Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-03

! personally, but the section which / in part
represented. l also accept it with pleas
! ure, as having no significance whatever
as to its bearing upon the nomination for
President. In fulfilling the functions of
the office, if there be any. mistakes, they
will, gentlemen, let me assure you, be of
the head and not Of the heart" The
| committee adjourned until IL O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
The Tennessee delegation organized as
! follows: Member of National Committee
and Chairman Of delegation, L.C. Houck;
! Secretary, S. A. McElween: Vice-Presi-
| dent, A. II. Pettibone; Member of the
! Committee on Credentials, A. NJ. Hughes,
! Jr.; on Permanent Organization, H.L.W.
| Cheatham; Resolutions, Samuel Haw-
kiHs; Rules, Harry f. Griscom.
! The South Carolina delegation organ
| lied as follows: Chairman, E. NJ. Bray
! ton; Vice-President, Samuel Lee: Secre-
! tary, 5. f. Smith; Credentials, E. S. Blod-
! gett; Permanent Organization, John NJ.
Freeman; Rules and Order Of Business,
ID. L. Corbin; Resolutions, c. NJ. Wilder;
Member Of National Committee, John B.
Johnston.
FRED. DOUGLASS PESTERED.
Fred. Douglass arrived here to-day. He
was probably the most eagerly listened
to man of any among the crowds in the
CltA man AlOuSG IOLuuuds IhOE6 lUdn OHC
attempt was made to worry him by re-
ference to his recent marriage. He with
difficulty restrained his temper-Douglass
said that the cOIored delegates,
being mostly ofiicehOlders, felt
bound to vote for Arthur,
but that when the break came the bulk of
their votes would undoubtedly go TO Lo-
gan. 1t is stated that the South Carolina
delegation at its meeting to-day agreed to
vote as unit for Arthur as long as he is
in the field. Should he withdraw it is be-
lieved that the delegation will divide its
vote between Logan and Sherman.
The failure of the Texas delegation to
organize to-day is said to be due chiefly
to the bitter personal dispute between
colOred Blaine delegate named Quincy, of
Galveston, and an Arthur man-Gen.
MallOy, Collector of Customs at that port
-as to which of them should represent
Texas on the National Committee.
HARRIsON's CLOSE SHAVE.
CHICAGO, June ,, II p. M.-The crown
ing incident Of the day was the action
taken by the Indiana delegates in respect
to the candidacy of Senator BENJAMIN
Harrison. Early in the forenoon Mr.. Har-
rison was requested to quit the headquar-
ters for obvious reasons, and he retired to
his room. Tie delegation then battled
assiduOusly through a three hours session
convention. The proposition to present
the name of Senator Harrison was
carried by fair majority,
but a unanimous vote could not be OBJ
tanned owing to the Intervention Offriends
of Gresham. 1t was argued by them that
Gresham could not allow his name to be
urged in view of his Cabinet position, but
the friends of Harrison urged that
that fact ought not to migitate
against the candidacy Of Harrison,
and that under the circumstances the
friends of Gresham should give way. 1t
was further cOntended that if Senator
Harrison could go into the convention
with Il solid delegation it would prove a
strong recommendation in his favor as
being the only one OF the doubtful
States" to come in with an unbroken
front. The arguments were all waived, as
Gresham's adherents refused to come
into line. They agreed that if the dele
CATION was allowed to go into
the convention with its hands
free, and it was demonstrated that neither
Arthur nor Blaine could be nominated
and any considerable number of votes
were cast for either Gresham or Harrison,
then Indiana would give.her entire vote
to the one showing the greatest strength.
This was the final decision Of the delega-
tiOn after a second conference, which
began at O'Clock. Harrison, it is under
stood, therefore, will 60 into the conven-
tion, but Richard w. Thompson Will APP
pear at their head. The vote of the State
will be given to Blaine and Arthur very
equally, with possibly two votes for Sher-
man,
Horace White, Of the New York
E0ening Post, sums up the situation as
follows: "It seems to me that Blaine and
Arthur are about evenly matched at
about 300 to $40 each; that Edmunds will
have about 100, Logan about 30, Sherman
40, and Hawley H." The following of the
other candidates is somewhat uncertain.
The Maryland delegation took vote to-
night to determine how they would stand
in the early balloting, with the following
result: Blaine II, Arthur 4.
Rhode Island VIII vote for Edmunds,
and at a meeting tomorrow morning will
decide where they viii go in case Ed
munds' campaign proves a failure.
Kentucky took a test vote tonight, and
was found to stand: Arthur II, Blaine 6,
Logan ,, Sherman !. The delegation
could not harmonic on second choice.