The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-10
Remarkable Speech Of Colonel ". F,
Villas, Of Wisconsin, Permanent
Chairman Of the Convention.
Filibustering for Delay in Calling the
Roll Of States for Nomi-
nations.
Nominations Declared in Order and the
Names Of Several Candidates Placed
Before the Convention.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 9.-Bctore the
Convention met this morning the feeling
about the hotel corridors was that TIL
dcu's heir had drawn nearer the goal
The supporters of Cleveland were in high
spirits and confident, while the faces Of
the opposition and their tones In CONVEX
sation betokeped il-conceaed anxiety.
The fact that the combined opposition
failed 10 carry It's point against the Clcye-
land forces had not been without its ef-
feet. 1t was clear that Cleveland had
been strengthened, the field weakened
and TammanY Inundated.
Last night WAS one Of work, scheme
and combination. The Cleveland men
took the lead. Though jubilant and con-
fident, they relaxed no effort. The large
corps Of trained workers watched every
conner, and made every possible point.
Men were sent to every doubtful delega-
ton. They labored with the great lever
age of seeming victory in their hands
aud claim their work bore good results.
This morning the field appeared as
badly scattered as ever before Efforts
were made at combination and con-
ccntration, but without result so far as
could be discovered. The combination
OF Bayard and Mcdonald was earnestly
advocated by friends of the former,
but it was pronounced weak
suggestion. The two men draw
their strength from the same source
the Southland the revenue reform
element. Besides, when Mcdonald
drops his aspirations for first place and
seeks second, he knows of more prom
ising yoke-mste than Bayard \ propo-
sition to make the ticket Mcdonald and
Bayard is prevented by the Senator's I'M
willingness to take second place.
Nobody seems to want anything to do
with Butler and his name was not SER
iously considered
Field is without strength, and the indi-
cations are his name will not be put for
ward at all.
Randall is out of the question in this
convention, and Hoadly is a natural tail
to the Cleveland kite. The most promis-
ing combination is Mcdonald aud Slo-
cum, but its weakness is Slocum's ina
biIity TO deliver any votes. His Brook
Ign friends necessarily abandoned him
when they Joined the Cleveland ranks.
Mcdonald can not gather enough strength
TO win without an advantageous alliance,
and his Indiana friends seek one in vain.
For time it looked as though Thurman
had the best chance of defeating Cleve-
land, as the only man upon whom the
field could concentrate. He is every
where admired and respected. Califor-
mia will present him, and if Ohio should
give him solid Endorsement, the race
would be between Cleveland aud the
Ohioan. Thumani is strong everywhere,
save in his own State. His friends are not
on the "inSide," though they have made
great gains this Summer.
Governor Hoadly is a candidate and
will be presented by Ohio, with twenty
seven votes to back him.
There was renewed talk last night of
Mclean Joining Thurman, in which event
the ex-senator might get majority Of
the delegation, but the editor from Gin
cinnati assures his colleagues that he is
for Hoadly, and the Governors managers
express confidence in his fidelity 1t was
whispered about, but stoutly denied, that
Mclean realizes the stragetic importance
of his position and is tempted to make
the jump to Thurman, but the boom re-
ccived u set back when twenty-seven
Ohio delegates in caucus and decided
to support Iloadly.
In the field of anti-Cleveland possbili-
ties Thurman cut more of figure last
night and this morning, so far as the
managers were concerned, than McDon-
aid or Bayard. Cincinnati was some
thing of storm center. John Il. Thomp-
son and other Thurman men worked
hard to get up anything to beat the Cleve-
land movement.
Bayard has developed much greater
strength than Mcdonald, and is the leader
of the opposition. Nearly all his votes
are from the South. The South has ex-
hibited tendency to concentrate on
Bayard, as chance to get another South
ern man for President. Among them.
selves the Thurman managers say Bayard
cannot be nominated, but are constantly
making appeals to his followers to stand
firm. Their scheme is said to be to use
Bayard to hold the South long enough
to break Cleveland down, when they
think Thurman would be the choice.
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