The Portland daily press., 1880-05-24
THE PRESIDENCY.
Comments Of the Press on the ILL
nois Convention.
THE ANTI GRANT MEN CALL A MEET
ING FOR PROTEST.

CHICAGO, May 22.-The Inter-Ocean, COM
menting on the State convention, says Illinois
VIII cast her vote for Gen. Grant in the Ma
tlonal convention. 1t says, in substance, that
the contest was between the people and the
politicians, and that the former won.
The Tribune says the contest in the National
convention will revert to the original Cook
county bolt. The National convention, ex-
elusive Of Illinois, or at least Of twenty votes
from this State, will be called upon to decide
whether the boilers from the honest majority
rule can be used to enforce dishonest major
ity rule. The National convention will pass
upon the question whether a Grant faction,
after Selling the solid delegations in 81 coun-
ties, can bolt against two-thirds majority in
one county, and thereby reverse the regular
majority of the State convention. This will
be decided in the National convention outside
the votes OF the Illinois packed convention.
Comments OF the New York Press.
New YORK, May 22.-The Tribune says the
result was reached only by bold and naked
defiance Of rules formally recognized in pre-
vious National conventions as binding upon
the party. 1t urges meetings to protest and
the sending of contesting delegates to Chicago.
The Herald thinks Grants nom nation is
inevitable.
The Times expresses qualification at the re-
suit and says the demand for Gen. Grants
nomination was in the beginning one of the
most spontaneous movements ever known in
our politics in quiet times. 1t has been op-
posed by all the machinery of politicians who
had aspirations of their own, and yet in spite
of all this resistance it has gone steadily on to-
wards the attainment of its object, which is
now so completely assured.
The World urges the Democrats TO make a
nomination which will neutralze, as far as
possible, the influence of Grants strength in
favor Of the Republicans and aggravate as
far as possible the influence of Grants weak
ness among them. 1t makes it the occaso n of
an attack on Tilden.
A Protest from the Anti Grant Men.
CHICAGO, May 22-The following card fir ON
| G. b Farwel will be published tomorrow:
SPRINGFIELD May, %, 1880.
| To the Republicans Of Illinois,:
| By the personal and desperate exertions of
| Senator Logan and the Commissioner of In
| ternal Revenue and his collectors. by disgrace
| full lnterferences Of national officials in pri-
| maries and county conventions, Gen. Grant
has apparently carried Illinois by contempt
| IDLE majority of So, with Cook county unrep-
resented. If the whole of the 90 of Cook
| county had been admitted the vote would have
been 81 against Grant. If Sc uncontested del
| egates delegates from Cook county had been
| allowed to vote there would have been IS ma
| iority against Grant. The convention was
| packed from its organization. The chairman
was ordered to recognize only certain persons
| Debate was cut off, parliamentary law neglect
ed or overruled as the exigency required
What is so meagre mai GRITTY in his own State
| worth to Grant? The anti-Grant districts
have appointed district delegates and will pre-
sent them at Chicago. Logan and Garcelor
| stand as the political burglars of the time, anG
Logan's crime in the end will bring him NJ
more spoil than was won by Garcelon
A call has been issued for mass demonstra
ton Wednesday evening against the action O.
| the State convention.
| Missouri ior Tilden.
ST. LOUIS, May 23.-Well informed Demo
Gratis here claim tonight that the State con
vention will contain large majority of dele
gates favorable to Tilden.
! Colorado Claimed for Grant.
NEW YORK, May 23-The Times's specia
from Denver says that Colorado will send si1
Grant delegates to Chicago with Gov. Roult al
| chairman.
Louisiana Republican Convention.
New ORLEANS, May 23-The Republican
State convention meets tomorrow. The pro
ceedings will probably be harmonious, an ar
| rangement having been entered into by thu
leaders of the factions for the election Of eigh
Grant, eight Sherman delegates to Chicago
| uninStructed.