Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-28
Yednesday Morning, April 2s, 1880.
CONVENTIONS TO-DAY.

l The Ohio Republican convention which meets at Columbus to day will be controlled
 by the supporters of Secretary Sherman, as
 they will have large majority in the conven- | tion, in spite of the vigorous and skillfuI eff | forts of MT. Blaine's henchmen. What they
 will do with their power remains to be seen. l few of the Sherman men are reported as | thinking it the wisest simply to request the 1 delegates from Ohio to promote MT. Sher- 1 mans interest to the best of their ability. | Others, however, among whom are said to be | Charles H. Grosvenor and Murat Halstead, ] advise that the delegates at-large be absolute I ly pledged to MT. Sherman's support, and it 1 is not improbable that this will be done. The
 convention itself elects only the four delegates at large. Thes district delegates have been l chosen in Ohio in the past by the delegates from each district to the State convention,
 without interference by the latter body. Some
 district delegates have been already chosen, all Sherman men. Nearly all the districts are controlled by the friends of the Secretary, but the delegations from Garfeld's district and several other strong Republican districts have majority of Blaine men and may send Blaine oAC claiming that at least ten of the district dele gates will be theirs.
 The Pennsylvania Democratic convention is to be held at Harrisburg to-day, and there are indications of an exciting contest. Speaker Randall leads the Tilden forces and Senator Wallace the Anti -Tildenites and although there have been rumors of compromise 1t is declared they have no good foundation, and that neither MT. Randall or Mir. Wallace can afford to yield anything A test question vii come up at the start, as there are contesting delegations from Philadelphia. If the Ran daI Hidden faction can do as they please it is supposed that it will be for their advantage to admit both delegations, giving each person half vote. Speaker Randall is reported to have said that the convention would certainly declare against the unit rule and against in- structions for any particular candidate, and thati it would adopt g resolution declaring in favor of maintaining the two-thirds rule in the national convention.
 The Connecticut Democratic convention meets at Hartford to- day. and it will be an in- teresting affair. AS the Norwich Bulletin says: s'Ostensibly, the only question is, whom do the Connecticut Democracy want for Presi- dent, and who will best represent the party at Cincinnati? But the real questions are, Shall Gov. Hubbard be put up again, or new man head the State ticket next fall2 If the latter, Shall it be Col. Loomis or MT. Waller? Shall the Eator- Burr Brown clique of Hartford be quietly snubbed again, as they were two years ago, or shall they gain control of the party machine? Shall Barnum capture the State for himself, or shall he, too, be shaken off The fight will be over these points all the while; and the triumph of Tilden, or Hancock, or English, and the re- suit as regards instructions and choice of del egates will indicate to certain extent how State matters will shape themselves in the fall" report of the situation as it appeared to our correspondent late last evening will be found on the second page.