The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-05

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CucAao. June 4.-Tbe Convention OPEN
"a an tho third day with dull, cold weather,
indicative Of the feelings OF the friends OF
1.-The leading candidates.
The vote last night cleared away so much
dfbris that it gave all sides some soha iac's
| to 20 upon: 6.
First. Il killed the unit rule from the
start.
/ will be about 325.
1 Third, It settled the fact that the senate
rial triumyirate cannot hold either one OF
the deIeQations--tbat OF Illinois dividing
to-day on the report OF The committee.
Fourth. 1t made the dark horse possible.
HOPES AND PROBABILITIES.
| Although the friends OF General Grant
were considerably set back they have re-
solved TO adhere to the last, hoping that the
Sherman vote will come to them rather than
/ 20 to Blaine. The Sherman vote, however,
also intends to stick, In the hope OF draw
ing from both.
| MORE BATTLE-CRIEs.
| The following are specimens OF the Grant
manifestoes issued this morning to bring up
the line "Stlck! We've got 'em!
"Stand 10 your.guns, Grant men! !" "Let
every Grant delegate be ON bis meitle TO-
day I" "Wben the vote is taken see the
old warrior boom abead!" "It took three
months to capture yicksburg. but the 'old
man bagged the whole rebel force at last!"
"You can't beat him, gentlemen" "Five
years from now the first $40 delegates who
vote for Ulysses S. Grant in the Chicago
Convention will have their names written
| in gold, and hung In the Capitol, as the men
who dared 10 remember the nations grail
tudc and voice the nations will" "Itwill
be second declaration OF independence"
.sNow let the men OF the Kansas, Iowa,
| Indiana, Massachusetts, Connecticut, YER
mont, New jersey, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and all other
delegations, bide their time, and show at
| the proper moment what they think OF the
gallery mob that claims 10 have awed them
| into submission" The Man OF Destiny
will be nominated in spite OF all the howl
ers that can be packed in the galleries by
forty committees" A4-n
HOT TINES.
great scene of excitement followed
when Conkiing offered his resolution that
the three votes OF West Virginia be forfeit
ed. Applause and Kisses were heard from
all parts of the hall.
MIR. A. w. Campbell, from West Virgin
ia, defended his cause and was warmly ap-
plauded. He declared in the course OF bis
sDeech that he and his followers were will
ling to 20 out Of the Convention II it so
wished.
Ex.Congressman Brandage, OF Connect
cut, made an excited speech, demanding
that every delegate should support the
nominee.
AN EFFECTIVE SHOT AT coYKLING.
Another delegate from West Virginia de-
Tended his cause, and declared that he bad
always supported the nominee, and in
tended to support this one, but he was OPP
posed to dictation. He had supported the
nominee OF 70 with one hundred speeches,
while the Senator from New York had made
but one.
General Garfield followed In ringing
speech in favor OF the independent stand
taken by the West Virginia delegates, as
suming that they would support the nomi-
nee. His remarks were received with long
and prolonged applause.
d, CoNKLING KISSED.
When Mr.. Conkling :arose he was re-
ceIved WIN storm Of Kisses. California
delegate moved to lay the resolution on the
table, and when Mr. Conkling said "Call
the roll" be was Kissed again and again.
| The indignation was now so overwhelming
that Conkling, amid another storm OF Kisses,
| withdrew the resolution to expel the West
| Virginia delegates. ra
1t was terrible defeat, and his retreat
was greeted with rounds Of applause. The
excitement here became SO great that the
president made an appeal to the galleries
for peace, and declared that there ought not
to be any more Kissing. 81 Washington Star.
Third Days Proceedings.
ASSOCIATED. Press dispatcheLI
CHICAGO, June 4.-ATbe city was filed
with rumors last night concerning various
possible combinations between the support
| ers OF the candidates. 1t was stated that
the test vote in the Convention was forced
| in order to show some OF the doubters that
Grant had a smaller following than had
been claimed, and was the result Of con-
ference between the Iowa delegation and
the disaffected members OF the New York
and Pennsylvania delegations, in which the
Iowans promised to prove that Grant could
not show following Of over 2S4 in the Con-
ventiou as at present organized. Logan,
ConkIipg. and New, getting wind OF the
scheme, exerted their full strength TO secure
larger vote than the one named for them
By their opponents, and point to 31S as a
marked victory in the preliminary skirmish.
1t Is also reported that many Of sherman's
| followers would sooner have their chief
beaten by Grant than any other name before
the Convention, and there were numerous
conferences OF the representatives from
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, and Ohio with
the Grant managers.
CoNKLING sERENADED.
| Last evening Conkling was serenaded at
the Grand Pacific by the Union Club OF
Philadelphia, and made q speech, In which
he professed the utmost confidence In
Grants finally being the nominee OF the
Convention. He based his claims on the
| fact that Grant had three hundred votes
which intended TO stand by bin from the
| in the Convention would find 1t impossible
| 10 combine on any one to defeat him.
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
At 2:20 this morning the Committee on
Credentials concluded its labors by voting
report in favor OF the sitting delegates
| from West Virginia and Utah, and contest
| ING delegates from the Ninth district OF
| Pennsylvania and the Thirteenth district Of
Illinois. 1t refused to interfere with the
delegates at lsrge, or those from the Second
district OF Illinois. Resolutions declaring
the Springfield Convention egaly-consti-
tutcd body, and In selecting delegates to
the National Convention acted In good faith,
was rejected by vote Of 81 to IL, two not
voting. t-'n
SOME ABATEMENT OF EXCITEMENT.
While the interest In the Convention and
its business continues intense, there Is
visible abatement Of excitement this morn.
ing, and at 1915 there were few delegates