Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-31
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
PRESIDENTIAL PRoSPRCrISsS.
Grant to be Nominated on tho Hirst
Ballot or Not ut All.

CHICAGO. Nay 2s.-It IL the almost
universal opinion that the convention
will last three days at least. This 10 be-
lisved to DO the case because Of the
numerous tno.ty questions to come
before 1t. The one which 10 aoknow.
lodged to bs the most important IL the
unit rule. The most bitterly contested
one seems to BE- the Illinois contest.
Both sidss Of the latter are being care
fully prepared and will DO ably present.
ed. The unit rule will probably come
up at the start. There 10 q feeling that
Don Cameron will DO Q card for the
Grant men to defeat any proposition to
abolish the unit rule, and Tor this reason
the talk Of dsposing him from the chair.
manship OF the National Committee
before the convention meets 10 growing
into prominsnce. The anti. Grant mem.
bers Of the National Committee are said
to number thirty n to sixteen, and
they claim that they would be justified
In deposing Cameron or account Of many
acts OF uniairness OF which hs has been
guilty Of to aid his candidate. Tho
charge 10 openly made that hs has kept
bad faith with the men who put him
where he IL; that he and bis friends have
made arrangements to all the oonven.
tion hall with Grant men; that they
have 90 manipulated matters regarding
the press that they have given the Grant
papers advantages to the exclusion Of
papers advocating other candidates, and
that be would estsblish very dangerous
presidents II allowed to preside over the
convention. even In Its preliminary or.
e~anization. The anti. Grant feeling In
Chicago IL very strong, and seems to In.
iect the delegates who arrive. On the
other hand. Grants managers are CON.
ceded to be the ablest men In the ooun.
try for that work. They have been
early on the ground. are In large mum.
bsrs, and their candidate has unques.
tionsbly the strongest following today
oil any. II they are not beaten on the
unit rule they are pretty likely 10 nomi.
nate Grant on the Arst ballot.
Notwithstanding the asserted conh.
denoe OF Grants friends II 10 evident
that they anticipate Q failure unless they
win on the Hrst ballot; hence every
effort 10 making to SECURE the latter.
The anxiety on the subject 10 intense
among ell parties and classes. II 70
noticeable that the opposaion to Grant
10 bss-d almost exclusively on consider.
atoms Of policy. and not personal hos.
tility, such % the Democratic revolt
against Tildsn. This grows clearer daily
as the decisive hour approaches. The
Grant managers here intend. II 500.
csssful, to nominate StewartL Woodford
for the second place. but Il 10 considered
doubtful, In any event, that New York
can take the Vice Presidency again this
year. While NO bolt Ut Chicago ID antic
ipated II Grsni's nomination 10 fairly
Effected. II 10 apparent today iheAsuch .
bolt IL almost certain should Cameron
aud bis friends resort to unfair means
for getting preliminary control Of the
convention and use the power OF the
machine organization to defeat the true
expression Of the party will.
New YoRx, May 29.-All eyes are
turned toward Chicago and the work II
has TO do. Many declare that Grant 10
TO BE- nominated on the Arst ballot.
while others contend that hs cannot DO.
and all seem TO admit that II he 10 not
nominated on the ant ballot hs will not
Ia nominafed NJ Ill,