New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-16
GRANTS ILLINOIS FRIENDS.

A DEMONSTRATION IN CHICAGO TO COUNTERPART
THE BLAINE NPLUENcK-sENAToR LOGANs
sPFECB.
CHICAGO, April 15.-Recent movements in
Illinois baving caused apprehension on the part OF
friends of General Grant That the State might be carried
for Blaine In the National Convention, mass meeting
in the interest OF Grant held in Central Music Hall
this evening Nearly 5000 persons were present. all
available room being closely occupied A numOer OF
ladies were in the audience Robert E. Lincoln was
chairman and number OF prominent politicians occu-
pied seats on the platform The speakers OF the evening
we're Emery A. StOrrs, who made humorous speech
which was heartily appreciated by the audience ;
Stephen A. Douglass, r., E. c. Llrned. and others.
General Logan, who had not known Of the arrange
ments for tho meeting until his arrival being urgently
requested to remain, spoke substantially as follows
We meet tC-niRht TO ask ourselves why u Is, when
citizen Of this State by the Republicans Of the United
States tnat We should hesitate do not am for General
First bis personaI ipteeryis not Gnestioned by any
hnve hSeH tosen ma fonnd e9ua TO ali
Some Object 10 hR nomination. They say that when he
was President he made mistakes in appointments. II
Is true but you may search his unequnlled career
and this Is all the fault you can snbsantiate.
eight yeUIs, his record Will compare most favOrdby
with that OF his predecessors Objection made TO the
election Of General Grant for third term because there
is an unWritten law tho subject. The people al
WAYS safely themselves under the forms OF consii
authority Certain socaed Republican Journals IN this
city and other cities oppose third term for General
Grant IL Will remember these same journals, or
the most prominent OF them, opposed second term for
General Grant bitterly as they now oppose nl0I.
They even fought HIM after he was nominated.
For two years in his travels around the globe he has
been ieed by the people OF every civilized nation He
has spoken publicly more audiences, and intelligent
Ones than any other man now living When and where
in all these speeches did he do himself or bis country
discrediti
The Federal Government under the partial control Of
loyal men, is menaced by Solid South. We want TO
break that solidty Who well lead In this move
ment the great civil and military leader who has
reused snch intense enthusiasm In his recent passage
through portion of the Southern Statesl
II is claimed by that General Grant IL ambitions.
Caesar nshassnatOd by his friends because he was
said TO be ambitious. Wellington was stoned in the
streets 81 London by pOpuaee who had been defended
and hOnored by his sword. Abraham Lincoln, toward
the close OF his first administration, was bitterly
reviled and autagOn2ed by prOfPssed political
friends on the assumption that he sought his second
Presidential term. General Grant, It seems, not 10
hive Immunity from the malice or ingrater, for at the
head OF those attempting to organize army OF macOn
tents In this State l. who treated mcst
OuslY by him. The man whom the world has honOred
will not be deserted by the people OF hts own State OF
Illinois.