The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-05
THE PLUMED KNIGHT.
a Strong Showing for Blaine Of
Maine.
Over Three Hundred Votes Claimed For Hin
On The First Ballet, And More States
To Hear From-The StsubenVllle
Delegation Solid For Him.

1 a
Grant managers are sanguine, the Blain
managers are equally so. The secretar.
Of the Blaine Club estimates the strength
Of the Plumed knight as follows: Ala
bama, 8: Arkansas, 2; California, II; Col
orado, 8; Connecticut, 8; Delaware, 8
Florida, 4; Georgia, 8; Illinois, 81; Indi
ana, 2s; Iowa, %; Kansas, 10; Kentucky
5; Louisiana, 10; Maine, IA; Maryland
10; Massachusetts, 10; Michigan %; Min
nesota, 10; Mississippi, z; Missouri, 10
Nebraska, 8; Nevada, 8; New Hampshire
10; New Jersey, 10; New York, l5; Eortt
Carolina, 10; Ohio, 10; Oregon, 9; Penn
sylyania, 20; Rhode Island, 8; South Car
olina, Z; Tennessee, 5; Texas s; Vermont
10; Virginia, s; West Virginia, 10i Wis
consin, 20; Dakota, 2; Idaho, 2; Arizona
9; New Mexico, 9; Montana, 2; Washing
ton, 2; Wyoming, 2; Utah, 2; District Of
Columbia, l. Total; S07.
The Star Of tonight contains an inter,
view with Mr.. J. W. Bartlett, the Secre-
tary Of the Blaine Club. He says as to
the South: ave have very cheering ad-
vices from that section. They are claim
ing that section as solid in the Convention
for Grant. It won't be, though. Blaine
will get many more votes from the South
ern States than he Is given credit for.
They have not been willing to eoneede Us
much in the South, but we will surprise
them"
"Are you going to make any gains in
ave are. In 1875 Blaine had only
thirty out OF eighty Of the votes from the
New England States. In 1873 he had only
two votes from Rhode Island, now he has
eight. In 1875 he had only two in Con-
necticut, this year he will have over half
OF the delegation. Against seven from
New Hampshire in 1873, he will have the
whole delegation this year, and against
one from Vermont in 1873, he will have
that State delegation solid, after the
complimentary vote for Senator Edmunds.
He will; also have about half OF the
Massachusetts, delegation. He will double
his vote OF thirty in the 1875 Convention.
Maine, of course, Is solid for him."
1OW uQeh nc hL1llu III h16 GNOILlWGob4
"Blaine Is particularly strong in that
section. He will have Iowa and Michi-
gan solid. Michigan was cheated by its
delegation last time. The State was then
solid for Blaine, but the delegation sold 1t
out. This year such proceeding will be
guarded against. In Illinois three OF the
four counties that have chosen delegates
to the State Convention are for Blaine.
We are going TO get good part OF the
States delegation. Indiana Is solid for
him."
as there any thing favorable from New
York and Pennsylvania
"There Is. We have advices from the
very best sources that neither Of those
delegations will be wholly for Grant. In
Pennsylvania this Is especially the case.
There is a revolution in quiet way going
on against the machine in that State. In
New York the same feeling prevails.
Grant will not have all the delegates from
these great States despite the action taken
by the Conventions, and We expect that
Blaine will have very good foothold in
both OF those delegations when the voting
time comes. In 1875 Blaine had not q
vote from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Ken
lucky to start with. This year he will
certainly have thirty in Indiana, with
some from each Of the other States mem
toned. This shows further'h how great his
gains have been"
"But the Blaine strength has also dimin-
ished in some States2"
"0nly with reference to Illinois. He
had more delegates from that State in 1875
than we hope for now. You know Illinois
Is Grants home, but we hope TO make such
showing from there that We won't be
ashamed"
"How many votes is Blaine going to have
when he enters the convenhonW
"Oyer three hundred. We estimate
three hundred and fifty-nine. This will
be within twenty votes Of nominating him.
Vermont, after It's complimentary vote Tor
Edmunds, will then fall into the Blaine
ranks. Other complimentary votes will
come in-0hio, for instance: but We pre-
dict that the break after the first ballot
will crowd the Blaine column much more
than is absolutely needed"
SrEuBRSvILLE, o., April S.-The Jeffer.
son County Republican Convention, TO
choose delegates to the State Convention
was held in the Court House this alter
noon. The attendance was large, both the
Blaine and Sherman wire pullers having
done all they could to have their men
present, but 1t was evident from the start
that the first named were largely in the
majority. The Blaine boom was inaugur
ated by the selection Of I. B. Coulter a
chairman, after which they would have
had plain sailing II the Sherman men had
not flibustered by making motions TO ad
iourn, &c. This sort Of tactics caused the
widest disorder TO prevail, half the dele
gates in the Convention being on theil
leet at once, yelling at the top OF theil
voices and gesticulating wildly. Majol
i CARAT, who engineered the Blaine side
however, kept his temper, and at last hac
A motion passed authorizing the Chair L
appoint committee Of five to select dele
gates. The committee consisted OF Judgt
j. W. Jordon, s. B. Campbell, James N,
Riley, city; Elisha Haines, SmithfelC
township; John O. Mcintosh, Gross Oreel
township, all ardent admirers OF the
plumed knight. After q short absence
he committee returned into convention
aud reported the following delegates. y
B. Coulter, James Z. Sarratt, ". L, Elliott
Capt. John Deyinney, Kenneth MeLen
nan, John Mccoy, w. L. Sutherland. Al
ternatest ". Healer, W. N. Kerr, W. Bur
gess, W. P. Hays, W. O. Ong, Q. II. For
and Robert W. Chambers. All the dele
gates are Blaine men. as are also the altel
mates save two, W. O. ong and W. l
Hays. who are forSherman, and they wer
put on 10 keep the Sherman men from g
Inc entirely crazy. But they will nege
rel an opportunity to cast a ballot in tn
State Convention. The Hruld which, !
In connection with the Jack Irwin, j. /
) Dalton and W. G. ong ring, who backe
sherman, are nearly heartbroken, for
addition TO losing the county for she
!. man, have had their grip on the Republ
: can party OF the county loosened to sue
: an extent that they will never again regal
: 1t W.T. Allison, Of the Ohio Press,
' jubilAnt, as he was an advocate Of Blatn
r BIaine In Iowa.
DEs MoNEs, April S.-Twelve or fiitee