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Show HflJ k ai-llivuill'a lltxlla. H B Uiimera r Deretllon-mlU' friend, flflf U ery Arllre. Hj, , 1 Wasiiinuiuh, Dec. I. Tliero wero flfl N rumor. Uu toublUt of a aerloua defec- tlou lu Hprlniter'a rank., but lie flgor vutly denied them. Tho Iowa delete. n II U llun I. reported lo hare rieotfed to flfl SI learaHprlnter andaufport Mlllauiion flfl fl 1 Iliodr.lUlIot.fi.llugtli.tCri.pmliilit flfl il 'i ba elected olherwlfco. The membera ot flfl 9 . the Iowa delegation do not entirely flfl fl ' own the truth of thli rtrt. The flfl a : frleoda of Mllla are making atreuuoui etTorla lo force Hprlngcr out of tho raco byeeciirlnir. Newberry, Flthlan and IWIkaof thallllnoli deleiiatlon. It la uudonlood that the senilemeu baia rradtedto dteettHpnnier and go to Mlll.on the nr.t ballot. A meitlug of the llllnoll delegation waa called. Ildld netaJJoum uulll 2 o'lotk. At the In.tancaof Kowbirry, Flthlan, Foeman and Wlke, a resolution resolu-tion waa tHuaod Ly a Tola of 8 to 6, ex. pres.lnitho conflcllon that Hprlnger could not be elected. Hprlnger then a (jeered before tbo delegation and aiked their opinion on the alluallon. His not known yet whether he will withdraw or will lu.l.t on tlnidelexa-Hon tlnidelexa-Hon going Into caucua aud giving him loyaiauppurt. roan Awiolated Pre., rejoittr lie said toulgul: "I am .till In the racv, aud my delegallou will ba for mo tomorrow. to-morrow. Sly candidacy Is still a. much a factor In the couleal aa Haver ji at 11.81011." I t U The rations members of Hprluger's a iCf S delegation refused to aiy aiiylhlug for I I M J(, uublliatlou regarding lonlgul's con- V ference. |
