Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-28
THE BATTLE ILLINOIS.

lying Upon-The Sphinx Declared 70 Be
the Inevitable Candidate - More OF
Blaire's Mistakes.
CHICAGO, May 27.-Every arriving
train adds to the legion OF Radical lead.
ers already here. Among to-days ar.
rivals we're: Generals Motthead, Of
New Hampshire; Edward Pierrepont,
Joseph F. Wilson, OF Iowa; John B.
Hawley, J. 4. Robinson, Chester A. Ar
thur, John +. Quarts, Ex-Governor Cleef,
South Carolina; NJ. n. Holland, Ohio;
Colonel Caleb Chase, B. w. Tbrock-
morton, VIM. A. Garnett and ID. T. Lin
ter. General Garfield will arrive to-
morrow.
George G. Gorham, once Secretary OF
the Senate, and once candidate for
Governor of California, is here rs
member Of the National Convention
from the Golden State. He has reduced
the situation to mathematical basis,
and he figures 403 votes for Grant on the
first ballot, which is over score more
than is necessary to make him the nom.
inee. He thinks ii probable that Blaine,
who, he says. is the railroad candidate,
will try to get the use OF Jay Gould's
money among the delegations, but with
out effect. Gurham says no Republican
can be elected President without votes
from Southern States. Grant only can
get them, and he has good chances In
Virginia, Tennessee, arkansas and
Texas He allows possible Democratic
victories in New Jersey, Connecticut,
Indiana and Oregon, making tlnrty-two
votes, or lacking only five to elect ia
Democrat. This hazel.eyed Pacific coas-
ter anticipates h stormy convention that
will last ut least three days. The Blaine
men will fight on the temporary chair.
man, probably having majority OF the
National Committee, and two candidates
will be put up for that Office, and the
vote will be- test. Again, there will be
battles over the unit rule, on permanent
president, and in the Committees on
Credentials and Permanent Organization
and Rules. He feels serenely confident
of Grants nomination, and thinks
Washburne designed to sell Grant out,
and has been exposed.
What Keogh and Cameron Say.
Tom Keogh, Secretary OF the Radical
National Committee, says Grant will be
nominated on the first lballot, and re-
ceive not less than four hundred votes;
while Don Cameron figures it much
higher. b Ith men are in absolutely Be-
rene confidence. Keogh says all the
money Gould could get has already
been spent, and the Chicago authorities
saw Farwcll is out tens OF thousands OF
dollars. ,Keogh says no manipulation
of delegates is now possible, that the
Grant men are in solid form, and con-
scious OF their fair and square majority.
The lines are drawn and open for re-
auits, who are coming in rapidly.
Washburne's game, he thinks, has been
fully exposed and understood, and al
iecls nobody but himself and the Sher.
man men, who are more braggart than
ever.
Another Blaine Mistake.
Keogh says that the impudence OF
Root and the local committee oil Chica-
90. in BIaine's interest, produced deep
feeling OF resentment in Chicago circles,
and that he WAS offered checks for $l0,.
900 yesterday to build new hall. by
rich Chicago business men, in case the
present one was not at once turned over.
Potter Palmer offered 81 500, and guar
anteed 10 have the rival hall erected in
twenty.four hour. He also SAYS that
Grant will never finch having once
committed his friends. There Is no truth
in the report that John J. Cresswell has
been selected to be temporary chair
man. No action has been taken on that
question. All the Grant people are
stiff and waiting and the other kind oil
people are hoping for miracles.
An Heroic Sacrifice Of Jim.
CHICAGO, Nav 27.-Some talk is heard
on the streets 10 the effect that Blanes
friends are considering the adyisabillty,
under existing circumstances, OF Blaine
coming to Chicago, entering the Con-
yention by proxy. Withdrawing for
mally from the candidacy and conduct.
ing in his own matchless and aggressive
style. the fight agai INST the third term.
They argue that his chances for the
nomination, while good, are by
no means as good a. Grants;
that by Withdrawing he would
put himself on first class footing for
the next Presidential campaign; that
his action would be construed as pa
triotic and self sacrificing attempt to
prevent what he considers a National
mistake, and that. being still compara.
lively young and vigorous, he can afford
to do this very thing. They say It would
have the moral effect OF combining all
the anti Grant forces probably on Sher.
man. and would give the Republican
cause an impetus that would make the
election OF the Republican nominee no