Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-28
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. National Politics. The Delegates CrOWding Into
 Chicago. BLAINE'S SUPPORTERS IN ILLINOIS Will Contest the Whole State
 Delegation. THE HEAT IN NEW YORK. Numerous Gases of Sunstroke
 Reported.
POLITICAL.

At Chfcago-Gathering Of the Delegates Stravys that Point Out ProbabiIities- The Blaine Men in Iilinots-They Will Contest the Whole State Delegation. CHICAGO, May 27-The Illinois Blaine men have declared, upon the advice of Chandler and Eugene Hale, their intention to contest the entire State delegation. They expect thus, if they do not gain the New York votes for Blaine, at least to prevent the delegation from participating in the preliminary pro- ceedings of the convention. They are pre-
 pairing memorial to present to the National Committee at it's meeting Monday evening giving reasons why the Illinois delegation should not be admitted. The Grant people say they are not afraid of the exclusion of the delegation, as the National Committee has never refused to place upon the roll of dele gates those who came with credentials from the State convention. The delegations from Louisiana, where two conventions were held may be excluded until their credentials are passed upon, but Illinois had only one con-
 vention, hence there can be only one set of delegates with credentials. MT. Hale inter
 views freely. He said that two great ques-
 tions were to be decided once and for all by tt
 State convention has a right to compel the delegates to vote in any particular way and
 second, whether Congressional districts or
 States should send delegates to the National
 convention. These questions, he believed, would open up long and heated debate but
 he should vote to abolish the unit rule and to
 admit all delegates from Congressional dis
 tricts He believed this would be done by
 the convention.
 The arrivals at the principal hotels this
 morning were numerous. The registers bear
 several names well known in national poll
 tics. At the Grand Pacific are Governor
 Charles Foster of Ohio, and I. s. Robinson
 and Joseph F. Wilson of Iowa. At the Pal
 mer House are Senator William H. Barnum
 of Connecticut. c. c. Brinkley, delegate
 from Texas s. D. Losch, 8 delegate from
 the Thirteenth Pennsylvania district also a large number of gentlemen representing the Brooklyn delegation. Several newspaper men from outside cities have already arrived upon the the Boston Herald, and J. B. Mccormick of the Cincinnati Enquirer at the Palmer
 House. George Alfred Townsend arrived last night. A part of the Vermont delegation will arrive at the Palmer House this evening
 Among the arrivals last evening were Hon. R. F. Smith of Florida a delegate to the convention; Hon. MT. Devereaux, a member of. the National Republican Committee from Georgia; Hon. Mir. Haralson of the National Republican Com mittee from Georgia, and ex-Governor Braise of South Carolina. Major Plumly, of Texas who is at the Palmer House, told reporter that the Southern Republicans were unani- mously for Grant. George c. Gorham, ex- secretary of the United States Senate, and representing California in the National Con- mittee, has secured quarters at the Palmer House. He does not believe the unit rule will be broken but even if such be the case a fair share of the California delegation would, he said, vote for Grant.
 Blaine and His Supporters Confident. NEW YORK, May 27.-Senator Blaine held levee to-day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he arrived last evening. MT. Blaine, in answer to reporter in reference to the anti Grant demonstration in Illinois, declined to express an opinion so closely on the eve of
 the convention. His confidence in his SUD- port was unshaken, and unless all his rivals l combined against him, which is most inn
 probable, he feels certain he will obtain the
 nomination. Blaine will probably leave for Chicago tomorrow or Saturday.
 Senator Jones, of Nevada is at the St. James, ''1 have no reason to withhold my opinion" he said, 'tin regard to the chances of the can didates. Nevada is for Blaine always. That
 defines my position"
 A large delegation of New Jersey Republi- cans in the Blaine interest left for Chicago at the Pennsylvania railroad in Jersey City this 1 morning Ex-Congressman George o. Halsey who heads the delegates at-1arge, said to reporter "New Jersey is solid for Blaine, and no threats of combination will move us If we find it impossible to carry our man through we will then have to take counsel for second choice"
 Senator Blaine left the Fifth Avenue Ho- l tel this evening for parts unknown to the
 clerk. No meeting was held by his friends this evening