Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-26
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
Presidential Calculations and Plans
~ to tho Chicago Convention.

WASHINGTON. May 25.-wiliam E.
Chandler left for Chicago last night with
. full authorization. Il is said. to man.
age the contest for Senator Blaine before
and during the convention. His capac-
ity for Q trust Of this kind 10 unsurpassed.
and, on good authority. II may be stated
that be intends to push the Blaine fight
from the start. He claims that there IL
q committe Of Ave within the Executive
Committee OF the National Committee
which has control OF all the convention
arrangements. In this committee there
d . majority Of Blaine men. II Ohand-
ler's claim 10 correct Il will give Blains's
forces control OF the convention ball and
the regulation Of tickets OF admission:
Mr.. Chandler says, also. that the rest OF
the twelve districts OF Illinois must be
respected. OF oourss all controversies
will be settled by the Committee on Gre.
dentials. This committee 10 made up o.
forty.seven members, each State and
Territorial delegation naming one OF It.
members to serve thereon. It II claimed
by Blaine's friends that he will have
twsnty.four members on that committee
friendly to his interests, and will have
control Of Il. Aside from this several
States which are not friendly 10 either
Grant or Blaine are expected to name
members on the Credsntial Committee
unirisndly to Grant. The plan will
then bs to bring q report admitting tho
protesting delegation from Illinois. OF
course. II the Grant men ars In the
numerical majority In the convention,
such report can DO voted down, but 1t 10
clearly TO be seen how Q good deal Of
bad blood 10 thus liable to be stirred up.
The nomination Of Senator Blaine will
b made by either ex Congressman Hale
or Congressman Frye.
Secretary Sherman will DO placed In
nomination by General Garfield. sher.
man said to. day. With reference to the
report that hs would be q candidate Tor
the Vice Presidency. al am Q candidate
for the Presidency only, and I propose
to remain 4 candidate until ! AN defeat.
3D." General Robertson. Chairman OF
the Ohio Republican State Committee.
% be Was leaving Washington for Chica.
70 tonight, said: eve propose to nail
Ohio's forty.four votes to tho masthead
for Secretary Sherman, and keep them
there until they are shot down" whereas
q bystander made the cruel remark
"Grant 10 Q good shot,"
Washington friends OF Grant continue
to be BRILLIANTLY confident. Senator
Conkling leaves for Chicago next Thurs.
day. Il 10 settled that be is neither to
be temporary or permanent presiding
officer OF the convention. Copkling will
lead Grants fight on the Aoor alter be
has placed him in nomination. The talk
now 10 that Senator Hosr will DO agreed
upon a. permanent Chairman. This
would not DO either . Blame or Grant
triumph, but Q concession to the other
candidates. The Grant men claim that
they have Q rsvsrsionary intersat In all
Of Edmuud's delegates and In tho south.
srn delegations. 1t 10 quite generally
conjectured that Don Csmeron's check
book, or very possibly some other can.
didats's barrel, may do considerable
mischisvous work among the latter.