As Chandler explained, even "[i]f Mr. Blaine permits his column to be broken, [then] Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, California, Oregon & twelve votes in the Territories will go to Grant...[as would] Mr. Blaine's Southern votes." Both sides argued until two or three in the morning, but no decision had been reached.
Chandler clarified that even if Mr. Blaine permits his column to be split, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, California, Oregon, and 12 Territory votes would likely go to Grant, mirroring Mr. Blaine's Southern support.