New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-14
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
THE DELFT OF DTSCCSSION
EVIDENCES OF BLAINE's POPULARITY.

EVIDENCES OF BlAlNES fofubAhiii'
ms STRENGTH N NEw-YoRK SURPRISE 10 SoNh
,--nIs NoMINAuoN PREDICTED AT TIE CAPITAL
inr rHLR0RArH To rHE tRIsuSEI
WAswNCToN April i3.-Tho friends OF the fres'-
deut and those who favor his aspirations 10 nom
ination ~ tho hands Of hrs party az Chicago are
somewhat surprised AZ the strength. developed
within the last few days of Mr.. Blaine In the state
of New. York. In 1850 Mr.. Blaine receive only
sevente,n out Of the seventy votes Of the Ne"loIh
obligation Up 10 date only eleven OF the thir'y
fout districts have held their conventions ana
cheated delegates 20 Chicago. Ten OF the twenty
two votes will go to Mr.. Blaine probaDy OH tho
Nrst ballot while Mr. Arthur can show only SIX ia
his favor -Four of the remaining votes are H"ubt-
ful aud two are 20 be made the subject OF contest
h.fore the National Convention aud very likely
a. .o decided IN favor of Mr.. Blaine. The result
of the conventions. especially those Ia tho city oi
Brooklyn are sore dlsappointmonts 10 the Iresl.
dent. who IL II said. confidently expected different
t.snlt ia Pennsvlvania too. the district conV'n-
tions held 80 far have been source ot dark loie
hodines 10 tho supporters Of Mr. Arthur. Already
aa delegates are pledged 70 support Mr. blaine.
when n IA taken into consideration that IN lSNo
only 20 out uf the aS men composing the lennsyi-
wanna delegation voted for him. the full meaning
OF shat statement becomes apparent. From MIS-
.onr which n 1850 casa its vote solidly for Grant
HlnIWW.
receive IL votes. Arthur only - Logan aud
Tdmnnds r. Illinois. which Il was expected
would send Il solid delegation to the convention In
favor of Iop,n will probably We divided. Of the
delegates from the city of Chicago elected last
week are uuinsiructed hut are represented as hay-
ina strong Blaine leanlngs.
In Mississippi which furnished votes IN lNNo To
the Blaine contingent thc indications are that at
least delegates favoring Blaine vii be elected.
A. regards California. 10 has always been strong
Blaine state In ls~O 70 east its II votes sohdly
for him. Though nome of the district conventions
ha. heeu held vet the result Is forcshndowcd by
v hat Senator Mill'r said In rcocnt interview,
eCnliforna IN Tor Blainc. She hns hccn for him IN
the nasi aud viii conilnue to stand hy hun, ana u
b. 4 nominated / am sur the Republicans viii
,arfv Tho state HaIno is to-day the most form
idnble man before the people ie wi have delegates
from Hl tht states tp the National Convention ana
n looks now as though hc would br nominated
lnr mtt AuoV srNHip ~
IA mono of the states which have yet to hold their
district conventions doe. Mr Blaiuc- strength mp.
pear 90 bc on IN vanc On the contrary. hc seems
g. have rniucd largely. he capital to-day sums up
che situation thusi
ftberc o. auy con-idcralo num'e, ~ people IN ths
James % nuinc at chicago loo juno aud who pupo-" TO
p'cu So h plc.cnl would seen, :" nc , r,'l, pea nc ~ % ,o'
sdor Whist -or oi aloh The, haycgot before them !1e
fayaf frts bound 90 tl them thif morning ihni tho
nd,r,ntire f. nrrct one than the, ~ h0Vc any
W,n Of m fact aftor looking over the hcld fhe Capid
would ,eft much lc 10 hear hoN thc iug 81 to hr done
81 HN n Wnnld lr ftilNhs il Pc u'H 20 NiN,c
iuat what hc friends ~ Mr. Arthur ore trying to do u
does tn he the election of delegate a'o'hlc 10
ba nominal lln for they du uu to Nc crtint any
Ine Republican uIu--es lu 'h' crtf Ntuf'f
Penney WANNA, Indiana pa ONO,
ppsi Co. mad, up tlrlr mind to have NJ biinc fo
tisir candidate tu isTd Mf Hnino failed h1 a moro
scrntch obtaining the nomination. In l-~o b" hnd
g-i out ~ 900 votes lacking ouN 80 Of majority on the
nrat ballot
10 the Republicans who are devong thc'r energies "a
the strange task of beaing Arthur realize lhst IN
Nov York rcunsy iNauia ONO ana Missouri MI hlnlne
A. nlrnf OF 100 Delegates nor" Than he ohsan~
H --OI DO they realize that kanc T. the second choice
f what few delegates Nf logan has thus inr Obtaucd
Ilo they know that the Louisiana delegation and those o
foutArlu dtiegncs who against Blaine n 1850 are
4n to be- FOR hm this yeuri Perhaps ~ will he argued
thai there Il fnung on IN Blainos support In New
lIamusire N chist and other states We can tel then
that they reckoning foolishy utley count on eny
serious falling on in Blaine's support ANY where MI
laue will have 90 votes from New York 90 votes nom
Jrnnsyivauia, 80 votes nom ONO and 10 votes nom
Mfnr on the first haliot-a total Of a cgst 40 whore
h. had only az in 1850 The number of dele gutes this
wear a. somewhat greater than before, but i- dnes not
inurr him Iie g. the candidate for whom there 10
nv popir enthusiasm, and thug- are going now he
viii y, nominated the nrst ballot by an ovcrw hcmiug
fsiofiy 9. n mot time 10 drop the idorc talk about
. I,l AffluI