Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-01
CAMERON AT BAY.
EXCITEMENT AT CHICAGO.
Great Fight Against tho Unit Rule-Cam
eron's Arbitrary Rulings Evoke Intense
Indignation and Talk of Deposing
him-A Survey of the

Great Fight Against tho Unit Rule-Cam-
eron's Arbitrary Rulings Evoke Intense
Indignation and Talk Of DePosing
him-A Survey of the
Field.
In Chicago, yesterday, the New Jersey
and Vermont delegations declared against
the unit rule, and eighteen New York
delegates signed protest against Grant.
In the afternoon twenty nine members of
the national committee met and denounced
the unit rule. In the evening when the
national committee assembled, the Hon.
George F. Hoar was selected for temporary
chairman of the convention. Senator Cam
eron, the chairman, refused to receive an
anti-unit rule resolution, or to entertain
an appeal from his decision. A scene of
intense excitement followed, after which
the committee adjourned without taking
further action, until noon to-day.
The manner in which Mr.. Cameron pre-
sided over the deliberations of the CON-
mittee, says the correspondent of the New
York Herald, has convinced most of the
mem bers that he is utterly unfit for the
responsible duty of calling the convention
to order and presiding until the compli-
Gated questions which are likely to arise
may be disposed of. 1t is said he mum
bled his words so that his voice was hard
ly audible in the small room that the ses-
sion of the committee was held in. 1t
was apparent that the slightest cOnfu-
sion would make him lose his composure
and precipitate the convention into inextri-
cable confusion. He was both arbitrary and
sullen. Several of the members openly
declared that he was either fool or 4
knave, and if either he was not the right
person to trust with the important duty
devolving upon the chairman of the ma
tiOnal committee.
The anti-Grant members of the commit
tee have called a caucus for this (Tuesday)
morning at nine o'clock, when it is author
itatively announced that Mr.. j. d.
Cameron will be deposed from the chair
manship and Mr.. w. E. Chandler, Of New
Hampshire, chosen in his place.
"A Glance at the Field.
New York Sun Dispatch.
The Imperialists S are confident. They
say thht their opponents cOncede 315 votes
for Grant without enforcing the unit rule.
This leaves them only GA votes short of a
majority. If delegates are allowed their
individual preferences they say that Grant
will receive seven votes from Ohio and six
from Vermont. This would leave only 81
votes to capture. With the enforcement
Of the unit rule they claim All votes on
the first ballot, 30 votes more than is nec-
essary. Everybody comedies the success
of the Imperialists if the convention suf;
fers itself to be gagged by the unit rule.
The highest estimate for Blaine is 324
votes without the unit rule. This would
leave him 55 votes to secure the nomina
ton. He had 351 votes on the seventh
ballot in 1876. Many dark horses are being
groomed. Foster and Garfield are in fine
condition and are evidently looking for q
flash of lightning. Others are stabbed fa1
away. Window is in harness, but hi:
trainers seem to have little confidence ir
him and do not give him head. He has nc
headquarters here, but Nevada Jones says
that if he once gets fairly on his feet hi
will hurl himself over the track like :
shooting star.