The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-05
THE CONVENTION.
Worries Through Considerable
More Business,
And AdJOurns to Meet at 10
a. M, To-day.
Thus Keeping the Several Can
didates,
cong the Ragged Edge, in the
Cave of Gloom"

among the Blaine delegates from
Missouri and Michigan upon the adj
visibility Of bringing out Genera
| Sherman SIS a candidate as the only
solution of the present situation in
the convention, it was urged that
General Sherman would not permit
the use of his name or accept the
nomination under any circumstan-
ces, in obedience to the wishes of q
majority of those delegates, John B
Henderson cent an earnest telegram
to General Sherman urging him tC
answer this morning. Mr.. Horace
White, of New York, stated this
morning that in his opinion Blaine
! was already beaten and could never
get as many votes in the convention
as Powell Clayton did.
The committee on credentials
settled the contest in the first Ala.
bama district by deciding to seat
the two deleg ates now on the Toll,
James E. Slaughter and Frank
Threat. The vote On the PROPOSE.
ton to seat the above named dele.
gates was 60 to Is.
"What does the election of Lynch
s'gnify?" wGs asked of w. w.
Morrow, chairman Of the Pacific
Slope delegation.
SIT signifies that Mr.. Blaine's sup.
porters are right in claiming that
he represents by FAR the larger force
in the convention. It has been said
that Mr.. Clayton had the support
Of Blaine's friends, then it is very
plain that he has within few votes
Of the necessary number to receive
the nomination on the first ballot.
It is undoubtedly true that NUNS
Der of delegates voted for Clay ton
who will not vote for Blaine on the
first ballot, but it is evident that
they will vote for him after the first
or second ballot. Then there were a
number Of delegates who voted for
Lynch who will vote for Blaine on
the fist ballot. It seems to me that
Blaine will be nominated before the
fourth or fifth ballot"
Colonel G.. F. Croker said "Mr.
Blaine'S friends never claimed a
majority Of the entire convention on
the first ballot, and we do not con-
slider it as test of his f1nal strength.
1t is simply settlement Of whether
he is to be nominated on the first
ballot or soon thereafter"
William II. Parks, of California,
said: "It is very favorable to Blaine.
He developed the strength of at
least 40 votes more than had ever
been claimed by his friends"
"Then you consider that ClaytOn's
strength represents his ?"
"Not entirely. There wer8 rome
few who vcted to sustain the acton
OF the committee who will not vote
for Blaine. To Offset that there were
large number Of Blalne's friends
who voted for Lynch IL order to
please the southern delegates. 70
me, the outlook never seemed better
than it does now"
The general impression this morn.
ing is that the chances OF the nomi.
nation OF man not heretofore pro.
minently mentioned, have been in
correct. The names most frequently
mentioned are the two, Sherman
and Gresham. General Sherman's
reply to ex-senator Henderson is
understood TO be a peremptory re
fusal to allow the use of his name.
In case of q break in the Blaine
column it is Understood Nebraska
will 90 to Senator Sherman. The
eastern delegates are determined to
adhere to Edmunds, and as they are
divided in opinion it is likely their
strength will be divided between
Sherman, Gresham and HsWley.
The managers regard the
point of danger for them is drift
from Blaine TO Arthur. II this can
be prevented they hope for a favor
able result.
The Tribune this morning bristles
all over with fright articles for
Blaine, and claims that there is no
cause for encouragement on account
Of thu Powell Clayton incident.
which is not regarded ss a real
test, 1t compliments Lynch and the
colored delegates, and attacks
boldly George william Curt s,
Roosevelt, Lodge and others, whom
it styles political dudes, it says the
resolution introduced by Mr..
Pearce to Geci ease the representa-
ton from the south hereafter is an
un2racious return for the help re-
cei7ed yesterday from the south.
The convention was called to
order at ILL. There was an i'm
mense attendance. The weather
was clear. It was something after
II O'Clock when the convention was
called to order. Prayer was offered
by the Rev. DR.. John 81. Barnes, of
the First Presbyterian church, in
the course of which he spoke OF the
vast moral and political changes
which the nation had undergone, as
indicated by the presence of him
who now so worthijy presided over
the convention, and asked blessing
on the race and the wealth
and the cause which that gentleman
represented. He prayed that when
the convention dissolved 1t would
have presented to the suffra OF
the nation, for the highest cffic- in
the peoples Gift, candidate who IN
1orsonof oharaclnr in devotion TO