The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-06-03

when 1t had called the roll as prepared
by the national committee.
There was = contest in Utah, as in
louisiana, and SO they were omitted.
The chair ruled that as the commit
lees roll had been called, motion to
add any other state or territory was in
order.
Frye said 1t was agreed by the CON-
mittee that Utah should be put upon
that roll tgreat applausel, and that the
secretary Of the national committee
says that Utah's omission was made by
mistake. (Wild applause.
Conkling said II there had been a
mistake 1t should be corrected.
Mccormick, Of Arizona, moved TO
call the roll Of states and territories for
the presentation OF credentials, and for
notice Of contests, and that all such pa
pers be referred without statement or
debate to the committee on credentials.
Adopted.
On the call Of the roll Alabama and
Arkansas gave notice of n contest.
Henderson, Of Iowa, gave notice Of
a contest in ten districts Of Illinois.
tApplause in the galleries..
Warnoth notified Of u contest in
Louisiana.
Contests were also notified in Penn
sylvAnia and Utah. The latter by
Conkling, by request.
Logan moved that instructions be
given to the committee on tickets Of
admission to the convention TO issue
800 tickets daily TO the veteran associa-
tion. That justice had been done to
the veterans by every other national re-
publican convention. and why should II
not be done now and here? (Applause. }
There were veteran soldiers supporting
each Of the presidential candidates, SO
that there was no particular motive in
In his motion. He himself had 10 enter
the building this morning without n
ticket, because he could not get a ticket
from the national committee. He was
here, and he wanted TO see the veterans
also admitted, not TO make noise or
cheer for any man. but to look upon the
convention which had to nominate the
man for whom they would have TO vote.
loud cheers.l Resolution adopted.
Conkling moved that as some of the
committee already appointed could not
report in time for an evening session
tonight, the convention take a recess
until tomorrow morning at IL o'clock.
Hale concurred In the uselessness Of
an evening session, and In Conkling's
motion, which was adopted.
Recess was taken ut 3 p. m. until to-
morrow ut IL O'Clock.
The organization Of the standing
committees to-day indicates clearly
that Blaine's friends have control of
that on credentials, and that the Blaine
and Sherman men will control the
rules and order OF business. This Is
another heavy blow to Grants pros
poets. His managers, however, are
struggling to hold their forces together,
their plan being to endeayor to tire
out Blaine's adherents in the hope Of
causing them to break In such man.
ner rs to give the Grant men power to
control the nomination Of a compro.
mise candidate. But rs Blaine's friends
are by far the most earnest and enthu-
siastic Of all the factions here, the
Grant tail Is not likely TO succeed in
wagging the Blaine dog.
Some shrewd calculators tonight es-
innate Blaine's strength at over three
hundred votes ON the first or second
ballot, while Grants, according to pres
ent appearances, cannot be much larg-
er, and Is believed will be considerably
less on the second.
Pixley, rs chairman OF the consoli-
dated Pacific coast delegation, Is tax
ing an active part In the proceedings,
and the credentials committee of the
house accepted his invitation to meet in
the spacious California headquarters.
Exciting scenes are expected to-mor-
row when the committees report; but
the Blaine men, while very firm, are
concillatory ut all points, as IL calmly
confident Of their own strength.
There still seems to be little conf.
dence anywhere that Sherman or Ed
munds can draw materially from the
two leading candidates.
There continues to be much leaning