The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-28
!, MOVING ON OHICAGu.
The Gossip About Grnnt nnd Conkling
, Declaring for blaine.

l.. Declaring for blaine.
From Our Special Correspondent. n 2l ali
WAslllSdroN, D. o., May 27.-Congress.
men and other politicians located here are
busily engaged in making preparations ia
leave for Chicago to attend tho National
Republican Convention, which meets next
Tueadsy, and special train consisting OIL
two aleepers and one drawing room car
will leave here next Friday morning for
the exclusive beneti! Of the newspaper co,
respondents located in Washington who
desire 10 attend the convention. No one
elso will bs carried on this train either as
passengers or guests. The invitations ten.
dering the train were made by the Balti.
more & Ohio Railroad Company through
its assistant general passenger agent, ]. G.
Pangborn. About tiity Journalists have
accepted. Tbs train will be in charge OF
MIR. Pangborn and the newspaper men will
he at no expense from the time they leave
here until they arrive at Chicago. Many
OF them will sleep in the cars during their
stay at Chicago instead Of taking rooms at
hotels. '"f|
About twenty Senators and nearly one
hundred Representatives will start be.
tween now. and Saturday. By general
agreement there will be no buainees trans.
acted in Congress ofa publicor political ma
ture from Thursday until alter the Conven.
ton has finally adjourned, and those mem.
bera OF Congress who attend have had
time to return. The one topic OF conyersa.
lion here now Ia upon the probable result
Of the Conventions work. ~. -.
FAVORABLE TO BLAINE.
The Blaine men claim that the apparent
increase Of Arlhur's strength has actually
been favorable to their candidate. They
cay tina. it has centered the fight down be.
tween the two apparently, and many. politi-
clans who had candidates whom they pre-.
ferred TO Blaine have gone over to him, now
feeling that they have to select between
the two. .. In this way Blaine has gained
greatly. One Of Blaine's most earnest and
reliable supporters, who has recently re-
turned from New York, and who is in con.
slant communication with Mr.. Blaine, said
today that he knew 1t to be true that
Conkling and Grant have expressed them.
selves openly in favor OF Blaine. MIR. Conk-
ling come out positively and emphatically,
he said, without giving any reason for his
action, and: Grant gave as his reason that
he felt that Logan's chances were gone, and
he had to chooee between Arthur and
Blaine, and selected the latter because the
party must put up a positive and aggress-
i've man il they hoped to win. .--5
THAT BUSINESS MEMS MEETING,
i There is secret history connected with
the meeting Of business men in New York
which endorsed President Arthur for re.
nomination. Tho original plan had an On.
tirely different object in view. The idea
Of holding business meeting was, it is
said, frs! conceived by Mr.. Cenkling and
the man to be endorsed was q. S. Grant.
This vas the plan and understanding so
often and mysteriously referred to by Mr..
Belford, OF Colorado, who is accredited
with being in the confidence Of Conkling.
The design was to conceal the real object
OF the meeting until the last moment, and
then all of a sudden, as If by an enthu.
siastic impulse 20 over to Grant with a
rush. & 'rhis result was looked for. by
Grants, friends and they were com.
pletely bcwildered when they : lost
control OF the scheme and the meeting was
called and Arthu, endorsed. The failure
OF Grant 4 Ward is given ls the cause Of
the failure OF the plan, as Grants Presi-
dential, chances were buried in the ruins
Of his bank. @sO,
5 ~ t'zs5. NOW At SEA.
The Grant men are now. at sea without
a compass, and badly scattered. s.,a5
MIR. Belford wro!e 10 Conkling day be.
tore yesterday, asking forsn explanation Of
the situation and for come Instructions as
to what is to be done, but has not yet re.
ceived a reply. The statement that both
Conkling and Grant have gone over tc
Blaine puzzles and bewildsrs those who
vera on the inaide OF the scheme, anG
| they are waiting to hear from Conkling di
rectly, when they will probably follow hit
lead. They say, in confidential whisper
that they, do not believe Conkling hai
gono for Blaine, unless tho plans have beer
entirely changed. They aay that the move
will be in rather another direction, and
that the man who will receive the support
OF the Grant and Conkling element, anC
who will ret the nomination Ut Chicago, il
Juatice Miller, Of the United States Su
premo Court. s: - = p. q.
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