St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-11

The Committee on Credentials has
decided in favor of district representa-
ton. This admits the Illinois anti
Grant delegates.
REVIEW AND INCIDENTS OF SECOND
The test vote Thursday evening DEM
Onstrated Grants weakness, and is ex-
pected to assist the "plumed knight in
capturing wavering delegates. Blaine
is plainly the present danger, and ex-
perlenced prophets are predicting his
early nomination. The great audience
which attends the convention, and the
hall was full to-day, is unquestionably
for the magnetic candidate. If the
forces opposed to Blaine on the first
ballot can be held against him, Ed
munds is almost certain to be nominat-
ed, but there lies the peril.
Frederick Billings speech nominating
Edmunds will not disappoint his sup
porters.
A noticeable feature of Thursday,s
proceedings was the hearty reception
winch Garfield received whenever he
TOOK the tooI. In many quarters he is
now regarded as the most likely dark
horse.
The vote of Vermont with the Grant
people Thursday evening was clearly a
Ola for assistance from that side in
nominating Edmunds.
THE CONTESTED SEATS.
Inc committee on credentials have
voCed 10 admit Is contesting delegates
rom the lst, Sd, 4th, 9th, 9th, 10th and
lth congressional districts of Illinois.
anu passed contests in the ID and 18th
GisCllcts to allow Gen. Raum to pro-
duce further facts concerning them
Inc committee next considered the
contests in the I'd and Sd Kansas dis
tricts, and voted % to 10 to admit the
Grant delegates from both districts. By
nearly unanimous vote it was decid.
ed to report in favor of admitting the
Warmoth delegation from Louisiana
1 ne committee have decided contests il
the case OF over 40 delegates, of whicI
they nave given Grant 90 and othe
candidates n. This is claimed as eyi
dence of their judicial fairness.
WHAT THE VOTING SHOWS.
The vote on Gen. Sharpe's amend
ment in the convention this evening i
regarded as an approximate index
the Grant strength as represented b
the ayes of 3l6 and the anti Grant CON
blnation as represented by the noes
AUG. From the affirmative vote for th
purpose the Vermont vote of 10 is t
be deducted as belonging to Edmund.
probably an equal number of absentee
would restore the vote to the same fie
ure. About 90 anti-Grant delegate
were absent whose vote would hay
swollen the majority.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
COnkling was serenaded at the Gran
Pacific hotel by the Union club of Phil
adelphia, and made a speech in whic
he professed the utmost confidence il
Grants finally being the nominee of tb,
1c1Ar"e~tio". c--. Ho based his claim ON tb
intended to oSstaHEd 5taaHhEd By By him from the frs
until the last ballot, while the maiorit,
in the convention would find it impos
slble to combine on any one to defea
him. He said it was easy enough {,
pass bill through Congress to remov,
the national Capitol from Washington
but when it came to naming a place fo
the new seat of government, it wa
found that Washington remained th
capital. So it was with the opposition
to Grant.
The delegates are seated by states il
alphabetical order, Alabama being the
first state at the right of the chair. Tn,
respective delegations are designated
by shields bearing the name of tn,
state. Massachusetts occupies a gOot
position between Michigan and Mary
land i'll the centre of the convention
while New York is directly across tn,
aisle. Illinois is away off in the right
hand corner; Maine is just in the rea
Massachusetts; Vermont is well upor
the left, with New Hampshire nearly
opposite. Senator Conkling sits mex
the aisle with his delegation, and occu
pies a commanding position when b,
wishes to address the chair. Away of
to the right sits Gen. Logan with hi
delegation. The great state of Penn
sylvania is away off to the left of tn,
chair.
An immense red and back sign, Gov
ering one story of the front of an entir,
building, has been erected in Chicag,
on State street, opposite the Palme
house, where the Grant men may easil,
read
Nominate Grant and lose New
York" 'Independent Republican An
ti-Third Term Headquarters. Nomi
nate Grant and lose the Election.
Nominate Grant and lose Ohio"
The Sherman men are distinguishe,
by red and white badges and a whit
felt hat peddled out at 81 apiece. Tn
Grant strikers give verybody who vii
take them white badges carrying th
''strong mans" picture, or an eagl
bearing Grants photograph bound i
brass. The Blaine men wear whit
satin badges with the "Plume
Knights" "pictur',"' and an anti Gran
badge is of saffron -colored silk, bearin;
in large letters, Republican, bu
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