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BEFORE THE BATTLE,
The Cincinnati Arena.
SITUATION TODAY.
It is Very Much Mixed.
4ILDEN'S WITHDRAWAL.
VARIOUS VIEWS OF IT.
It's Meaning and Results.
WORKING UP BOOMS
CHANCES OF CANDIDATES.
PRELIMINARY WORK.
Meeting Of State Delegates, etc.
WORKING UP BOOMS
CHANCES OF CANDIDATES.
PRELIMINARY WORK.
Meeting Of State Delegates, etc.
Special to The Star.
THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC CON.
VENTV0N.


VENTION.
Review of the Situation To-day.
CINCINNATI, o., June 21.-The real preliminary
work OF the convention begun to-day. Most of
the delegations, all OF whom are now here held
meetings to discuss the question of candidates
and to agree upon the incidental subordinate
officers of the convention and Of members of the
national committee.
A Variety OF Views rs to NIr. Tit.
den's Letter-ls it a Bid for the
Nomination!
The letter of Mr.. Tflden which was read to the
New York delegation last night, has been
thoroughly discussed. and variety OF opinions
prevail. Although it is carefully labelled ''let-
ter OF declination," good many regard 1t as
bid for the nomination. The Tiden men In the
New York delegation are greatly puzzled what
TO do with 1t. The document has certainly I'M
proved Tflden's prospects In the south. But the
general belief is that his name will not be pre-
sented to the convention.
Views Of the Cine innati Papers.
The morning papers here take different views
OF it. The Enquirer this morning says that SIT
now remains for the convention to be as un-
selfish as patriotic and as guardful Of the sue
Mr.. Ttlden has shown himself in his letter.
The Gazette thinks he is still In the race and
will be balloted for In the convention.
The Commercial is doubtful over the meaning
than removes the embarraSsmentS OF the dem
OcratS.
Working up the BOOms-NO Candi-
date SO Far who can Control One.
third OF the Convention.
The result OF the meetings to-day show that
there is no organization in the interest of any
candidate that amounts to the control of one
third of the convention. Mr. Bayard has few
solid delegations but NO more than Gen. Han
COCK, and neither has much strength among
the divisions of the others. Other candidates
like Payne, OF Ohio. have no full delegations to
support them, though he is urged by nearly all
OF the Tilden interest. Judge Field has an ac-
tive working organization that claims to have
made since Saturday tnroadS in all directions.
This and the Tflden organization appear to be
the only ones that have any head.
A State Of Doubt and Fear.
The fact is, that the absolute withdrawal of
Seymour followed by the almost unexpected
withdrawal OF Tilden, have thrown all Of the
delegations into state OF doubt and fear.
Seymour Out Of the Field.
The hope was earnest that Seymour would
accept and be nominated on the first ballot by
aeclamation, and thus solve the situation, but
his candidacy in all of the delegations this
morning was reluctantly abandoned.
Mr. Tildem,s Attempt to Name the
candidate Embarrassing the Del
egates.
Mr. Tilden's attempt to name the candidate
from Ohio has embarrassed the delegates more
than If his own name should be submitted. for
there is general unwillingness to transfer the
entire presidential contest to Ohio In October
Working Against Payne.
There has been earnest work therefore since
yestesday to defeat Payne, and the Ohio dele
gates have been relied upon to help secure 1t.
1t is openly proclaimed that he could not defeat
Garfield In Ohio In october; that he Is support
ard Oil Co.; that he has not even been Consist
ent on the financial question. and that In fact
ne could not make as good run as Thurman.
ON On tne other hand It Is claimed that he is the
vember, provided new York candidate is out
Of the question. The New York delegation dis
cussed Payne's candidacy again to-day, and did
not meet much enthusiasm. 1t is doubtful if
nall OF the delegation can be united On him.
Bayar and His Speech in 1861.
There was considerable talk In the southern
delegations about Bayard, but good deal of
timidity was exhibited over his Dover. speech
In 1861. which his friends claim will not affect
MN In the least Printed copies OF it are here
a time when leading men In both parties
thought peace was possible and preferable to
war. senators Hampton and Butler, Belmont
port ana If they can unite the south New Yorkts
support Is not improbable.
JeWett's Chances.
To Jewett the Ohio objection is also made,
though it is claimed that he is resident of New
York and could be nominated from that state.
There Is less said against his record while his
ability and character are not.Questioned.
Judge Fields Headquarters
are the most prominent in town, and his can
vass continues the most active, but, like the
other candidates. no estimates OF his strength
are furnished by his workers.
A Conference
OF New York. Indiana, Connecticut and New
Jersey was arranged for this morning to see
Ii those states could not concentrate upon some
candidate, but as Indiana adhered to Hendricks
1t did not amount to much.
Summing Up.
There Is absolutely no data upon which to
base even an intelligent guess as to the proba-
Die nominee OF the convention It is therefore, mo
easy matter to sum up the prospects. There
are 1SS votes, and under the two-thirds rule 492
votes are necessary to choice. There are
twenty certain "prObabler and "pOSStblon