New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-03
TENDENCIES OF SOUTHERN DELEGATES
DESPERATE EfFOgrs or THE ARTHUR yoEKER,
To NVI' IIFVIs IfI'IIs FVIErs
iBY TELESRAPH TO THE TE.DUyz.f


ings Of the delegates from Southern States hourly
grows eager and intense the time for the as
sembling Of the convention draws nearer Tho
| Arthur managers have become suspicious of the
men whose votes they have been claiming for weeks
past Some of them have shown themselves wholly
| ntractable, while Others have suddenly developed
taste and talent for diplomacy which at the same
time confuses and angcrs the who have
counted upon their support. Some of the deputy as
sistants of Frank Hatton and Clint" Wheeler who
arrived yesterday were astonshed and mortified
to-day. For "swel" wearing Dunlap hat Of
| the latest style and a pretty waxed mustache to
make approaches to solemn and digni6ed colored
man from South Carolina or Texas, and to find all
| his Establishments wasted, is new experience,
and, if one may judge by the expressions dropped
when several of the tempters related their ex-
periences to each other, it is not pleasant one
When fattery, cigars, wine, ETC., have been tried
in vain. the striker" seems to have exhausted his
expedients. All of those have been used, but
apparently to little purpose.
MONEY AS AN ARGUMENT.
1t was asserted to-day by ex-COngressnan Sypher
and others that more potent influences were at
work in behalf Of Arthur among the Southern
delegates. He declared that money was being
openly used to convince Southern delegates that
Arthur is the best man. During the day, however,
there were no reports of gains by the Arthur men
in the South. On the contrary information from
several of the Southern delegates was satisfactory
to the Blaine From the Kentucky delega-
ton came report of unexpected gains, placed by
Mr. GoodlOe, of that State. at five. One
of these was William o. Bradley, who is reported
to have declared that he will vote for Blaine on the
first ballot and that five other Kentucky men will
do the The reported declaration OF Mr..
Bradley was a surprise Commissioner Evans stood
Co. lttv mi a faxy aks
when Mr. Bradley was appointed special assist
ant District-Attorney of the United Statee That
such report is accepted by anybody is good evil
dence of the Generalization that seems TO be
spreading in what nearly everybody until recently
supposed to be the solid ranks of Arthur in the
South.
LOUISIANA DELEGATES FRIENDLY TO BLAINE.
The attitude of the Louisiana delegates also
gives the Arthur men great concern. Congressman
Kellogg, who heads the delegation, is mysterious
and non-cOmmittal and they distrust him. When
General Badger, who is also delegate-at-large,
was asked to-day about the standing of the dele
CATION, he replied: 81 think the delegation will
act together, or substantially so. in obedience to
the instructions of the State Convention, which
require the delegates to consult with the repre-
sentatives Of the states upon which We
must depend for the election of a
Republican President, and cooperate with
them or a majority of them, in making a selection.
Probably most of the delegates will cast ballot
for President Arthur After that they will divide.
and many of them will go to Blaine. The feeling in
the delegation is very friendly toward him. Logan
and Sherman also have friends in among the dele
gates. do not think Louisiana is quite hopeless.
/ have reason to believe that we shall elect
fusion electoral ticket and have it counted III, but
of course we in position to dictate terms to
the National Convention, if we desired to do
So"
Colonel Dumont, another Federal officeholder and
also deegate-atlarge from Louisiana, said ho
thought the delegates would vote solid for Arthur
the first ballot but he could not tell certainly.
as not all Of them had arrived. He minated that
there might be break on the second ballot
HOW THE MISSISSIPPI MEN WILL VOTE.
The symptoms of disntegration in the MissIs-
sippi delegation hourly become more marked. Ex-
Congressman Lynch said tonight that there VIII
be one vote for Lincoln and one for Logan on the
first ballot. There will also probably be three
votes for Blaine the first ballot, leaving 10 for
Arthur instead of the Is his friends have claimed
On the second ballot Mr. Lynch said he would not DO
surprised to SEQ 10 votes cast for Blaine.
Mr.. Lynch is an Arthur man, bat intimate
friend of his and of Register Bruce is authority for
the statement that both of them friendly to Mr..
Blaine, and will transfer their votes to him as soon
obligations they owe to the President.
REPORTED BREAK IN GEORGIA AND TEXAS.
The rumors of break in the Georgia delegation
were again current to-day, and gave tho
Arthur men great concern, as also did
the conflicting stories about the attitude of the
Texas delegates only eight of whom are now set
down for Arthur.
BLAINE GAINS IN TENNESSEE.
The report of Blame gains in the Tennessee dele
cation was confirmed by Congressman Pettibone,
who arrived to-day and Immediately began earnest
work in behalf of the Maine statesman.
MALONE ANXIOUS FOR A CONFERENCE.
Senator Malone and Internal Revenue Collector
Brady had then hands full meeting of the Virginia
delegation was held, and after the representatives
on the various committees had been settled Sem
ator Malone made long and earnest speech in
favor of proposition advanced by him to hold
conference OF all the Southern delegates this
ing to consider the situatOn and consult regard
to proper course of action " for them TO pursue.
Colonel Sims who has come out for Blaine, re-
piled. He declared that to hold such con-
an %paS @ouS b tSs sy height Bs regarded Of S'a
not only an appeal 10 sectionilism but attempt TO
bulldoze Southern delegates who might not favor
Sena or Malone modified his proposition so as to
provide for an informal conference the decision of
which should be binding on nobody and it was then
prominent southern deIsgate upon being in,
formed of the scheme said: well shall not attend,
and hopeno Southern man outside of Virginia viii
be foolish enough to do Ii is not Tor us to resolve
)r dictate III regard to the situation. will attend
40 conferences except those of my own State dele
CATION"
OBJECTS OF THE MEETING.
The meeting of~Southern delegates called by
Malone did not break up until long after midnight.
after it adjourned Senator Malone, who came
nut III company with Assistant Postmaster.
General Frank Hatton, who is not
Southern delegate, said We passed no resolu-
ions, but had some speeches and
,0Od time" Among the speakers were Seua-
or Malone, Congressman Houk, j. L. Bryant OF
ieorgia, and Others Internal Revenue Collector