The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-03
THE BlV0UAU.
The Last Day Of Speculation aud Sur
mise has Ended.
The Political situation sharply Out
lined An Delegations ON Hand.
Blaine Takes the Pale, Arthur Crowds
Ing him Closely.
Eiu und' Backers Quietly Laying q
Mae Easy Of Explosion.
Logan Siill Confident Of "Scratch -
The Lesser Lights.
Powell Clayton will Open the Ban
TO>day.
Indications OF TempesiuOus Times.

Indications OF TempesiuOus Times.
THE SITUATION SIMPLIFYING ITSELF.
CHICAGO, jane .. Ill q. III, - The
situation this morning In the presideu.
tial canvass IL very much simp.ihed. All
the delegates are now on iho ground ,irc.ud
irg New York and PennsylvaDis, vhosN
coming hGd been looked forward 10 with
some interest. The negotiations whicn
we're carried f,rae ri In the interest Of 70.
spective candidates yesterday, makes "
clear that the adherents CT SIX candidates,
namely, Adhur. Blaire, Edmunts, Shsr-
mgn, Logan ard HHwley, have made fair
mt tasures OF their strength, and deem
that the present aspect ofthe light warrants
them staudipg by their neD. The most
ardent of the Arthur and Blaine men do
net now claim for them mej0rity OF the
convention. The highest figure mentioned
Tor Blaine l. 33s, and the highest for Arthur
10 aDon, 325, nut conservative advocated OF
eech put tue figures for both uhder 800
This III Necessary In view oi
tho stand taken by tho Eimunts,
Loysn npd Sherman men. The irieDds VI
tle Vermont senator to-day are In hieh
ieptber over the possibility Of his nomius-
ton and contenid he has developed
UggEPicrED gTIEaGTH
In ell the northern aud western states,
Dni hAs even acquired some votes In Mis.
souri, and 20 sIOng are theJ in thsir lailh
that caucus of all his BdhereltB was
called tor this morning aud ia now IN pre-
gress at the rootos 81 the Masschuselts
dslegation. 10 IL attended by oil Vermont,
nearly all of Massachusetts aud New JeT.
sey delegations, portion nj New York, III
Guiding Andrew d. White, Theodore
Roosevelt. John T. Gilbert and George
William Curtis, aud portions OF the Rhode
Island, Wisconsin. Minnesota and Michigan
delegations. The csucus numbers about
eighty five, and the Etmunds people con.
tend they hold the balance OF power and
eau summon 100 votes. IL the
Sherman and Logan mon stand
by their cnlors, the convention will
unqusstionably result in dead lock. Lo-
gaii's iorces have Decn instructed " remain
by him, and the Ohio men, who are for
Sherman, numbering somewhat more thau
Urs-half the delegation. dtc.lr. tlat all
Uver.dres which have been made them
have been ignored, and they will certainly
REMAIN BY HIM
through the numerous ballots, In the pres
ent belief hat the fight, as 1t now stands,
is to any man. This portion OF the Oaio
delegation has received some assurances
Of support from Indiana in the evert Gra-
ham or Harrison are not named. In this
w
consn, Michigan and Indiana IS watched
with great deal of interest. The COM
bred strength OF these states is merged
with the strength Of the Independent or
Edmur DIS movement AT the east It is
thought this might turn tho tide strongly
in tns direction OF a new man, bat the
Edmunds men nov pin their faith stronall
TO their candidate. 1t is openly declared
that the Gresham movement, properly
bv Ihd,ana, Michigan, Wiscon.
Gin and Minnesota, won Il PROBABLY carry
with IL the Total acquired Ed
munds stieuRth. 1t is not thought
however, that Gresham will be named by
] Indiana. That delegation, IL is now be-
leved, will present Mr.. Harrison, but will
rally 10 the support OF Gresham ut any oO-
portuns time, and 1. Is believed II the post.
master general is raInsd 1, will be by Wis
consin or one Of the pronounced Edmuncs
states. The
ARTHUR AND BLAINE
monagers epp-ur to recognize the oondi-
ton of ana'rs which Uould be developed
by the adherents OF Eimunds, Sherman and
Logan standing firm. but those OF each
con fidently claim that they will show sui-
iicient strength apart from that given M.
