Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
BLAINE'S FRANTIC FIGHT.
ALL SORTS OF STORIES SET
AFLOAT IN HIS INTEREST.

An Improbable Count of Noses which
Gives Him the Nomination on the First
Ballot-He Gives it Out that He -
waiting for the Nomination TO Come to
Him-Other GleanIngs from the Fields
of Politics.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The Blaine
men figure out, as the result of much liz
genious ciphering, that Blaine viii have
439 votes on the first ballot, or more than
is necessary to a choice. They make it
thus: Maine u, New York 80, Pennsyl-
vania 46, Connecticut 4, Massachusetts
6, Rhode Island ,, New Jersey 10, Mary
land IA, Delaware q, West Virginia l.,
Ohio 80, Michigan 1S Indiana 10, Illinois
,, Iowa 26, Wisconsin 10, Minnesota y,
Kansas II, Missouri 10, California 16. Col
oradO 6, Oregon 6, Nevada 6, Georgia 10,
Texas %, kentucky 6, Tennessee 4.
South Carolina 1, North Carolina
!, Louisiana II, Florida L; total
39l. To this they add the q votes of the
Dezendorf delegation from Virginia.
which they propose to have admitted. II
votes from Pennsylvania, from Michi-
gan, and } from Kansas, if those States
vote as they eXpect-as a unit. The Ar
thur men laugh at this. They say that at
the same rate they could easily figure out
800 votes on the first ballot.
The Blaine bubble was blown to its
greatest proportions to-day. The old es-
Inmates were tished up and a majority OF
D figured out for the man from Maine.
The claims of gains in the South were
made as sweeping as possible. John 5.
Wise was made to announce that there
would be no division Of the seats among
the Virginia delegations at Chicago
either the straightOuts or the Readiusters
must all be admitted. The former are for
Blaine all the time, and the latter largely
for Blaine on the second ballot. This is
samplesOf the Blaine spOuting to-day.
MAsTERLY INACTIVITY.
At time when Blaine is straining
every nerve and using every means to get
the nomination it is grayely announced
by the Blaine literary bareau that he still
remains silent and inert under all the
appeals of his friends, and that he refuses
10 make any personal effort to secure the
nomination. A member of Congress is
trotted out who asked Mr.. Blaine to do
something TO win Southern delegates.
Blaine would not commit himself.
He did not want the nOmi-
nation unless 1t came to him
spontaneously, and in a way to insure his
election. He remarked that he thought it
unworthy Of a man having the interest of
nomination through the ''hoasted strength
of those who could have 10 voice in the
election" To the suggestion that 1t
would be unworthy OF him TO allow this
by Indifference to be done, he listened but
said nothing, ''yet, his friends say,'' is
added, ''that when the proper time comes
he will not be inactive.v
1t is limited, continues the story, that it
would be very proper to make it a stand
off in the South and leave the contest to
be decided by the solid States. Southern
politicians, it is added, have been writing
Blaine numerous letters proffering advice
and support. But so far as is known
they have received no response This is
finally supplemented by statement that
Blaine, Logan and Sherman have CON-
bined to control the organization
Of the convention. This is as wild as
the other statements.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Evans and Register of the Treas
ury Bruce left for Chicago To-
day. Secretary Chandler is expected to
go tomorrow, although the President
does not want him to 90. They will re-
ceive Hospitality the Southern Arthur
delegates, who are being sent to Chicago
at Blaine's expense.