The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-03

arms Of each of the States and
Territories have been hung.
John A. Martin, Mr.. New ard
other members of the National COM
mittee have spent the greater por-
ton OF the day experimenting theS'
changes which will al be completed
before tomorrow noon. Senator
Plumb and half the Missouri delega.
ton arrived at the Palmer House
to-day. The delegates from Ne
brasks, New York, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, New Hampshire and Rock
Island are also all here. None of
them have. however, been here long
enough to be able to give any new
opinion or key to the situation. A
prominent mem Der of the Vermont
delegation, however, who has been
here two days, assured an
Associated Press correspondent
that Edmunds was fast gaining
ground aid would have at
least 100 votes en- the first ballot.
Intercourse among the Massa-
chu :etts' delegates showed a strong
undercurrent for Ben Harrison.
Although the delegation will be
solid for Edmunds as long as he
has a chance, he will get some Of
their votes if they break. None of
the delegations that arrived to-day
have effected their organ cations,
but it is expected all of them will
tomorrow; Secretary Martin, of the
national committee, sent TO all the
delegations to-day a request that
they all be prepared to report to the
convention on its temporary organi'
cation, at II noon, gu Tuesday, their
officers and committee men and that
the names of the chairmen Of the
state and territorial delegations be
sent to the national committee be
fore the convention assem- les
Alexander Sullivan, president of
the Irish National League CT Amer
ica, wss pressed regarding his opin-
ion on the question whe'he the
nomination of Blame would cause
airy considerable quantity of Irish
votes to be transferred from the
Democratic to the Republic N side !?
Mr.. Sullivan explained that lis
position at the head Of an o-gan'za
ton like this forbade an expression
on The subj CT, but. he laughingly
remarked: "l'l( say tbis-uominate
Phii Sheridan AMI you have the
Irish vote"
The Virginia delegates headed by
Senator Malone, otherwise termed
straight OUTS" arrived to day. The
other delegation, with the exception
of Mr.. Defender. arrived this even
ing, General w. @. Wickham was
leader OF the latter party. When
asked what he thought of the action
Of the national committee in giving
Malone delegates seats in the COM
vention, he said he was not sur.
prised. The real contest would be
made in the convention. The ex.
preston here, however, is very gen.
eral both in Blaine and Arthur
camps, that Malone and Els follow
ers will be seated by the convention.
The craftsmanship OF the conven-
ton continues to provoke a large
share of attention. Western Blaine
men have favored Grow, of Penn.
sylvania, but do not care to press
him owing to the fear that Che vote
may be made test one as showing
the Blaine strength. AS the matter
now stands it appears that the chair
manship will probably be given to
Mckinley, of Ohio, as person who
would not antsgonizs either the
A rth1r or Rlaine DeOnIe
A rumor that Powell Clayton, Of
Arkansas, hal declared in favor of
Blaine, wa talked Of quite freely
to-day and tonight anu many pro-
fessed to belieye it true, while others
denied ii. Col. w. s. Oliver, of
Little Rock, who, til lugh not dele
gate is supposl d to be in 8 position
to know, says the vote of Arkansas
will stand as f. lows: Arthur 10,
Blaine 4.
Edmunds men did most Of their
missionary work to day. Among
the delegates from Michigan, Wis
consin and Minnesota the object be-
ing if possible to secure enough
votes to present. the nomination of
either Arthur or Blaine in an early
stage OF the proceedings. They
claim to have secured eight votes
from Wisconsin, six from Michigan
and six from Minnesota or total of
twenty. An informal vote of pGr.
ton Of the Minnesota delegation
taken this evening resulted: Blaine
8, Edmunds 3, Arthur 2. 1t is
claimed that on the first ballot Min-
nesoia will stand: Blaine 16, Ed
munds 6, Arthur 4. One of the del~
egates from Wisconsin says that at
the opening vote that State will
stand: Arthur IL, Blaine s, General
Sherman 2. Various rumors have
been sfost in regard to the standing
of Texas representatives, the last of
whom arrived to-day. Arepresenta-
tive ofthe Associated Press talked
with several members on the sub.
jet. Blaine men claim eleven or
twelve votes and concede Arthur six
or seven; White supporters Of the
President say he and Blaine will
each have about seven certain, the
remainder scattering or uncertain.
The delegation will organize to-
morrow.
Col. Anthony, of Kansas. says
the vote of that state will stand ten
mr. twalVn for RIsino tn sly mr. al OH