The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-06-08

whole directly or indirectly for any one
of the opposing candidates, but is solid
and unyielding in its opposing TO third
termsm and dictatorial unite rule. Up
on division the vote for Grant and
anti-Grant will be about 2S0 20 476, q
majority against Grant Of 1876.
The Grant men are respondent to-
night, as all the committees have been
organized against them now they say
that is not a!matter of vital Importance
as each of the territories hold an equal
voice in the committee with each of the
States. The fact appears to be that
Grant and Blaine are both practically
whipped. Conkling and Garfield are
expected to lock horns Tomorrow in the
Convention and an exciting time is an
ticipated.
A GRANT VIEW.
The Inter Ocean (Grant) reviews the
situation thus: THE Blaine men are de-
termined to gain every vote they can,
whether they have right to it or not.
They are audacious and desperate, and
show spirit that may make trouble in
the Convention. The loss OF votes in
NaW York and Pennsylvania has had
the effect. OF solidifying the Grant men.
They no longer expect TO nominate
their candidate on the first ballot, be-
cause treachery of delegates who were
instructed to vote for him has made that
impossible, but the action of the Blaine
men in stealing their delegates has made
Grant friends, and when the fight comes,
as it will come s4uarely between Blaine
and Grant, the latter will be nominated.
The friends of General Grant have be.
come inspired with the spirit of their
candidate, and they propose to fight it
out on this line il it takes all summer.
The Sherman men are indignant because
Blaine has played the same trick in the
Ohio delegation that was successful in
New York and Pennsylvania, and was
attempted iu Illinois, and they will pre-
vent Blaine's nomination. They hold
the balance Of the power and may con-
troll the result. They are holding back,
hoping that the Grant men will come to
Shernan's support, but Grant has at
least 335 votes that will stick to him to
the last. and more that will come and
GO. Grant will not be Withdrawn, hut
will stay in the fight until the end. His
friends see that his great strength must
receive accession sooner or later. The
supporters of Edmunds, Sherman and
Washburne prefer Grant TO B'aine, and.
the Grant men will stick to their candi
date until the friends of the others
named fall in and give him q majority
1t is not expected that the Convention
will reach the nomination of candi-
date until Friday, as the fight over the
Committees on Rules and Credentials
will be long and bitter.
Senator Conkling will nominate Grant
Garfield will nominate Sherman. and
James F, Joy, of Michigan, will present
Blaine.
CHICAGO, June 3.-The Committee or
Rules at its session last evening, adop
ted the rules of the Cincinnati Conven.
ton Of 1876, with one exception. One
of them is important First the order
has been changed; second, section has
been changed; second, section has
been added to Rule Eight, which will dc
away with the unit rule, allowing indi.
vidual delegates to vote as they please
DESTROYING THE UNIT RULE.
It now reads as follows:
Rule s In the record of the votes by
States the vote of each State territory
and the District Of Columbia shall bt
announced by the chairman, and in cass
the votes OF any States, Territories Oh
the District of Columbia shall be divided
the chairman shall announce the number
of votes cast for any candidate, or fol
or against any proposition. but if ex
ception is taken by any delegate to the
correctness of such announcement by
the chairman of his delegation, the Pres.
ident of the Convention shall direct the
roll Of the members OF such delegation
to be called, and the result shall be re-
corded in accordance with the votes in
dividually given. Third: In the Nation.
oil Convention the Territories and Dis
trict OF Columbia are not allowed repre-,
sentatives. a aa.
TIE coKTEsT1Ns DELEGATES.
I At four o'clock this morning the Com.
mittee on Credentials after hearing the
arguments of Col. Robert Ingersoll and
Emory Storrs on the Illinois case, ad.
journed to eleven O'Clock this morning
without deciding it. During the early
morning hours vote was taken on The
contested Alabama cases of Smith, War
ner and Grant. and the committee, by .
vote of 81 to 13, three not voting, de
cided to report in favor Of admitting
both contestants.
The Committee on Credentials thi
morning referred the Illinois case to I
subcommittee OF Eve
THE RIVAL BooMs.
Especial to the Wheeling Intelligenoer.]
CHICAGO, June ga scene unparal
leled in American history was witnessed
in the convention at the close of tn,
speech of Emory Storrs on behalf %
the minority, or Legan's Illinois report
at midnight. His mention of the nam
of Grant was the signal for tremen
dous demonstration on the floor and il
the galleries from the third termers.
Conkling got up on his seat ant
waved his handkerchief as a signal tt
: the very last man to join in, and be ant
Ihis New Workers were the observed o
). all observers during the tremendous ex
citement that lasted fer over ten minutes
. No sooner bad it concluded thai
some one called for three cheers 70
Blaine, which was the signal for riva
demonstration that, in the slang OF tn
street, "laid over anything Of the kint
: ever seen in America" 1t lasted foi
about quarter of an hour, and during
the zenith all the anti-thrd term banner
, we're carried over to the Maine .delega
ton and waived around the standard o
that State Hale was hoisted up on th,
shoulders of number of delegates ani
waived the Maine standard high owe
all. Such huzzahs, shouts, waving o
handkechiefs, umbrellas, hats, canes
hands, newspapers, fans, &C., were neve
witnessed before and probably never vii