Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
Our Washington Letter.


ideas Of the probable result at
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Were we TO propnesy who would be the nominee,
we should have no hesitation in naming Grant
This has been our opinion as expressed some
months ago In this correspondence, and the de-
velopments Of the past week or ten days have
only served to strengthen that opinion. As all
the delegates have been elected to the convention
and the views Of nearly all are known, 1t il now
In order TO up the result 10 the best OF ones
knowledge or belief Newspapers are supposed
to be the sources Of information most to be relied
upon, yet during the contest which has been
waged for the Chicago nomination. many Of our
greatest metropolitan journals have shown such
strong prejudice for some one Of the different can
didates as to warp its judgment in the most ridic-
ulous manner, and making Its alleged news not
only unreliable but source OF rdicule and con-
tempt to the general public For instance look
at the course pursued by two of the most prom
inent papers OF New York-the Tribune and the
Times The Tribune, as in 1876, has espoused the
cause Of Senator Blaine, and this year with
especial vigor and warmth. Ithas denounced the
thrd-term movement In unreasonable TERMS
given no quarter for any candidate but its own,
and claimed Tor him all the deserts OF the Repub-
lican party and certain victory in convention Its
special dispatches, from this city as well a. from
other portions OF the country, have been but a
mere echo OF Its own sentiments and the claims
put forward by its contributors from the south in
particular will undoubtedly be found to be but
the widest phantasy Of the brain when the votes
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THE rhobAhLh hhsuhr
uius' oe s'''eu WIN o'e H. ihe hsn' Is
cunning oe'o'e .no oa'o''ps oes'ns' srea. ue"'
ueponu' upon 'ne ueo's'onS Vi ''e o"''', anu '"e
.epo'S ", '"o oo'n, , gu '",os a". 'ieusn,
a"s' i"e very nrS. uispu'eu pom. 10 oe se'ueu
Is .no 'e'o0'on y, temporary chairman ny .ne
na"on"' 'o"',''''eo' o''e,u' canvass Vi .ne
op'u'on' Vi .n' 0o'""',''oo '"o"s e"a' '"en.S
seven "re an.'"ran' anu twenty ior uraht' Inc
ir'ends Oh SHERMAN Blame ana Ednunds upon
the committee are believed to be unit for an
ant-Grant chairman, and that all contested dele
cations are to be excluded in the temporary or
ganization. This will throw out twenty from Hi
nois, fifteen from Louisiana and two each from
Kansas, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. OF
these twenty-eight would be for Grant, six FOR
Blaine and seven for Sherman, reducing the vote
to seven hundred and fifteen and IN liking three
hundred and hfty-seven necessary for choice,
which NUMBER the Urant men must nave TO secure
their temporary chairman In the event oil such
victory at the start there IL no certainty OF ut
mate success, Tor me contested delegates must be
passed upon by the credentiai committee winch
Will be composed oil one from each state and ter
rltory 70 De nominated by the delegations Here
again 'he anu'"rah' men ciaih twenty states aho
SIX territories 10 seventeen states ana three ter
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Louisiana does NOT sxcoad fon, brnd,ed in oil
Taka awav tho c,,,..,oa ao,on.,,or. ,ha, =,
fortv-one votes and tho anti. Grant candidate 10,
temnorarv q, ai,man ia e,ac,ed A p,a,na mo,
will probah,v he named and ,h;nc. w,,i no a,
fixed that an anti.Grant man will he mazda nor
manent chairman senator Uoar a stronc IA
mnnds man ia ment;oned Tor this nos,,on II
the INIT rule ia not enforced and we do no, tbint
II will be. A long and hard contest will then h,
forced ON the convention Even II Grant ia moi
Nominated on the frat ballot wa he,ievs he ,,;,
still be in the field and the strongest candidate
The tactics emploved Inv Conkling cameron ana
Logan have demonstra,ed thu, ,hav v,i,, no, ,,i,,
nm the fght whi,e tho convo,,,on ,as,s TaL,
awav tho twen,v odd vo,as aaains, c,an, l., mn,
nois and n fev from thosa ;,ytr,ctad for him 1,
New York peppsvIvap;a aud Kan,,o,r and