Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-08
Preliminary skirmishtns as Ch,cass.

FINAL ACTION OF THE HEw YoKK OBLIGATION.
The New York delegation had a lengthy meeting
yesterday afternoon, the result OF which q
Victory Tor Cleveland, - stated IN TIE STsR last
evening IL appears that on the rst ballot Cleveland
received e. Votes The second ballot stood e. for
cleveland, IS for S,ocum, 9 for Bsyard and ! for
Iilden recess Was then taken ana amer re-as-
semoling long discussion was bad on the unit
rule. resolution was nnally adopted, ~ vote OF
81 10 IL that "the delegation OF the state az New
iorh, under the unit rule adopted oy the Saratoga
convention, directs It's chairman 70 cast the -
votes OF That state Tor Grover Cleveland. this
suit having been reached by a vote OF ~ 70 Is"
Two additional delegates, John q. Sears and
ton 10 Cleveland and had enrolled themselves
under the Cleveland banner This accounts for
the changed figures OF the morning session. The
statement OF The vote was put In on John kellys
request
ACTION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Inc meeting OF the national democratic commit
tee In Chicago yesterday was presided over by
Chairman Barnum- Ex-Governor X B. Hubbard.
OF Texas, was elected temporary Chairman OF the
Rotary.
The following were elected assistant secretaries:
b l. Merr1tt, OF Illinois: Geo W. Guthrie. OF PENN
sylvania; q. = Johnson. OF Iowa; Robert NJ Bash
ford. OF Wisconsin; Charles NJ tslsndingham. OF
Missouri NJ Henry J. Lynn OF Tennessee; Michael J.
The following were elected reading clerks: T. O.
y, 1877, OF iowa lhomss Petit OF the House
James Morrison. OF New York; Il l. Bryan OF
pelaware; Ansel Oppenheim, OF Minnesota
- oIncia stenographer, Edward b. Dickinson, OF
New York.
seryeant-at-arms, Richard J. Bright. OF Indiana
The committee decided that In voting for candi-
Gates Tor President and Vice President no state
shall De allowed 10 change iss vote until the roll OF
the states has been called and every state has cast
Its vote.
HOW SOME OF THE STATES VIII VOTE
Az meeting OF the various state delegations yes
terday the following were Instructed 70 vote for
Cleveland Connecticut, Vermont. Iowa and New
Hampshire. Kansas VIII cast Is votes for Cleye-
land and for Rayard. California is solid for
Thurman. The Ohio delegation chose John r
mclean chairman. ana will 30 votes FOR Hoad-
~. IL Tor thurman, and for Cleveland The Massa-
chusetts delegation Is solid for Butler. Pennsylva-
aid Delaware is for Baysrd and Kentucky for
Mcdonald.
MR. TrIpHN DECLINES AGAIN
communication TO Mr.. Barnum the chairman
or the national democratic committee, from Mr..
Inden datedJuly S. says; al have received your
telegram Informing me OF the disposition 70 nomi-
nate me Tor the Presidency, and, asking will
accept an unanimous nomination from the conven-
toh? and also telegram from Mr.. Manning, say
ing: III seems absolutely necessary that YOU ID
should answer Barnums telegram as soon posi-
ble' Your inquiry was explicitly answer In the
negative by my letter OF Juhs 10 TO Mr.. Manning"
Mr. O'BRrRN PROVES Hrs CHANGES AGAINST SEC
RETARY CoRNwALL--Mr. VIM oRrien, Nj. r., and
editor OF United ireland, lately published an article
charging Secretary Cornwall, OF the Dublin post
Office, with Immoral and abomnable offenses
against decency, and 10 save himself Cornwall
Sued D Brien for libel oBr1sn justified In his an-
swer and the trlal OF the closed yesterday In
Duplin, with verdict on every point In favor OF
y Brlen