The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-31

nnr northern exchanges crowded WIN ST.
ssrI.e touchsng upon the presidential ques-
sIou IN every shape Ia which It can present
issclt, The Chicago papers are msryels OF
ep,erpsisc and industry. Column after
column 10 lillea with reports Of interviews
with prominent gentlemen representing all
actions Of The Union; With communities
lions on the subject Of the third term; with
~denuucsations Of LOGAN, CoNxaTS6, aad
c.usRoxs with interviews also on the ether
,lde. and denunciations also OF the BLAINE
and SHERMAN men. There is nothing that
escapes Chicsgo papcs. II is far superior
10 any ether paper in the world In some
respects.
Coming east, we findw protests to be
an independent scurnal counting the
chanf es for the sspiiants N both parties
we mean the New York Herad. Perhaps
tits as nearly dcstnu Of prefercs ces as any
Cher journal In the United States. Ii gives
The following ferecas, for the Democrats
For TLpEx, rss; HANCOCK, 81; THURMAN
%: SEYMOUR, ~; BAraRD, 81; RANDOLPH
IA: MoRgisoy. s.; HEyDRIcKs,S FIELD, o;
ExGLIsB. 2. This estimate viii astonlsb no.
bocy but pesple whe put faith In bureau
reports, Taere are &34 delegates elected,
and 3o4 yes TO be elected. The figures refer,
-of course, TO those already elected.
The same journal forecasts the result at
Chicsgo. The delegates te that place are
all chosen. The Herald estiu,ates that the
6rst baslot will result rs follows: FOR
GRANT. 400; Blaine, 217; SHERMAN, 81;
EpNuxps, "a; WAsHBURYE, IA; WINDOW,
10. As 1t requires only SO votes to nomi-
nate, Il Is evident that IL this estimate Is re-
liable GRANT will be nominated on the first
ballot, In fact, so universal is the belief
that GRANT will be The nominee OF the Chi
cago Convention that the anticipation is
likely to contribute largely TO the event.
There are so many nnprincipIed delegates,
especially from the Gulf States, who are
anxious to know nothing except how the
majority OF the delegates are going TO vote,
that il is impossible to place any confidence
in their promises aud professions. We are
afraid that there are several even in the
Virginia delegation who will vote for
whichever candidate seems most likely to-
be successful. Nevertheless, as the most
reckless OF these delegates are the very
ones who are most anxious either to
obtain or retain Offices under the next adj
miuistration, 1t may be assumed that they
will not willingly and Intentionally turn the
Government over to the Democracy. IL
they come to the conclusion that General
GRANTS nomination will insure the defeat
of the Republican party in November next, |
they may conclude that their best chance
Will be TO stand by WAsHBURNE, or SBER- |
MAN, or some other aspiraDt than either
GRANT or BLAINE; hoping that thus third
term may be avoided without destroying the |
Republican party. The delegates from the
northern States are men who can be relied |
upon TO stand by the man OF their choice as |
long as he has any hope of success. Let us
see how many delegates from the South
are credited to BLAINE and SHERMAN. In
Georgia, ~; in Mississippi, IL /; in North
Carolina, 10; 10 Tennessee, 8-41 liz all. Is
1t possible that no more delegates from the |
South are for blaine and SHERMAN? We
can't believe it.
The Herald claims 400 for General GRANT,
nominate him. But in order to make up
that number it credits him with 20 from
New York, IS from Pennsylvania, and AZ
from Illinois; whereas it appears to be
almost absolutely certain that GRANT will
lose more than his whole majority Of
OF An fhoco Sfatoa ,aIooo yVo coa M
thing in this estimate to discourage the
anti.GRANT men. III they will combine,
they can yet defeat the third term. BLAINE
may pull down GRANT along with himself
II be finds that he cannot save himself. The
whole vote OF Alabama also is credited to
gates from that State. So as to Louisiana:
the HeratdS estimate gives GRANT 16 votes
In Louisiana, though 1t is certain that at
least OF the delegates favor SHERMAN and
BLAINE. Florida's 8 votes, too, are all given
TO GRANT. So as to South Cardinals IA. In
fact, the Herald's estimate seems to be
made up entirely In the interest Of General
GRANT.
Al Chicago the political caldron is boil.
ing. The anti-GRANT men held grand /
meeting last Wednesday. The GRANT men
propose to have grander one this week.
Prince FRED. GRANT is to speak. He is said
TO have been reproved last week by DoN
CAMERON for talking too much. Here is
what he said:
Ex-Governor Dennison:: You will sup
port the nominee Of the Chicago Conven.
tionf
Colonel Grant: That depends upon who
Is nominated. We might support some OF
them, but Blaine know we wouldn't. He
had no business to come into. this State and
make the fight he did.
Again: When Mr.. DENNIsoN said that
Mr.. SHERMAN wouldn't accept the yice.pre-
sidency on ticket with General GRANT,
Prince FRED. said.
"Thea he'll set nothing"
II Is not certain at this writing saturday
EVENING" whether Mr.. RLATNE will 60 to
Chicago or not. We are inclined to guess
that he will not 60; but il he does, General
GRANT may consider himself defeated, what
ever BLAINE's fate may be. Those persons
whs were at the Baltimore Convention Of
1868, and can recall the 0verPowering s;c-
quenne OF WILLIAM l.. YANeEY, aud tie
irresistible appeals OF HUNTER Of Louisiana,
will not need to be told how blaine, II he
can keep the Convention In session q weeks
could capture the masses in Chicago andJ
make split ss inevitable In the Republican !,
Conversion OF 1880 as one was made 10 the
Democratic Convention Of 1860 by TIE elo-