The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-02
L|NESF0RM|NG
For tho Great Confession the Pres.
idential. Nomination.
Tho Preliminary ,Skirmishes that
Have Taken Place.
Nearly all Of theDelegates to the
Convention on. Hand. =.
The Scenes Mt the Various Head.
quarters of Candidates.
The Big Fight Between President
Arthur and James q. Blaine. "
The Men Selected who will Name
the Candidates.
The Prominence Of West Virginia
: in the Struggle.
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The Men Selected who will Name
the Candidates.
The Prominence Of West Virginia
in the Struggle.
Latest Estimate Of tho Strength o
Blaine and Arthur.

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Fron, Me Editor Of The Intelliqeneer
CHICAGO, June l.-To.night the Blaine
men figure up $50 on the first ballot. The
most sanguine put It at 365. The Edmunds
people are looking towards Gresham as a
possible way to kill Blaine, There does
not appear to be any show for Edmunds,
who is suspected oibeing a foil for Arthur.
Na 4p. C. D. II.
| Row THE FIELD LOOKS.
The Possibility Of Biaine's Nomination.
- West virginia's Prominence. -
From The Editor Of the Inteligencer.
CHICAGO. June 1.-"What do you see?"
is the way telegram from home puts it to
me. I ses "a great crowd'in a great city,
struggling for great prizs. The crowd
grows and the struggle becomes more de-
termined and more intense. I ssethe pos.
sibility ofIthe nomination OF Blaine en- an
early ballot. How early don't predict,
but you may keep the 6:h in your mind.
I do no. predict Blaine's nomination at
all. The condition making it possible
is fi'st.class management It is much in
Blaine's favor that his interests are in bet.
ter hands than they ever were before. Sem
a!or Hale, who has just begun to realize
that the Blaine boom is real thing, deter
mined ct the eleventh hour to come here
and take leading part for Blaine. Hsle
is the, Maine Senator next to run the gaunt-
let Of the Legislature. He was told that
his peculiar course has not inspired the
Blaine people with enthusiasm; that this
timsJ they did not intend to have half
hearted leadership, and that, perhaps, the
lake breezas would be cooling enough
without his presence. I know who gave
him this dressing, and know. he accepted
the rebuke with silent patience.
.'.5 Is, ...BLAISE's MANAGERS.
Steve E!kins is at the head Of the Blaine
Organization. He is as skillful man as
there is in politics. Bayne, Pennsylvania,
Tom Donaldson, an Ohio man, now Of
Philadelphis, Senator Warner Miller and
ex-senator Platt, Of New York, Whitelaw
Reid, ,,oithe New York Tribune. and Ches.
Emory Smith, Of the Philadelphia Press,
are the chiefs at the headquarters. The
results since yesterday morning show that
there is either good management or very
decided DRIFT Blaineward, or both. Men
with whom talked yesterday who we're
counted in the Arthur figures say to-day
that they will go to Blaine, some on the
frat ballot and more after that. This
change OF talk is noticeable in the South
west To-day the Blaine headquarters,
which had proven ridiculously Inadequate
to thereqnirements, were transferred to the
large diulng.room In the Grand Pacific, and
all day they have been crowded. Colored
men figure .conspicuously toIthe great dis.
comfture, oi the Arthur men,, who have
expected to handle the colored ,lele:
gates pretty. much in q lump. Arthur'e
headuIartefs arc handsomely ornamented
with the well-fcd business interests, wear.
| inp silken badges. The New York busi,
ness mems committee is largely made up oi
LAWYERS and stock brokers. Their argu
|ment il that Arthur is the only man who
can carry New York, and the oaly man ior
whom they will contribute freely.
AN OHIO MANS ARGUMENT. s.@
u An Ohio man met this argument very
plumply. II Arthur loses us Ohio in o.
tober sll the business interc3ts in New
York couldn't raise money enough to carry
New York or .Ohio in November. There
in something essentially vulgar in this
l,unlirg Of mere. money bags do moi
tina that the moral effect is helpful to Ar
thur. 1t may be different with the mora
! effect OF tho business interest to go further
and pour cut their money here. Businc--::
is already very brisk in promise1 of patro
mage. have seen very entertaining lis
OF Illinois delegates who are to be provid
ed for in return for their votes. They rep
resent Blaine constituencies and their peo
pie expect them to 20 to Blaine after Logar
is out Of the way. 1t is significant thu
these men are for the most part pensioners
on the territories, exiled in recognition o
the isct that Illinois will be very hot eli
!. mate tor Them. There is fue batch o.
yscsnuie, and an. Arthur boomer told me
tba. he supposed they would be given tt
tho men who may havesthe independence,
to be deafto clamor and vote for safe
man. ~ s.'S4 - .3.,f sg4s; :
WEST vlRalSlA's PROMINENCE. s..
Circumstances have placed iWe,t Yirgi
mia in a positiontoi rare prominence for
, small State and a Southern esate.
hiss gone abroad that Ito Bourbo,
doomed In West Virginia, il crcum
Stances are favorable; that Blaine il
. stronger than his party in our State
b that The popular element msdeiths del
), eustion and made 1t sohd.1 aud turthe
that Is m October State, West Vireinl
would be worth having. The Arthur mel
hayr made dead cct for, West Virginia
: thiak can cay that they ha5o given "
= in disgust; Tho Edmunds men have bsei
making themselves agreeable, but the del
egatts who are here and the friends VIII
l. are not delegates assure every body. tha
Z West Virginia ia hare to support Rlain
3 loyalty. Thus isr no State hss recsiye
q more attention.
=. George William Curtis, Carl sohu,,
Roosevelt and the Nav York Independent
generally are playing strange role fc
!. men 1ho hope to IL fl1ence 0 Rspublica
70 convention. They want it distinct
A. understood that they. viii, support neithe
Blaine nor Arthur il either shall be nom
- - llated. Thess men representing ,ninori!
=, OF minority in their own State, come hel
- to dictate>the nomination.
N H.. HURTING FpMuSp,. he.
,e They are hurting Edumnds among me
~ who were disposed to support him IL thl
N could not secure their ilrs! choice. Schu
y n is making himself very active in the circ
ID la!ion Of their threat J8
asked Sneaker Sheard. of Naw VI,