The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-08

reealueu as certain that the committee on
credentials will report in favor of the admis-
sion u inc ILLINOIS delegation. The Blaine
men also claim over 800 on the first ballot
kdmuhds appears to be growing slowly. and
his friends now claim 80 votes on the first h,I-
lot. o"i-
! IL u reported on good authority that Chair
man cessna, of the Pennsylvania delecatior ;
visited the Indiana headquarters, and on his
own respo sibility, but claiming to reprrsent
the most OF his delegation, offered to turn
the vote OF Pennsylvania over in support of a
ticket composed Of Ednunds and Harrison.
lhe Indiana delegation did not discuss the
mater seriously, as Harrison is said. to object
to the plan.
Snerman's friends present an unbroken
front, and claim their candidate will receive
over LOO votes on the first ballot, and when
tue break comes he will be a general favorite.
The Kentucky delegation held a caucus to-
Jay ana reatflrmed the resolution of the State
convention which instructs them to vote as a
unit. Mr.. Z. c. Hubbard, of the delegation
states that Observation-Disclosures action, four of
the delegates will disregard the instructions.
zen. Sherman's headquarters tonight
the Following estimates are made of the first
ballot: After the unit rule is abrocated,
Grant, 297 Blaine, 276; Sherman, 1873. The
name OF Garfield has been quite frequently
mentioned tonight as a possible compromise.
IN the Grant caucus tonight a shorthand
reporter was present during the speeches of
Boutwell, and Conklins. The former de-
clared they had from 1925 to $50 votes on the
first ballot, and that the nomination of Gen.
Grant was secure.
ConklIng said there was no use Of conceal
ing or perverting facts. 1t was time now to
look this matter ~squarely in the face. Not
more than 300 votes were assured for Grant
ON the first ballot.
They need not count on more unless thev
secured them hereafter. He advised, how
ever, that they hold together, through the lst,
I'd and to the 10th ballot if necessary, but
not to yield. They would eventually worry
out their opponents and win. They would
not offer nor accept a compl omise. The
breaks would come from the other candidates
and then they would gain converts.
A committee of one from each State rep
resented at the caucus was appointed to visit
the various State delegations and report pro-
gress tomorrow morning.
At this point of proceedings the reporter
was somewhat sulnmarily removed from the
meeting.
CHICAGO, June 3.-The committee OF
rules at its session last night adopted the
rules Of the Cincinnati convention OF 1876
With three exceptions none of them are i'm
portapt: LIST, Tho order has been changed
} I'd, A section has been added to Rule 8 which
, will do way with the unit rule, allowing in
dividual delegates to vote AS they please
+ Bird, In the national convention the Terri
= tories and District Of Columbia shall not b.
allowed a representation.
AT four O'Clock this morning the COMMITTEES
on credentials, after hearing the arguments o
Col. II. g.. Ingsrsoll and Emory Storrs on tn
Illinois case adjourned TO eleven O'Clock thl
morning without decidin. it.
During the early morning hours a vote wa
taken on the contested Alabama cases O
Smith and Warren, ~(anti-Grant) and tn
committee by a vote OF 81 to Is, three nc
voting, decided to report in favor of admit
e ting both contestants.
If The decentralization of The Grant men
e generally conceded this morning, but the
e. still think that they can beat Blaine by goin
e in a body to some dark horse. Al presel
ot their tendency appears to be to Edmund:
le but his would tend to send the Slerma
and WashOurne men TO Blaine, ana
if fraught with peril to ConklinS and his force,
Certainly the Blaine men have won all IL
e. points in the issue thus far in the preliminal
IN proceedings, AID they continue very col
Of tident.
Tie credentials committee Al the msetir
ii of the convention to-day are still in sessio
a having Just risen to hear the report on Il
y Illinois contest from The SUBCOMMITTEE t
whom it was referred at 70 II this mornin
consisting of Chandler, IF New Hampshire
" Strout. Of Maine RatemSn, OF Ohio; Irac
of New York, and Clayton, Of Arkansas.
.e tHlCAGo, June 3-ll:3p a. m.-Not no
II. than half e thH delegates OF tlr nation
# Republicans Gonvr0tion are yet in their seat
~ The Galleries are threc-qlarters full. II
New York delegation just eIAcrcd with ON
tr ling at The head, who was received with co
Si,jal.t ala a,IjalSp in tlA galleries.,
~ 1880 the floor and galleries were iIilI
Nj. up rapidly. and the scene in lh- hall was We
nj Impressive.
e. Iloar called the convention ~ order at IL:
aAd !rEu2>t1d others tlHn m"mOGrs Ut Il
MA rpuycutIun to withdraw from that part OF t
bail assigned 10 delegates, and directed /
5, ,rrgeant-at-arIis to enforce gie request.
Rev. +. i. Noble offered nV4ycr.
Conkling inquired whether III" commit
~ Oh contested seats was ready to report.
The chair replied that he was told the COZ
al mit'ee was 10! ready. nor likely to be +
r. several hours, perhaps M0t t'ciore + o clock.
runkling. rising agar. Wa Ie'elVed WI
A. marked DEMONSTRATION anu @pliause III
lie galleries. H. said he also understood that
*. report roulG ue had from the rred"ntlal CO
70. mItLee until late this afternoon, and OF cnu,
* no business could properly BE- done ANN /.
rcport >hUult he received audiin' ncnIh+r>i
J.. of tho convention should be established,
al therefore moved 4 rec Is until u ci"tk
IT. night,
= hale asked CoukIing Ia give way 'or IN
If mcnt, bur he declined. llhle marie the 20
.n of order tlnat 4 motion +" '&k ! recess "
dsbutable.
, Cnukling replied to Hale In" only We
,,t ,la. I've conIruIIoE would do before i" 'iO
would be TO sit ON uncI,@Ai01"d '"%'> ami
,, mainline HIS motion, therefore, vas Que
convenience. II vas an @Nen >Hr'r' That
,uplmiltnr Oh permanent "".-alEZNt!on Voc
as rprult the roulinuanrr t tie present pcs
inc officer in lir rlii". It wouli no Ia
five minutes to selllr the permanent olga
tom. There were important GiFsH"As
j., settle Lrre. 1t is said that the r"mmlItec
~ L. rnnnl LA 1t.n1L.lr ~ NM the nIlNf,