New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-30

a majority of the National Commit
tee to depose Senator Cameron II
he will not promise to act fairly as
chairman. Six Ohio votes are claimed WIN
certainty for Blaine on the first ballot Inc
Grant men are untiring in their deluslVe
schemes.
HUNTING AGAINST THE THIRD TERM
GENERAL GARFIELD sTIRs UP THE SHERMAN MEN
10 UNITED ACTIoN-THE SENATORIAL IN'-
UMvIRATE TO BE BROUGHT TO TASK.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
CHICAGO, May 20.-When General Garfield arrived
In Chicago this morning he found sentiment
prevailing among the supporters OF secretary
Sherman such as was described in dispatcn
to The TRIBUNE last night. Ohio men ana
other friends of the Secretary of the Treasury
were holding back and declining to take any very
pronounced position on any of the important
questions that are certain to divide Iuo
Convention, in order that MT. Sherman miEht
be IN condition TO become tho residuary leGatee Vi
either of the other leading candidates. They were
disposed to sit still and let other people do the gnt
ing, while they hoped that they might share the
spoils when Grant was beaten.
General Garfield ut once declared that sucn a
policy as that would be suicidal; he believed that
it was more important that the Republican party
should not adopt any unit rule thah
that any particular candidate shall be nom
mated. Every true Republican, he sau'
was more interested in preserving freedom
of consultation and district representation and
IN preventing the introduction Of Tammahy
methods INTO the Republican pary,than III the sue
cess of any one man. Hisadyice therefore waS that
the sherman mon should cooperate heartily with
all others who were opposed TO these IN
noyations. and that instead Of allowing others
70 stand tie brunt OF the fight, the
Ohio people should take the lead. Such cotrsc'
General Garfield thought, would promote rather
than endanger Mr.. Shcrman's candidacy. Al
any rate it was tho only proper policy
to pursue General Garields earnestneSs III TINS
matter has already bad beneficial ehect
upon the other supporters OF Mr.. sherman
and there is now no doubt that, led by the ONO
men. tho friends Of the Secretary of the
Treasury will be aggressive as any III
the fight against the assumption OF inc
Grant party. General GarGcld's advice has also
been supplemented this afternoon by dispatch
from Mr., Sherman in which he urges the same
policy.
plan of procedure that has been talked
Of today since General Gariields arrival, aud
which will very probably be adopted tomorrow
ia 70 select delegation representing those who are
opposed to the establishment of unit rule and have
it call on tho Senatorial triumvirate. Conkling.
Cameron and Logan, and ask them 10 abandon the
idea Of gagging, by any device.
part Of the delegates. The delegation
will inform these friends OF General Grant
that any attempt 10 carry ont the
programme that has been suggested will
be stubbornly resisted and may end III breaking
up the Convention. Il certainly will cause
division and weaken tho party. They will
be urged therefore, in the interest Of harmony aud
unity in the party, TO agree in advance
to allow all delegates to exercise their in
dividual opinions on all questions that
arise. II the Grant managers will agreo
TO this then the great bone Of contention will
be removed from the Convention. II
they will not, then the delegation will warn
them in advance that the contest over
these questions VIII be an uncOm-
promising one, and that the anti-Gnnt men
will avail themselves of every weapon that comes
to their hands in order to defeat such inqutous
proceeding.
If they are in majority in the Ma
tonal Committee they will make use Of
that majority, but they will not allow
such dangerous precedents TO be established in q
National Republican Convention If IL is in their
power to prevent it.
PROSPECTS OF UNION.
There is now every reason to believe that the
anti-Grant men will present a united front
in the convention on all preliminary QuebllOHsJ
and that they will defeat the third-term Ere
quent consultations have been held to-day among
members of the National Committee in regard
to the policy of removing Senator Don Cameron
from the craftsmanship Of the organization. A
canvass of the committee shows that about
80 of the AZ members will favor such step unless
they are convinced that Mr.. Cameron will act
fairly, and as proof of his intention to do so
they will demand a pledge openly made in
tho meeting of the National Committee. If
he will not give that pledge, then
no doubt q large majority Of tho committee will
vote to substitute another chairman.
The removal of Cameron would be very severe
blow TO the Grant cause. Very much of the conf |
dence which tho third-term men now
have is based upon the expectation that the
Logan tactics are 10 be adopted In the |
preliminary proceedings Of the Convention
and that Senator Cameron is to give them the
machinery of that body. If Mr. Camerons power
should be taken away from him many of the rank |
and flc Of the Grant delegates would discover for
the first time that there is power in the Repub-
can party greater than the Senatorial syndicate.