St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-08

CHICAGO, July THE New York delegation
have been in session since II o'clock, and are
now, at As p. IN, still endeavoring to come to
some agreement. It is reported in the Hobbies
Of the hotel that vote taken showed forty
for Cleveland, with the rest divided among
Flower and Bayard.
THE CONNECTICUT DELEGATION
his morning agreed TO cast twelve votes for
Cleveland, and Vermont will also vote as a unit
for him.
The New York delegation met again at 9
o'clock aud continued in session four hours
Great interest is conferred in this meeting as hay
ing a very important bearing on the final action
Of the convention, and the hallway in front OF the
room in which the session is held Is filed with a
throng OF people anxious to secTre early tidings
Of the result. It was understood that at a meet
ing late last night TNmmany decided to insist on
Il tWo-thirds majority for the enforcement OF the
unit rule, and the question was whether that
number could he mustered. There was n long
and excited discussion, the tenor of which has
not yet been learned. Rumors of the result OF
the balloting crept out from time to time, but
could not he verified. The following is given as
the ballots taken for
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES
First or informal ballot-Cleyeland 46, Flower
%, Thurman /, Bayard 1, Tilden1.
Second or formal ballot after the changes
Cleveland a., Slocum 70, Bayard Q, Flower /
II Is understood the Flower men complimeuted
Socum and Bayurd with view to winning the
votes IN Kings county in the convention. The
vote on enforcement of the unit rule stood, il is
stated, "a TO So.
The Daily Ne'cs has the following additional
points: ''llaying failed 10 break the cleveland
column, the next move OF his opponents was to
smash the unit rule. It had already been de-
cided by kellys followers that this shoeld be at
tempted as n last resort. When the motion wns
made To cast the seventy two votes Of New York
ms INIT for Cleveland, it was met by a storm of
objections and the real fight was on John
Kelly, senator Grady and others threw them
selves into the breach They attacked Cleve-
lands availability. and iutimuted a bolt might
ocCer IL cleveland = nomination WAS forced upon
Them but finally cooled of and said they did not
mem It. Then they declared the unit rule was an
injustice, and that they would not be bound hv IL
Grady declared the state had no right 10 Instruct
the delegates from the districts The Cleveland
men insisted the state convention appointed the
delegates and had authority to instruct them on
any and all questions IL was urged that every
delegstc who was attempting to break the rule
had voted for Il IN the state convention and
promised % abide by IL. For over two hours the
exciting discussion was continued and then the
rsmmauy delegates asked for an
adjournment that they might have a
chance 10 consult. This was granted
auj recess taken. few minutes afterward
senator Grady aud General Spinola, after hur-
ried talk with John Kelly edged their way
through the crowd and were ushered into Chair
man Mauning's private room, where long con
snitatou with view TO a compromise o. Difficult.
ties, failed IN m agreement When the delegates
reassembled there was another long and exciting
discussion. In the meantime two votes had been
gained FOR Cleveland and he now had forty-nine at
his back. twas finally agreed that the state
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men insisted that an explanation OF the vote
should De given TO the convention. This was
conceded, aud a vote was taken upon the final
motion that the chair shall announce that forty.
nine delegates OF New York are for Cleveland,
and twenty three Tor Bsyard, Flower and Slocum,
but that under instructions of the state conven.
zion the sVvCnty-two votes are cast for Clevc-
land This motion was adopted 90 toS. The
Tsmmany delegates and two others voting against
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