The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-01
Last Nights Dispatches.
ETHE CHICAGO CoNvENTIoM.
The Fight Getting Red Hot.

CHICAGO, May 3l.-The Journal says
Here are estimates of the most arden
friends of the several Presidential candi-
dates of the votes, of the National Conven
tion: Blaine estimate-For Blaine, "a:
votes; for Grant. 276; for Sherman, 101
for Edmunds, 80; for Washburne, IL
Grant estimate-For Grant. ALL; fol
Blaine. l69; for Sherman, l03: for Ed
munds. 35; for Washburne. Is. The
Sherman estimate gives him 227 votes
The New York 1ribuae's estimate gives
Grant 3l5, Blaine 274, Sherman ITO, Ed
munds 81, Wsshburne Is. Window 10
The Albany Evening Journals estimate
give Grant 3l4, Blaine 277. Sherman log
Edmunds 81. Washburne IL. Window To-
As far as can be learned there is nc
giving way in any quarter as yet. A large
delegation from Philadelphia. with white
hats arrived to-day and were received
with band and other demonstrations oi
welcome. Cincinnati furnished another
large delegation, which was received in a
like manner.
The evening proved to be a fine one,
and at an early hour large crowd OF
people poured from the trains, street cars
ana from extreme parts Of the city in
masses. to attend the two meetings on the
lake shore. The meeting of Grants sup
porters was held in Dearborn Park. and
the anti Grant meeting Just across the
street in the base ball grounds. The
speakers ann nounced were Senators Conk-
ling: Logan, Carpenter. Woodford of New
York, Lincoln and s A Douglas. at the
anti Grant meeting the speakers we're
Col. L. q, Ingersoll, DAVIS of Maine. Fred
Hassauerek of Cincinnati, Wayne Me-
Veagh, Louis, Parker, Gibson of Ohio.
and others.
The advertised speakers did not all
appear. Neither Swett, Storrs, Conkling
or Carpenter spoke at the Grant meeting
and Ingersoll and Hale failed to appear at
the anti Grant meeting. Resolutions we're
adopted by the latter denouncipg the
nomination of Grant as being opposed to
the wishes of the party and declaring that
In case he Is nominated they would not
sustain the nomination.
The Grant club, 100 strong, came from
Cincinnati, and Sherman clubs from Gin
cinnati. numbering 80, and from New
Z York, also arrived. The Indiana dele
cation took a vote to day ON the unit rule
and Of twenty four persons only one
favored it. The Alabama delegates voted
solid for it.
The Ohio delegation met this afternoon
and organized with ex Gov. Denman as
chairman, Gen. Garfield was named for
the committee on rules and A w. Jones
as member OF the committee on creden-
tials. Other states hold meetings for
organization tonight and to to'morrow.
Notwithstanding the vast crowds in the
Lake Park attending the two meetings for
Grant and anti-Grant, the corridors of the
hotels and the streets are thronged. The
la-A JrRa
report oe the work of the managers of the
candidates, whether reasonable or unrea-
souable, is seized upon and discussed in
It's bearing upon the candidates The
greatest interest ceEters about the Palmer
House. where a secret meeting of the
Natlousi Committee is being held Il
had been given out by the friends of
Blaine that if Senator Cameron should
persist 10 ruling fer tho unit rule the
National Committee would not hesitate to
remove him from the chairma0ship. A
caucus was held during the day and the
course of action marked out, having that
result for ultimate action. There was
feeling OF reluctance On the part Of some
members, especially the supporters of
Sherman aud VIM. Il. Chandler, to the
deposition of Cameron and ssome others
and towards Grant. The Organization of
the convention IS hoped for.
4 paper pledging 1.-THE signers not to
vote for Grant on the first or other ballot
was signed By twenty two of the New
York delegates today This settles the
status OF that delegation in the convention.
The detection in the Pennsylvania delegas
ton is saidby GIANT men to be less seri
Gus, They say not over four will refuse to
vote as directed by the convention, while
tta Rlatna m claim hot ttaro 81
teen who will obey the instructions of the
districts only.
Mr. Chaffee, of Colorado, who presented
the resolution ca the unit rule, appealed
from the decision Of the chair. that it was
out Of order. Iheichair, Cameron, refused
to entertain the appeal Some baslness of
minor importance was then transacted
aud a recess taken for fifteen minutes
The committee met again at 1890 and
nothing has since transpireG as to their
action.
Conversation with members of the
committee indicate that there is likely
to be warm session and it is alleged BY
some of them that it is probable that
Cameron will be desposed tonight,
At the meeting of the National Com
mittee this morning the following resolu-
tions were offered By Mr.. Chandler:
Resoteed, That this committee approves
and ratifes the call for the approaching
Repu blican National Convention, which
was issued by it's Chairman and Secretary
and which invites two delegates from each
state, two from each territory and two
from the District of Colambia to compose
tie convention.
ResolUed. That this convention recogni-
zes the right of each delegate in the
Republican national convention freely to
cast and to have counted his individual
vote therein, according TO his own senti-
ment, aud if be decide against unit rule as
the instructions passed by a State Con-
veption, which right was conceded without
dissent and was exercised iu the conven-
ventions of 1860 and 1869 and was after
full debate affirmed by the convention OF
1876, and has thus became a part of the
law of the Republican convention and
until reversed by convention itself, must
remain q governing principle.
The first resolution was adopted unan>
imously. To the second resolution Mr.
Cameron took exceptions and it is
now under discussion.
Upon reassem bling, resolutions were
adopted apportioniug the tickets as follows:
Giving each delegate and alternate one
season ticket; each reporter a season
ticket; each. member of the National
Committee ticket; to the president
Of the eonyent;on each dav 25. To