The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-06-10
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.

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and over-crowded, and further accommodA-
tons were denied. and yet the crowd was
steadily augmented BY every incoming train
Excitement was ct fever heat The promin-
emit leaders, Conkling, Cameron. Logan and
others were present. The friends Of Grant,
Sherman and Blaine were consulting and eau
c1sing, speeches were being made in hotel
corridors and at street corners, and process
sions and bands of music were parading the
streets, men wearing the badges Of their re-
spcctive chiefs, and . general commotion Of
surging humanity convulsed. the city. Exclt-
ing rumors ran like electrical currents through
heswaying crowds. III or well founded, and
how order could ever be brought cut
OF 80 much confusion, really seemed
to be stubborn problem. Great as had been
the excitement up to June first, on that day It
had reached white heat. Mr.. Hoar of Massa-
chusetts was reported to have received letter
from Mr.. Edmunds, positively Withdrawing his
name. Notwithstanding this Mr.. Hoar said
the Massachusetts delegation would cast their
first vote for Edmunds, and afterwards trans
fer their votes to Blaine. It having been an
nounced that at II o'clock an adjourned meet.
and that further refusal of Mr.. Cameron to
entertain the anti-unit rule resolution would
result in his immediate decapitation, the rush
was for the vicinity Of the committee rooms
where the question at issue was being wide
~ discussed. There were two opinions among
the majority Of the committee; one led by
Senator Chaftee, was for the removal Of Cam
eron and the radical change Of all commit
tees. The other was held by such men as
Gov. Jewell Of Connecticut, who would only
consent to the removal of Cameron, or the re-
fusal Of Senator Conkling and other Grant
leaders to promise not to seek to enforce the
unit rule in the preliminary organization.
If that pledge were given them Mr..
Cameron and Secretary Keogh were
to be left undisturbed. If refused, then the
conservative men would vote with the radical
men for removal. The majority were deter
mined to get view of the roll of members
and see that the claimants for seats were not
adverse to the interest of the opposing candi-
undoubtedly be, the opponents Of Grant claim
the individual vote would make q majority
against it Of over one hundred. The Grant
leaders have made the claim that II the
Illinois contestants fail to gain seats,
that their chances for nominating Grant are
assured, and that the danger of defeat viii
be passed. The friends of Sherman and
Blaine, on the other hand, express equally the
confidence that they have made gains other
than those in New York and Pennsylvania.
The national Republican committee, which
met this afternoon, did not decide that Louisi-
ana should be admitted to the temporary or
dates. AS they were In possession of the hall,
they felt able to command the situation a
committee of conference was appointed on de-
posing Cameron. A Tuesday afternoon tele-
gram has the following: The national COM
mittee reconvened at $50 p. M, and adjourned
after q two hours session. A number Of the
members of the committee say that the conclu-
sions reached were that Cameron should re-
main chairman Of the committee, and that
their regular delegations from Louisiana, Kan
sas, Utah and Illinois should be admitted to
the temporary organization; that the contest
in those States should be submitted to the
committee on credentials, and that the unit
rule should be enforced or not at the pleasure
Of the convention; that Conkling, Logan and
Cameron have pledged themselves to inter-
ferein no way, in regard 10 the action of the
convention respecting the unit rule. The
committee decided to distribute the
tickets tomorrow at $50 a. m. There
was rumor on the street Tuesday
night that Sherman had Withdrawn, but when
traced up it proved to have no more founda-
ton than telegram which he is said to have
sent friend, saying the unit rule ought to be
beaten, and advising that it be done even if it
should sacrifice him. The anti.Grant men say
the rule is now beaten, even If the vote is talk
en- by States, for many of the States have de-
cided to vote against that rule, despite the
fact that majority Of the number favor Gen.
Grant. II the unit rule is abolished, as it will
ganization. The Grant managers had meet
ing Tuesday night which comprised 327 per-
sons, of whom s16 were delegates to the ma
tional convention. They claim this does not
represent their strength, although they do not
claim nomination on the first ballot. Nothing
was said at the meeting Of compromise, but
on thecontrary, determination was expressed
by the two speakers, Conkling and Logan, to
stand by Gen. Grant They spoke confident
", predicting his nomination. The Blaine
delegates also held q caucus. They set up
claim of 300 on the first ballot, with proba-
bility of subsequent gain. Ex-Secretary
Boutwell, admitted to reporter that his count
left Grant 40 or so short of majority, The
Minnesota delegation has organized as fol-
lows: D. Sinclair, chairman; j. v. Daniels,sec-
Rotary; D. Morrison, vice president; D. Sin.
clair, on committee on resolutions; D. M. Sa-
bin, on committee on credienti ais; j. v. Ban.
iels, on committee on organization, E. T.
Drake, on committee on rules. It was also.
resolved that E. F. Drake present the name
Of Mr.. Window to the convention as cand.
date for President. A general meeting Of
Minnesotians was held Tuesday night Be.
tween enc and two hundred Mime
sotians were in the city. The
New York delegation had long and
stormy session Tuesday over the unit rule
ques ton. Conkling insisted that the State
would vote as unit, and refused to believe
in the authenticity Of the signatures to the
manifesto until personally assured by various
signers that they had actually signed It He
made personal appeals to the so-called kick
ers, with the exception Of four, whom he
warmly accused Of perfdity, and who respon-
dedlverY.frmly IN their own defense Finally,
after four hours session, vote was taken