New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-17
SOME FACTS And EARNINGS.
WHAT AN EDMUNDs PAPER HAS DISCOVERED IN
FIGURING OS THE VOTE AT CHICAGO

FIGURING OS THE VOTE AT CHICAGO
From The Al5Gay Erening Journal.
While fayOriug the nomination of some such
available candidate for the Presidency Senator Ed
minds. secretary Lincoln Gresham. The irening
General Arthur Mr. Blaine might carry the Stale'
Mr. Blaine has received an Endorsement from the
crccye voting element n,the Republican party Of which
any might he proud. Inc character anu t1tut W
this Endorsement will more mlly appear III me I3oWs
h conTo,liijn Of The National Convention: Taxing me
ablc of lreics published in our issue OF May rs
hasis and Transferring two votes from Mr.. Blaines
column 10 that uf Mr.. Arthur find that out OF con
vcn"n of so delegates, Mr. Blaine will IN all proba-
hllty nave 500 ON the first ballot Mr. Arthur 201 MI
Edr1uuds - Mr.. Logan So and al. others % From lne
nmrtncn STATE. with i15 electoral votes which be
counted in The Republican column for any caNidalo
which the Convention IS likely 10 nominate blnnc mas
lGG delegates Edmund. 50 Logan p, Arthur ~ and all
others g. Among the doubtful, states ohio and OREGON
must be included California, Connecticut, Indiana
Nevada and New-Yo'k are doubtful oh the basis OF the
last two Presidential campaigns From these seen
doubtful states. polling - electoral Notes' baiho ~ IN
othes Al The seventeen certainly Democratic states
with 81 electoral votes give Blame 90 delegates Arthur
2O7 Logan -, Edmunds 9. ana al others = III me -
publican and doubtful states combined. upon when our
party rely for electoral votes in the next caIn-n'
Mr. Blaine according to ihe-e estimates mas eIe' M
iorv Of IL votes all other candidates combined ana
plurality Mr.. EdInunds who Is next III order Oh
We think that a better test Of Republican preference
he reached by considering the appoTohlheht Oh
which wold have resulted IL had oee nao VI,
the basis OF the Republican vote OF lsso me ln9cr
of delegates 10 which each state WONG DE cHtit' u'
that arrangement must men ne apoI 'lotu ~ S 40
possible among tie candidate, in the ratio ieItireu ~
the present delegates from that Hiate WIN the sh'
division OF States as before. find that tue fourteen
Republican states would have 345 delegates instead OF
900 as now. Blaine would have 100 dclcgatcs Etmuuu9
So Logan 81 Arthur % and all Others g. The douhtul
states would have 2i3 delegates against ls@ aS NJ pre-.
ent. The division would Leblanc lib, Arthur A.,
Edmunds 10 Logan 10. aud a others "a The seventeen
Democratic STATES would furnish 2ll delegates III pace
of 324 who now represent them. OF these Blaine w0ud
have - Arthur l2G Edmuud o. Logan o. and al others
l. The grand totals excluding the lcrnolcs. Wouu uI
blaine 3-2 Arthur 1873. Edmunds 81. Logan o. anu
all others 81 Here again It's shown that Blaine Wou!u
have clear majority 80 votes over all other caidl
dates in the fourteen Republican states, and clear ma
ioity of ~ votes Republican and doubtful stdes
combined. Furthermore II must be admitted mat bhIHo
has clements of strength and popularity IN iiIos,
Indiana and Ohio which NOT fairly represented ny me
present expression OF the delegations from those states
H. favor Of local and temporary candidates. -,
We believe that Mr.. Blaine Is at least equal III streSl
10 any Republican I'm California, Indiana, Nevada Oh9
and Oregon II he could carry CONNECTICUT ne GouII
without doubt dispense with victory III NcW-l DIX, ~
though we do not believe hc would be reduced TO it
alternative We do not believe that Mr.. Blaine wOuu VI
strongest candidate before the people but We 40 so
that the chances for his nomination not To be shccS
at n he is nominated one can say III view OF 'no
location OF his support that his candidacy sglne~ des
The these facts are recognized, ana the WARNINGS
implied in the statement of them are needed tue
better will be Tor the party IN the approaching CAIN
paign