New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-07

100 votes which will be cast for him on the nr 81
ballot and will stand by him for some tme' Anu
he stands ready TO receive contri buttons from any
source from which they may come. His rIehus
were therefore. az anxious as the third-term mana
gers to prevent Mr.. Bane's nomination last night
and were unready to vote after the tedious hoih
mating speeches had been made.
In sympathy with them were the Edmunds ana
Washburne men, who had completed no arrange
mcnts, and were therefore not ready for the hght'
Senator Blainc's managers were not anxious TO
have the balloting begin after the whole evening
had been used up by the Convention orators II they
could haYo gone to the Exposition Building ai Z
o'clock last night had the presentation spercnrS aIt
delivered III one hour, and begun to vote at C1ch'
with the determination of nominating candluaie
before adjournment. Mr.. Blames friends wOuId
have been i'll favor of that programme; put they
were not willing to have the ballotlng Oegin aC
midnight and then have the Convention ADJOURN
over Sunday with the contest unsettled. mat
would have given their opponents an opportumii,g,
to see just how many OF the doubtful or Wayerilg
votes they had secured for their candidate, ana
enabled them TO spend Sunday III combined
attack npOn that vote.
NOTHING LOST BY ADJOURNMENT.
As the matter stands, while the leaders of the
three great parties in the Convention know pretty
we'll how the vote Will stand on the first ballot IN
regard to a few delegates they are in doubt and
will remain 80 until the voting begins Neither side
is therefore, likely to lose through any additional
knowledge of it's plans which NAV be obtained dur
ing the thirty hours that will intervene between
the adjournment of the Convention last night and
its reassembing tomorrow morning. The fatigue
of the prolonged contest which has now been III
progress in Chicago for more than week, the late
hours at which the Convention adjourned on Friday
and Saturday nights, aud the later hours which the
political managers kept in working Ill behalf OF
their favOnte candidates, with the general under
e ~ aud
preparation for tho battle which is to begin and
probably to end tomorrow, caused people to be
late in getting astir in the great hotels, and it has
not been untl late in the afternoon that there has
been much opportunity to gather opinions
and compare notes. The crowds Of people
have been smaller to-day than at any
previous time for week. Many OF the
political clubs have packed up their traps aud gone
home. finding Chicago too expensive a place in
Convention time to make it desirable as permanent
residence. and many more who came here with the
intention of seeing Republican candidate for the
Presidency nominated have given mp in despair but
the men in the Republican party who actually make
candidates, and who, after they aIe nominated put
in motion, the machinery by which Presidents are
elected all remain here and in the absence Of the
mob find 1t much more easy to transact their buS-
ness.
bnt effective work. especially on the part of Mr.
Blainc's friends. Everybody now agrees that the
Senator from Maine will lead the first ballot, his
vote being in the ncighhorhood Of 500 but some Of
his sanrnIne friends think that il will be rs much
as ten greater.
Every vote cast for Mr.. Blaine will be n solid one
that is it can be depended upon, not only for the
first and second ballot but for all the ballots that
may be taken while Mr.. Blaine remains IN the itrd
IL. IL, tI,4it. lt
sure, but they not considering the contingency
Of having to vote for any one else.
THE BLAINE FORCES STRONGER
There are many signs that Blame has gained in
popularity among the Delegates since yesterday.
There has been some talk OF detection and changes
today; Grant is vaguely reported to have gained
few delegates hero or there, but when such
rnmorsarc traced to their source they have been
found to be almost OF wholly without foundation.
aud 1t is a remarkable fact that in 10 case have
the votes that are reported to have gone to Grant
belonged to the Blaine column. They are either
Sherman men from the South or Edmunds men
from New England 50 that If all the reports that
have been flying about the hotels this afternoon
and evening should turn out to bc true, while Grant
might gain dozen votes that have not heretofore
been accorded To MIN, Mr.. Blauc would not he
weakened. 1t would only he transfer OF votes
from one OF Mr.. Bainc's opponents to another, aud
would still leave him the leading Gandidqto.
Tho 800 votes or thcTcabOuts which Mr.. Blaine
will receive Oh tho first ballot by no means repre-
sent hIs strength. There are many delegates who
personally prefer the Senator from Maine to any
other candidate, and who expect TO vote for him be-
fore denomination lsmadc, but whonre rithtrundr
instructions from State COuyrnti0ns OT aro from
States which have local candidates for whom they
feel obliged to cast or two votes. Some Of these
delegates will record themselves for MI Blaine on
the second ballot and more on tine third and suhsc-
Uucnt ones. There also delegates who nrc favor
able to other candidates but who prefer Blaine
their second choice 40 that. with ms positive
strength at the start nnd the accrS1i0ns he Is
to receive, his prospects are very bright.