New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-01

the canvass The result has been
great addition to the Blaine entbu-
sIasm Tonight tho admirers of the
Maine statesmen are in high spirits The decision
| of the National Committee on the virginia contest
cooled for time the ardor of some who did not
understand the motives governing the committees
action. but as soon as light was shed from the
inside their dropping spirits revived, and
once more the hotel corridors runz
with their huzzas. The Arthur men looked and
acted as if depressed. Their hearts wefe broken
with the news from the South. When it began to
leak out yesterday that Arthur would not get
the votes of Arkansas and some other
Southern States there was dsmay IN
the Administration camp and scouts were sent cut
and active work was begun 10 ascertain exactly
the extent ofthe detection. With the arrival OF
the bulk of the Southern delegates late tonight
the Arthur men were able 10 confirm the truth
Of the rumors of their losses in that
direction How to counteract it is
puzzle The CONSERVATION of the President may
be ndged from the fact stated on the best author
itv. that he telcgraphed Powell Clayton, chairman
of the Arkansas delegation, asking for a tax Win
him over the wires, which was declined.
EDMUNDs MEN PREFER BLAINE TO ARTHUR
Asafurthcr stroke to the Administration SEN
ator Hoar of Massachusetts, publicly stated that
if II comes 20 a choice between Blaine aud Arthur
he will vote for Blaine. Frank Hatton and Cen
eral Sharpe would not believe this statement at
first, but whcn after inquiry, they ascertained its
truth they shook their heads sadly
over it, The influence Of Mr.. Hoar with
tle Edmunds men is great. other Edmunds
men were not long in making known their deter
mination TO make the same choice as Mr. Hoar in
case of necessity Another dispritine move for the
President was the action of the Edmuuds ron
looking toward close adhesion TO their candidate
The only hcpe OF the Arthur men Is to get
Edmunds's votes Their claim OF thirty-seyen
votes from New York state was based on that
expectatlon but the Edmunds leaders showed con-
clusively that their fourteen men would stick for
while, at least Hence the Arthur men had 70 give
nm claiming a majority of the delegation from the
Presidents own State. They are still claiming
everything bnt refusing to give particulars. lhey
conceded, however, that their claim about Penn
| syvania like that in regard to New-iork, has 10
be moderate.
ARTHUR MEN BUSY AND ANXIOUS.
The scenes at the leading hotels tonight weTs
snch as one might expect TO witness tweve hours
instead of sixty hours before the assembling OF
National Convention. At the Grand Paciiic-wbeno
the Blaine men, the Logan men and the Arthur men
all have headouarters and where the National Com
mittee was in sessiOn-there was much excitement
and dense crowds of men thronged the 0bbies and
corridors. The Arthur managers were busy ana ap-
Neutrality-suspicious.. The First Assistant Postmaster
General the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
the Register Of the Treasury and score or two OF
lesser officials together with Paul Strobach. whose
career as an otfice-hOlder was cut short
by an unsympathetc Senate, Fitted blther
and thither. The Arthur conference is postponed
until Monday, and do not know who will he made
temporary chairman" said Hatton hurriedIy, as
L. nh, int ROO
looking doorkecper. Knots of men strolled
into the Arthur headquarters and united themselves
long enough to xchange greetings with the group
inside in which very small sprinkling Of " busi-
ness men strove 10 make themselves conspicuous.
In an adjacent corridor the Logan headquarters
are embowered in a mass of bunting and ilags, and
there the friends of the Illinois Senator had gath
cred in force. Speeches interspersed with campaign
songs-there is already Logan song
book-and rounes of chess were the
order of the evening. The noisy en-
thuslasm of the Logan men made itself
heard In the Arthur headquarters. but elected
no response, either of sympathy or defiance.
The boom" for Blame. which had SCENE 10
touch high-water mark last night, burs' all bounds
tonight. The demand for Blaine badges was enoF-
nous and every other man wore one pinned TO bis
coat Cheers for Logan swerc topped by
cheers for Blaine and the best Of feeling be-
tween the adherents of the two candidates seemed
10 prevail "Bruce gives il up,and says the Southern
delegates cannot afford TO help defeat mau who Is
so manifesty the first choice OF majority Of the
Northern Republicans" said an ex-Stalwart from
Pennsylvania. Bits of good news like this came
thick and fast to cheer the partlsans of Blaine, and
keep their enthusiasm at the boiling point Until
after midnight they discussed the pros
poets while the weary leaders kept watch.
UNSUCCESSFUL WORK by ARTHUR MEN.
Hamilton Disston, one of the dclcgates-at-
large from Pennsylvania, heretofore claimed
by the Arthur men, arrived to-day.
and at once went earnestly at
work for Blaine. lie said that James McManes
would be here Monday and had told him that no
would vote for Blaine. Chris McGce arrived aud
showed symptoms of detection for Arthur.
At once the Administration leaders gave mp claim
ing more than fifteen OF twenty votes in Pennsyt
vanla.
Ohio, in which they said on Friday
that they had considerable num-
Der of votes also showed up badly.
The offer of the Yce-Presidency to Foraker
had no effect III drawing him from Sherman The
supporters of the latter, however, were amiabie.
They ceased to push Sherman, and Amor smith
said that the delegation would be about evenly
divided with Blaine, with no votes for Arthur.
In Indianna the Administration again met with
dIscOura cement. 4 movement for Gresham did
not work. Harrison was plainly the choice
of twO-thrds or more OF the delegates
OF that State should Blaine be
out OF the way. Bat the Blaine men will stick.
Missionary work in Michigan and the North
western States was attended with better
results This mad its effect, aud instead OF claiming
all the earth, as they did night, the Arthur
men now say that they can tell nothing
about who Will be nominated. Chairman Warren
said at midnight that the situation is the same rs
It was at Utica.
IA carload of Senator'S, including Blair, Aldrch,