Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-01
organized and elected W. W. Morrow


Palmer House to-day Immediately upon
the arrival Of George William Curtis ana
Theodore Roosevelt from New York. Be-
sides these gentlemen, there were present
at the conference Andrew ID. White, eX-
Governor John ID. Long, Senator Hoar, OF
Massachusetts, John j. Gilbert, Of New
York. and Horace White, of New York.
The business mems delegation met the
Chicago Business Mems Committee in the
Arthur headquarters this afternoon, and,
after introductiOns, Hon. Jonathan
Young Scammon delivered an address Of
welcome on behalf of Chicago, which was
replied to by Cornelius Y. Bliss, OF New
York.
Other addresses were made by Elihu
Root ard Howard Carroll,Of New YORK. and
j. w. Oakley, of Chicago. The New York
delegation received a telegram from St.
Louis that delegatiOnOf IS to 100 Arthur
business men would be here from there
tomorrow.
THE VIRGINIA CONTEST TAKEN UP.
The National Subcommittee re-
sumed it's session at 1880 o'clock
tonight. BY unanimous
vote it was decided to take up the case of
the contested delegates from the State OF
Virginia, which embraces all the delega-
tions in the State, including the delegates
at large.
Senator Aldrich. of Rhode Island, moved
that the delegation headed by1sS@nattgqr
Beattie, of Mnnt"no, oIeIeu .I On Clst
nent referring the contest TO the Commit
to[-ryn Credentials of the National Con-
ventiOn without action. The amendment
was lost on a vote by call of States as
follows:
Ages California. Maine, Nebraska, New
Jersey, West Virginia, Arizona Idaho, Mon
tana. New Mexico and Wyoming. Total 10.
Nays-Alabama, Arkansas, COnnecticut,
Delaware, Georgia, Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North
Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wis
consin, Dakota, Utah. Washington Territory,
and the District OF Columbia. Total n.
The original motion of Senator Aldrich
was then carried by d similar vote. The
result Of the vote seating the Malone del
egation in the National Convention is
subject, however, to any action the con-
yention itself may take. In the matter of
the cOntesting delegates of the First Ala
bama and First Georgia districts, it was
decided to refer them to a subcommittee
of three, with instructions to report to the
full committee Monday.
In the matter of the cOntesting delega-
tions from the Fifth Kentucky district, a
motion to refer the matter 10 Sub-cOm-
mittee was lost.
Senator CullOm asked that the action
upon the contest in the Second IlIipois dis
trict be deferred until next Monday, in
view Of the illness and absence of Mr..
Cook. This was carried.
A motion to reconsider the action taken
in the Georgia case was lost.
The committee then decided to recon
slider the action taken in the Kentucky
case, and it and all other undisposed OF
contested district cases were LRterred to a
subcommittee of three, with instructions
to report Monday. The committee then
adjourned to Monday at noon.
THE NOMINATIONS AND SECONDS.
Meetings of the adherents Of the various
candidates were held this afternoon at
the different headquarters, and it was
pretty definitely decided who will be
chosen to make the nominating speeches
These are: For Arthur-Martin l. Town.
send, OF New York; seconded by eX
Senator Henderson, of Missouri.
For Blaine-JOhn Stewart, Of Pennsyl-
vania; seconded by Judge William West,
of Ohio.
For Logan-Senator Cullom, of Illinois
For Sherman-Judge Foraker, of Ohio
! sIGNIFICANCE OF MAHONE's VICTORY
One of the members of the National
Committee on being asked what signif-
canoe was TO De aCJacheu 10 the vote on
the admission Of the Malone delegation
said that the committee believed in foster.
ing the Republican movement in
Virginia, and that Malone repre-
sented the Malone movement
in the State in that direction. The
other delegation declared that the vote
carried with it very little significance as
to the voting for the Presidential candi-
date, as study of the vote would show
that it was largely the vote of the Re-
publican Senators upon the committee,
who did not care to antagoDize their
colleague in the Senate Chamber, that
carried the motion in his favor.
ARTHUR'S FORCES DISTURBED.
The Arthur men are somewhat dis
turbed tonight over the report that the
Arkansas delegation will vote for Blaine.
Prominent supporters Of Arthur say that
there is a story aflOat that Powell Clay
ton and the Blame managers have come
to some sort Of an understanding.
Hamilton DisstOn, of the delegates-at-
large from Pennsylvania, has declared for
Blaine, and Arthur's strength in the dele
cation is now estimated at u. Carl SclurZ
I tonight expressed himself as favorably
disposed towards Gresham, and said that
he thought that the Independents had
generally kindly feeling for him.