The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-04
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATIONS.

Curiosity 90 See nishsne-Personal Nstes-
Countsrfeit Reportsrs-Mshonc Fretted.
From staff CORE pondent OF the Dispatch.l
CHICAGO, June 3.-The principal hotels
here are crowded, but many others do not
feel any pressure by reason Of the Convon-
ton. Negro members stand on footing
with their white associates-eat at the same
table and shave in the same shops and have
rooms in the same hotels. There is great
curiosity TO see Malone. A crowd follows
him wherever he goes. He enjoys it. Elan
is also inquired after. General Wickhan's
charge that eleven out Of twelve Of Ma
homes electors never have voted the Re-
publican ticket helps rather than hurts
Malone. They think that is the way to
build up the party in the South. Wick
hams course IN The Senate on the debt
weakens the Straightouts and helps Ma
hone, for the Virginia debt question is in
comprehensive TO the average member.
At the same time Malone is disturbed by
many Republicans.
TUE VIRGINIA DELEGATIONS.
Nothing much short OF a miracle will
seat the contestants. II Blaine's nomina-
ton turns on this one case it may be done,
not otherwise. Twenty United States sem
ators and majority Of the National Com
mittee are for Malone. There is a spirit
OF compromise in the Convention that NAV
possibly require Malone to consent to the
seating Of a small fraction Of the Wickbam-
ties. Acknowledgement Blair, Elan, Har-
ris. and Peasants are the best speakers
Malone has here. John ). Wise is missed.
The Convention met at Exposition Hall,
with an attendance OF ten thousand, in
Guiding one thousand distinguished peo-
people on the stage and eight hundred
Journalists many Of the latter. however,
being base counterieitS. There were MIL
lionaires posing as reporters to get seats.
The weather was cool.
SCRAMBLE FOR TICkETs.
The demand for tickets of admission
was extraordinary. Sharpers bought and
thieves stole tickets from members. a
thousand people here claiming TO be Nir-
ginisns begged Of the Mahonites their en-
ira tickets. The Wickhamites had but one
ticker to each man and they took back
seat. The party who offered prayer made
some political hits and was applauded at
the close OF his effort. The acoustics OF
the hall are wonderful. Senator Sabin, who
called the Convention to order, somewhat
resembles Colonel Archer Anderson. His
mention OF the name OF Lincoln was APP
plauded, but GRANTS name brought out
twice as much enthusiasm, and Garteld's
produced very thunderburst OF cheers.
Copiah and DanviIe were lugged in by
Richardson, OF North Carolina, in the de-
bate that followed, but he got no applause
at all.
NEGRO IN THE wooD-PH.E.
Lynch, the negro who ran against Chsl-
mers for Congress in Mississippi, was
elected temporary chairman, indicating the
cohesive power Of the Blaine elements.
Malone gave q votes for Lynch. Win
field Scott, Stewart, Sims, and Houston
voted for CLAYTON. The three former are
acting pretty independently, and Malone
is frrtted with them. Sam. Iost, who
voted for Clayton in committee as being
the only southern name presented. voted
for Lynch in the Convention. Gost didn't
like the newspapers here claiming Clayton'S
nomination as a Blaine victory. Malone
has probably seyenty-ive Virginans about
his HEADQUARTERS. When Malone responded
10 his name and voted for Lynch he had a
prodigious ovation from the Convention,
at the anti-Blalne wing at least. 1t was
the event OF the day. W. IL. u