, 1880-02-22

expenses. The Ohio Congressman have ave oeed zen
CnGcressmen con- e % from adjacent States. The foE'
lowing is the claim Of the Chicago Commlt
3es Farley Galf2aia; HasssiH MesGsi % Forida
Goudy. Cor Illinois; Ham, Iowa, Eaton, Kan-
sss; Jonas, Louisiana; Horsey, Maryland;
Prince, Massachusetts; Kanter, hlichigan,
Lachrsne, Minnesota; Miller; .;,, Se91aShn; Mana
5h;7s: Ks7s'nfH HeSf Sfsads Ssw YoPf Whitaker! Ore
eon: Scott, Pennsylvania; Bragg, Mlscon-
sin. This Is precisely half of the whole mum,
her of delegates, and if the estimate Shonlo
be borne out by the facts It would make e ihe
unestion one OF easy solution. 1t was niso
ssid at the Chicago headquarters that Ran
dali had expressed himself as in favor OF
Chicago.
UNWILLING TO EMPRESS THEIR PREFER
for Presidential candidate. John 6. Thomp,,
SON, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House and 15
he he left out out Of their fight OF course he ex-
blamed it would be very impolitic to talk
about such things now mGmoer ao1d,3ns o5 3ae
Of sentiment regarding a candidate is CHAOTIC.
think in our small delegation there are adj
herents Of Thurman, Tilden, Hancock. and
Hendricks. We are in favor Of Thurman If
we can see any chance nn,,. for hlm, put ms t1s
", Wouid n like the Convention to be
held at Cincinnati because We think
it might help decide the fate, OF Ohio.
Missouri don't need it, and Illinois is hope
lesly Republican Ohio Is doubtful , State,
depends p n IS; On what Tnden and his friends
want When the New York mob gets here
they will decide it. Cincinnati has eighteen
votes pledged, and, # Tilden is willing, l
think we shall carry the day.
S. s. cox
was found buzzing about in the crowd, max
ing jokes and talking M9'gp politics q II s,;I an
axa5st snd sam ann not sd4 afrsid to 10 say Aif It:
/ said it four years ago, and my constituency
@ stood '5s1 5ight by me- and it has stood by me
There IS q story that Randall is Tilden's
choice In case his own prospects do not come
up to the expectation Of his friends. ..
Mit sayer, sxcons1eSsmaGn from I'm, p,
Cincinnati, and Mr.. Tiiden should not an
friends after while. Mr.. Tilden stands well
in the estimation Of our people, and Wall make
q good second choice"
Mr.. q. II. Finley, of Minnesota, one OF Mr.
T!dens alleged trusted Mentsnints t a;s sayS snd
!
IIlden will be nominated. don't ttilnk,
howeyer., ,, he SAID. ''that a majority Of the
delegates here will be for him, but that indi-
Gates nothing. Some Of these men are mere
by accident The delsSate from no1nodrs my oMe Me
has not particle Of Influence, amd ms vole '3
against the interests Of 1fr. Tilden will
amount to nothing" +.
At midnight the prospects Of Chicago have have
the outlook 1or Chicago was not bright Late
in the afternoon they began to improve, me
Chicago delegation having secured nine votes
absolutely, which is more than any other
delegation has pledged, notwithstanding me
the uncertain element still, however, was
the Tilden, there being probably fifteen dele,
gates that would not utter 2 syllable unit until
Perry Smith. who ought to know now
Tiiden had decided . few days ago
not to take any part in this contest Or express
any preferences. There have been fears,
however, that he mag have changed hls
mind, and the positive declarations OF the 81.
Louis delegation created the impression that
those fears ...
WERE WELL FOUNDED.
The Chicago plan is, in the event that Til
den has no preference, to secure nearly AT
the Affirmative Tiiden strength, which would
carry. the Convention to Chicago. Three
new delegates, the ones from Maine, New
Hampshire, and Vermont are pledged TO-
nigh; for Chicago. On the midnight train
ex-senator Barnum, of Connecticnt Chair
man of the Committee, and Dr. M1lier. of
Omaha, arrived here fresh from consultation
with tie master OF the Democratic party.
They had hardly registered before John II.
Thompson, Strgeant-atArMs and leading
spirit i'll the Ohio delegation, and Goudy, OF
Chiraso. sought their views; No direct in
r<-, ri, HIT ThFtr