The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-04
BLAINE AND ARTHUR.

BLAINE AND ARTHUR.
How Things are Shaping for Tuesdays
| Great Rattle.
Ihe Fight TO be Between blaine and
| CHICAGO, May 3l.-The heat of the
! fresldentiai canvas was very consid-
eraoly intensified to-day owing to the
large influx of delegates and the pres
enee OF the outside foreee, which are
expected to play prominent part in
snaping the course of events. About
4OO delegates have arrived on the
ground, and have been supplemented
BY an innumerable host OF flankers.
who are at present the most active
!act0rs In the preliminary battling.
~ ls conceded no convention in the
history OF the party ever was COM
posed ct delegates more thoroughly
unhampered In the way of pledges
than the present one. ali of which
tends to lend sharp excitement to the
early movements in the fight. The
hotels to-day began for the first time
to feel The force of the convention
crush, and the corridors of the lead
ing ones were alive throughout the
day with active workers.
The sensational feature of the day
was the arrival Of the California and
Nevada delegations, which made
their way from the depot:to the hotel to
the accompaniment Of martial music,
and were heartily greeted by the
large waiting crowd on their advent
into the Palmer House.
The party of New York indepen.
dent delegates, composed Of George
William Curtis, Gen. Francis &.
Barlow, Frederick G. Halls, David
Allerton, Jno. A. King, Carl Schurz,
Theodore Roosevelt, James w. Wads-
worth and Wherton Banker, arrived
this evening by the Pennsylvania
Il. X. limited, at 1880. Only a p0r-
tiOn of their number are delegates.
They represent more properly the
Republican conference committee.
Attached to the same train was car
containing q number OF Senators and
Representatives from the National
capitol, among whom were Senators
Hoar, Platt, Sawyer, B air, Jones
and COnger, Congressman Horr aud
AnsOn D. McCOok.
Indiana's advance guard, cOnsi I.
ing of Senator Harrison, Morris Nc
Donald and John H. Baker, dele>
gates>at-large, also arrived early in
the day. 1t had been said Senator
Harrison would not attend the COM
ventiOn but would SEND an alternate.
His presence, he said, was in itself q |
sufficient denial. II am here, you
SEE, and shall vote with the other
Indiana men," r -garding the men, |
ti0n of his name in connection with |
the Presidency, the Senator said: II
am not 4 candidate and never have |
been. If / were / should certainly
not be here" He would not state his |
preference.
Morris Mcdonald said if the oppor-
tunity offered the Indiana delegation
would present tie name of either
Harrison or Gresham.
Ex-Governor John d. Long, of
Massachusetts, arrived ahead of his
which is due tomorrow
He declared that Massa-
chusetts would undoubtedly give her
solid vote for Edmunds.
The delegation of New York bust
ness men who come In furtherance of
the candidacy of President Arthur
arrived in u satisfactory condition.
They are headed by David Dows and
about 100. They have taken
up their quarters at the Grand Pa
ciflc Hotel. They were entertained
during the afternoon by a large dele
CATION of local business men who are
also organized in the Arthur interest.
The Texas delegation also arrived
at noon, having been delayed en-
route by the Dig flood near Texarka-
ma, resulting from recent rain storms.
The delegates .sre divided between
Arthur and Blaine.
Nearly all of the Alabama delega-
tion arrived during the forenoon and
also a portion of the Tennessee,
Georgia and Mississippi delegations.
The Nebraska delegates came in
body late in the afternoon.
Earnest but gOOd-natured work was
done during the day for the different
but only in the way of
throwing out skirmishers and pre-
pairing lines of attack and defense.
One hears very little except Arthur
and Blaine. Occasionally something
is said aud done for Logan, the third
candidate, bud delegates
don't seem to attach much import
ance to his candidacy. In this re-
spect they may be mistaken. There
seems to be no doubt OF friendly
alliance between Blaine and Logan.
The headquarters of their supporters
are located in the same hall and
intercourse is kept up. The
circumstance is related:
1t being thought advisable
to test this relationship in Washing
ton, one of the Southern delegates
was dispatched to call on Blaine.
He was we'll received and during the
interview remarked that he was
friendly to Arthur, but being doubt-
full of his success, he wanted to sup
port the man who was likely to be
successful. Blaine gave him letter
to Logan On the delivery OF this
he remarked to Logan that it was
possible to do something with the
southern delegates, but there would
be an expense attending 1t and ne
was q poor man. General Logan
he also was poor, but he
bad friends who might aid in the
matter. Thereupon he gave the !
letter to Mr.. Walter Phelps, and the
story goes, this friend invested $4,000
In the Southern venture. Tie alliance
is said to be offensive and defensive,
with view to control not only the
but the affairs of the
in case of success. The
policy of those who do not wish to
see either Blaine or Arthur nOmina-
ted. Is TO persuade unpledged and in
to adhere to their choice
through successive ballots. They
even desire to keep Illinois voting
for Logan. It Is expected this course
will compel q break in the ranks of
Blaine and Arthur and make it pos
sible to nominate either Gresham,
r ss,oolr or AaWlQV RI.