New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-06
AN ARTHUR MEETING.
PROTESTING AGAINST FREEDOM OF CHOICE-PRoM-
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iBY TELEGRAPH To rHs rRrsUSxi


IsING VOTES.
lBY TELEGRAPH To the raIBCSH.i
CHICAGO, June 5.-rhe Arthur were at work
all the morning trying to bring their forces together
in the hope of consolidating them and persuading them
formally 70 resolve stand BY their candidate 10 the
Last Invitations issued TO all delegates who
believed 10 be loyal to the Arthur cause, and to a
Der Of eoIored delegates from the South who, although
ostensiby for Arthur have shown signs Of way-
ering 10 attend private conference in hall near that
in which the convention * held.
"A as the recess was taken this afternoon the
Arthur leaders gathered At the place designated. A.
only few delegates put appearance. thu meeting,
attrr formal organization effected with Mr. Mott.
OF North Carolina. chairman, took till
p N. II was some time after that hour when the Arthur
men reas>embcd Michael Crngan stood guard at the
door of the hail. in which the faded decorations Of
cent fair held By local military company still
manned. On the wall the stage the word " Wei
come greeted the faithful VINO gave up their tickets of
admission at the and entered the dark and gloomy
stone building. The entrance jealousy guarded,
bat TEIBUNE CORE spondent found his way in and
listened to the specchmakinC
BUTCHER AND EVANS MASTERS or CEREMONIES.
:. b. Dutcher and Internal Revenue Commissioner
Evans acted masters Of the ceremonies Senator
Lapham, although he is not a delegate present and
seemed 10 be deeply Interested in the proceedings Ex
Senator Rollins, Of New-Hampshire eX United States
Marshal keagh, Of North Carolina; Register Of the
Treasury Bruce congressman SmalS. Oilara and
Libbey senator Malone Internal Revenue Collector
Brady ext nicd States Marshas D. T. Corbin of South
Carolina and Pinchback, Of Louisiana, among the
prominent delegate, present. In all about 100 dele
gates present a large majority of them southern
and about half of them negroes Tor whose special
benefit the meeting seemed 10 have. been devised.
Pinchb4cl the nrs speaker and he stuck the key
note of the meeting. which was a violent protest
against the rTrachery or suspected treachery OF
OF the Southern delegates who have shown ds-
position o exercise the right OF private judgment
PLEDGING THE VOTES Of THEIR DELEGATIONS.
Gibbs Of Arkansas. Taylor of Virginia Brown Of
Kentucky Lee of Florida. Sm.il Of South Carolina.
and Bruce Of Mississippi, all coored made speeches
in which they pledged themselves and the dele
cations from their States TO stand By Arthur to the
lust. Mott Of North Carolina, desired to explain that
when the delegation started for Chicago il under
stood thai fifteen Of the sixteen delegates would vote
Tor Chester A. Arthur long his name should be
before the convention. Since then Of them had
deserted the President and declared for another cand
date. He desired the meeting 20 know that both these
delegates were white me1. he did rot suppose that
they had been influenced by vena, motives but he
wished 70 have l. made clear that , coi0red dclcgdtes
from the cid North state were not delegates Tor rev.
enue only statement which provoked some APP
plAuae some IF sine Arthur men seem unable 70 COIN
prhcud how del. ute be influenced by any other
motive or now bis vote can De- obtained without Day M
il.
senator Malone also spoke and MS word, elected
man, rounds of hearty api .aa-e He declared That he
and his friends had come into the Republican party -
stay and that should outdo them III their Efforts to
advance it, principle and interests.
WILLING TO 90 Down WITH ARTUCE'S FLAG
PLYING.
Il am for Chester \. Arthur. and. for one, am
willing To nailto the ma sthcod the fin, airing that
name. and if need be, to go down with it flying the
lat" ne exclaimed. and the Arthur rewarded him
with generous applause. smalls and Bruce both ut
tered thu sentiment in different language. but it
noted that in their mouths the words aroused LITTLE
enthu-iasm \ resolution was Adopted plcdging the
delegates present to stand by Arthur long HE
name !, before the cou' on.ion.
49, this tim. it was dark, The gloomy hall was no.
lighted he hour had arrived for the ssembliug of
th" convention. and the meeting broke mp and dis
persed. II not an enthusiastic gathering. Con
ycraton with some Of those present indicates that
they have little hone tLat their candidate VIII win
some II them even while the meeting WAS n piJ-Iess
quietly conferred with each otLer a. To- whom they
sliould support ton second choice.