National Republican., 1880-06-01
THE CONTEST Ar CHICAGO.
Activity kmCng the Friends Of the
Candidates.
Nearly All the d Delegates on the spot-Granes
Friends Confident of success-Biaine's
Work overdone-Opcn-AirM Meet
ings Last Night-Senator Ed
munds Positively Forbids
the Use of Ills Name.
Preliminary Evolutions Before the Struggle.

Preliminary EvoIutions Before the Struggle.
Especial Dispatch to THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, |
CHICAGO, ILL, May 81, 1880.
The city is full of delegates and other re-
publicans, aud the contest wakes warm Tho |
hotol corridors aud streets are thrOngcd with |
excited men. On Saturday tho excitement
ran high, aud the friends of Blaine were ex-
altant, while the friends Of General Grant
were quiet but confident and determined. To-
day the Grant mon arc still calm, with in
creased confidence. They regard victory as
within their reach, notwithstanding the
friends of Blaine arc aggressive and
abusive, though evidently less conf
dent than OH Saturday Tho friends
of Sherman are active, especially with
the southern colorcd delegates, and it is
said that they have captured several; but the
solid Grant men from tho south scout such
proposition, for they say no colored man can
afford to berry the southern Grant sentiment
by voting for another, rs the colored people
Ore solid for him, and he who proves false to
that element will fnd little comfort in living
with IL in the future. Colorod delegates may
take money from those who are flush with 1t,
but they will vote for Grant when the hour
Of trial comes. The supporters of Grant are
in no degree Disconnected by the rumors
ofbrbery and corruption that are floating in
the air, whether true ornot. They will resort
to no Legitimate agencies TO win this fight,
even il il shall be lost, which is not within
the range of probabilities. With the Grant
managers there is no contemplation of a second
choice; they win dio in the last ditch. The
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pass his defeat and cmbarrass his friends arc
numerous, but they will all fail The third
term proposition has been laughed out
Of court hero, and 1t is seldom men.
toned now. The proposition TO force
Senator Cameron from the head of the ma
tional committee has been mooted by the
fool friends of Senator Blaine, but 1t is treated
as an absurdity, and if attempted it will recoil
upon them with disas trous force. Sucn bull
doing will not be tolerated by the more sensi-
BILE of Blaine's friends. The bottom will fall
out OF the scheme. The talk about abolishing
the unit rule in the national convention, to
absolve delegates from the recrcancy of break
ing faith with tn cir states, is sheer nonsense.
1t is u matter with W hch tho convention has
nothing to do. 1t is purely question of fidel-
ity to tho faith tho instructed delegates pledged
to their states when they accepted trust under
instructions. This convention has no power
of absolutlon G.
Isps'3h Dispatch TO THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. :.
The situation at the Close of Yesterday.
CHICAGO, May 31.-The day has closed with
two monster meetings by tho friends of Gen.
eral Grant and Senator Blaine. That of the
former was held in the open air in Dearborn
park, which was attended at least by $4,000
enthusiastic republicans, who made tho welkin
ring at the mention of General Grant This
meeting was addressed by General Logan
Senator Carpenter, Fred Douglass Hon. Mr.
HouS, of Tennessee, Stephen A. Douglass and
others.
The Blaine meeting was held in the base.
ball ncosure, and was select affair under
the issue of tickets of admission. The CHIEF
speaker was Colonel Bob IugeTsoll, who dis.
believes in a supreme power, but who will he
taught before this convention closes its duties
that there is God in Israel. This latter
gathering was under the auspices of men who
openly declare that if Grant is nominated
they will betray their ropublica nism and re-
fuse to vote for him. in other words, those
who have determined to ruin the
republican party if they cannot con.
troll its nominations. 1t now looks as il
thelI huclllJ W iSpupliCii WOulN
be put to the test under their failure to rule
The first meeting of tho New York delegt.
tion WAS held this evening TO organize and Sc
loct its chairman aud representatives on the
national committee and other committees fol
the convention. Senator CoulSling was chosen
chairman. and the entire business was gone
through with without dissenting voice Ther
Judge Piewepont rose and read the resolutions
Of instruction passed by tho state convention
rema!kng that it had been stated that seve
raj of the delegation had signed paner de-
cl,Iiring these instructions to disregard Tho
resolution of instructions, and which was tC
be published tomorrow morning. He sait
that it WAS due to the delegation if any sucl
purpose was entertained that delegation
should be Informed of the fact, and called
apOn any member who was cognizant of sucl
purpose to make statement to that effect
Tho meeting was FULL but no one Gssaycd t
speak to either admit or dsavow the truth o
khe statement.