New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-15
ILLINOIS POLITICS.
THE CHOICE OF A PRESIDENT

THE CHOICE OF A PRESIDENT.
REPUBLICAN, SENTIMENT FOR AND AGAINST GEN.
ERAL GRANr-THE MACHINE A LITTLE DIsTRUsr-
Full OF ITsELF-ANTI-GRANT LEADERS IN CHI
CAGo.
tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEI
CHICAGO, March 12.-IllinOis surrendered the
position Of pivotal State" in canvass for the nOm
nation when the Republican Central Committee decided
20 postpone the State Convention until May TO- The
machine worked here with tolerable precision and
smoothness but It's results often little crude The
managers haven't perfect confidence In It. They are
comparatively to the business and tmid when they
figuring big contract. stock ideas about the
Will the people," aud the good OF the party"
still ittle prevalent here Politicians superstious
about them, and don't like TO trampe them under foot,
II they nepit.
The dstrus OF the machine which las been exhibited
in this public manner was quite uncalled for lie could
have been deDended upon 10 do all that the managers
wished. II they had been resoute TO the end and the
Convention had been called within thirty days. 1t would
have sent a Grant delegation. few snttnird-term
might have struggled into the list, but nine
tenths the delegation could easily have been arranged
10 please General Logan. But ii is not worth while to
speculate upon what might have been the important
fact Is that the date OF the Convention postponed
by consent, the Logan and anti-LOgan men In
the State Committee uniting in sweet harmony to this
end. The statement that the posponement tri-
uInph the aDtGrant is The reasons OF
the antGrant for cOnsentlng to the postDonemeRt
obvious They had everything to gam and nothing
10 lose by delay. AntagOnizng General Grant In his
State is pretty business. or course It must
and will be done there other way out OF the can
but II Is much pleasanter for all sides 10 wait ana
see how States act the hope that they may set
tie the third-term candidate deci,yey way the
other. II there is strong popular demand for Gen
eral Grsnt 10 Will be clearly manifested by May 18
there the opposition viii have chance TO Or
ganze make itself felt by thai time. Judging from
present Indications the Grant enthusiasm 10 more likely
to subsdo than 10 higher, provided other
States should not send Grant delegates enough
to make up majority, with without Illinois. II the
situation should be such on the leth OF May that the
vote OF Illinois would nominate General Grant. II would
probably be given to him without hesitation. The
Grant men look for this result while the anti-Grant
party believe that the thlrd-term conspiracy has
reached its eliminating point, and Will fail mlseraDly
before the May conventions meet.
Grants strength Illinois has been much oyeresu-
mated, aud yet it is sufficient 20 make him the first
choice OF majority OF the Republican voters III some
rural In the State large he 10 not the nst
choice ~ any hing Ike ma ory OF the party In Two
Of the Chicago districts tue Isl ana Ill he VIII II nom
mated run heavily bohud the ticket The lst District
Gr,.v for blame Tho ria District ia the month side
OF Chicago aud Lake County. The German vote iu mis-
district large II - also Mr. MHshonrne's home DIS
trcf and he il naturally tue r-t choice OF Repaid
hcam voters. At two ward meetings ~ This district
within a week the mention OF General Grant candl-
datc for the Presidency elected anything but enthusl-
a-m. white Washburne was wildly cAeerei Inc IA
District the west sdo 81 Chicago. Here Grant Is
stronger; bur The contest Tor tue nomination VIII De
Close ANA doubtful.
In Estimating the political chances In Chicago It Is
well 20 observe that number Of shcwd and able poll
ne have gone INTO the auildraut noNemeni Mf'
Charles Il. FLrwel' who stopped IN "ashingt9n
most shiu. manipulation OF caucG,cs and primaries IN
Illinois, Dee has really enlisted iot the WHi, As IL Is
sad nc has tn,re vIl bee srious work machine
between tns time ANA MAY. MI FTweil D. o million
freely hen he u M earnest lie
"a friends on the Democratic o.. we'll on the
R.puIlc.u aide AMI some OF hl, Democratic friends
rLuiriy attend RrpuUlciu pImtrlr1 whether pr ar
Nj, IN ne cam, is. or not. Air. Faraol believes m
fynfiur fire with ire and ne viii be- Ovcrrcachcd
without showing tnr reason why. On tle norm SIDE
M tl, cf,, y,,l, l,a,uD,c ms gn. u,i' ly sand hy
The polls Do the local campaigns are WtsnDuiue mcni on
the south side the acuve business men VINO DO ihc
heavy political work axe for bIur, ana "n ihe west
VINO J Legs allure Was one o. the most devoted
Iy., b,,rr,t. which is part ~ tho Western Re
spry "of Illuo pcopcd manly by New England farmers
and t.cir de-ceudan.- and surely Rrpu'c4n 80" %
Galeu District course for Gnnt, VIII Wa.hpurne'
q GHlrua uuu, n- second choic". Iu- NlltH' o'
nu.t, Prevail also Tor Grant. nud 40 are the Demo
rr.,ic districts gcucrulF-ihe Kiln, Min. XVII.
trrfs uke The Xth vn,ch IS called the battle-ground
OF tlr State" are Invariably AMI Grant CuhsieS'm"h
scat by . plurality II $40 IN "A total
ynfe OF 10000 90" Cre'uoack candidate h'Nihs
90, XVIII. ere about the same predic'ment ihry
arc not nuNi0us % a. 80 the tnritcrm Issue 90 addition
Conurr,. linen from Illinois wcte excited hi puthhtcs
over Drmo,rlis ana GrDonbackors tGrLral Grant is
arr.In,n-ia Tie ina. XIII aud XylII.n Districts; and
the poll character uf the Coz LIc7-iNhh urlcthlh
r,, rruun,,tu, A close pol tc D observer said today
fnnt II Genera Grant VIZ nominated Ae would carry
would have $4,000 Co 10000 major ~, al1 tn't h'"Hc
would have about the same majority As Na'hhurne.