New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-03

rcts in other States the Representatives OF the iIe
publican voters will be admitted to tne Convention
In the place of the tools OF the machihe'
TIE DEFEAT OF THE UNIT RULE.
In the Committee on Rules and Resolutions the
Grant people will meet with further defeats That
committee will probably report rule allowing
each individual to cast his vote or nave u
counted in accordance with his own judg-
ment and in spite of instructions OF rules
adopted by State Conventions or in meetings OF the
delegates from any State. That such rule IS sure
TO be adopted if 1t Is reported. cannot be for an
instant doubted. Every delegate who is
opposed TO Giants nomination Will VOC
for it, and there are some VINO o, dG coi
candidate. but do not believe IN making deeGaies
II ere machines to register the wishes Of lew ,po-
tical managers at home, aud VIII also DC Io''i" WI
| the same side of the question.
The effect Of all this is that every one You meet
rcmarks that Grant is beaten, and begins to spccu-
late OIL the division OF his political possess'o"S
ali. It is like throwing n wet blanket
over cause to have the impression get ABROAD nIt
il is certainly doomed TO defeat; men callHot WIN
The Grant people keep mp appearances wonder
fully under The circumstances bur they cahnoCco"-
! ceal the signs of their dlscOurlgement'
TIE DANGER DESIRING BLAINE.
Senator Bainrs canvass hero is in excellent con-
| ditiOn and vet IT is surrounded by dangers which
can hardly be ovcrestimated. If Grant is defeatcd'
Senator Blaine becomes the object OF attack from
the Grant leaders. They have set their hearts on
nominating the cx-Presidcnt but if they fail they
will do everything in their power to rctailate upon
the man who beat them by Strengthening him. II
does not now seem possible that they will succeed
but the danger IS very great.
One reason why II seems lihclyt that Mr. Blane.ai-
ter beating Grant, will BE- able 70 WIN the lrze hlm-
sefls thceXl1cncc OF n strong Blame sentiment III
some of tine large Grant Statcs.Thc otlcalmanaRiS
| in those States NAV desire above all thng9 10 uc-
| feat the Senator from Maine, but the RcpuDIlcah
voters IN Pcnnsyyania. for instance 40 hol snaro
| venfion Know how their people feel. II would
probably be political death to most OF the delegates
! from the Keystone State II they SHOULD
mIsreprcsent the sentiment of Their CONSTITUENTS
on this occasion. Blaine is strong, too in the unity
| and stcadiastncSs of his friends.
| sOnDITY or THE BLAINE COLUMN.
Wmlemanv of Grants supportcrsa uncertain there
| is no wavcriug in the Blaine column Not Single
| detection has been reported this week. Tue HIanc
men will stand by their candidate TO the last ballot
and with the gains he Is certain TO make, VIII VIII
new friends as the contest succeeds.
lfrcourcd to express positive opinion. should
say that Mr. Blame would be nominated Oh me
| second or third ballot. He certainly VIII
| lie unless something unforeseen occurs
bnt when. l remember how mem much
wiser than in politics, have bee deceived, ana cS-
nrcIally when / recall the memorable spatch s'ut
from tins city 10y Mr.. Greeley the night heiorc
Abraham Lincoln was nominated. dare not nave
positive opinion.
hut there may be secret plottings OF which know
nothing; combinations may be making whlrh WI
upset al calcuat3ns and Tor ms reason ana iul
this reason only, do hesitate to make a positive
prediction.
SECRETARY sHERMAN's CANVASS
The canvass which Secretary Shcunans friends
have been making ia this city has been the adDra-
ton Of all observers. II has been disnicd, Judi.
ciouS far to all other candidates. and every way
crcdiahc to Mr. Sherman and hi supporters AZ
the sam TIM. since the ohio delegation. headed
by General Garfield arrived on the ground. # has
been courageous If NOT ag.,r -siyc
The managers for Mr. sherman are very sancuin"
Of succrss other people do not look upon tn"
Sccrctarys 'hanc's a~ part, culary bright hut that
I've is the second clpirr 81 net lev "i TIE Grant
men cannot be- dcnird. II Grant siould rritr" from
the contest, nj Some stage ~ the ha"tins. ana
leave the field clear Ia Blaine nd >h'rman. the
Inter would prove himself mean antagonist.
just now he is a good third IN The race.
In, re- are reports abont tnwn tonight that the
Grant lrtdrr- seriously thinking about t"'"ud
chocc candidate ana coupled WITH II Is 0"nr iaik
of concentrating The oppu-Iti" 10 Bain" upon Id
mund~. As It nuW ""k, II may h" p'--ih'" {" con
ccnirltc the opposition ON the Vermont Senator.
but after the Concentration has taken place. /
should say that II would ho "a minority. 4. l.. W.
AFRAID TO SHOW THEIR STRENGTH.
THE GlANr MBrGs ADOPT 4 Sur wD Foley 10
KEEP UP TnF Cui'RtGE OF rHfiE FOLLowEE5.
icy TErIGnHm To TIE rElni NE.l
| CHICAGO. June 2.-1he remark OF Senator
! Conklng in the Convention to-day that
! he sAoud no. move to amend Mr.. Iryr'S
resolution III regard to Utah il believed
to have dis loscd lire Of policy adopted
by the Grant mon. under the leadership Of the Sena-
tor from Ncw-Yok. which. to SAY the lrast il
very shrcwd. If Mr.. Coukling had moved
to amend Mr.. Fryr's motion. and added
the State Of Louisiana to the roll of
those to be called, it would have made necessary
| e ia fv-,
great parties IN it, the thlrd-tcrm and the anti
| Grant would have measured swords at the outset.
| The Grant leaders know very well that thcy
i'll a minority. but they strive to make their fol-
| lowers believe they are not, aud rs long
as test is made, Of course they ara able
to keep mp the deception to som" extent. liza vote
had been taken to-day 1t could have been dis
contracting TO the thiTd-tcrmcrs, and thoy were.
therefore. willing that the Blaine dolcCation from
| Utah should be admitted and to give mp
any advantage they might derive from a part Of
| the vote OF LOuisIana rather than the Convention
should dydc before sOmo question Of vital import
ancc is raised.
! The same policy has been pursued in tho meetings
Of the National Committee this week SIR. Geo. &.
G0rham, who was the master ,plrt among Grant
| men of the Committee. was ready, on all
occasions, to puSI questions to the very verge
Of "a DIVISION, but hr never passed thar line OF
cou;sc, IT was no secret that Il maIorIty of the
National Committee opposed to General
! Grants nomination, and IN the auti-hlrd-
| term caucu-cs Of the members Of the National
Committee there were present many
~ thiryouc prroons The report OF these crnru.rs
were sent over the country, and had ritrrt
| Oh tho minds Of people nt n distance ~
we'll as those Of members of the cuInIItlcc.
Bat rs long no actual vote WAS taken IN the
committee the GranL men conld and did say
that they were much stronger the
committee that their Opppncnts were willing
| 10 admit. and rs TIER" no actual vote to prove
the ialslty of what they sad there were some who
could DclIcYc them.
MIR. CONKLING REBCFFED.