Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-03
Blaine Bluster.

ers headed by Charley Farwell Logan
quarters are fitted up ike the quarters OF
some great military chieftain in camp aud
are crowded with Illinois politicians,
Long" Jones being in charge. The
Logan men have issued a song book.
The fight thus far is between Blaine and
Arthur, and their respective adherents are
fighting as though there were no other can
didatcS Bolh sides are claiming more voters
than thev can command and each contends
for the lead on the first ballot. The prob
ability, however, is that Blaine will take the
lead. Congressman Boutelle, of Maine, one
of Blaine icutenant> saws he has dScOv'
cred that the plan of the Arthur men is to
throw some OF their votes to outside candl'
dates at first so that Arthur may have the
advantage of gaining in successive ballots
There is apparently some ground for this as
Passmore, of Pennsylvania, for instance, an
Arthur man, has concluded to vote for l.o
gan on the first ballot. The Bla ne men
have been devoting themselves for the past
day or two trying to make inrOads into Ar
thurs strength and crowds of them march
through the streets and hotels, trying TO sing
Logan inta prominence as a candidate.
Edmunds Independents.
The Edmunds independents, headed by
George William Curtis, Carl Schurz and
Theodore ROsevolt, are not all demOnstra
tive, but have no hesitation in expressing
their decided aversions TO the nomination o'
Blaine. Col G. W. Hooker, keen Wer
mont politician, Sergeant-at-Arms in the
last Congress, has charge Of the practical
details Of the Edmunds' boom"
IcicIe sherman.
John Shermans strength thus far devel
oped seems 10 be confined TO Ohio. Several
northwestern delegates have expressed their
preference for General Sherman, and there
is considerable Gresham talk gong on in a
sort of undertonc One OF the men talking
in this way is C. l.. Magee, Of Pittsburg.
This about completes the list Of candidates
in whose behalf active operations
are going 'On. The Southern
States. They have captured Powell
CLAYTON. of Arkansas. but the Arthur men
say that he can carry only one of his thr'
teen colleagues with him into the Blaine
camp. Tn" BIaim" men are counting the
colored men and it is charged are irving 10
use cash on them. \ negro delegate gets
far more attention than a white man, and
Postmaster McClcary suggested to William
Finn that sine" nobody seemed TO be pay
ing anv attention Ia the latter, that he black
himself and pass Of far Southern negro.
Fred Douglass In Town.
CmCAn, June Fred Douglass arrived
to-day. and was probably the most eagerly
listened to of any among the crowd IN
the Sherman House rn.uuda. More than
one attcmp, was made to worry him with
reference to his recent marriage. lie with
difficulty preserved his temper and retorted
good-maturcdly Douglass said the colored
delegation. being mostly oficeholders, felt
bound to vote for Arthur but when the
break came the bulk of their votes wauld
undoubtedly go to Logan.
Buckeye Organization.
CmCACo. June 2.-The Ohio delegation
organized this afternoon as follows j. Is.
Foraker, Chairman; Z. L. Sampson Secre-
tary; A. L. Conger, member Of the Ma
tional Committee; Edwin Cowles, Vice
President; Clarence Z. Brown, Assistant
Secretary; Mark A. Hanna, Committee
on Credentials Samuel Craighead. Com
mittec on Permanent Organization;
AlphonsO Hart Committee on Rules and
Order of Business; William Mckinley. Jr.,
Committee on Resolutions; $. \. Fields,
assistant Sergeant at Arms.
Notes.
The questions Of contests were oil settled
yesterday.
Powell Clayton says he is for Blaine.
Collector Robertson. of New York, ad-
dressed the Arkansas delegation and said
Blaine could surely carry Ncv York and
that II was doub,ful if Arthur could.
Il reuuired three, meetings before Teas
'could organize.
South Carolina resolved to vote a unit
for Arthur as long o. he was n the field
After that they will go to Logan and Sber-
man.
1t is po.sib,e Indiana will give Cen. Sh"r-
man twO VOTES
George William CuriSwas elected Chair-
man Of the New York delegation by a com
binotion o! the Eimund. ard blaine me"
OF the cigh, Officer. in the New York
delegation four are Blame ani four are
Arthur mcu.
The e...mate on the Ncr York vote is {:
Blaine g Arthur 30 to 81 Ednunds II
10 Is.
The Pennsylvania delegation viii present
the name of Gaiusss 4. Grow frr PrrEia-
nent chairman. Pennsylvania yO'a will
be Blaine 80, Arthur 4.