Edmunds to carry the day, aud this pred
Gates that the strength OF one or the other
Of these lea,.srs has been overrated, or that |
one can draw away tho strength OF the
other after the early osllotiDg, The re.
spective strength OF the Blaine aud
Arthur follo"ing has Certainly |
bsefili the judgment OF the closest
n pbsptvers, as the tactics OF the Arthur men |
nave been to pursue very quiet canvass. !
and they have certainly made no exhibit |
1f Figures, ali the while, however, display
ng the greatest confidence. To each 10
accorded the two
LEADING POSITIONS
n the race. aud the problem thus resolves
tsei: In case Arthur IS not sufficiently
near fhe goal to secure enough votes from
,ha three states named To inEure victory, |
he friends Of the other candidate claim
hist IN auch al alternative new nalnH
viii Ia Likelihood be sprung on ihe conver-
ion. IL wou'd seem 20 compel the cor.
rictlou that one or the other IL the leading
,s udidstes Will hnva 10 oeRin the
ight in tne convention st toe
,utses with nearly or quile st illneLI
,otea 10 cacTy with tb-m the ndmiuetiOn. |
Connecticut declares It will aupror HsS- |
ev, but the impression prevails tha, the
,renPrh q. the state, in casu OF an early |
,resF, vi 20 " Edmunds.
KIkMG hiNG - THE DELEGATIONS ORGAN
lZGnG
A convention OF Eomund6' tthfreHts was
,sld IT the headquarters Ca the Ma sachu-
et,s delegation this morning. There were
iTttfUN UtN btp uuh faV pffkANs W |
yhom 100 were delegates. rne latter vsTs
rot willing 10 pledge Themselves TO the
ause OF Nr. Eimupds NJ the ou'eel, hut
Ibs5lute pledges OF ninety were ohisirsd
or the Vermonter, and ~ was estimated
hat his strength ia early ballotting Nouli
xcetd ore huacred. Serstor George +.
ioar, ct Mss4achus t.F, presidec, and
peeches wore deliye:ed in the
interest of Mr.. E'munds by A. d
Vnite and Gscrye William Curtis. A
Meeting of tie Minnesota dsls gslion wss
|. la at the Grard Pacific hotel ct 10 O'Clock
his morning, with ID. NJ. Ssbln as chairman
4 the delegation and U. II. Graves secreta-
v. Tho following were elected To
eprssent Minnesso'a on the various CON-
nittees: Vice.pretident OF the committee
/. Barto; assistant secretary Of The commit
co ON resolutions, Liberty Hall; on perm'.
ent organ, za;ion, A. B. Gould: rules and
OF businsss, l.. II. Armstrong; on
rsdenlials, k B. Laagdor. The member
4 the national committee will be chose
fer the uomiustion for r'-sident i made.
The X insss d,'-,-s'i.''' 'sy III cred a.
rgaujz zion a. Hos s.sator Plumb,
,el,nd, IT,, secretary: James .. Merritt.
ressurtr; J. q woos', vice-prs ideni; ]
!. NcDJwsll, corvsrtiOn secravry; j, 3.
aerr,,t. to repreeentthe stafr On the COM
nittes on credentials: J Wsdy, on parma
snt orgab uiou; Z G. Calp, rules and
nd er o. business; @. g. Pscf, resolutions.
The Oregon delegation elected Senator
)olph chairman aud ID. y. Denny, secre-
sry.
nsi this moruipz, cntnpletei organization /
nd adjourned tail O'Clock this afternoon.
The Blaine men are snxinus that harri.o I
hall pot 20 in'o the fiRnf, aud their inf l.
nee was felt in the me-tiog, where c0n,i;- \
'rse'e opposition 10 piscin~ r-9-