...1t) chose delegates. 1t is entitled TO 92. III
s;a,l OF them were elected by the GRANT men
he will be % votes ahead of BLAINE in Ill.,
.Bois. But as there will still be 224 delegates
10 be accounted for (some Of them elected
Saturday, no doubD BLAINE would still
have chance for gaining control Of the
Convention. Our Washington correspond
ent will telegraph the resultin Cook county
or this mornings issue OF the Dispatch, il
e can get it. We state The case as it stood
eiore Saturdays elections, so that each |
ader can make the necessary additions |
rhimseh.