Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-03
BLAINE'S BOOM.
RnrunLiUAN NATIONAL CoNvEsrIo
rbe situation In Uhicago-BIsine Secures
tro Organis stion-Casb, CORRUPTION
ana Lavish Promises.

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night until the camp fires were put out in
the small morning hours for rest. The
battle opened next morning with increased
confidence among the Blaine men aud
| with desperate determination among the
Arthur leaders. They had made exhaust
| i've efforts, aftor the panic started, to
| repair the weak points and steady the
wobblers, and they renewed the effort
| with mastery energy and skill. They
appealed to the Southern men to resent
the open sale of Clayton and his ut
tempted sale Of others. But It was evi.
dent iu many cases that instead Of resent
ing the alleged sale thoy were quito will
ing TO take their share of the hair of the
dog that had bitten Clayton. In short.
the battle to hold the Southern line for
Arthur and to break ii FOR Blaine became
mainly q test OF commercial resources and
skill, and the auction was yesterday in
progress with desperate vigor all the day
aud evening. The Blaine men remembered
that Blaine was defeated in 1876 by the
money and plunder that held the Southern
adventurers against him. Thoy remcm-
berod that Blaine was beaten by like
methods Ia 1880, and they decided that If
cash and lavish promises of anything or
everything to anybody or everybody can
win this fight, they will win II, They are
simply doing what must be done to control
q baud Of reckless adyenturers who con
trol the choice OF y presidential candidate,
and they have got down of their stills To
meet the demands Of the market. They
do not need vSIy many, and they will get
them unless the opposition bidders over.
size them on the last call before the knock
! down.
| Tho detection in the southwest demora.
| lized the Arthur forces 50 that their
| candidate was soon admitted TO be beaten
and they were ready to accept either Ed.
muuds, sherman, Logan, Harrison, Grcsh.
am or Lincoln, or almost anybody else in
| fact, TO assure the defeat Of Blaine. a
! cautious movement was made to unite the
| field on Harrison, buL il has not as yet
been successful. The obstacle to the con
ceutration Of the field against Blaine is
the fact that Blaine is the second choice OF
many of the Edmuuds, Harrison, Sherman
and Logan men and il now seems improb.
| able that a majority can be combined
against Blaine, unless there shall be
sudden landslide to Lincoln, who is the frs:
choice Of three-fourtbs of the delegates
for the second place and the second choice
of many for first place on the ticket. The
Blaine meu fully understand their oppOr-
tuaity and their peril. They have Arthur
every point to repulse tho inevitable aud
desperate assault the defeated Arthur
coldmn will make TO defeat Blaine and
make the two chief gladiators fall side by
side, each fatally smitten by the other.
\ struggle for delay is now likely to bs
the policy Of the Arthur and other leaders
Of the field aud II they eau fight OIL
| ballot until Thursday the chances will be
| against Blaine. The leaders opposing
Blaine are able, earnest and desperate and
he must win on his food tide or suffer
another self inflicted defeat.
Clayton tor temporary Chsirmsn.
The selection OF Powell Clayton for
temporary chairman Of the convention,
which was made by the national commit.
tee was general surprise. IL was set
up by Blaine people, aud was devised as a
notice TO other Southern delegates that
there are rewards 10 store for those who
want to flop from Arthur to Blaine. IL
the history Of the Republican party nc
such disreputable person has been called to
preside over convention. II is easier nov
for people 70 believe the story that has
been current for two days, that the Blame
people had promised Clayton 4 cabinet
position. Chris Msgee, of Pennsylvania,
and Hastings, of Delaware, voted for
Galusha A. Grow, Clayton and the
Michigan member for Roswell G.. HOrr,
Alabama, Florida, Massachusetts,, New
| Hampshire, Connecticut, Iowa, Rhode
Island, District of Columbia, Minnesota,
Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada and Yer.
Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri,
North Carolina, Virginia, Arizona, New
Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Maine,
Nebraska, New Jersey, ONO, West
Virginia, Dakota, Utah, California, Illinois,
Mississippi, New York, Oregon, South
Carolina, Wisconsin, Idaho and Washing
ton territory for Clayton q, HOar 10,
Grow ?, and Horr 2 The result. has
caused great deal of swearing and
Claytou's character is the subject OF
general comment 1t has intensified tho
feeling OF the Edmuuds men. The
Arthur men do not evince any disposition
to make fight on Clayton in the cOnven
tion. They say it is not worth while,
although II all the opposition 10 Blaine
could be concentrated Clayton could bo
beaten
rhe fsansyivdnis Dele. .atiln,
Tho Blaine wing OF the Peuusylvanians
had conference yesterday. Thirty six
were present. This represents the thick
and thin Blaine men. At this conferences
1t WAS decided to make John Stewart
chairman Of the delegation and b. +.
Jones, OF P!ttsburg member of the national
Committee. This last was done at the
direction OF CDngres man Bayno and il
regarded as mistake on the part Of the
Blame people. 1t is merely fighting out
local qlarrels. IL has put an end to any
chance Of union OF tho delegation on
Blaine.
, At meeting Of tho delegation John
stewart was elected chairman by vote of
30 to % Tor Grow, tho Stalwarts going
straight for Grow. Bayne's man Jones
was named for member of the national
committee, beating Chris Magee by 80 70
10. General Fisher Of Chester, was
named for member of the committee ON
contested seats, William X. Leeds, OF
Philadelphia, for committee on perma.
nent organization aud Judge Jessup for
committee on resolutions. Ex Speaker
Grow was unanimously recommended for
permanent chairman of the convention
aud will be presented by tho delegation
The anti Blaine people wanted show OF
hands on the presidential quest ion, but
the Blaine people voted this down by 80
to 23
Ga the test votes all the Phladelphians,
including McManes and Disston, voted
Stalwart. They were against Stewart.
on the Magee vote, which was the test OF
actual strength, those from the interior
who voted for Magee were Cruiksbank.