Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-03
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CHICAGOTHIS MORNING.
THE SITUATION MUCH CONFUSED.
WEAKNESS IN THE ARTHUR COLUMN.
CONFIDENCE OF THE EDMUNDS MEN.
TALK OF GEN. SHERMAN As A DARK
HORSE.
THE POWELL CLAYTON BOMB
SHELL.
HOW TT EXCITED THE ARTHUR AND
EDMUNDS MEN.
DEMORALIZED STATE DELEGATIONS.
ALL THE ATTEMPTED EDCoMBINATIoNS
CONFIDENCE OF THE EDMUNDS MEN
THE POWELL CLAYTON BOMB
SHELL.
HOW IT EXCITED THE ARTHUR AM
EDMUNDS MEN.
DEMORALIZED STATE DELEGATIONS
ALL THE ATTEMPTEDCoMBI
DISPOSED OF.

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
CHICAGO, June 3.-The first day OF the conven-
uon opens with bright clear, warm weather The
delegates look weary and worn, as most OF them
nave been up nearly all night at the caucusses and
conferences. The weakness in the Arthur column
Is the subject OF comment In the morning papers
and among the delegations As yet no effort at
any combination, proposed by the Edmunds men
or Independents, has proved successful The
Indiana delegation, at their meeting yesterday
evening, emphatically decided not 10 place either
Gresham or Harrison before the convention. The
dlVlSlOn In the delegation is such that it cannot
act on any compromise cand date from its own
state, and some surprise is expressed that senator
Hoar favored their naming Gresham as a "dark
horse" but the Edmunds men talk this morning
with great deal or confidence. They claim TO be
abe TO poll from 90 TO 100 votes on the first ballot,
and express the hope OF being able at all events to
their choice. They claim to have canvassed the
delegations pretty carefully for second choice.
Rooert i. Lincoln Is freely mentioned by them.
quite often in connection with Mayor Low, OF
Brooklyn, for the second place. They also talk OF
GEN. SHERMAN AS A COMPROMISE CANDIDATE,
and are again sounding the feeling with regard to
Gresham That the names OF Lincoln and Gen.
Sherman will both appear in the first ballot may be
taken for an assured fact
TEXAS PREDICTION OF COMPROMISE
The Texas delegation state that a compromise
Will be entered into between the Arthur, sherman
nation OF either Sherman or Logan Arthur they
say, would reach before the break about 3.G and
Blaine about 800 votes If on the first break Logan
showed the greatest strength he would be nomi-
mated; II sherman, then the latter would have the
entlre vote or the combination The other SOUTH
ern delegations do not seem to know or any such
movement, but the Texas people predict It.
A CHARGE THAT POWELL CLAYTON Has SOLD OUT TO
BLAINE.
The selection OF Powell Clayton for temporary
chairman has caused great dissatisfaction among
eastern republicans, who openly charge that he
has sold out to Blaine The southern republicans
wanted to run Bruce against him, but he declined
81 can't see what Clayton means" said Bruce 81
am sure Arthur gave him all that he asked OF him.
and every one OF the one hundred and thirty post
oifce appointments In the state went through Clay
tons hands. Ii was nominally the republican GEN.
tral committee OF the state who supervised the ap-
po1ntmentS. but he is the central committee ~
over the Virginia delegations is debated at length
ballot will hardly be reached tomorrow.
THE d. c. DELEGATEs-cARsoN WANTS A SUFFRAGE
PLANK.
The District delegates have not decided where
they Will GO on the committees OF the con-
vention. Col Carson says he cannot find Mr. Con-
ger, but he intends TO offer resolution to be re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions TO 90 in the
platform, he hopes. declaring, In the name OF the
national republican convention, for municipal gov
ernlnent ana the restoration OF suffrage In the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
FRED. DOUGLASS A sTAUNCH BLAINE MAN
Fred. Douglass. who is here, is a staunch Blaine
man, and he believes that he will be nominated on
about the third ballot He believes that there
will be no trouble TO preferences. and that who
ever 1t may be, Blaine, Arthur, Logan, sherman or
EdmundS will be elected. Mr.. Douglass says that
he is outside OF politics at present
DEMoRALHED STATE DELEGATIONS
A visit to several OF the leading delegations
this morning finds them in great confusion, not to
say Generalization. The Michigan delegation is
a a Thp fnurf x-ofa- -n1oi
have dwindled to six. One OF the Detroit delegates
has just landed In New York. He is an Edmunds
man and his alternate here is an Arthur man.
Gen. Sherman has three Michigan votes
In the Wisconsin delegation ten votes claimed
for Blaine are also scattered Gen. sherman has
also two votes there and Arthur is promised nve
The Kansas delegation is fully demoraIized and
acceSSlonS TO Arthur are conceded
The Florida delegation, who have been mostly for
Arthur, are debating whether under Conovers lead
they shall go to Logan.
SIX OF the Texas delegations have not made up
their minds.
The ten Arthur delegates from Philadelphia are
taking ABOUT holding a caucus to see what they
will do after the first ballot
There is positive detection In the Malone delega-
ton.
The New Workers are even cut I'D by the turn OF
anarS at last nights meeting, and, in fact outside
OF the independents the situation is very much con-
fused
HARRIsoN's NAME BEFORE THE CONVENTION
The Indiana delegation had another meeting this
morning and decided to allow the name OF Hau1-
son to go before the convention as his friends ar
IDENTIFY desiredlt it. but the delegation made no prom
tSe as to their votes
JUDGE GRESHAM NOT CANDIDATE WHILE ARTHuR
Is IN THE FIELD.
The proposition OF the Edmunds independents
to name Judge Gresham as candidate was again
mentioned. Col Holloway stated that Judge
Gresham had informed him that he would not per-
NIT his name TO be used as long as Arthur's name
was before the cOnvention that the Judge was for
Arthur and not for Gresham. He also added that
the friends or Gen. Gresham would not for the
same reasons, receive at this stage OF the contest
any OvertureS to take the Arthur vote This dis
poses OF all the attempted combinations
G.wA
By Associated Press
Excitement Over the Selection Of
Temporary Chairman.
CHICAGO, June 3-There was much excitement
last night over the selection OF Powell Clayton by
the National Republican Committee as temporary
chairman OF the convention. This feeling is con-
fined mostly to delegates opposed to Blaine but
there are number OF Blaine adherents who express
at the choice OF the national CON-
mittee. SO intense indeed, is the feeling on the
subject that plan is on foot TO attempt TO defeat
Clayton In the convention and elect Hon. b. h
Bruce (coored, Register OF the L. Treasury in his
stead The feeling in some quarters is exceedingly
bitter, and that q strong effort will be made 10
compass Claytons defeat seems very likely.
THE ARTHUR MEN WILL STICK.
The Arthur men have determined to stand firmly
by their candidate to the last, and win make no
looking to the selection OF any other
man. They say this is their firm purpose, and If
the Edmunds men and Others wish TO nominate
Blaine by refusing to support Arthur they must
take the responsibility.
GEN. SHERMAN As DARK HORSE.
There has been much quiet talk about the posi-
bility OF the nomination OF Gen She herman. 1t is
said that deadlock is highly probable and that at
the proper time some prominent delegate might
DrpSpnf the name Gen William Tecurlseh Spr,-