Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-03
THE CONVENTION IN SESSION.

The Republican National Convention
opened its session yesterday at Chicago.
The programme arranged in the National
Committee between the Grant and anti
Grant members was carried out as far as
the appointment of Hoar of Massachusetts,
as Temporary Chairman. On the call OF
States for the appointment of committees
the name of Utah was omitted. Frye of
Maine called attention to this, and moved
that Utah be called. Conkling objected,
but on being informed that the admission
OF the Utah delegation had been conceded
by Cameron, Logan & Co., and that the
omission to call the Territory had been
merely an error of the Secretary, he with
drew his objection. The Committees on
Credentials, Order of Business, Permanent
Organization, ETC., having been filed,
on motion of Conkling the Convention
adjourned to this morning. The adjourn
ment may be regarded as point
made by the Grant men, though it
is difficult TO perceive what they have
to gain by such a step The fact that
tine motion was not seriously opposed
would seem to indicate either that the anti
Grant forces were taken by surprise,
or that they saw no reason for resisting
it. The Committees on Credentials, Perma-
nent Organization, and Order of Business
and Resolutions. could scarcely in any event
have completed their labors in time to
allow of another session of the Conven-
tion yesterday, and therefore the adjourn
ment was really but recognition of the
necessities of the situation. The commit
tees may disagree on certain points, thus
prolonging their session, but the Conven-
ton must itself determine every question
in the end, and therefore the actual strug-
ele will have TO be made in full session, no
matter what influences have been brought
to bear upon the conclusions of the COM
mittees So far, therefore, the situation
cannot be said TO have undergone any
positive change The anti-Grant men have
secured The preliminary organization, and
have thus rendered impracticable any
sharp practice on the part OF their OPP
ponents, bat that is all The unit rule
VIII probably not he proposed, or if it is
proposed, will probably be rejected. The
Grant men claim TO be able to nominate
their candidate without ITS aid, but such
claim necessarily involves theassumpflon
that they viii receive accessions from del
egations now counted as against them, and
it is obvious that no reliable estimate can
be based upon such loose talk 1t is
tolerably certain that if the nomination Of
Grant appears hopeless, Conkling, Logan
and Cameron will attempt to carry over
his whole strength to Edmunds or Wash
burne, or anybody tho can beat Blaine.
Whether they can bold the Grant vote TO-
gether FOR any man but Grant. Is, however,
extremely doubtful II they can, Blaine
may be beaten By these tactics, as he was
beaten in 1876 II they cannot, the Grant
vote viii dissolve, and it would be useless
To attempt TO follow it. As nearly as can
be aseertaued, Grants strength ranges be-
tween 297 and $40, and it is most probable
that the latter figure embraces every avail
able vote. This is long way froia $40,
and unless stampede occurs, such as has
sometimes upset ali calculations, we can
not see where he is to get the remaining
votes. 1t is noticeable that the Grant
managers have begun to speak of the pos
sibility of failing to secure the nomination
on the first vote. This is significant, and
may be regarded as in some degree Justify
ing the confidence their opponents profess.
Unless some serious difficulties should
grow out of the reports of the committees
we think ballot may be reached this aft
ernSon.