Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-03
TIM IMPnRIALIsrs DESPERATE

TnH IMPnRIALIsrB DESPERATE
A HalontIess War Declared Upon blaine
Tho Chicago I'ross ON the situation
The Tribune CLAIMS that Roth urant
and Blamo are whipped, white tho ln-
ter-Ouean 5tIll Maintains that iie VIII
Win, Though Not on the FiTst ballot
special Dispatch 10 ihe Register
CnICA0n, June ., I'm,
The Committee on Permanent Or.
lIoar, nnli-Grant, for Permanent Oh"'f'
man, aud lhc latest Information Ia that
tho Committee on Credentials stands
AZ anti Grant to ~ Ghut Tho Ne"
York HrdH correspondent inlorms ne
that Blaine has captured everything
nov but tho nomination aud tlh w
about as far M hr can ~.
An Auti.urant Wow
Tho Chicago Trihun, al tomorrow
will say The Convention mol yesterday
shd ~ lar progressed IN the "'ganlha'
ton aud ~ tho interchange ol sonlllnoni
among tho Delegates as Ia show that
nearly two thirds oi those, legally elect
ed, we're deterluinedly opposed lo othlrd
,ermism. Ator careful revision ol tho
district delegates aud asccrtainmont
oi their opinions np I"
the opening oi tho Oonvenuon'
Yesterday on tho question oi third.
lermism, M affected by tho exclusion ol
the unit rule, aud tho admission oi dis
lrct delegates, w give u table showing
tho comparative strength ol third
termism aud anti.thiri termism. Tho
following aro the hgrres' Grant
80; anti.urant, i76. This maIorl'
" element oi i16 IN not commit
ted IA a whole directly or indirectly Tor
any one Of tho opposing candidates, but
IL solid united and unyicldlng IN It's op-
posing tn third lermism aud dlctalorlal
unite rule Upon vision the votoi Tor
Grant aud anti Grant will ho about
80 To i76, n majority against Grant
oi lB.
The Grant men are despondcnt to-
night az all tho committees have been
nrSaniscd against them now they say
tha, il not matt z oi vital Importance
a. each Of the territories hold an equal
V ice In the ommitiee with each oi the
states. Tns Tact appears Ia be thai
ant aud Waino arc both practically
shipped. Conkling aud Garfield arr
upcclcd 10 lock horns tomorrow IN
he Convention aud an exciting time II
anticipated.
A Grant View.
The Iplsr OcedH (tiraul) reviews th'
dtual;on thus; Tho Blaine men ar'
determined to gain every vote they can
sholher they have right tn u or not
| rhcy are audacious and desperate, an'
show a splri that may make trouble u
| the Convention. The loss ot votes "
New York aud Pennsylvania las had tn
effect OF soliliiyin2 the Grant men The
no longer expect 10 nomipse their can
lida,e on the fret ballot, becaus
IrtAcheTy Of delegates Who were IN
slruclcd 10 vote for him has made tia
impossible, hut the action Of the Blain
men IN stealing their delegates la
nade Grant friends, aud when the hgl
comes, as II will come sqnaTely be,wee
blaine and GranL the latte
will be nominated. THE friends OF ue'
Grant have become Inspired with 'i
spirit -oi their candidate, and they pr
pose to fghl u out on this line u u TAXI
al sumer. The Sherman men are u
lignant because Blaine has played "
sane trick in the Ohio delegatio
that was successful In New York 81
Pen usylyanis, aud was attempted Tn
linois, and they will prevent Blaine
nomination. They hold the balance
the power and may coatrol the resul
They are holding back. hoping tn
the Grant men will come 10 shsrmar
sappor,, ba, Gran. hss ~ lsass sss vo'
that xill stick 70 him TO the last, 81