New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-03

TIE EDMINDS MEN MI nShbh ~
ARTHUR IN BODY.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBUNE.l
Chicago. June 2-This has been day of actv-
Itv and excitement The hotel lobbes and the
headauarters of candidates and delegations nave
been uncomfortably crowded. Men have been
rushing about as if lost Missionary work
has been going on in all directions Dele
cations have met and canvassed the situation
and as far as can be before the ballot is actually
taken the strength of the candidates is known 10
their respective leaders But that is information
which they refuse to disclose to the newspaper cor
RESPONDENTS who have TO exercise their own judg-
ment Above all the din and clatter, however,
there remains uppermost the undoubted fact that
James G. Blaine will lead the first ballot, that
he will steadily gain thereafter, and that ms
nomination can only be prevented by
combination on some dark horse, which now seems
improbable II the contest narrows to Blame ana
Arthur the former is sure to win.
The Blaine men have been using the day 10 solld-
ify their vote Their enthusiasm is contagious and
h is extending to delegations heretofore divided
but who are preparing to go over sohuiy 10 'he
Maine statesman as soon they have discharged
their complimentary obligations to home candidates
In the meantime the instability of the Arthur
tupport is becoming more and more apparent.
large part of it is preparing to 60 TO the winning
side.
The Blaine management is surprisingly acute and
vigorous This has been shown to-day III way
that may somewhat change calculations as to
the first ballot. There is no doubt
that Blaine men will lead; that Is
conceded by the Administration men.
Blaine will also lead Arthur by great many votes,
but not so many as might be the case the manage
ment were conducted in the same way that of
the Administration In the latter case 1t is a
game of brag and show. With the Blame
men, it is earnest canvass, where all
shadows are cast aside, and only the substance
sought after Hence to-day, when representatives
of several Western States called at the Blame
headquarters, offering large additions TO Blaine on
the first ballot, they were asked Ii the votes
would stick. The reply was that In
ali cases that could not be depended upon. Then
we don't want them on the first ballot" said
Blaine leader 1--WE prefer our candidates vote to
grow. and not decrease. We want on the first bal
lot only votes that will stick TO the end That's the
Blaine programme and all doubtful votes havo been
eliminated as far as possible from the first ballot.
1t will still rise over 800, and it is growing
The action of the Ohio delegation to-day
assures Blaine twenty-five votes to be-
gin with. Indiana will probably give
him 10 where before only were counted. Penn
sylvania promises him. after one OF two votes,
solid delegation Gains were made to-day in Mis-
down as still another Blaine day.
SOUTHERN DELEGATES SURPRISE THK ARTHUR
LEADERS.
The Arthur men feel tonight that they have been
leaning on q slender reed In depending on their
place-holding contingent from the rotten
boroughsn Of the South. Until to-day thev have
secuted all assertions that General Powell Clayton
was anything but straightout Arthur man, and
Louisiana, they claimed solid for Arthur and also
North Carolina; but when the Southern RepuD-
lcans got together to-day and concluded to demand
the temporary chairman as the only thing they
could expect from the Convention, the Arthur
leaders. Assistant Postmaster-General Hatton In
charge declined to accede. They ordered that
the southern men should vote for Hoar. his some
of them declined to do. An Arthur man from
Louisiana nominated General Clayton. and another
Arthur man from North Carolina seconded
,be nomination Some of the opponents
of the President from the North
thought that the demand was not unreasohaole'
and IN order to SOW discord in the Administrator
ranks they aided in the selection OF Clayton Ihese
signs of dsintegratioD in the South alarmed tne
Arthur men, and tonight they have been panic
stricken Rumor have been flying thick and tasthrst
that Arthur would be withdrawn, and second that
his supporters would unite on General Sherman
These rumors cannot be verified. 1t Is known now
ever. that tonight the Arthur men have beseeched
the Edmunds leaders to give the President part
of the Edmunds vote the first ballot asseTtingthat
il the only hope of defeating Blaine. The Edmunds
men are angry over the selection of Clayton and
are contemplating union with Arthur men TO de-
feat General Clayton for temporary CHAIR
man Rnt the Arthur leaders fear
10 antagonize the Southern men. They
tried tonight to get the Edmunds people to
unite on Register Bruce for temporary chairman,
and Theodore Roosevelt went to George William
Curtis and asked him to make the nomination. Mr.
Curtis declined to do so. Bruce himself, however.
said that he could not afford to oppose
his Southern friends and declined to be
candidate. The panic-stricken Arthur men hardly
know what to do next. 1t is not improbable, now
ever. that an effort will be made by
a part of them to unite with Edmunds
men on Curtis, Culom or some other candidate
than Clayton Tho election of the latter in that
event will depend on the fact as to whether he can
draw all the Blaine support
AN ESTIMATE OF THE FIRST BALLOT.
Indiana. after wrangling all day, is still
open for negotiations. Harrison may or may
not be candidate. George William
Curtis is said to have estimated tonight as follows
on the first ballot: Blaine, 340 Arthur, 29O; Ed
munds, 100, Harrison, %; Hawley, IL, Logan,
80. For permanent chairman q. A. Grow may be
regarded az in the lead.
To sum up the SITUATION Iate to-nlRhl III may 10
said that Blaine is growing, and If his growth IS
not checked he will grow to be Presi-
dent. If he does not get the nomi-
nation this time he will come nearer
20 i, than he did either in 1875 or 1880. His
friends are confident that he will win
Artburs nomination may be set down
ss impossible The Edmunds men are strong
for him and they deny that rather than let Arthur
be beaten they will abandon Edmunds and vote
for the President. If they should leave Edmunds
IL will not be for Arthur or for Blaine,