The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-03

says, for Instance, that the Blaine men
have everything to encourage them, and
1t devotes a dozen columns to alleged
facts to substantiate its hypothesis. 1t
prints the delegates from the States of
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Tennes-
see and Virginia, and calls them "the
bread AID butter brigade" The Inter-
Ocean, on the other hand, declares that
Arthur is sweeping everything like Il
tidal wave. The Times, which comes
nearer than any other city paper to Civ
| ing true idea of the status Of affairs,
| gives its report the very appropriate
heading, "At Sea-"
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 2.-The political
cauldron was seething within couple of
hours after daylight this morning Many
| delegates and workers were up all night
scheming and planning various coups de
etat, which are promised for the next
| twenty-four hours. The Blaine rthur
| fight increases in bitterness every hour,
and a deadlock LII the convention now
seems inevitable. The Blaine men have
| become exaspcrated at the Importance
the New York business men lay upon their
| backing, and have arranged for another
delegation of New York business men to
arrive here this afternoon The fight, if
| possible, is hotter than that between
Grant and Blaine four years ago, and
while the Arthur men do not claim
any new accessioHs, they declare
that they are holding their
own, and that own is sufficient to insure
success. The Logan men commenced
this morning the distribution of tens
of thousands of copies of an address
of the members of the American Free
| School Association asking the Conven-
ton to nominate Logan on account Of
his proposition to give Government aid
to schools and for various other reasons
The address is largely signed by citizens
| of the various States
Harrison, of Indiana, decided last
night not to 90 into the convention
| John H. Rolker has been telegraphed for
to act as his alternate.
The Indiana delegation will present
| Harrison's name and give him their solid
| support. They claim twenty votes from
| New York and Pennsylvania. At mid
night the Blaine managers decided that
| Ju .ge West, the blind orator of Ohio,
should nominate Blaine.
An address issued by the Virginia
straight-outs is being distributed whole.
sale. Malone is treating Desendorf,
Wickham and their colleagues with su.
| preme contempt.
| The EdmundS men are hard at work to
give emphatic denial TO the rumor that
they will abandon Edmunds for Gresh.
am.
Galusha Grow, of Pennsylvania, still
takes the lead for temporary chairman.
The National Committee decides the ap-
pointment this afternoon.
| Hubbard, of Connecticut, issues the
following card: "The statement that
the Connecticut delegation is divided is
untrue. They are for Hawley. They
have so voted and will stick to it,"
A small breeze is reported from the
Minnesota delegation In the shape of a
boom for General Sherman. 1t is claimed
that the Blaine men are at the bottom of
| it.
All State delegations are in session this
morning in response to call Of the Ma.
| tonal Committee to elect vice-presi-
| dents, secretaries and other officers OF
| the convention.
CHICAGO, Ill, June = Trains arriving
in Chicago this morning are heavily lader
with leaders who are W orking hard. Thu
Arthur managers admit that the Blaine
men secured important accessions yes
| terday, but claim that they too were also
favored in that respect. The Arthur mer
claim that General Logan's strength
comes from Federal olilce-holders who
are indebted to him for their places, and
argue that when the break comes they
will naturally go over TO the Arthur men.
Logap's friends continue to maintain that
they control sufficient strength to prevent
nomination unless the situation
changes materially. This being the case
both sides are claiming the Illinois dele
CATION, but appearance indicate that the
majority of Logan's forces WILL when u
change becomes advisable, 90 over to
Blaine. Thus far all is choas, and no
permanent combnatiO have been made.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 2.-The Sherman
men are booming their candidate to-day
with greater energy than hitherto, and
claim everything in tho event of break.
They say the two leading candidates will
kill each other.
Members OF the Union League Club ar
rived strongly favor Blaine's nomination,
and will use their persuasive powers in
his behalf. The Edmunds men are re-
ported as losing ground, but will not ad.
nit it,
CHICAGO, ILL, June 2.-The most
prominent figure among this mornings
arrivals was the famous Tom Ochiltrce
of Texas.
Mullen, from the Second Missouri Dis
trict, figures that Arthur has plurality
of the Missouri delegation; Bain next in
popularity, and Logan having u few
votes.
A Blaine worker from Kentucky claims
his delegation stands: Arthur, Is.
Blaine, 4; anti-Arthur, ). The Arthur
men say they will fight to the last for
their candidate.
Hon. James Devaux, delegate at-large
from Georgia, says his State remains
solid for Arthur There are no defec.
tions.
James Gary, delegate at large from
Tennessee, says his State prefers Arthur
first and Sherman second.
Married at Shotgun's Muzzle.
MEXICO, Mo, June "A wedding took
placa i'm this citv SATURDAY. nndor ,on,o