Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-05-29
THE OUTLOOK.
Gathering for the Convention.

| QIA9nGBIuK lOG tUC
i from the New York Tribune.
CHICAGO, May 26.-The preliminary can
vass of the Convention has fairly begun. All
the leading candidates are now represented
here bv efficient workers. Gen. Grants in
terests are in the special charge Of Gen Lo-
gan, who has remained here since the Spring
field Convention, and of S. NJ. Jones and
Daniel Shepard, respectively chairman and
secretary of the Illinois Republican Com
mittee. Senator Cameron, chairman of the
National Committee, ex-senator Powell Clay
ton, of Arkansas; Chauncey l.. Filley, OF
Missouri, and John c. New, of Indiana, are
here in the capacity of a subcommittee OF
the National Committee to take charge OF the
local arrangements for the convention But
on coincidence which must have greatly
surprised the Grant men, they are all sup
porters of third term and their duties as a
committee do not interfere with work for
Grant. Congressman Levi p. Morton, of
New York, Gen. NJ. S. Quay, Mr.. Magee
and Mr.. Martin, delegates from Pennsylva-
mia, Col. Tom Ochiltree, of Texas. the Hon.
John NJ. Francis, Editor Of The Troy Times.
are among the Grant men here. Major
Thomas b. McKeogh. the efficient secretary
of the National Committee, is also classed
among the Grant men.
Ex-Congressman Eugene Hale Of Maine,
and William +. Chandler, of New Hampshire,
are on the ground in charge of Mr.. Blaine's
| interests, aided by the strong following of the
Maine Senator in the city, which acknowledge
es Charles b. Farwell as its leader. Ex-
Congressman Stephen A. Hurlburt is also
here.
Secretary Sherman is represented by ex-
Governor DennisOn, General Warner NJ.
Bateman, of Ohio, Thomas NJ. NichOl, Sec
retary of the National Hard Money League.
and some Others Gen. Garfield and Govern
or Foster are expected in day or two, and
on Saturday host OF Ohio men will come
up, with Richard Smith of the Cincinnati
Gazette at the head of the Cincinnati com
pany.
II is evident tina. the Blaine men are thor
oughly in earnest in the Illinois case. AS
was said in the Tribune the other day, this
may be the decisive battle of the convention
and the Blaine men are preparing to do their
best in it. The contest of the ten disfran-
chised districts will be supported by the full
strength of Senator Blaine, and perhaps by
ganized and directed throughout by the polit-
ical ability at the command of Gen. Grants
! opponents
WAR ON THE UNIT RULE.
Eugene Hale says there will be of course
an organized and determined effort to break
up the unit rule. There is reason for believ-
ing that the Sherman men are ready to join
in the movement. A political friend of Sec
retary Sherman said to-day that while this
was so it was the only alliance the Sherman
men could make with the Blaine men.
The Sherman delegates proposed to have
their own candidate for chairman, whom
Blaine men could vote for if they chose, and
the Sherman vote at LOG, and the Blaine
vote at 277, an alliance of the two without
outside help would make 1888 votes-379 be-
ing majority-but both these estimates in
clude votes which cannot be cast if the unit
rule is enforced, and the question whether the
unit rule will be observed in voting upon it.
self will depend much upon the temporary
chairman of the Convention. 1t seems 10 be
! settled that the third-term candidate for tenn
pOrary chairman will be- 'ex-Postmaster-Gen-
eral Creswell, and for permanent chairman
ex-Secretary Boutwell, both once of Presi.
dent Grants Cabinet.
ILLINOIS PROTESTING.
Daily reports are coming in from the coun-
try towns Of Illinois, saying that Indignation
meetings are being held, at which much an
ger is expressed at the high handed outrage
| which Senator Logan perpetrated on this
State in the Springfield Convention. II the
forms of parliamentary law had been observ-
ed or the opinions of the anti-Grant Republi-
cans been in any way respected, there would
be less Indignation. but both were ov overridden
and the anger Of the masses of the republi-
can voters is increased to degree that
makes the nomination of Gen, Grant at Chi
cago matter Of utmost peril to the party in
Illinois. Many citizens who would not OBJ
ject particularly TO third term, send in
their protests against having their course
dictated and a settled programme forced ON
them, by sheer fraud aud audacity.'
CAMERON AND GoRuAN
1t is whispered this evening that Senator
Cameron meditates startling change in the
programme. The disclosure of the purpose
to enforce the unit rule at the outset and by
its aid capture the temporary organization
has aroused feeling which alarms him
He is utterly without experience rs parlia.
mentarisn, or even rs q public speaker, and
he fears that he cannot control the Conven-
ylOH III tuc tuTUuteut SCeUeS WUICn Sucn an al
tempt at bulldozing would surely provoke
Casting about therefore, for somebody to put
in his place, there is a rumor that he has hi,
upon George c. Gorham of California. Cor.
ham has experience, skill, boundless audaci.
ty and unmeasured recklessness. He de.
serted the republican party in his own
State last summer, and voted for the demo.
| cratic ticket, but he never gave up his place
in the National Republican Committee and
that body never thought him Of enough i'm.
portance to be kicked out, If Cameron
should carry out this scheme Gorham would
now become of the first importance, and the
National Convention might be put into the
/ hands Of California adventurer who has nc
standing at home, is not recognized by the
party in his own State, six months ago was
ON the democratic stump, and ~ his last
change, has just been elected delegate to the
California Greenback Convention.
| Rosr-CHEEKEp WOMEN. There ought to
be more of them. A rosy complexion, if il
be natural, makes the plainest face beautiful