New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-07
would be a very shrcwd and popular thing for him
BLAINE's PROSPECTS,.


BLAINE's PROSPECTS,.
Senator Blaines friends expect to nominate MN
on the fourth or fifth ballot There is to-nlght
every reason to believe that they will not be disap-
pointed. If certain men can and will do what to-
day they say they are able and willing to perform
five ballots Will not be necessary. There are no.
where any signs of wavering among his
friends; but to outsiders, who junge OF
the drift of events by the stTaws which float
npon the surface he seems to be stronger tonight
than at any previous time during the canvass
While there is always danger of defeat until tne
victory is actually won, that danger III the present
instance is not SIlCh to cause much apprehension
among Mr.. Blaines friends
TIE GRANT CLAIMS REDUCED.
Among the Grant men there has been less loud
boasting to-day than at any previous time for a
week. The leaders and managers do not talk any
more about nominating the ex-President on the
first ballot and they have redlced the figures oftheir
estimates from more than 400 to less than 300 on
the first ballot. General Horace Porter said this
afternoon that Grants vote at the start would be
298. The Blaine men concede about 2Sj, with a
possibility Of a few additional captured from SheT-
man in the South On the second ballot 1t IS be-
licved that the ex-President may gain between GO
and 20 votes, but after that his support is more
likely to fall away than to increase.
The hotels have been full Of rumOrs tonight of
accessOns to Grant from various sources. For III
stance 1t has been reported that the Vermont dele
cation would cast its ten votes solid for Grant on
the second ballot This is not true. The Vermont
delegation at meeting formally voted that they
would continue to vote for Senator Edmunds until
a majority of the delegation agree to with
draw his name One of the Vermontcrs said
to-day that the name of their candidate
would remain in the list for good many ballots.
Public sentiment IN their State wOnd not permit the
delegates to desert him. and he should not be sur
prsed if the Vermont men voted for Edmunds even
after someone else had received votes enough to
nominate him. There is but one Grant man in the
delegation, and he will vote with his associates;
If the delegation should break at all, Balne would
get more votes from it than Grant.
TAMPERING WITH SOUTHERN DELEGATES.
There has also been some talk about the con-
version of Southern delegates to Grant last night
and to-day. That great effort has been made to
capture some members of the Convention from the
South, and that some of the means employed have
not been such as recognized as fair among
honorable men, is palpable, although there Is no
evidence that the prominent Grant leaders have had
anything to do with it or have any knowledge
of it. nor that the efforts have been crowned with
success. 1t has even been asserted by Southern
delegates that they have been offered money to-day
TO vote for Grant or anyone whom the Grant leaders
may name. 1t would not be strange il, out of 27G
delegates from Southern States, there should be
few who would be influenced by personal considcra
lions but there is every reason to believe that very
few if any, have been influenced. The Grant men
say that they will certainly stick for a long time
and that if any one except General Grant jS nOnl-
mated il will only be after an unprecedenedly pro-
tTacted struggle
The condition Of the Sherman canvass has been
pretty fully explained in connection with What has
been said about those of Mr.. Blaine and Mr. Shcr-
man. TO one not III the secrets OF the Sherman
managers it does not appear as though they had lost
or gained ANYTHING for several days hey have
been industriously at work ever since the adjourl-
ment OF the Convention last night, and the leaders
fling in behalf OF their leader Mr. Shermans vote
will not he far from 100 on the first ballot.
Senator Edmpnds may probably be looked upon
qualification which will probably prevent his being
selected by the Grant managers as the third man
with whom to beat Blame is that the Grant and
Blaine and nearly all the other delegates who live
on this side Of the Allegheny Mountains refuse to
vote for him, and without their support he cannot
be nominated, even if he could with it.
Washburne's nomination by an ant-Blainc COM
mity OF COnkling and Logan for him. There has
been some talk that Mr.. COnkling himself may be
the residuary legatee of the Grant votes, and that
he might secure enough from other sources
not come to tins Convention he might have
received some votes in certain contingencies
from whom he or one of his associate leaders
in the Grant did not control, but the COnVen-
ton has seen the great Senator from New-GOrk it
has seen him wOrstcd in debate and rcpaTtcc again
and again. 1t has also heard he insults with which
he has spoken of men whom the delegates honor,
and he has made himself so unpopular that hls can
ddacy could only eud in cnagrln at the weak sup
port it wOuid receive.
One other name that las been mentioned ms that
Of a possible dark horse is that of Hamilton
Fish but the Fish boom " has not yet attained
such proportions to make it possible to judge OF
its importance.
The one man who has made more friends than any
other since the Convention met Is General Garfield
He has sometimes been spoken of as possible can
dldate upOn whom the dIscOrdant elements might
unite but his devotion to Secretary Sherman, and
the determination of his ONO friends to stand by
the Secretary Of the Treasury, makes this out Of
the question.
A RECESS POSSIBLE.