New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-24
ANOTHER THOUSAND AGAINST GRANT.
OPPOSITION THAT HURTs-ETHAN ALLEN SENDS
ANOTHER ROLL

OPPOSITION THAT HURTs-ETHAN ALLEN BENDS
ANOTHER ROLL
| 70 theEdttor Of The Tribune.
SIR Herewith send you 1000 more names
| of old-time Republican voters who declare that
| they will not vote for Grant, even If nominated
In nv card of May IL said that forwarded 1000
names. On the 18th of May I sent you 500 more.
now hand you 1000 additional or $500 in all.
There are at least 1000 lists not yet handed
| in This makes an aggregate of 4,500 names signed
at this time and before tho middle of the week the
total will be over 5000.
1t is now time the public shOdld know what this
pledge is, which Is signed so readily. give 1t as
follows:
1--WE. the undersigned Republican voters OF the
State of New York hereby declare opposition to
third term for President of the United States and
are in favor of public meeting. rs soon as practical
BILE, to give expression to our views. TIE uiH not
rote for q. s. Grant II nominated. No use Is to be
made of our names unless the number shall reach
| 1OOOO"- followed by name and residence.
| These results have been attained in about two
| weeks time. It has required no effort. There has
been no advertising for Names nor special canvass
| ing A fewp printed slips have been handed casually
tc acQuaintances. with request to let those sign 1t
who desired to do so. No one has been more
| amazed than myself at the result would have
compromised on 500 names when the experiment
The genuneness Of these lists Is not to be disputed
Our opponents will not dare to test them OF course
| I have not personally secured these names, but
have full faith in those who did If one individual,
| within about two weeks time, IN single cltv,
| without any organized effort, can obtain 5000
| men certifying by their own signatures that they
are solid Republicans aud yet will repudiate Grant
as the party nominee, how many with time an9
effort could lie obtained throughout the State and
| Nation Can the third-termers solve this problem
to the satisfaction of the party before they force
| the nomination of Grant, a change OF 1000 Re
| nj
to the party. What representative at-Chicago Will
dare to disregard this voice OF the people Yours
'eS{ Ns,g- StFESt F6Tt, May %, 1880.
| fThe names in autograph, with full addresses,
accompany the above. similar percentage of
Republican detection throughout the State would
throw it hopeessly into the hands of the Dem
ocrats.-Ed
NOT DISMAYED BY RESULTS IN ILLINOIS.
THE FRIENDS OF SENATOR BLAINE AND SECRETARY
SHERMAN IN THIS C1TY-GRANT MIN TRYING TO
| GIT Up STAMPEDE.
| The high-handed manner in which the Grant
men in the Illinois Convention overrode the minority
caused good deal Of indignation among Republicans
in this city Friday and Saturday. The followers
OF Senator Blaine and Secretary Sherman were in
wise dism aged by the result. prominent Republican,
| an admrer and supporter OF Secretary Sherman re-
marked: 1.-THE result does not surprise me- II Gen
| eral Grant could not carry bis own State
| he would have been beaten before the Chi
caeo Convention assembled. It is unwrtten law of
conventions that candidate must carry the delegation
from his own State to give him any standing in con-
yention. II he cannot do this, he is presumed, and
! Justly, to lack the confidence Of his party in the
| State. 1t was TO be expected that the
| Grant managers would their majority in
the State Convention TO secure majority OF the dele
cation TO the National Convention, but 1t hardly
be expected that all the rights Of the minority would be
trampled and their right TO representation denied
| so completely. 1t is dangerous precedent
to establish 1t places the minority entirely
| at the mercy Of the majority. In the case
Of Illinois the same tactics pursued as in Pennsy
vania and New.YOrk TO secure majority Of the deega-
ton for Grant, and Illinois as in the other States
was the strong Republican counties that refused
| representation. In Illinois, however, the majority
| went further than in New-YOrk and Pennsylvania
and named tho delegation TO the National
| Convention. For all practical purposes, one
| man might as well have been chosen
| to cast the vote Of the delegation outrages OF
| this kind, however, correct themselves in time The
minority should have withdrawn from the Convention
when they were refused their rights, and
1 testing delegation the National Convention.
| The representatives OF the Republican party from
every State and Territory in the Union would then he
afforded opportunity TO say whether they approved
Another prominent Republican said The Grant
managers, from nov uati the meeting OF the Couven-
| ton, will do their utmost TO create the In-
! preston that General Grant Will be - nom
| mated the trSt ballot. Tney VIII DO
this for the purpose of breaking down the opposition in
the NewYOrk aud Pennsylvania delegations and also 70
| catch the votes OF Southern DELEGATIONS Tho Grant
managers have been pursuing game OF brag from the
| start believing that II they the impression
that Grant will have majority on the first ballot
it will influence sufficient number Of
! the timid and waverng to bring about
that result There is nothing in the figures thus far
given any feeling Of announcement to the Op
Donents OF General Grant. Tho assertion that lie will
have majority on the first ballot Is mere nonsense.
| 0ery liberal estimate gives HIM 40 votes In the
| Northern States To secure nomination he must
obtain 200 Of the 276 votes Of the South. The
friends OF Blaine and sherman claim than Onehaf
! OF these There is for the friends OF
Blaine and Sherman TO be discouraged than at any
! time during the last two weeks. a stampede of the
forces opposed to them Is what the Grant aim
ing at 1t rests with the managers OF the opposition
| whether or not the attempt shall be successful.