New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-02

THE ARTHUR MEN MAKING STRONG EFFORTS Io
CHECK THE RISING TIDE-sENAToRs AND FED
ERAL OFFICIALS AT WORK.
trY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNy.l
Cuc.co June 1.-The delegates, with few ex-
osnt;ons are now on the ground and 1t is
noss;ble 10 tell more nearly what the outcome VIII
be The leaders have spent the day recastng
3ber preyious calculations listening TO reports ano
discussing the strong and weak points IN thelr c"
yass and taking measures to improve the chanocS
of their respective candidates. The result 'o-nieC
is a still further addition to the growing s'rehg.h
James G.. Blaine. If the convention were 10 NC
held tonight he woud the nominee p",
the $50 Federal officials on the ground
are stiening the backs of their Southern delegates
od rosortino to every conceivable dodge to divide
the Blaine vote in tho large Republican States'
They are making progress in galhus
votes for Arthur. He is steadily los-
ing. But the Administration has given
announcement TO the friends OF the dark HORSES
who see opportunities to gain votes Tor their men oc
cause of the depressiOnin in the Athurranks ana 'ey
arc becoming encouraged TO stick In that theIe Is
possible element of danger to Blaine; IL may ch"nse
The result but at this time there is an increasing
tide toward the Maine candidate. HIS 1Ilehds 90
not claim enough votes TO nominate hlm on the
first ballot Their figures are not materially
changed from previous calculations for that ballot
But they are sure of considerable al
ditions on the second ballot, ard
unless the Arthur men desert their candidate ana
attempt stampede toward man who Will draw
all the scattering votes Blaine will carry OIL the
prize.
VINO VIII. BE SECOND CHOICE OF ARTHUR MENf
The Arthur men still talk against dark horses.
James ID. Warren said to-day: want
Blaine. if can't have Arthur" In
derneath, however, the Arthur men
have been considering whom they could best unite
on as a second choice. 1t will not be Blame
That is certain. Gresham thought to be the man.
While the Arthur men are dispnited outwardiy'
they have given up hope. They slll assert tha'
Arthurs nomination is possible. That is true Inc
nomination of almost any of several candidates
Is possible, but far from probable. The Admins
tration men have abated their claims and now
o,cnly concede that Blaine will lead on
the first ballot. They no longer claim 81 votes
from New-York, 20 votes from Pennsylvania, ana
like ridiculous figures from other States. In com
ing here with such exaggerated claims in the first
place. which were easily disproyed when the dele
gates arrived on the ground, the nature of their
canvass was exposed and il has hurt their can
ddate.
POSITIVE GAINS FOR BLAINE.
The first great gain for Blaine today made
when the Kansas delegation arrived on the ground.
Heretofore the Arthur men have been assert
ing that he would get from that State
Ii votes on the second ballot. Soon
after the delegation arrived 1T met and
unanimously resolved to support Mr. Blaine. That
was q direct gain of votes over what had been
claimed for Mr.. Blaine. Then came the good news
from PENNSYLVANIA, where As votes were reported
for the Maine statesman, with probability
of 80 and possibility of the entire delegation,
exceptiur Chris" MagcC, whose seat IS contested.
The influence of General Simon Cameron, who
sends word that Blaine is the uudOubted choice of
The people of that State, has not been without
effect In Ohio there was also favorable
return Shemans friends concluded that they
could not 20 home and face their constituents with
Arthur as a candidate and that to bring Sherman
out aggressiyey was to endanger Blaine, anger his
followers and make certain the defeat of
Sherman Hence they concluded TO divide
evenly Many of the delegates counted
for Sherman were elected at Blane's dis
trict convention, the ground that Sherman
would not be a candidate unless Blaine should be
out of the race. To disregard those instructions
and again show a desire to grab the Presidencyiwas
thought not good politics by the Sherman leaders
Dividing the delegation assures Blaine % votes,
against 10 previously counted, gain of 4. A gain
of ten votes reported from Tennessee, and
few scattering elsewhere. Nebraska has arrived
on the ground and Governor Dawes reported the
delegation solid for Blaine, another gain Of q The
arrival of the tram from Maine with 100 Blaine
workers was only another source Of encouragement.
The reports of Blaine gains continued TO come in
untll midnight. The latest accessiOns were two
votes from Texas and one vote from New-York. At
the Blaine headquarters the most hopeful and con-
fdent feeling prevailed.
Altogether Blaines friends think they have
reason tonight TO feel increased confidence.
BLAINE's ORGANIZATION THE BEST.
The Blaine men have the best organization, aud
with nearly all the enthusiasm are doing
the most effective work. But the Arthur
men are not idle. They lack the leadership of
Conkling, Cameron, Arthur and the men who led
the SOC to defeat in 1880 What they lack in
ability, however they make up in numbers. They
have a swarm of Federal officials. The Appraisers
Office in New-YOrk seems TO have been emptied into
the hotel corridors here, TO shout for the PIesi-
dent A considerable number of Ncw-York
police officials are doing missionary work of
the same kind. Commissioner Evans and his Inter
nal Revenue Department hasa large representa-
tion. They watch every colored delegate aud have
made the greatest efforts of their lives to-day TO
win back the delegates who have left Arthur in the
South.
THE ARGUMENT or TIE "BoYs."
Jacob Hess Michael Cregan, General Sharpe and
the boys" from New York, were loudly proclaim
ing i'm the corridors to-day that Arthlr should be
nominated because he could increase, as could
10 other candidate, the Republican vote In New
York city, they seemed TO forget that his last
effort in that direction in the Folger
yass was moro than dismal failure,
The President went to New-YOrk then, and every
art and contrvance known to him was used in
New-York and Brooklyn TO secure votes
for his Cabinet officer To assert
that lie has moro strength IN that direction
cip for