The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-21
TlEEILI,.E,GR.A.s.P.E.H;3lC. I Z J. T P.H;3lC
ARTHUR IN NEW YORK
The President Conceded a Large Ma
jority Of the City Delegation.
Some Talk oc His Prospects at Chi
cagO-"nSam Car on Tilden---
Phelps Oh Slaine---PoIit-
icmI Notes.

New York, April 21-The Republican
primaries throughout the city gave a great
victory TO President Arthur. His friends
claim fifteen out of the sixteen delegates to
Chicago no viii lie chosen by the primary
delegates. In those Democratic strong
holds, the First and Second districts,
there Was no opposition manifested
and delegates solid for Arthur We're chosen
In the Third and Foarth districts there was
one ticket in the field, and while the Third
district delegates were said to be favorable
to Arthur. the Fourth district men were "un,
instructad,n except as far as picking out {,
good man went. The Fifth and Sixth dis
tricts were said to be for Arthur and but
little opposition or excitement took place in
either. The loader Of the Sixth, however,
said that they were solid for Arthur or
Blaine In the Seventh district a strong
ticket was in the field, but not altogether
solid for Arthur Tie stalwart Eighth dis
trict is solid for Arthur. There was three
tickets in The field in the Ninth district The
regular ticket was elected. The delegations
were said to favor Arthur. In the Tenth
Arthur was the choice and there was no OPP
postion.E
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and the delegates are favorable to Arthur.
The expected wrangla in the Twelfth did not
take place, and only one ticket was in the
field. The delegates were solid for Arthur
In the Thirteenth, although there was only
one ticket in the field some of the delegates
chosen were for Arthur and some for
Edmunds. A sharp contest was ex-
pected in the Fourteenth but the
moment and strong Arthur delegation
was chosen. A lively contest in the Six
teenth resulted in the choice of the regular
ticket for Arthur, headed by Col! Cragan.
The Fiftecth came in late for Arthur. In
the Eighteenth Barnard Bigle?, secured the
election OF the Arthur ticket by an immense
majority The Nineteenth, Twentieth,
Twenty first, and Twenty second districts
elected solid Arthur tickets, with perhaps a
partial exception in tie Twenty-second. The
only pronounced anti-Arthur man elected is
Gen. Anson McCook.
The sun says that Arthur has fifteen of
the sixteen delegates from New York city to
Chicago, and that in the entire delegation to
the state convention the anti-Arthur men will
not number more than fifteen.
The Times, strong anti-Arthur, acknowl-
edges that of the seventy-nine delegates to
tie state convention Arthur has seyenty-one.
The " Horld gives Arthur fifteen out of the
sixteen Chi ;ago delegates, and the control of
the delegation to the state convention.
Mr.. Bernard Biglin, the well-known Re
publican leader, said when questioned about
the Grant rumor: "You may deny it in
terms as strong as words can mako them.
1t is really too absurd.to talk about. Gen.
| Grant is not a candidate, and that settles the
| whole question
"If Gen. Grant were a candidate would it
| change matters any"
| Il honestly think it would, and l am sure
! that very many of the men now pronounced
for Arthur would 60 for the general"
YES" continued Mr.. Biglin, a think
President Arthur viii carry the state con,
! vention, and that he will find no great diff,
Guilty in his way for nomination at Chicago
| I know of no good reason why he should not
be nominated. 1t is simply idle nonsense t.
imagine President Arthur hasn't got New
| York at his back