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Show PROBABILITIES. President-! aliinc now the Caudidatvs Staud. Cincinnati, 12. Morton's sup- i porters are in much better spirits1 than yesterday, aud fear l;ol much Blaine, whose illness, it is assumed, will lessen his strength iu the convention, conven-tion, nor Conkling, hut Hayes. They ! assert that the etlorts of Conkling to j secure the southern vote have failed, I and southern delegates all remain 1 faithful to their pledges. Morton's chief relianco is from tho support of Blaine men in the nsrthwest and northeast. Should it prove that Blaine could not be nominated, it is claimed that one-third of Iowa, a portion por-tion of Wisconsin, a share of Michigan, Michi-gan, a fraction of Illinois anil a pretty lull vote from Maine will go to Morton. Mor-ton. The number to be thus obtained from Illinois is not as laree as has been claimed by soma. Col. Ingcr-soll Ingcr-soll and about five others will prob- s ably make up all that can be obtained ' from that source. Tho Indiana dele- ' gation will, it is asserted, stick till the bitter end lo Morton. The first important matter before . the convention will bo contested seats of the delegates from Alabama. Gov. Morgan ef New York, chairman , , of the national central committee, will , call the convention to order and make a very brief speech. Judge Stanley Matthews, temporary presiding officer, offi-cer, will follow. Then committees will bo appoiuted. Tho feeling among Blaine, Conkling and Morton meu favors admitting the Alabama delegation, tho Speucer men, since none of them will vote for Bristow, who is regarded as the common enemy. Blaine's friends have spent the greater part of tho day in reassuring delegates of his favorable condition. It cannot safely be said he has lout any votes yet by reason of his sickness, sick-ness, but sliould he remain in an unimproved condition, it is sa:d several seve-ral would only support him on the informal and perhaps -first formal ballot. Logan claims that hn has 309 voIm pledged on the first formal ballot, and on the second will get enough to put him through. Senator Ligan denies the statement that he is at heart a Conkling man, aud asserts that the choice of tho convention is between Blaine and Conkling, and that ho stronglj favors the former. The Bristow men claim that on the iecond formal ballot their candidate will have 200 votes; that instead of the two votes formerly allowed Bristow Bris-tow in Illinois he will have six; that alter a ballot or two nearly all Missouri Mis-souri will unite ou him. Th-?y admit ad-mit that as yet their force is chiefly made up of scatterers, ot a few delegates dele-gates from each state, but claim that those will stand firm and not be coerced into letting their states vote as a unit. Many have no faith in Bristow's strength, and say after Blaine is disposed of, the Morton and Conkling men will unite against Bristow on Hayes or otherwise. Solicitor So-licitor Wilson was the luading spir in the Bristow mee'.ing to day; 1'iu votes were counted as certain for Bristow. Ohio men have grown to bo very enthusiastic for Hayes. They held two meetings this afternoon and evening, at which reports were made by prominent members of the dt-U gation ga-tion who have been in conference with other delegations, going to show that there is a general feeling of confidence con-fidence in the ultimate nomination ol Hayes as a compromise candidate Missouri and Massachusetts are said to have given the Hayes men an asiurance of assistance if they only stand firm. Conkling men havo been secretly conferring all day and Wen taking care of southern delegates. Ii is asserted that tlio Conkling men have oflared to pay all the expenses of California and Nevada delegate attending the convention if lhe should be able to sec that the good o lh country required tho nonimatior and twenty-five Hartranft men arrived ar-rived this evening from Philadelphia, with batfd, uniforms, etc. Ijilisli Luiicli .louse, Cliictcns Cookcl to Order, Lniiclics Pi'fip.irci for Travelers. Ico Croam, Cronk Bnor, Summnr Drinks, Buns. Cakes, Pies, &c. |