The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-03

matter of the First Alabama district in favor
Of Messrs. Slaughter and Treat.
The report WAS adopted without debate
Senator Platt reported in the matter of the
| contest in the Twenty-seconj Pennsylvania
issrict, putting upon the rolls Magee and
Flynn.
adopted without debate
With respect to the contest in the Twenty
| first Pennsylvania, til" committee recon-
| mended that neither Ssyres nor Venting be
ilace,l on the rolls This would leave Mr..
| West as the only delegate from the district
| whose seat is not contested
The committee reported that neither
| Savers nor Venting had been regularly
elected
Senator Jones asked if The committee in
| tended to disfranchise the district
Mr.. Magee thought as the presidential
preferences of the two contestants were the
| same both should be admitted and be given
| half vote each The vote was taken upon
the report of the committee and it was
adopted
Mr. Runnels, of Iowa, in the matter of the
Sixth New York district reported in favor of
| John j. O'Brien, ana Matthew IL. Brady
| The report was adopted without debate
In the matter of tn Nntcenth New York.
the same committee reported deciding that
George Campbell and Herman Grggs be
placed upon the rolls; adopted without de
| bate
In the matter of the Fifth Kentucky, the
committee reported in favor OF admitting
Silas f. Miller and john Mason Brown.
| Adopted without debate.
The same action was taken in the matter
of Edward Farley and 2. c. Bragg.
In the matter of The $, c,ud Illinois. SEN
ator Aldrich suhmtts majority report in
favor of admitting ". 5. Powell and w. E.
Kent
Mr. Kent of Maine. submitted a minority
report in favor of ". II. Ruger Mr. Cook,
of Illinois, moved as a substitute that the
names of Ruger and Piper be inserted, instead
of the names reported by ajority of the
committee
Powell and Kent, Arthur delegates, were
admitted.
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, was selected
as temporary chairman of the convention.
Gath" telegraphs the Enquirer: The
Pacific states delegations had hardly touched
the town when they freely announced that
Arthur could not carry California, and that
it would be useless to nominate him.
persons desirious to see both Blaine and Ar
thur beaten informed me on Friday night that
it was necessary to encourage Blaine, becadse
Arthur was forging ahead of him, and if he
got too much start heavenly reform and per-
sonal malice could not triumph.
"On the other hand, one of the biggest
men in the convention, who has managed to
appear neutral, said to me: There is the
greatest danger of Blaine's NOM
nation. There is no danger unless
he gets nominated by the fourth bal
lot | think he and Arthur will be-
gin nearly even, and then on the second bal
lot there will be break for both candidates,
and there is danger that Blaine may get just
about enough votes. If Blaine is nominated
| shall take my fishing pole and have long
holiday, because there are ten thousand votes
belonging to us in Indiana that we will not
get"
THE Blaine men are working in so many
directions, and SO aggressively, betting their
money on the vote Blaine will get to begin
with, and on his eventual nomination, that
the refurmers, or what is left of them, are
turning in new directions, some few going to
| Arthur, hut many trying to discover some
quantity who will not be Objectionable to
| either side.
Meeting ex-Speaker Grow, of Pennsylva-
mia, who is named as the permanent chair
man, asked him how it looked. Said he:
There is no such issue here as we had four
years ago. Then it was square-third-
term or anti-third-ternl, and every
way you presented the question, the
opposition to Grant went together Here
it is somewhat Blaine or anti Blaine, but
not with any intensity. No one man here
can take another with him when he makes a
| change. Blaine will keep his hold of the
Pennsylvania delegation for some time. In
the general scattering | would not be sur
| prised to sec Logan, through his military
| reputation, get a number of Pennsylvania
votes, though the Cameron influence might
try to help John Sherman. As far as presid-
ing over the convention is concerned, | am
not very anxious about it
a inquired of Senator Tom Bowen,
Colorado, whether that state was solid for
Blaine.
"'YeS,' said he, 4 tried myself to make
some impression on it; but Blaine is very
strong in all those frontier states
ado you expect he may be nominated"
az don't anticipate it, and yet he is in a
| better situation than he has ever been at a
convention. Steve EIkins is u leyel-headed
| mau for this Kind of work. He knows the
situation in every state and territory, and
| how to talk to it Chatfee, l suppose, is also
for Bltfine, though he and Logan have been
| training together. Then all these outside
delegations which will pour into Chicago
| during the convention are for Blaine and
would not be surprised if they made some
impression on the voting. Where you go
through the northwest the multitude is for
| Blaine. You have to go on the dress streets
to find your Arthur men,"
do you think John Sherman liable to be
strong candidate
"'Yes. have sort of idea that he will
| be the nominee of the convention. There
are really but five candidates here. John
| Sherman and John Logan both have positive
| strength. Logan's friends are numerous, but
| they do not reach over very, wide extent OF
| country. He is known to the whole soldier
class He is the only soldier, indeed, before
the convention
Il talked to the Ohio mulatto alternate,
Bob Harlan. He is the well-kpown colored
sporting man and friend of Pinchback, Of
| Louisiana He said he was for Arthur.
mentioned John Sherman, and he replied
Yes, he is a great man; but he seems to have
| no following. | tell you who is liable TO
come forward here-Gen. Logan. If Blaine
and Arthur lose it, Gen. Logan may be nomi.
mated"
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