New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
TIE SOUTH NOT SOLID FOR ARTHUR.
WHY ARKANSAS DOES MOI SUffbhl lHh
FEDERAL OFFICIALS HARD AT WORK.
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CHICAGO. June 4.-For several days the
Arthur men have btter and violent in their deh
Citations OF General Clayton and the other delege' o
Arkansas because they assert Clayton ana hiS eIu
have not only violated pledge to the President but nave
rnudiaed the instructions OF the State Convention
Roth charges are baseless. In public conversation 10
day in the presence OF several other Arkansas Delegates
General Clayton said: The assertion has been mhie III
several Newspapers that had pledged myself ana inc
Arkansas delegation MI Arthur and am now unfaly
leaving him. The fact Is that have never spoken OF
written a word to him the subject Of his candidacy
felt friendly To him. and do yet; and he ad deVeopeu
sufficient strength In his State, and other Northern
States that gave Republican majOrities. would nave
supported him. ana think the Arians a. delegation
have Joined conclusion although three O the dei
| egates have from the first been adverse to him. ~
-" State Convention was the second one nelu LOU
sana holding the first At that time Northern state
had voiced ITS wishes hence we hd no ngns on @ our
ect OF Northern preference and Tor tht very m how
State ConY entOn gave indication What YER as 10 nov
its delegates should vote It being generally undereou
that unpedged delegation at hcago shou ue tDet
erned by the result Of the conventions IN the Sties INN
give electoral votes When ascertaned that At ii
had carried only Republican Congressional del
egatons the Union. and had failed to carry ms own
dlacy was hopeless The fact to be that because
solid for Grant four years ago me If S
Sens se Would Vce for 100 'hG 'O
Tie Arthur men falling TO win recruits for their own
candidate are trying 10 coniure with the names OF I'd
munds and Logan. The Arkansas DELEGATES came ~
Chicago expecng to agree upon a candidate, and give
him tSe solid vote of the State They have held several
meetings In every one hye-siXths have voted FOR
Blaine There strong probability Therefore that he
viii receive the solid vote of the delegation on the hrst
! or second ballot.
| ACTIVE WORK BY REVENUE OFFICERS.
great deal OF quiet work has been done by the Arthur
men to-day among the delegates from the souh' ana
some OF the Presidents friends assert that it has been
fruitful for their candidate How effective have been the
labors will hardly be known, however, until atter inc
| taking OF the first and probably the second oaIio
During the last forty-eght hours tho colored dee
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surveillance hut Of constant, PERSISTENT sollclta-
/ ton internal Revenue Commissioner Evans mas
brought Washington the coored MESSENGER OF Ms
Office who Is paid by the Government THIS man Is IN
tcgeut and Influential and VI course very Jealous ID the
Presidents behalf Commissioner Evans has also on the
ground large corps trained assistants some OF whom
n, collectors some deputy collectors others special
agents and still others gaugers and storekecpers some
OF the latter are unassigned" but their trip to wash
| ington VIII cost them nothing, and aiter thc
! convention they will he assigned to duty II
| the President shall be nominated. The corps
! Of assistants alb, ye described Is an addiuon
to the large plumber Of internal revenue officials who
are dele aes or alternates From these facts 1t may
be Justly inferred that Commissioner Evans Is aboht
The biggest toad in the puddle" just
! now He. az well Hatton, seems
TO feel very deep sense responsibility. lie said to-
night that only three Of the Kentucky delegates will vote
for Blaine. unless the convention seat two OF the
Blaine contestants from that state, he understands
the Committee on Credentials will recommend. He bad
lust received information 10 that effect ami seemed de-
messed His claim that Arthur will receive all except
three of the Kentucky hardly tenable, in
view of the fac. that five them voted for Clayton yes
terday
! SIX VOTES FOR BLAINE FROM TENNESSEE
Some Of the Arthur to-day virtually admitted that
Blaine will receive six votes from Tennessee despite inc
efforts of Congressman Iouk and Internal Revenue Coz
lector Hughes against the adverse tide which is under
mining the Presidents strength in that State There is
reason TO believe that Mr. Blaine will receive more than
! six votes ON Tennessee on the second ballot
-Regsers Bruce OF the Treasury said this evening mat
he could discover noi signs OF wavering in the Arthur
ranks OF the Mississippi delegates and he expects all OF
them except Mr. Powers to vote for the PRESIDENT TO tue
! end
The Texas delegation il ut present equally divided be
trcen Blaine and Arthur hut Of the delegates who
will vote for the President the first ballot ana eTha
on the second ballot disposition 10 fall back on
the second choice Some OF them VIII 90 TO Nh Blaine
on the third ballot, II the second and others LAX
| of voting Tor Senator Sherman
! RIMORs OF OBJECTIONS IN VIEGINA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA
Senator Malone and Internal Revenue Collector Brady
! wore 80 lusy to-day with matters relating to
| tbcir contest before the Committee on Crcden-
tias that they found little time TO devote
to the rccaicrant Virginia delegates who yeslerday
voted against the antBaine candidate for Temporary
! Chairman. But tho First Assistant Posimas'e 81,
! General the Collector of internal Revenue and
reclaim the erriug delegates They have not ucceedcd
| nm 10 the present time The Arthur men were
also worried oy xG HHor' caGana deircatioS.
one OF the made by the Arthur men IN the
Torth Carolina delegation to oounteract tendency
toward 4us IS that his nomination would mean tue &c
| feat OF the Republican party next iaL