The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-06

WHAT THEY say OF THE OUTLOOK.
"lf Blaine on the third ballot has over 335
votes and they hang there" said colored
delegate, "yoS will see twelve out of Mississ-
ippi's delegation go over TO him. Louisiana
will give him twelve more, and maybe
sixteen. He will have enough more probably
from other southern states to give him
800 or $40 votes Then you will sea Illinois
give him q votes at least, Indiana 13 and
the nomination is made. That is what they
are figuring on. They calculate orr34O votes
on second or third ballot Then accessions
of twelve from Mississippi, ten or twelve
from Louisiana, twenty-seven from Illinois,
and thirteen or fourteen from Indiana"
The Oregon delegation was visited late by
a reporter, and Delegate Hoyey said: ave
feel jubilant Blaine has the boom, and we
of the slope are confident that he will receive
the nomination. Every indication points
that way. | never attended a convention
where, SO far as anybody is able to judge, a
nomination was SO surely forecast"
Senator Albert Daggett, Douglas Camp
bell, Walter Howe. and Marvelle W. Cooper,
of New York, were found in earnest CONVEX
sation by a reporter, at the entrance to the
Palmer house.
What truth is there in the story" asked
| the reporter, that the Arthur forces are
weakenings"
There is no truth whatever" replied Mr.,
Howe. THE fact is, the contest has mar
| moved down to either Blaine or Arthur"
Yes" interjected Senator Daggett, "and
we are all right. There can be no weaken
| ing of our forcesn
you don't find us about our committee
rooms; you don't find us paradipg with any
brass bands; but we are doing our work very
| quietly and in order The Edmunds men
will not go to Blaine, yos may rely on that.
And furthermore" said Mr. Campbell,
| "Arthurs strength has perceptibly increased.
| There is no denying that fact"
| Col. Clark z. Carr, in an interview regard
| ing the situation, said: 81 think that, unless
| Blaine or Arthur are nominated, Logan will
| surely be the nominee. | don't think there
| is much show for dark horse. Logan he
l ing prominently before the convention from
| the start, takes him out of the dark horse
category. Logan is the second choice of
more men than any other candidate spoken
| Of"
| Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
| stated that there was no material chatge iii
the situation Everybody is holding firm
My personal opinion is that Arthur has
gained ground, but still / must admit that
believe the nomination lies between Blaine
and dark horse. do not think the ballot
ing will last long"
J. B. McCullagh, of The st. Louis Globe
| Democrat, an Arthur paper, said that lie
still thought that the combination against
Blaine would defeat him, and that there is d
possibility that the convention will not be
able, for considerable time, to unite on
| any one.
Gen. Boynton, the Washington cor
respondent of The Cincinnati Commercial.
remarked: "I'm afraid it will be Blaine"
Governor Oglesby says that he has moi
talked with the leaders, but he believes
Blaine's chances are best
Mr.. Murat Halstead, of The Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, said: at looks like
Blaine"
Senator Cullom said: at still looks favor.
able to Logan. / think"