The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-09

Democratic convention would govern
this body until otherwise ordered,
subject to the following modification
that in voting for candidates for
# President and Vice>President no
State shall be allowed to change it's
vote until the roll of Stats mas been
y called and everv Sta'e has cast it.
9 vote. AS the result of long discus
e sion the committee declded that un-
i detached coupons would not be &C
j, cepted FOR admission to the cOnven-
ton hall. The committee adjourned
= until 10 o'clock tom rrOw. with no
9 anticipation, however, of leaving any
d business on hand.
The NV York delegation met at
= IL o'clock and continued in session
fOurhours. Great interest was CEN
r tered in this matter as having I'M
portant bearing upon the final action
. of the convention. and the hallway
: in front of the room In which the
session was held was filled with a
thrOBg Of people anxious to secure
early tidings of the result. 1t was
understood that at the meeting late
last night, Tammany decided to in
sist upon q two-thirds majority for
enforcement of the unit rule, and
the question was, whether that num-
ter could be mustered. 1t wa a long
and excited discus ion, the tenor of
which ia not yet learned. Rumors
Of the result Of the hallOting crept
out from time to time, but could not
be verified The following is given
as the ballots taken for presidential
preference: First or Informal ballot.
Cleveland At; Gen. Slocum Is; Bay
ard 9: Flower l. 1t is understood
the Flower men complimen'ed Sl"-
cum and Bavard with q view thereby
IF winning the votes ri Kings county
in the convention. The NJ on the
enforcement of the uni rules stood, it
is stated. ga to 6.
The following state deleeations
completed their permanent organic
| alton to-day: The committeeman
| herewith named will be reported to
the convention Tomorrow: Callfnr
MIA, chairman not chosen, H. NJ.
Lorin, vice>rresident J. J. Driscoll,
secretary. J J Cluni. on resoiu'i ne,
Miles G. Carles. on notification. Law
renee Cricher, on permanent organ
izatiOn; q member Of the national
committee not chosen. Massachu-
setts: Hon. JOSIAH G.. Abbott. chair
man. ]. w. Coventry, secretary, r
F. Lowell, on revolutions, Jno. G..
Cochran, on credentials, JnO. w.
Cummires. on organization, Hon.
Jas. E. Eastbrook, vi"e-pres dent Of
the convention. Pennsylvania :
Ecklcy B. Cox. chairman. Charles
Hansicker, secretary Malcom HAYES :
on resolutions, Robert $. Patterson.
on organization, r. P. Allen. on Gre :
dentials. w. L. Dewart, vice-presi>
dent of the convention. :
An exciting event If to-day was !
the struggle in the New York dele
cation and q heavy vote polled IN y
favor Of the unit rule Tt "a a-oued :
that it would force the Tammanv {
into q close corner hui
Notwithstanding what apnea'ed t.
he = famous victory of the Cleveland :,
followers. very few IF the leaders ,
were willing to accede the untrue !
melted snccess If cleveland in hal !
lotlng, owing to the fierce nature If '
the struggle and failure Of a portion v
1T the delegation to come out orqnlv n
tho majority candidate. It has
been acknowledged if the caucus had '
ended with certainty. that New
York would caat her full vote for Y
sufficient western and q
and southern strength woul1 be at u
hand to make his nomination sure. !
The fact If a lack Of unanimitv in =
the delegation ia now being used nv 9
friends If other candidates in p,l-h> !
ing their claims for RECOGNITION v
The Cleveland managers, however. =
ara for him in high feather, and :
AZ the reau't IF the davis work :.
fight that has already heen won =
and that it only requires the sitting :,
Mt the convention to III a victorv. :,
VERY few of the states which per- -
fected their organization TODAY tool II
test vote AZ to their presidential, :.
preferences The position Of Penn. " ~
'v1vania is known for Randall, Del L
for Ravard ard Indiana and =
for Mcdonald. It is given !!
nut that Connecticut will cast her 12 =
votes for Cleveland. A threat that y
1as been vaguely made heretofore NJ q
m ATTEMPT to defeat the unit rule y
vas renewed with vigOr rhia after ~
and it is now believed that the =.
light has haen made in the convention VI
which will he led nv Tammanv and -
ia concened if 1t wins it will seri- ..
'uslv complicate the situation in "
Jew York. While the Flower cam. u
'aign appeared to have ended az q u
esult OF the caucus this afternoon, his
Importers contend that they are mt 49,
I posing Cleveland. and that if the X
nit rule is defeated those who went a.
to S'ocum will return to Flower W.
make it q rallving point for his =
importers generally. A caucus was :"
ED to-day in John Kellv's q for ~ !"
sole purpose of organizing cam ~
algn against the unit rule. MI. W.
[ellv contends that the national con- oy
ention OF 1868 ordained that the n
nit rule could be dispensed A. a,
18th any time at the on "a;
on Of any subsequent national w
Az the result of the W.
lucus it is declared that Massachu- u'
it's, Iowa, Delaware and other no
ates decided to support the promo t ILL
ton on the floor of the convention. pa
massachusetts, was ADDRESSED bv Ger. w.
utler, in which he said III will az
lppOrt the nominee OF this conven. ~
IN, no matter who he may be-" u wi
The New York delegation has been sonn
0NT0lOA LII CAONh anu are AT | a1n
Is p. m. still endeavoring to come ha,
some agreement. 1t il reported in TO-
9 Hobbies of the hotels that a vote the
ken showed AZ FOR Cleveland, with nv
e rest divided among Flower and cor
yard. The Connecticut delegation s+o,
Is morning agreed to cast IA votes me-,
Cleveland and Vermont will vote i;ns
q unit for him. .ho
July The nationa, or;,
mmittee will present the name of no,
Hubbard, of Texas, for ste,
nporary chairman of the conven- 9
n. -
\ strohg point is being made for h %as
stice Field, that his opinions in n n
es Involving constitutional cues f ha
at present, are sound domestic etst
;trlnes. as to the limitations of the te%
yer of the government, and that ,o,,o
nomination would attract strong ond