Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-04
THE CONVENTION.

The contest at Chicago is still undecided.
The Committee on Credentials, after sit
ting nearly all Wednesday night, was COM
PEELED to adjourn before it had nearly COM
pleted its labors. 1t is known, however,
that it decided to admit eighteen of the
twenty contesting aGti-Grant delegates
from Illinois. The Convention assembled
yesterday morning, but could do nothing.
1t however approached something like a
test Of the relative strength of the factions,
for Conklings motion to adjourn until the
afternoon, being opposed by Hale of
Maine, was voted down by large MAORI
ty, while Frye's subsequent motion to adj
journ, proceeding from the anti Grant side,
was as promptly carried, This episode
nettled Conkhng, who made sarcastic
remark, which drew a stingingly pointed
retort from Frye. The Committee on
Credentials not being prepared to re-
port when the Convention met again at
5 P. NJ, considerable impatience was mani
Tested by the anti-Grant element, the
Grant managers evidently regarding the
delay rs preferable to immediate ac-
ton. Another and a very close test
vote was taken here, the roll of States
being called on motion to order up
the report Of the Committee on Credentials
1t resulted in the passage of the motion by
40i to 3l6. The latter figure is therefore
undoubtedly the full Grant strength, and
in view Of the certainty that the report OF
the committee on the Illinois delegation
will be ratified by the Convention, eight
cen more than can be counted upon on the
first ballot for nomination. The full
strength of the Convention is 75S. The
vote taken numbered but 100, the discrep-
ancy being represented by the Committee
on Credentials and the Louisiana delega.
tion. When all the delegates are present
the Grant strength will evidently be below
300, and it remains to be seen whether he
can hope for any accessions. The obvious
effect of this disclosure of his comparative
weakness las measured by the previous
claims OF his friends) must be to discour-
age his supporters, and repel all uncertain
votes, since the latter never GO to a candi.
date whose chances appear to be declining.
As the Committee on Credentials had not
touched the cases OF Pennsylvania, Louis.
lana and West Virginia, it was found i'm
possible to get report from it which
would permit of the prosecution of bust
ness, and therefore the Convention
was compelled to adjourn once more,
until 10 o'clock this morning. The
proceedings of yesterday, both in CON-
mittee and Convention, bore out
the indications of the first day, that the
anti-Grant elements would control every
thing. The Grant managers have not
made point up to the present time, and
there is no ground for supposing that they
viii attract any fresh support to them
selves after having been thus forced to
expose their weakness. AS the case now
stands the Convention may not reach
ballot before Saturday, or it may nominate
some time to-day. When once a perma-
nent organization has been effected it will
evidently be the policy of the anti-Grant
element to force the fighting, and probably
no more adjournments for any cause viii
then be assented to. OF course there are
the usual minors about new combinations
made to defeat Blaine in the event of
Grants failure to secure the nomination,
but it is evident that the Grant men can
hardlyventure upon anyof the alliances sug-
gested without forcing all the other candi-
dates to carry their strength to Blaine. In
fact the situation is sufficiently compli-
Gated, but although all signs sometimes
fail in National Conventions, it my safely
be said that Blaine's prospects appear to
be extremely good thus far.