New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-27
ILLINOIS PROTESTING.

INDIGNATION MEETINGS BEING HELD-rHE PEOPLE
RESISTING DICTATION-THE ALABAMA NOT
SOLID FOR GRANT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNEl
CHICAGO, May 26.-Daily reports are coming in
from the country towns of Illinois, saying that In
dgnation meetings are being held, at which much
anger expressed at the high handed outrage which
Senator Logan perpetrated ON this State IN the
Springfield Convention. If the forms of Parlia-
mentary law had been observed or the opinions of
the anti-Grant Republicans been in any way re-
spected there would be less indignation, but both
were overidden and the anger of the masses of the
Republican voters is increased to a degree that
makes the nomination of General Grant at Chicago
matter of utmost peril to the party in Illinoise
Many citizens who would not object particularly to
third-term, send in their protests against having
their course dictated and settled programme
forced on tbem by sheer fraud and audacii5.
Everything at present indicates that the Conven.
tion will be long but not tedious. The shortest
space which anybody seems inclined to give it is
two days; but some predict four or more. The con-
test in Illinois will undoubtedly get hearing and
the contestants will present ably their remarkably
strong case, The unit rule will be discussed thor
oughly, and the instruction" question be fully
examined Louisiana will get short "currying"
and the boilers having no earthly claim will be
forced to take outside seats. This is the opinion OF
General Logan himself, who it may be noted here
utterly repudiate the assertion that he telegraphed
TO Pinchback. of New Orleans to bolt, saying that
he would guarantee the admission of the boilers
into the Chicago Convention.
Private and trustworthy information received |
from one Of the delegates of the Alabama delega-
ton, shows that so lar from that State having ap-
pointed solid Grant delegation there are |
fonr determined Sherman men on the dele |
cation that they propose to establish an Alabama
Sherman headquarters here, and have strong hopes
of using the unit rule in that delegation in favor of
Sherman 1t is said that the delegates from Ala
bama who are supposed in the North to be for Cen
eral Grant, have in point of fact decided views of
their own, and representing they do Congress
sional districts and not the State they intend TO
follow the wishes of their districts. Here is another
chance for proongiDg the session of the Conven-
tOn.
The scramble for tickets continues. It is est-
mated that should the Convention hall be doubled
in size that the applications for space made by
newspaper mon alone would barely be satisfied
Obscure journals cry out in grief that the claims of
their representatives for seats facing the platform
are not duly weighed. The question of tickets for
all of these clamOrous papers, the representatives of
which have no intention of ever telegraphing !
word, is serious one. but the National Committee
are doing their utmost to make proper provision for
those who have right to be represented and none
will have just cause TOr complaint If the present
policy is carried out.