Year: 1876

PInchbeck Goes for the President and
the Party.


CINCINNATI, June 14.-Mr. Pinch


beck broke forth in his might at a
meeting of the Louisiana delegation
yesterday, and freely gave his opinion
of the President and Conkling. The


burden of his speech was that If the
Republican party wants to keep the


votes of the colored people of Louisi-
ana it must give them a large share
in the offices. He ascribed his own
defeat in the Senate to the moral fear
on the part of Senators that he


would, if permitted to take his seat in


that body, bring his wife to Washing
ton and insist upon her mixing with


the creme de la creme of society. This


will strike most people as new view


of Pinchbeck's case.


CINCINNATI, June 14.-Blaine Is ev-
identity strongest man among dele


gates as shown by the action on the
floor to-day. Every allusion direct or


indil lect to Blaine brought forth ap-
plause; the outside pressure on the
other hand are nearly all for Bristow,


and the galleries are filled with his
friends whose noisy demonstrations
gave proof of their zeal and devotion.


Arrangements for the accommodation


of the delegates, members of the press


and spectators are exceedingly faulty


and stupidity seems to have char


acterized the whole plan; while thou


sands of people have stood in the
streets, during the day begging admis-
sion to the galleries which have at no


time been more than two-thirds
full. Tonight, it is said, tickets
of admission are being sold on
the streets at extravagant prices.


During the whole day Blaine men


claim to have been receiving acces-


sions, and tonight they are offering


odds that he will be nominated on the


second ballot. The excitement of to.


night exceeds yesterdays, and meet


ings on behalf of the various candi-


dates are being held at the respective
headquarters. Professions are march


ing in all directions, while the streets
are thronged. 1t is estimated that
thirty thousand strangers are in the
city tonight. The Blaine managers
are jubilant and coAfident, claiming
80 votes on the first ballot, his prob
able nomination on the second, and
certain triumph on the third. Hayes
seems to be the choice of all factions
for the second place, but his friends
are still holding out for the first, and


may thus lose both. The Kentucky


delegation say Bristow will not ac-
cept the nomination for Vice Presi-


dent, and still profess to have hopes


of his nomination for the first place.


The general impression is that be has
no chance for anything but the second


place. Carl Schurz, Mr.. Halstead and


other friends of Bristow have been in


consultation, but the result of their


deliberations are not known. A large


meeting in the interest of Bristow is


being held in Pixies Opera House, and


one in Morton's interest at the From


tier House to night, and a larger one


in Blaine's favor at the Grand Hotel.


Blame at midnight still holds the po-


sition of favorite against the field, and


the energies of the friends of the rival


candidates seem to be directed against
him. One of the movements against


Blaine was the appointment of Com


missioners from the Ohio and Indiana


delegations to visit all other delega-
tions and say to them, "If you nomi-


nate Blaine you must expect to elect
him without the aid Of Ohio, Indiana
or New York, for he cannot carry any


of those States.n These Committees
faithfully performed their task, but


with what effect is not known. One
of the rumors tonight is that if Nor
ton fails to secure the nomination at


the second ballot it will throw his


strength for Hayes, which with the
reinforcements expected from other


quarters will, Hayes friends claim,


nominate him. In the event of
Blaine's failure, it is claimed by the
Conkling men that their favorite will
receive most of Blaine's Eastern


strength. On the other hand, Blaine's
friends claim half of New York on the


third and all of New England on the


second ballot. White of New York is
frequently mentioned as possi-
BILE compromise candidate. 1t
is evident that the policy of anti.
Blaine interest to fight for time and
their plan in case that Blaine devel-
ops enough strength on the first bal
lot is to indicate his nomination on
the second is to withdraw by States
for conference, thus prolonging the
Convention another day. All of the
opposition seems for some reason to
feel that Blaine will lose strength
as time goes on, and they conf
IDENTIFY predict his defeat in case the
convention fails to nominate before
Friday. Bristow's friends claim that


he is gradually gaining, and that if
they only have time he will yet suc-
ceed. A great deal of work is being
done in his behalf, and the local pres
sure is nearly all in bis favor. The
Committee on Resolutions have been


in session all evening. The financial
plank of the platform will prob
ably declare for speedy re-


turn to specie payments and


against the repeal of the resumption


act, unless substituted by an act that
will more speedily secure the object
of the present act. The Committee on
Credentials also had long session,
and it Is thought will not be able to
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