, 1880-02-27
4 Specimen of Mr.. Sherman's
Disciplining Of Recalcitrant
Officeho1derS.
An Anti-Grant Movement Set on
Foot in the State OF
Missouri.
The Friends Of the Ex-Presfdent Meant
time Working Hard to Offset It.
Views Of the Illinois " "Staats-Zeitung" On
. the Recent Chicago Conference.
TEE UTICA CONVENTION.

IN NEW YORK.
Special Dhpateh to 1he Cateaoo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. e8-The leading,
Grant men, who we're little discouraged at the
unexpected strength displayed by the oppo-
stton to their candidate at Harrisburg. are quite
jubi}ant over tho news from Utica Don Cam
eron and those who agree with him have to-day
expressed their qualification in unmeasurcd
terms. They assert that the seventy VOTES IT
New York nt Chicago arc now pledged solidly
for Grant, with the fifty eight votes Of Pcnnsyi-
vania, and that nothing can now prevent Grants
nomination. Referring to tho manifesta~ 4
ton Of opposition In New York and
Pennsylvania to Grnnt, the Grant leaders
say that the desired votes have heen secured,
and they laugh at any idea OF a successful rc-
volt in the Republican ranks As for Il bolt IN
New York, New York Grnnt man said to-day
that George William Curtis has never had muny
admirers in political circles in Washington,
where he was chiefly known rs persistent Office
beggar for his friends, and Us n sorehca,le'l
grumblcr when those friends were unsuccess-
full. The Grant managers arc somewhat distD-
pointed at the fnct that the Illinois Stue icpub
lican Convention has postponed Its meeting I'M
til May 10.
THE NEXT STEP
in their grand combination WIGS to secure the
forty-two votes Of the Illinois delegates. and
they had expected to hold IN early convention
The Blaine men, when they left here, hoped to
have the Convention postponed 10 rs late IL tlmo
us possible, and consequently place creator
hopes on Illinois thun they had before tho meet
ing Of the State Central Committee. Z:
A TRIBUNE correspondent, who convcrscd
with number Of Republican members Of tho
House on tho subject to-day, found considcrn-' i
BILE diversity Of opinion as to what effect the re-
suit ut Utica would produce upon the prospects
Of tho lending candidates Everybody seemed
to feet relieved to know that the proceedings
had been harmonious, although ono ardent:
Blaine man did express some dissppontment
because the Pennsylvania precedent had not!
been followed. He thought that 1t would
have improved 3lr. Bla;ne's prospects,
Said one Western Representative, who Is
| an earnest Blaine man, II do not look
upon the result as being much
| Of d Grant boom. i few more victories such as
his friends have won in New York and Pennsyl-
vania will Use up their candidate"
Another prominent Western Representative,
| who IS Il strong Grant man, as well as
| AN EXPERIENCED POLITICIAN, SAID:
| IT think the New York delegation will voto
solid for Grunt 1t his name is brought before
the Chicago Convention at all The real strength
| of the Grant movement lies in its spontaneity~
1 think that a great mistake was mmlS
| by Gen. Grants friends In Albany, and
that their indiscretion affected his interests
| unfavornby In the Utica Convention Inc
| vote on the resolution Ut instructions I 90 nos
regard as test OF Gen. Grants strength d
good many OF his friends were committed to
vote asaiust instructions In favor Of anybody
Another Representative, who is also strong
| Grant nun, said: II think fair inference to DO
drawn from the result of the Utica Convention
! is that 1t has not On tho whole strengthened the
| Grant movement To my mind the result SHOWS
that majority OF the Republicans In New YORK
are not in favor of Grants nomination and
| ,vn,,1 nrnfer Mr. Blaine. On the other hand, it