Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-05-28
The Chicago Nomination.

Senator Logan tactics We're successful il
the Illinois Republican convention last week,
and the result was triumph, such as it was,
for Gen Grant. The contest IL Cook couu-
ty was settled by the admission Of part Of
each contesting delegation. Thus constituted,
the convention proceeded 10 vote on reso-
luton declaring Gen. Grant the choice of the
state for president. and il was carried by yeas,
$50. nays BOZ. The seventeenth congress
ional district rebelled against the action Of the
convention III choosing district delegates, and
the protest of this district was concurred IL
by eight other districts, so that there will be
eontesting delegation OF at least is anti
Grant men who will present themselves for
seats IL the national convention, and the
question of their admission will he one of the
first points 10 be settled by that body. Last
Monday Louisiana elected seven Grant
and seven Sherman delegates. with one
for Blaine and one undecided, while a small
Grant faction bolted and elected a solid
Grant delegation The Colorado Kepubl-
cans have held their convention this week
also, and elected Grant delegates, with Blaine
for second choice. This completes the list
of delegates with the exception Of two to be
elected from the territory Of Idaho
AS soon as the result Of the Illinois conveu-
ton became known the Grant men and pa
pers began to loudly assert that his nomina-
ton was assured, and ever since they have
kept up regular Chinese gong beating, with
the evident purpose of making weak or uu-
decided delegates believe that their opposi-
ton will be useless, and 10y creating, if posi-
bic, sort Of Grant panic, to try to sweep
into the Grant ranks large number of dele
gates who, they believe are more anxious TO
be on the winning side than TO honestly rep
resent their constituents and do their duty 10
the Republican party. Whether such tactics
meet with the desired success will depend ell
tirely on whether Senator Logan and his fol-
lowers are allowed to enforce the gag-law. and
stihe the voice of individual delegates in the
organization Of the convention. AT present
it does not seem probable that such methods
will be permitted 10 prevail. If Gen, Grant
is the free and unconstra ined choice of MA
iority of the convention there should be q
fair chance to II axe the fact known if he is
not such free choice there should be an
equal chance 10 make that fact appear
As Just al estimate We believe, as can be
made gives Grant 33l delegates Blaine go,
Sherman 81, Edmunds BE- Washburne l.
| Window u The whole number of delegate.
/ il the convention will be 75G necessary 10
/ a choice 37g This shows Grant lacking 4,
| votes OF a nomination and Blaine lOg Tn,
| New York Illness estimate gives Grant 81
votes, sure, which makes him lack only two
/ of nomination on the hrst ballot, and thest
two votes it finds in two which are given a,
doubtful IN the Texas delegation Beyond
this, however, a. matter of fact the Time
processes 10 believe that Grants nomination
on the FIRST ballot will be secured boy a vot,
much larger than even the most sanguine Of
his friends have claimed for him. The Trib
une which Is Blaines organ on the contra
ry, disputes this estimate of the Gran
strength, and Processes to believe tina
Blaines nomination on the second ballot j.
assured beyond peradyenture. Between
estimates like these the Sherman men quietll
keep their own cOunsels and apparently gain
steadily in confidence
With the whole matter in tins uncertain
condition, and with the wisest estimates
but idle guesses al the best, the question in
voluntarily arises Why not Edmunds y
when the fnRi moment comes and our hop