, 1880-06-06
Secretary Sherman's Boom Ma
nfpulated by the Protector
Of Wood Pulp.
Window, Edmunds, and Washburn
Nominated by Enthusias-
tic Friends.

The contest Of Friday in the National Conven-
ton on the ILLINOIS contested seats will be mem-
orable in tho annals Of the Republican party.
The life Of the party depended upon it. It IN
volved a great principle, the principle Of the
right OF individual opinion and action in the
conduct Of party affairs. The unit rulo, the In
etrucdons rule, the State Convention rule,-al
these rules which tend to prevent delibcraton
and individual ndependcnce,-nre subversiTe OF
the foundation principles Of the Republican
party. But they had come to be the corner
stone OF the political structure which the Syn
dicate sought to rear. By the aid Of instructions
and the unit rule three prominent and more or
less distinguished Republican leaders attempted
to force upou an unwilling party the nomination
to the Presidency of a particular person
To save the Republican party from de-
struct1on 1t became necessary to break
down the unit rule and the Syndicate at the
game time. Three days of the Convention have
been consumed in this necessary work. The nd
mission Of the representatives Of nine Illinois
districts chosen by the Republicans of their dis
uicts, but disfranchised and barred out of the
doors OF the National Convention by the arbt-
1Ct u LuC 0tAlo fCAe1oIf %A4o &s~'3111T
sion Of those eighteen contestants, was the test
OF the purpose and the power of the National
Convention to save the Republican party from
defeat and disintegradon. Tho contest was long
and bitter, but it ended In the triumph of justice
and the right; and in 90 ending otforded
another illustration Of the vitality and public
virtue which hnve enabled the great party
OF freedom and equal rights to govern
the country for the long period OF
twenty years. In the reasscrtion, against
determined hostility, Of the principle of the right
of individual opinion and the most direct prac-
ticable representation of the masses of Repuh-
Icaus in the party counsels tho National Con-
rention has vindicated the moral right Of the
Republican party to a continuance Of their lease
of power.
The assembling Of the Convention yesterday
morning was Il tedious process It was neces-
sarily sleepy. and 1t rubbed its eyes and
scratched its limbs, and yawned like young
man suffering from the effects Of violating the
rules of ri ght living. The Convention was damp,
and limp, and dull, and listless. It came into tho
hall out Of a drizzling rain, and found it quito
1iuDQEStQe 10 3Quk O4k LILO nA5Ay+ Ac6e5 N>AAoo
phere which crept in after the mass Of people,
cltnglng to their garments and rendering them
sticky ind generally disagrceable
When Garfield came into the hail the audience
walked up and gavc him hearty cheer. car
penter was on the platform looking dull ana DID,
and very gray 4 few people pointed him out to
a few other people, who regarded him cur'ously
and with evident disappointment, because ne
appeared so old, worn, and detected.
At q quarter to L. o'clock the sound OF the
Chatrman's gavel was heard, and the vast crowd
obeved instantly. Prayer was offered anu the
contest opened. Boutwell,, Of MASSACHUSETTS, got
tho floor, and offered resolution in regard to
future Convent5ons,-thato Of 1854. coneeF hao ls
,,1ed out on point OF order. The consdera-
+5on If the reports of the Credentials Com
mittee was resumed The case Of Kansas
came on, and Conger took the noof'
the debate having been limited 10 twenty
minutes. on each side. Conger mace
9 hare stateneut Of the case presented By the
majority report, and was followed ps flu"o'
of Kansas, on the other side. IN the m'ose u
plumb's speech, Mr. Conkling marched up tne
hall tn his MACE near the front Of the delegate
f1oor Stopping BY the way to shake hands with
the speaker. How very pale he was! his na1r
Is almost as white as Marshall Jewells, but yes
tcrday morning his face was whittier than jew
ellis hair, This extreme pallor, however, rem
dcred him oil tho moro interesting. He lookeo'
in the language of a gushing seminary g1flr ooo
swee1 for anything"
Plumb exhausted the time OF the contes1an's'
and vas followed by Bateman. At the cohc'u-
sion Of his remarks, Conger demanded toa1 eno
question be put, and the roll Was called on lao
adoption Of 80 much Of the majority report 10
related to the State Of Kansas, which "as
adopted by q large majority. The Grant dele-