New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-02

| occupation. What the outcome Of the conference
| was will be told further on.
| ANTI-THIRD-TERM CONFERENCE.
The anti-Grant leaders slept very little, and there
were many conferences during the night Some
| were of the opinion that mistake was made last
night in not proceeding at once to the extreme
measure of removing Cameron from the chairman
ship of the Committee If that had been DONE the
power would all have been in the hands OF the anu
| third-term men, aud no opportunity woulu nave
been afforded for the Cameron party to recover the
| ground which they would have lost. Among tho3o
who feel most strongly this subject was the HON.
! VIM. Walter Phelps, who believes that fortune
| smiles on those who have courage.
| Immediately after breakfast this morning the
anti-Grant members of the National committee
| thirty in number, whose names we're tcicgrapheu "
THE TRIBUNE yesterday, met at the Grand racine
| TO consider the action Of Senator Cameron during
the meeting of the full Committee last evening ana
! to determine what course it would be best TO pur
sue under the circumstances. The Hon. . n:
Bowen of Washington, was called to the chair' anu
after some informal talk, during which the great
est Indignation at the course of Cameron was freely
expressed, Mr.. Elkns, of New-Mexlco offered INC
! following preamble and resolutions:
UbCrcdS AT the meeting of the committee on me
| 31St of May the Hon. D. B, Chatee the member
! from Colorado offered the following resolutions
! eacn delegate III the Republican National Con{ch,
tun. freely east and TO have counted ms lhuf iu W m
decides. against any unit rule or other sfIcu"nS
passed by the state Convention which rieni waS r',m
cPded without dsSpn. and exercised IN the CthN'"
! tion OF 1850 and 1SG4 and was after tull de"uc
alli med by the Convention OF $50 and mas tn' @ '
until reversed by Convention itself. must remain
| governing principle, and
| UhcIcdS The Hon. II. c. Mccormick, the mcin-
Der froa Arizona, offered the following:
RCsolrcd That while calling to order and aiding In tEc
organization of the Republican National C"uv nnh &"
qucsIcd, in any ruling winch he may may make amt III III
al his actions pending such Organlzatiohto recognize
tie right Of every miyldudl me!nOer to vote ms Ihd
! ylduai sentiment urou every question arising ana
| U7crcas, At said meeting the Hon. john T. Ave
rill of Minnesota, offered the following resolution: ::
Rcsolrcd That committee OF three, consisting "
Messr Jewell, Al rlch and the secretary of tins com
m1tgc he appointed To consdrr what aGton "nGn, m 10 20
roll OF the Convention, and to report Oh the same 10 ts
committee.
All of which resolutions refused to he enter
tanned hy the chairman, who also III each ease Tc-
fused to entertain all appeal from such rctnSals,
| therefore
Rcsorrcd That in view Of this Of the chairman
of the COMMITTEES in Cbstuctmg its necessary AMI proper
business, and OF the purpose thereby meat a VI action
winch Will h" full Of peril and may be falal {" the Re-
publican party. this committee. under its pirnaIy pow
tr>, does hcrch, remove the cnlinan OF The c"mhitc
ard hereby appoint the Hon. W. G. CpoIcr 0i OH:0
to hc ITS acting chairman.
When TINS was read it seems to have met with
the unqualified approval OF every present and
without much discussion It was adopted on stand
ing vote, every member Of the committee present
voting in It's favor.
OYERrURES FROM THE GRANT MEN.
At the hour appointed for the meeting of the
National Committee this morning the Grant people
lad heard Of the action of the anti-Grant caucus,
ard of the spirit which prevailed in IT, and wero
good deal alarmed. When the anti-Grant men ap-
pcared they were met at the threshold Of the room
| by General Arthur, Of New York, and Senator
| John z. Jones, who proposed at once that COM
| prom Sc he made. They represented that, unless
the differences that had arisen were adjusted there
was danger OF a collision in the Committee, and
possibly of a SPLIT in the Convention, which would
result in the destruction Of the Republican party.
They had refused yesterday morning III very de-
| fiaut way to accept Senator &. /. Huar for tenn
porary chairman; they were now ready To agree
that he should be chosen, and that all questions
touching the unit rule in the preliminary organlza-
ton should he left to his decision, subject, of
course to the ratification of the Convention.
! The Grant members of the Committee urged tins
50 strongly that when all the anti-Grant members
arrived ;hcy went into conference 20 consider what
if was best to do the meeting of the National Com
mlttco being postponed for that purpose. There
was a great deal Of division among the anti-Grnt
men in regard to the wiscst course to adopt If tho
Tiird-Termcrs had not held ont the olive branch,
the resolution agreed TO in the morning and which
mad been iutrusted 10 Mr.. Aldrch, of Rhode Island,
10 present, would have been introduced as soon us
the committee was called to order, and, if Mr..
Cameron had refused to entertain the question,
would have been put by some one else, and Il major
ity voting for it, it would have been declared car
| ried despite the chairman. There are plenty of
| prccedcnts for such course as this 1t has hap
| ncped in the National House Of Representatives,
that when the presiding officer has refused to put
question to the House, member has put it and has
| declared the vote on it.
A part of the anti Grant men were in favor Of re-
ecting all compromises, and of passing the Elklns
| resolution through the National Committee, with
ont further hesitation but majority th0ngnl that
it would be better for the party t. take INTO c0nsd
Grafton rhc offer made by Mro>rs. Arthur and Jones'
with view e accepting it If it seemed to BE- safe
| and fur When tbs determination was IcIc!.cd,
/ govcn members of the aHt-Grant conference with
drew being unwilling - be in any way responsible
| for arrangements winch ;hcy feared might end dis
a.trously 10 the caudIdate OF their choice. The
| seven were: Mcs,rS. McCormck, Mcbride. lIarri-
| son. DcycallX. Buchanan, Carey and D0nldion
| The remaining twentv-fonr remained III caucus IN
til about Grl, ok, and then it was generally agreed
that a recess should be taken till 2:30 this af-
! ;crnoun, in order that further consultation
| might take place
WHAT HAD BEEN GAINED.
The situation at the close Of The morning session
was this: The Grant men, vino We tcrday were lit
terly defiant and had pcrcmptoiy refused {" accept
| Senator IIoar temporary chair;nall aud who bad
undertaken o deny To the majority OF :hr Na;iord
| Committee the right TO cypress any opinion on tho
unt rule, aud who up to midnight would not prom
Use they would not oppose the election If 1Ir. ioar
offered TO support him with his well-knOwn opinion
tLat no attempt should be made to enforce unit
rule in the Convention and to rcicgatc to the Cen
ycution itself the whole question Of whether dclc-
l.n 1,unl IN NnLn LLir inLi l-uIl min