The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-03

| StaCS-, IL HOISeu VIII VIC
OF an independent or Edmunds
movement at last, it is thought
might turn the 'ide strongly In the
direction of a new man. While Ed
munds men now pin Their faith
istrongly to their candidate, it is
openly declared that the Gresham
movement. properly supported Cy
Indians, Michigan, Wisconsin ana
Minnesota, would probably carry
with it the total acquired Edmuads
strength. 1t is not thought, now,
ever, that Gresham will De named
by Indian. That delegation, IL IL
now believed, will present the
name of Hrrrison, but will rally
to the support of Gresham at any
opportune time, aud it is believed II
the postmaster general is named, IL
will be by Wisconsin, or ore OF the
pronounced Edmund's states. Ar
| thur and Blaine, managers appear TO
recognize the condition of sftairs
which would be developed by aaher.
ents of Etmunds, Sherman ano
Logan standing firm, bot they each
confidentially claim that they VIII
show sufficient strength apart from
that given Edmunds to carry the
day, and this indicates that the
strength of one or the other of these
| leaders has been overrated, or that
one can take away the strength OF
the other after the early ballotlng.
What the respective strength OF the
Blaine and Arthur following is, has
certainly baffied the judgment of
the closest observers IS the tactics
OF the Arthur men has been pursued
in very quiet canvas. and
they have certainly made
no exhibit of figures, all the while
however, displaying the greatest
confidence. To each is universally
accorded the two leading positions
in the race, and the problem then
resolves itself TO this = either one lie
sufficiently near the goal to secure
enough votes from the three States
named to insure victory. AS friends
of the other candidates contend that
in such an alternative new name
will in all likelihood be sprung on
the convention, it would seem tha5
one or the other of the two leading
candidates will have to begin the
fight in the convention at the OUT
set with nearly Or quite sufficient
votes to carry with them the NOM
nation. Connecticut declares it
will support Hswley, but the i'm
preston prevails that the strength
of the State, in case OF an early
break, will GO to Edmunds.
The members of the national
committee will be chosen after the
nomination for President is made.
It is resolved that before each ballot
and vote in the convention the roll
shall be called and the vote viva
voce, and the chairman shall an
nounce the votes
The Kansas delegation to-day ef-
fected an organization as follows:
Senator 2. b. Plumb, chairman; D.
J. Root, vIce-cha rmgn G. Leland,
Jr., secretary; James Merrett.
treasurer; J. G. Woods, vice>presi-
dent; ]. i. Mcdowell, convention
secretary; J.S. Merrett, to represent
the State in the Ecommittee on Gre
dsntials; J. w. Ady, on permanent
organization; E. G. Culp, on rules |
and order of business; George S.
Peck, on resolutions.
The Oregon delegation elected |
Senator J. n. Dolph chairman and
ID. n. Denny secretary.
A caucus of Edmunds atherents |
was held at the quarters of the |
Massachusetts delegation this NOM
ing there were present between |
three and four hundred people Of |
whom one hundred and fifty were
delegates. The latter we're not will
ling to pledge themselves to the
cause of Mr. Edmunds to vote for
the Vermonter,a land il was estimated |
that his strength in early ballOting |
would exceed one hundred. Senator
George T. Hoar, Of Massachusetts,
presided and speeches in the interI
est o; Mr.. Edmunds were made by
A. D. White and George w. Quits.
The latter spoke about twenty |
minutes. He upheld the candidacy
of Edmunds as embodying the prin-
ciples to which the Independent |
voters pin their faith. The senti-
ment which elected the heaTtiest |
applause was to the effect that Mr.. |
Curtis personally believed Edmunds |
stood upon the strongest foundation |
of any candidate yet mentioned. and
he proposed to stick to the Yer.
monter, at least until it became ap-
parent the nomination of some one
else representing exactly the same
ideas was assured.
The national committee resumed |
its session at 1915 this afternoon;
Joseph. E. Lee appeared as a proxy
for VIM. w. Hicks OF Florida. The
cub. committee, through Horace
Davis, chairman, to which was re
ferred the case of the contesting
delegation from the First Georgia
district, declares the committee con-
sidered only the proceeding in
the district convention as bearing
on the prima facie case of
the two parties, and did not 90 into
the merits of the split prior to the
convention, which was OF an irregu-
lar and turbulent character. The
committee deemed on the whole the
prinlG facie case was with Alex
ander n. Wilson and L0uris Blue,
and fhair alternates. MIR. DAysux