Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-07


 ! resolution, hoping the convention would
 not bind its conscience in tue manner proposed.
 Winkler. of Wisconsin, also opposed l the resolution.
 AtIT D. m., General J. B. Henderson
 as chairman, reported on permanent or.
 ganizaiion that If any delegate was moi
 wiling to support the nominee of the convention he shouli not participate IT
 its delibera;i ms. Cheers.l No harm coult come of it's adoption and he ! thought its adoption desiIa le m view ! Ot certain whispers in the ar. Knight | Of CalIfOrnIa, advocated the resolution and also alluded tO certain whispers ID tue air; and Curtis. of New York, warm { ly opposed the resolution and referred
 ID tGe course of Lis remarks to the act | of the convention which nominated ! Lincoln twsnty-fJur years ago, where c | similar resolution Was introduced and
 voted down. He also rem inded the con | venliOn of what was said and done four years ago, when Mir. Campbell of West | Virginia, declared that he was a Repub- ! hCan who carried his sovereignty under ! his own hat, and when under the leal of Garfield the reotl man who presented sim lar
 resolution was induced to withdraw II lcbeersl He, therefore, asked this con 1 venti0n tO assume that every delegate was an honest and honorable man. He characterized the resolution as one
 which was unworthy to be ratified by . body of gentlemen. lCheersl.
 Gen. Sherman has telegrapbed to sx- l Senator Henderson saying be would noi accept the nomination fl offered or serve if elected. \ resolution binding delegates was withdrawn.
 CHIcAGO, June At a late hour last night after considerable talk among the
 Blaine delegates from Missouri and Michigan upon the aivisability of bring ing out General Sherman as a candidate
 as the only solution of the present
 $ stuaiioD. In committee 1t was urged that General Sherman would not per
 init the uss of his name Oc accept the
 nomination under any circumstance s. In obedience to the wishes of a majority of these delegates John B. Henderson sent an earnest telegram to General
 Sherman urging him to answer tbis morning. Mir. Horace White, of New York, stated this morning that in his OpiniCn Blaine was already beaten and could never get as many votes in con veutIon as Powell Clayton could.
 AUGUSTA, Me, June Alas. G. Blaine reached hIs home yesterday afternoon. His friends here telegraphed him early ID the day rendering him a publIc re- ception which he at once declined. On the i0urIey large numbers of people cheered him bug he declined to maSe any response, except to raise his hat as he stood on the platform. Being in formed by an associated press represen- tative that rnmors had been received of interviews with him in some of the af- te-nO1n papers of Boston and New York, he said they were totally unauthorized.
 CHICAGO. June ,, 9. a. m.-The Times says: The belief Is stronger than ever that neither Blaine nor Arthur can te nominated. IL says the Blaine mea of- fered Logan the vice-pre,idency to com b.ne his forces The offer was refUsel It iuTtEer says Arthur is practically out of the race, unless Ae failure If the ia- dePeus movement brings Edmund's and HaSley's vote to him. The Logan men claim Arthur's southern vote after tue tir-t ballot, while the Edmunds men ex- pect bis vote in full if transferred Sherman also claims a strong help from ArtLur's forces.
 The Iuter-Ocean says: The Arthur ranks stand firmly and grow steadily.
 The Tribm says: That seven of the Virginia delegation, which the c mmitiee on credentials has decided to l admit in convention. wIll vote for Blaine ! II says th..J conference or arthur ana ! Ejmunds men last night to secure | enough Independent votes to put Arthur | ahead of Blaine on the first ballot fails d 1
 The contest in the Alabama, Georgia | lnd Virginia was decid q by the com 1 ni;tee on credentials in favor of Ar thur delegates. The filth Kentucky dis .ric: Is m favor of two Blaine contest lnts. Mary land is in favor of Blaine sixth New York, favor two Arthur men; 18th New York-both reg ilar and contestant delegates.
 It is claimed the delay in the proceed- ngs is unfavOrac,e to both Blaine and Ar,Eu's chances. IL is thought tte bal ot will not be reached till tomorrow.
 MINORITY REPORT.
 CmcAGo, June 5-lO;j5 a. m.-The 'Onmittee on Credentials reported that Ley had reached the uuanimOui con fusion that there would be a minority eport.
 THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. CHICSoo, June 5-ll:IO a. m.-Tbe apcr; of the Committee on Credentials ; in lccordanco with the predictions iu be morning Palers. CMCAco. Juno j.-TLe reference to , rthur ID the Platform was received , nth cheers. The platform recommends such revI- on of the tariff as will protect Ameri- in interests and American labor. The platform decoUnces the importa- on ot foreign labor, either from China I. ' Asia
 The Platform was unanimously l lOp;ed. f CHICAGO. June 5-314 p. m.-The call States for members of the National | Omm.ttee Is being proceeded with.
 ORDER OF BUSINESS.
 CHICAGO. June 5.-2 p. m.-The report f,
 tae committee on the order of busi- f, .ss was adopted after long discus I 1n. T
 TO-DAY's BEGINNING. b The convention was called 10 order at :G and WAS opened with prayer by shop FallOWs, of the Reformed Epis- pal church.
 Henry Ballard of Vermont, chairman Ia the com lIttee on credentials, re- .r:ed that the sessions of the commit n, Q had been almost continuous. leaving W c members no time tI rest. He took aa-urr lu saying that the proceedings Pi d been entirely harmonious and with t reference to personal preference. bt ie result was unanimous. The report
 the convention on credentials was T, en read by Mir. Fort. of New Jersey.