Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-08
NEW YORK. DELEGATION.
Great Interest in the Meeting Organization
OF state DELEGATIONS.

W. " i Uhh ULLEId IOI.
Great Interest i'm the Observation-Disclosures |
OF state DELEGATIONS.
lBy telegraph 10 the Dispatchl
CHICAGO. July THE New York dele |
cation met at II O'Clock, snd continued in |
session four hours. Great interest was |
.elt in this meeting. rs it was thought 10 |
iayc very important bearing on the final |
acton of the Convention. The hallway In |
front Of the room in which the session |
was held WAS filed with a throng anX- |
ious to secure early tidings OF the result. |
IL was understood that at the meeting late |
last night Tammany decided To insist on
two thirds majority for the enforcement OF
the unit rule. and the question was whether
that number could be mustered. There
was 4 long, excited discussion, the tenor
OF which has not yet been learned, though
rum0rs 81 the result OF balCting crept out
from time to time, which could not be
verified. The following are given as bal
lots taken for presidential preferences
First or informal ballot: Cleveland, SO
Flower, %; Thurman. | layard, 1; AID
Tildtn, /. Second or formal ballot, after
wards changed Cleveland to Al; General
Slocum, 10; Bayard, 0; and Flower, |.
II Is understood that the Flower men
view Of winning thereby the votes OF
Kings county in the Convention. II Is
stated that the vote on the enforcement OF
the unit rule stood 81 to =. The following
State delegatIors completed their perma-
ncnt organization to-day, and the men
herewith named will be reported TO the
Convention tomorrow: AlaOama-E. W.
Peters, chairman; i. Pope Walker. on
resolutions; A. G. TOmpkins, on creden-
tas; Joseph +. Johnston. on Organizl-
ton; c. l.. Scott, vice-prcSident; John II.
Ccsby. secretary Of the committee; 7. &.
Clark, secretary OF the Convention. \
member for the National Committee was
not chosen. GeOrgia-General \. r. Law
ton, chairman; l.. z. Harel on resolr-
tons: ". +. simmons, on creden-
taS; W. T.. Macarthur, on organization;
Patrick Walsh. national committeeman.
Teunessee-John T. House. chairman; II.
J. LINN, secretary; Albert f. McNeal,
platform; John Slack, credentials; :. 4.
Champion, permanent organization; John
/. Williams, Vice-presidcnt.
AN EXCITING EVENT.
An exciting event Of the day was the
struggle IN the New York delegation and
tie heavy vote pOled in favor OF the unit
rule, ana II was argued that it would force
Tammany opposition into close corner.
But Notwithstanding what appeared 20 be 4
famous victory Of Cleveland followers, very
f,w Of the leaders were willing TO cOnecdc
the untrammelled success OF Cleveland i'm
the balo,ing, owing to the fierce nature
Of The struggle and the failure Of q portion
Of the delegation to come out openly for
the majority candidate. II has been
acknowledged tina. IL the caucus had ended
with the certainty that New York would
east her full vote for Cleveland, sufficient
western and southern strength would be at
hand to make his nomination sure. The
fact Of "A lack Of unanimity i'm the dclegl-
ton is now being used by the friends OF
other candidates in pushing forward their
claims for recognition.
CLEVELAND MANAGERS IL HIGH FEATHERS.
The Cleveland managers, however. are IN
high feathers and claim aS the result OF the
DAYS work that the fight has already been
won end that it only requires the sitting
OF the Convention To seal the victory. Very
few Of the States which perfected their or
cauization to-day took test vote aS to
their presidential preferences. PennsyI-
vania i known to be for Randall, Delaware
for Bayard, and Indiana and Kentucky for
| Mcdonald.
CONNECTICUT FOR CLEVELAND.
II is given ont that Connecticut will east
| her ~ votes for Cleveland. Iowa took to-
| day a vote and will on an informal ballot
give Cleveland II. Bayard ., and Tilden
| votes. One blank vote was cast. The
! G., orgia DELEGATION was addressed to-day
| by General Faulkner, Of New York. who
presented objections to Clcyehnd's clndi-
| dacy. A reply YVES made for Cleyelard
| - . 10 Novy IIprII
| who spoke at length and with great earn
estness. The impression on the delegation
| was favorable to Cleveland. While there
| was no formal yose it was understood thlt
the vote OF Georgia would be cast for him,
VERMONT IN LISE.
Vermont instructed her chairman to cast
the vote OF that State as q unit for Cleve-
| land. Massachusetts il solid for Butler,
| but in the event OF his defeat it is believed
| the delegation would be divided rather
| eyerly between Mcdonald, Thurman. and
| Raysrd. II is contendcd that the split in
| the Ohio delegation j. In a measure healed.
! II is declared that Mclean will be chosen
| for chairman OF the delegation unani-
| mOl>y. The adherents OF Thurman are
| aking this move, but it is claimed ut the
| same time that Thurman hts twenty-SeYen
votes in the delegation.
| New Hampshire instructed its delegates
| for Cleveland. The threat which has beer
| vaguely made heretofore OF an attempt 10
| defeat the unit rule was renewed with
| great vigor this afternoon, and it is now
| believed that a fight will be made in the
| Convention which wi II be dby Tamm1ny,
| and It is conceded that il il wins it will
| seriously complicatc the situation, and
| leave CleveIand's opposition in New York
free 70 act. While the Flower c1mplisn
| 1proared 10 have ended as the result OF the
caucus this afternoon, his supporters con-
| tend dat they are not opposing cleveland,
| and that il the unit rule l. de eateJ, nose
| who went over to SOcum viii return 10
| Flower. and make Il rillying point Tor
| lis Importers generally.
Organizing AGAINST THE UNIT RULE.
= caucus was held to-day in John helly's
room with the sole purpose OF Organizing
q csmpaign against the unit rule. hcliy
| Dortrnds that the National Convention OF
| IsCS ordained that the unit rule could DE
! distressed with any time AZ the option 81
! any subsequent National Convention. As
| d result Of the caucus IL l. declared th't
Massachusetts,, Iowa. Kansas, Delaware,
and other States have decided to support
The proposition on the loor of the CCnyen-
ton. The Massachusetts, delegation he!u
meeting this afternoon. which was ad-
dressed by General Butler. in when ne
aid a. viii support the nominee OF tnl :,
convention, no matter whom he may De-
The Ohio delegation met at 3 +. u;
John X. Mclean was unanimously eleeItu
chairman; Il. s. Shields, member 01 Iuc
committee on Credentials; DnrDln Waru'
ON Permanent Organization; NJ. u. shaw,
on order and Rules OF Business. Hsn'
then took place on admitting ). " Con-
verse as proxy OF l.. G.. Bernard. Con-
verse vas admitted by go to ia victory
for the Mclean men. A. j. warner anu