St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-08
DcIenniion UOI.L.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE New York delegation
have been In session since II o'clock and are
now, at AS p. m, still endcavoriug to come to
some agreement. 1t is reported in the Hobbies
Of the hotel that vote taken showed forty-seven
for Cleveland, with the rest divided among
Flower and Bayard.
THE CONNECTICUT DELEGATION
this morning agreed to cast twelve votes for
Cleveland and Vermont will also vote as a unit
for him.
The New York delegation met again at
o'clock and continued in session four hours.
Great interest is centercd IN this meeting as hav-
ing very important bearing on the final action
of the convention and the hallway in front OF the
room in which the session is held is filled with "A
throng of people anxious TO secIre early tidings
Of the result. it was understood that at II meet
ing late last night Tammany decided TO insist
q two-thrds majority for the enforcement of the
unit rule, and the question was whether that
number could be mustered. There was q long
and excited discussion, the tenOr Of which has
not yet been learned RumOrs OF the result OF
the ballotfng crept out from time to time, but
could not be verified. The following is given az
the ballots taken for
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES
First or informal balIot-Cleyeland 40, Flower
%, Thurman /, Bayard I, Tildcn1.
Second or formal ballot after the changes
Cleveland AZ, Slocum Is, Bayard Q, Flower l.
1t is understood the Flower men complimented
Slocum and Bayard with view to winning the
votes in Kings county in the convention. The
vote on enforcement or the unit rule stood, IL is
stated, Ga to 50.
The Daily NelcS has the following additional
points: ''IIagng ( lied to break the Cleveland
column, the next move Of his opponents was to
smash the unit rule. 1t had already been de
cided by Kellys followers that this shoeld be at
lat s.rf 81 ff1,,tr
made to cast the seventy two votes Of New York
az q INIT for Cleveland, il was met by a storm Of
objections, and the real fight was on. John
Kelly, Senator Grady and others threw them
selves into the breach. They attacked Cleve-
lands availability, and intimatcd a bolt might
oceer If Cleveland's nomination vas forced upon
them. but finally cooled off and said they did not
mean IT, Then they declared the unit rule was an
Injustice and that they would not be bound by II
Grady declared the state had no right to instruct
the delegates from the districts. The Cleveland
men insisted the state convention appointed the
delegates and had authority 10 instruct them on
any and all questions. II was urged that every
delegste who was attempting to break the rule
had voted for il in the state convention, and
promised to abide by it. For over two hours the
exciting discussion was continued, and then the
Tammany delegates asked for an
adjournment that they might have
chance to consult. This was granted
and a recess taken. a few minutes afterward
Senator Grady and General SpinOla, after a hur-
ried talk with John Kelly, edged their way
through the crowd and were ushered into Chair
man Mannngs private room, where a long con
sultatlon with view 70 a compromise Of difficult
ties, failed in agreement. When the delegates
reassembled there was another long and exciting
discussion. In the meantime two votes had been
gained for Cleveland, and he now had fOrty-nine at
his back. IT was finally agreed that the state
should vote az unit, but the anti-Cleveland
men insisted that an explanation Of the vote
should be given to the convention. This was
conceded, and vote was taken upon the final
motion that the chair shall announce that forty
nine delegates Of New York are for Cleveland,
and twenty three for Bayard, Flower and Slocum,
bat that under Instructions Of the state conven-
ton the seyenty-two votes are cast for Cleye-
land. This motion was adopted 81 to 8. The
Tammany delegates and two others voting against
IT,