, 1880-05-26
In 80 nrnny words, tho gcutlouan from Western
| rcnnsylvnnIn wis cvtdrntly inGllnqd tn ltk,k
upon Tho contest as no contest ut all, but nero

rcnnsylvanIn wis evidently inclined to 1Nk
up2n Tho contest as no contest ut all, but nero
TON ooturnnEE.
Amon9 the arrivals at tho Palmer yesterday
sx who has been E;t ;so "tensns The
10 Chicago 10 sec sle Nntion"i Conventlon. ito
refused absolutely to 10 Interviewed, ut nrat,
I'm I'm wat i IL sa,aaca 5 70 nd e ,hon S q
"!icw docs tho Texas delegation stands''
''Snltl for Grant. They wcre instructed by
), AArs. A tho sixteen MI nj dfant d. aen'''
"Tho maIerity .aro for h!m2'
"Moro thin that1-thIrtoon out Of tho SIX.
s. sss Rss!ssspsss Il ios III sas S3ns'
"Who IA tho ltlAtne mnn3'
,hiiitv %Gnnssy' ~ +" eolorcd m"n' and mnn Of so"0
. siiw ~, VI! i, the delegation stand in oaso arnnt
a,,ll III dSa't know. know: split between n'"lno and
.What aort 81 i delegation is 1t as to persons
"Eaunl to my TINT viii be in tho convcn ton.
It is tnado up Of tho leading men In tho stntc-
banksrs, lawyers, railroad 'non' and mer"
"Who nro the more prominent oncs7"
Tho chntstuon IL tho Hun. Edmund J. Dayis,
sx.aosernor. lieisa man Of stirling integrity,
Ht1N HIS HNHlU VIII uG pEE3CHtEll lEF tlcE-
ssss' kso the Gn.te n'Fs s'atos j. asn;hn: sn s T.
lioiland. \ ,colortHi MAN, who ia r. Hraiunto Of
Gf ny; GSess nna n q Wb, sSy f"apa % re-,
2HaxS y 1!Msk,sy ISs Gaabsrs
sS @ WIFI vii thss sS ec as;ss he4e anu o0' 1f"'''
"AbOlit tb9 9Th or tuth."
40 yni know nnyth!ng Of tho feeling in tho
Yes. / ln.vo Nude two trlrs through tho
Southern Suites IN tho Inst tw, mouths, and It is
Ss1eG sat Per cent t tho
anyIeSs cise: Il he sssis ti!e a"mlnstion lie The
where they aru III jar9e numbers. wouif go to
the polls aiid yote. They would hc nloru IN.
cl,ed T. tukc the risks I, asserting t'o!r right
have cnt,.itlenco III hi!t',-know HIN, ,an uimre
hIm; HIM.. ms tr,n tlralEh The South n.y., woke them m
thsS s orHjxStons pIS s oaFa' anu
any Southern siates7"
"Whicl,?''
81 think he will carry .Lousiann. Florida,
sonth Carollna, N.,rth Carolina, mud Virginia"
"iie cart sarry that. No Republican oan.
a' 1nt Gr.nt VIZ Ktt lnrgcr vote there sha9 any
mcnt ii ,Eexas Which is very lunel Inclined 10
support him, and. IN tho event Of Tiltlcri's nom
votes than he wo1!d hRninst nnyRtody else"
"ls,.t !" st ,Icxns Is thoroughly Delnocratics'
"liow nbo,,t MIssisstppl?''
"iie cart carry that. Tho Democrats would
not Mllow Y, although Il is largely Republican"
ll.st will they allow him to curry, nt,y othcr
Southern s, State, thoy having control Of tho ma
,,,,; %Wt!!: 4 he got = majority of tho votes 7
they wouldn't In the caso Of my othor Rcpub.
lJcn':" ..,.,u
"Yes. There Is lnrgo business interest In
Lonisnnn. and they want peace. They nro lust
starting on new iar,.er, and hny1 ttino,,se III
. 1SrSsts IT stnsc end Yat sta.lo Goyssnnen
xrsat tnersst II theit welf9re. The lefty sys.
and ho tok Ktcat intrrost in il ut the tns al,si
during his Visit showed that he llnd II great
desire to Improve their 11lutertal interests i,y
fAvnrlng tho tcity and laveo Hystems; nt,tl llo
tnHtle IN Impression k,At, I'll tho event of his
catdil4cy, wonll hnye support from thom
wifi t1 a as "1s 0ss ne rsusve ea ,sso4 ss1 ana bsy b
no should have It, aud would SEQ TINT be
haa ;r,[a ia'r py Grant, t9 wl Ret 0!to
@ mentv II Louisiana, Alabamn, South carolina,
fwWcl1. think 80 from talks with n groat many
OF thUnl. | Wis Il Confederate soldier myself,
and l ,ncet y Kreat many Of thosn-ta!l ehiiu,s;
tho Donocratlc purity, hut hnve novor bnen to
tho frrnt-1'oyer taken mich nterrst III ppiitics
Thoy hnyc alwuys admired GrA1,t. They thlnk
who WINS on tho NorthoIn stio. They like
him fnr bis generosity nnd nlagnnnimity anti
the turtcsy hv extended to Leo ~, lll uccas!na
trcasi'ro ttMt up, and feel kindly toward him.
You Know how they trentc'1 him. Most OF the
Cpntntlcnlto.soitllcr eleuGnt."
"What Will be the result of tho first bnllot?"
~ think Grant will b1 nomnatol.''
HDy how Mnny mAjnrftyi'f
=" 10 by tho Instructed vOtcs. I wns in New
YORK tho other tlay, aud met grcEt rnuny men,
did ,iont l9lInvo S tic h aoeoaiIc.l @ Z aefcction fi
will aIn',Gltt to anything. There 1Iny eevon Or
eight fall nr In N0w Y0rk, and three or f0tlr In
rennAylyansn; but bull1yo PENNSYLVANIA will
20 soll1. Thu Delegates have betoro tl,oin tho
examples or curtin md FentOn WIN Groke nwMy
lrom Instructions aud tho regular organization. !"