The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-01
CHICAGO ECHOES.
Blaine still the Favoritc The Hosts with
Banners Dark Hsrses Discounted Mary.
land and the Mahoneites.

land and the Mahoneites.
A Chicago special to the Baltimore d,ner;.
can, which is favorable TO Blaine. saws :
The hotels are beginning 10 wear the an
peaIance OF the convention DAYS four wears
ago, though the crowds are not so numer-
Gus as they were three DAYS before the
Convention OF 80 met In the city. An
other difference between the two Conyen.
tons IS very marked -Four wears AGO
there was intense bitterness between the
rival factions, aud the leaders OF the
contending forces were filed with surh
hatred for each other that they would
not speak. To-day, however, the Blaine
and Arthur leaders and their fol.
lowers mlngle together and discuss
the situation without letting their
angry passions rise. The Blaine headouar.
tiers at the Grand Pacific and the Arthur
camp al the Palmer House ere each visited
by the friends OF the different candidates,
Warren to-day tOek official possession o, the
Arthur headquarters, where Frank Uatton
and Chnt Wheeler are also in charge. They
are doing loud talking for Arthur. and Hat
ton and Wheeler are engaged i'm button
holing every delegate who is i'm any way
considered doubtful and open to their sort
OF persuasive Cloquence. Secretary Chand-
Ter, who was expected 20 take charge of
Arthur's canvass here, has not put in his
appearance. His absence il felt bv the
Arthur people, who rely on him for effcc-
tive work IN wire-pulling and conversion
Of uncertain delegations. General Sharpe.
who Is trying 10 en:huSe delegates for Ar
thur. was circulating freely among the
delegates. and missed no opportunity TO
tell those who CLOSE 20 listen Of Arthur's
strength in New York.
THE PENNSYLVANIA.
soon after the arrival ~ the afternoon
trains the enthusiasm for Blaine made con-
siderable Roadway. The Iowa delegation,
which NAV be set down ~ s0hd for Blaine.
visited Nr. Elk.rS IL the Blaine headquar-
tiers tbs afternoon, and assured him that
Iowa was 10 be relied upon for the cx-
Secretary. EN-Speakcr Glusha A. Grow,
Of PennSy lyaui1. declares tina. the Penn
SyNania dele alton is overwhelmingly for
Blaine, who i the strongest man before the
people. and tbSt only n few OF the Phia-
delphia delegates will vote for Arthur
Mr.. Grow states that John Stewart, the in
dependent candidate FOR Governor, will put
Blaine IN nomination. Grow il mentioned
here aS the probable temporary chairman OF
the Convention. The talk here is decidedly
Blaincish. and each train SWellS the Blaine
forces. The California delegates. with
banners and music, are expected to-mor-
row. The delegation, rs well rs that OF
Nevada. which accompanies il, il selid for
Blaine first, last. and all the time. Their
arrival j. looked for with considerable in
terc>t, and VIII swell the Blaine chorus
into q mighty roar. They bring with them
pictures OF James G.. Blaine, and their BAN
nerS are decorated with suitable inScrip-
tion> in praise Of the Plumed knight. 1t
is now estimated that Blaine will receive
about $50 votes on the first ballot and
Arthur about $50. The Arthur men. OF
course. discredit the Blaine estimate.
DARK HORSES NOT FAyORITES.
Dark horses were not in favor to-day.
Blaine and Arthur monopOlZed every
thing. and tue first was by long odds the
favorite with the delegates and political
leaders. There appeared 10 be 50 much
prejudice against the dark horse that a
proposition 10 drop the lowest candidate
on each ballot was received with favor.
An effort 10 pass sreSolutiOn OF this kind
or have the proposition embodied In the
Convention rules, will be made, but 1t is
doubtful IL it will ever receive a majority
OF the votes OF the Convention. Though
frowned down, the dark horses are being
trotted out. Shermsn's headquarters were
opened to-day by Charles L. kurtz, former
member of the Ohio Legislature. Mr.. Kurtz
is believer in sherman, and announces
that II the Blaine and Arthur forces cannot
agree, Sherman would come in acceptably
As a compromise. The Logan boom has
also been started. Chsuncey J. Filey, OF
St. Louis. seems 10 be the only leader the
Logan men have on the ground, and states
that he will stand by Logan IS deyotedly
as he stood by Grant. Andrew d. White,
OF the New York delegation, is here, and
some Of the Arthur men have taken HIM up
IS possible dark horse. The possibility
Of MIR. Whites nomination is very remote.
His name is prominently mentioned to-
night for the vice presidency, in case a
western man is nominated for President.
Professor White, it is unnecessary to say,
is the president Of Cornell University.
Mr.. GARY AND THE RELDJCsTERs.
Mr.. Gary. the Maryland member Of the
National Committee. is stated to be OPP
posed to the admission OF the Malone
delegation. one OF the representatives Of
the Virginia StraightOuts states that he
asked Nj. Gary the question, and received
the reply that the Mary land member OF the
National Committee declared that he was
opposed TO the admission of any repudi-
ators TO the Convention. Speaking OF 1lr.
Gary reminds me OF little incident re-
lated here to-day. 1t was 10 the effect that
Mr. Gary happened to meet Mr.. Blaine at
a Baltimore hotel about two months ago.
before any OF the primaries were held IL
MARYLAND, aud although the eX.Secretaly
did not say politics once, Mr.. Gary
assured him that the sentiment OF
the Maryland Republicans was undoubt-
edly for Blaine. aud that nothing
could change it, He is also said to nave
minated that he, too, was for Blame.
This was related to your correspondent III
the neigbborhood Of the Blaine headquar-
tiers. At the same time your corresponds
ent was told that Congressman HoIton'
who will be chosen chairman OF the MARY
land delegation upon its arrival mere ex-
pressed himself at Washington, before inc
meeting OF the Mary land State ConVen'on
at Hagerstown, a. in favor OF Blame II Tue
Convention should express It's preference
for the Maine statesman. Mr.. HOltoh Is
understood TO have admitted that the senti-
ment OF Aaryland is overwhelming loi
Blaine. II is, therefore, not 10 DE sup
posed that Mr. HoIton is making eHorts 10
take asv OF the Maryland delegates away
from Blaine 10 Arthur. 1t is becoming
more apparent every day that these charges
have been invented by Mr.. Holton's enc
mics.
MFRS urn DEL EGAJES.