Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-09

PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
Blaine's Prospects Brighten
ing--HiS Friends Sure.
The Plan to Rule Out Malone
and His Crowd.
Independents Packing Their Grip
sacks TO Leave the Party.
The Strife to Settle 1t by the First
Ballot
The Presidential Chess Board

The Presidential Chess Board.
WASHINGTON. May 6.-The men
who go about with lists of delegates
and estimates and items here and
there say quite unifogmerly that the
gauge of strength is about like this:
For Blaine-Alabama. ?; Califor-
MIA, 10; Colorado, s; Delaware. 5;
Georgia, ?; Indiana, II; Iowa, 26 !;
Kansas, II; Kentucky, 1; Maine, ls;
Maryland, IA; Michigan, Is; Mime,
sofa, Z; Missouri, IL; Nebraska. 6;
Nevada, 6; New Hampshire, =; New
Jersey, IA; New York, IS; North Car
olina, =; Ohio, %; Oregon, 6 Penn
sylvania, 46; Rhode Island, ?; Ten
nessee. 1; Texas, Is; West Virginia,
II; Wisconsin, IL; Territories, 12.
Total, 3SS.
For Arthur-Alabama, Is; Arkan-
sas, IA; Delaware, /; Florida, S;
Georgia p; Illinois, 4; Indiana, s !;
Kentucky, %; Louisiana, l6; Mary
Maryland, =; Michigan, ,; Min
nesota, 5; Mississippi. IA; Mis-
souri,, 8; New Hampshire, 9;
New jersey. 2; New York, IS; North
Carolina, II; Pennsylvania, "a; South
Sarolina, II; Tennesses, 20; Texas, 10;
WisconSonsin, 6; Territories, 6. To-
tai. e59
For Edmunds s-Indiaua, ?; Mary
land, ?; Massachusetts,, 2s; Michigan,
6; Minnesota, 9; New Hampshire, 1:
New Jersey, .; New York. Is; Rhode
Island, 6; Vermont, s; Wisconsin. =.
Total, rs.
For Logan Illinois, 40; Indiana. ?;
Kansas, 4 Mississippi, 1 Missouri. s;
North Carolina. 4 South Carolina, 4;
Tennessee, 3; Texas, l. Total, 40.
For Sherman, Hawlay, Fairchild,
L;ucoln, scattering, rs.
These figures are less than Blaine's
friends claim, but are largely in es-
cess of what Arthur's hackers ceucede
The estimate excludes Nirginia's del
egations from either, because there
will be two delegations, the Malone
set and the Straightouts. The Ma
hone set are for Arthur, the Straight
outs are for Blaine. On this delega.
ton turns most of the interest of the
earlier skirmishes. The Blaine men
will maneuver to get control of the
committee on credentials. They will
insist that Dezendorf men are the
true republicans, and will make the
most of the prejudice in the North
and West against Malone and his
methods and motives of action. On
a popular vote in the convention it Is
believed Malone and his set of spoils.
men would be knocked out. But the
fact that Malone brings the larger
party at his heels, will, it is said by
wiser ones, cause him to be recog-
nized as the best republican. Tney
want votes, not pedigree The ques-
ton is not what the partisans have
done in the past, but what can
they do in the future
Malone is just the kind of boss in
Virginia that Blaine is in Maine, or
that he will be in nation, if elected,
say the Arthurians.
The fear is now that Blaine will be
nominated on the first ballot. His
friends, mindful OF the slips twixt cup
and lip will do all that human energy
can accomplish to bring enough south
ern delegates into line to push him
through on the first ballot. They feel
anu rear TIE eHscJ OF series Oh pal
lots. They know that part of Blaine's
following is shaky. 1t is lukewarm
AID some of it, especially from New
York, is more anti-Arthur than pro-
Blame. This following viii oloa,
away early in the strife and
go 10 Liacoln or Gresham.
To give the Blaine movement
a brg impetus an effort will be made
to get at any cost and for any price,
part of the Alabama and Arkansas
delegations, and some from Florida.
These states are among the first called,
in alphabetical order, and break in
them to Blaine would shove the Blaine
vote on the first ballot to far beyond
the number necessary to nominate.
The shrewdness of the scheme in cap
turing the Chicago Tribune is mani
fest and the remark is common that
a dear price has been paid tor the
service. The Tribune will TEEN with
landation of Blame. II will use its
powers to the fullest extent to prevent
a stampede, and to hold the Blaine
men together and to neutralize the icy
effects of the threats of the independ-
ents. and the anti-Blaine organs.