The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05

, with the associated press reporter,
, Horace White, of the New York
Evening Post, said: alt seems to me
, that Blaine and Arthur are about
evenly matched at 300 to 320 votes,
and that Edmunds will have about
100; Logan, so; Sherman, 40; Haw-
ley, II. The f, flowing of other can
! didates is somewhat uncertain.
Senator Malone, of Virginia, has
prepared table of estimates as to
the standing of the convention at the
: outset. He says he is sure that Ar
: thur will have 1926 votes on the first
ballot; that Blaine will 335 on the
same ballot; and he predicts Arthur's
nomination on the second ballot
Various Delegations.
CHICAGO, June 2.-The Tennessee
delegation organized as follows:
Member of the national committee
and chairman of the delegation, Hon.
L. q. Hook, secretary; S. A. McElwee,
vice-president; A. II. Pattibone, Gre
dentials; A. M. Hughes, jr., permanent
organization; III. L. Cheathan, reSolu-
tions; Samuel Hamkins, rules.
The South Carolina delegation or
grniZed: Chairman, E. M. Brayton;
vice-president, Samu, Lee; secretary,
s. E. Smith; credentials, E. s. Blodget;
permanent organization, j. M. Free
man; rules and order business, d. T.
Carbin; resolutions, G. NJ. Willy.
Member national committee, John
b. johnson.
Ohio organized this evening as fol-
lows: E. B. Foraker, chairman; E. L.
Sampson, secretary of delegation; A
l.. COnger, member of the national
committee; E. Cowles, vice president;
Clarence E. Brown, assistant secre-
tary; M. H, Hannah, chairman COM
mittee on credentials; Samuel Craig
head, chairman of the committee on
permanent organization; Alphonse
Hert, chairman of the committee on
rules and on order Of business. Will
liam Mckinley, jr., chairman of the
committee on resolutions; S. V.
Fields. assistant sergeant-at-arms.
Arizona delegation has made the
following selections: L. III. Good
rich, vice president, E. Churchill,
| chairman committee on credentials.
permanent organization w. III. Steb-
bins rules and order of business, G.
Churchill resolutions on A. H. Steb-
bins, Member National Committee
Clark Churchill.
Fred. Douglass arrived to-day and
was probably the most eagerly listen |
ed to man of any among the crowd in |
the Sherman honSe. More than one |
attempt was made to worry him by |
reference to his recent marriage. He |
with difficulty reserved his temper |
and retorted good naturedly. Doug
las said the coIored delegates being |
mostly office holders felt compelled to |
vote for Arthur but when |
the break came, the bulk of |
their votes would undoubtedly go for
Logan.
1t is stated South Carolina, at a
meeting to-day, resolved as unit, for
withdraw delegates to divide between
Logan and Sherman.
The union republican club of Phila-
delphia. 112 strong, all dressed in light
grey, put in an appearance this after
noon at the fremont house. Among
them were congressman Bingham,
VIM. Bum, governor of Idaho) and a
number of prominent merchants.
They accompanied the Philadelphia
delegates.
The plan Of those who don't wish to
see Arthur or Blaine nominated. is
to persuade unpledged and independ-
ent delegates to adhere to their choice
through successive ballots.
The New York business mems del
egation met the Chicago business
mems committee in the Arthur head
quarters this afternoon. After intro
ductions Hon. j. Young Scammon de-
liuaro6 IN oH1rac5 Of xxrn1onnon in ha |
half of Chicago, which was replied to
by Cornelius n. Bliss, of New York.
The. Illinois headquarters opened at
the Grand Pacific to-day. The rooms
are decorated with festooned flags
with Gen. Logan's corps and division
badges, and a bronze bust of the sena-
tor. These quarters were visited by
many Illinoissians during the day.
among them Senator Cullom and
Congressman Geo. r. Davis, of the
third district.
The result of the vote seats the Ma
hone delegation in the national con-
vention, subject, however, to any ac-
tion the convention itself may take.
B1aine's Movements.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Blaine left
for Augusta, Maine, this afternoon,
LID 1du111J
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, June 3.-The republican |
national convention, the eighth in
the history OF the party, convened at |
noon to-day. The spectacle presented |
at the opening was notable one in |
many ways and its description would |
be worthy Of high flight of the i'm
agination. The working body of the |
convention, the greatest in point of |
numbers of any national political as |
semblage, occupied only small por- |
tion of the vast auditorium. The re-
naming body of the hall was filled |
by an audience which occupied every
point of vantage and made up a pic
ture as viewed from the press
stand of an almost unending
set of faces of solid black
rich colors and f1utteriDg toilets of the
ladies who were present In great force.
The hall is the largest, and has been
open for the work of vast delibera-
tive body. 1t is in one sense tempo
rary, having been constructed within
the walls of the exposition building,
| situated on the east line Of the city on
the shores of lake Michigan. Its seat
ing capacity approximates thirteen
| thousand. SpriDgiug from the east and
west sides of the hall are vast arches,
which rise two hundred feet in the air
and relieve the view through the en-
tire expans9 of the auditorium. The
speakers desk rests on the platform
twelve feet above the seats of the
delegates. The press occupies an in
termedlate space midway in height or
about on level with the heads of the
delegates as they occupy their chairs.
Back of the chair, ranged in a semi
circle and on level space, are seated
the remaining officers of the conven-
ton, members of the national COM
mittee and their friends. Back Of this
circle, ona sharply rising incline, are
1000 seats, occupied by great many
persons of national repute, whose
presence is by the grace of the nation
al committee.
FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE HALL.
Swinging over the desk of the
chairman, and fairly touching the
arches is a wide spreading rounding
board, and embracing the side ex-
tremes of the building. The dele
gates and alternates occupy a dead
level space, bounded by square lines.
They are hemmed in on two sides by
tiers of boxes, occupied mainly by