The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-01
GOSSIP GAL0RK
National Associated Press to the Star.

made call at the headquarters of TIE New York
delegation at the Grand Pacific yesterday. and
gave particular attention to stirring up things
with the aim Of bringing abouta split The apart
ments quickly became the center of excitement in
the house, the headquarters OF other delegations
emptying themselves to flock to the "Conkling
par ors"
W. r. Brown, of Iowa, opened the ball against
Grant, and talked half an hour, Then Senator
Farr, of Michigan, took up the argument for
Blaine, and put in another half hour trying to
w.n over some New Yorkers
A number OF others took part and the scene,
which was very exciting, became too Babel-l1ke
to make much of.
The Blaine supp0, ters claim they are breaking
up the New York delegation. This is emphatcal.
ly denied by the Grant men, who say they can do
nothing to hurt them.
Senator Woodin is working for Blaine, and says
thirty members of the New York delegation are
Anti Grant, and will vote against the unit rule.
Colonel Meade, one of the Vermont delegation,
denies positively that there s an understand ng
among the members of the delegation to change
the instructed vote for Edmunds 70 one for Grant.
if 1t found that the following of instructions
would kill Grant
Col. Meade says: Vermont holds to Edmunds
with both hands, and we have hopes, well
founded, we sincerely believe, that the issue will
devel p into very favorable turn for our man.
can not speak any more freely or fully Of our
plans now"
The Committee appointed BY the Woman's
OuHTdBc ASSOCldtlOn 10 CHll upOll Ll6 ucleRhleb
and p ess upon them the necessity OF plank i'll
favor OF woman suffrage in the National plat
form, visited several of the State delegation
headquarters yesterday afternoon, led by Mrs.
Zach. Chandler. They met with varying success.
The Pennsylvania men were cautious anu nom
commltal in their expressions, us were most OF the
other delegations called upon.
Inc Blaine managers are In close end constant
communication with him. A telegraphic instru-
ment IN the rooms occupied by Chandler Hale
10 in Cfnt,t ftrnrxn
ing. dispatches from the Senator. who sits in his
parlor at Washington alongside another instru-
ment. and is kept thoroughly Informed OF every
thing going on in this city.
Washbur. e is reported IS the second choice of
Indiana, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, Cal
iforn!a and Ohio, and is one of the compromises
proposed; that the fight in the Convention will
be made between Edmunds and WashDurne, and
that the one that is beaten for first place should
accept the second. The managers of the Grant,
Blalne ana sherman men maintain that this 1s
idle gnsslp, and that the choice lies between the
three leaders.
The Connecticut delegation is solid against the
enforcement of the unit ,ule The delegation
II vote as follows on the first ballot: for Ed
mnnds, for Blaine, and i for Sherman In the
event OF Edmunds' name being Withdrawn, the
Edmunds men will vote for Washburne.
The Union Republican Club, of Philadelphia,
one hundred strong, and wearing white silk hats,
arrived by special train at O'Clock last evening,
under tie marshalship OF William R. Leeds, and
created quite sensation when marching up to
the hotel They are here to pledge their influence
to the support of the nominee of the Convention.
Senator Conkling sserene and confident and
says the anti-Grant talk will spend itself be-
fore the Convention. He says: LET them talk; we
will lie on the beach and bleed awhile, and then
get. up and fight again."
The Sherman and Blaine men say positively
that the unit rule will be abandoned, and it was
asserted last night that Cameron, Logan and COnk-,
ling had signed an agreement to that effect
Colonel Stanton, of Connecticut says his State
can not be carried for Grant
The Minnesota men are full OF talk for Win
dom. and boast of what he has done for the coun-
ton.
General Tyner says Indiana Is the worst mixed
OF all the States.
Matt. Carpenter says Wisconsin will 60 for any
man who is agreeable to the otner States.
THE sPHYNx STILL SILENT.
John Russell Young, who was with General
Grant during his trip around the world, arrived
here this evening I ON Galena, ILL.,, where he
went to confer with the General. He says Grant
does not evnce the slightest anxiety; that he pos
iiveiy refrains from taking any active part in the
contest for the nomination, and "is as calm as
summer morning" Young is confident of Grants
nomination, and claims that he has 40 votes.
He of course counts the New York. Pennsylvania
and Illinois delegations solid.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING.
The Republican National Committee met last
night at 8 o'clock, in the headquarters of the
Committee, Parlor 2 Palmer House, and began
at once to consider the important questions
which must be settled before Wednesday. There
was full attendance. every member of the Com
mittee being present in person or represented by
proxy. Before the Committee had been in
session an hour the fight over the unit rule was
preciptated by motion that the Chairman be
instructed to enforce it in the preliminary organ
ization Of the Convention.
To the surprise of all not in the secret OF the
Grant programme Chairman Cameron refused to
etain the motion, and lively discussion fol-
lowed. Wthoutreaching any decision the Com
mittee took recess of ten minutes In order to give
an opportunity for brief consultation. Upon
feassembling the subject was hoty discussed, but
with no other result
Resolutions were passed apportioning the tick.
cts of admission to the Convention and placing
the whole matter in the hands of Committee
consisting of Root, OF Illinois; New, of Indiana;
Eras Of Wisconsin; Scott, of Oregon; Cooper. of
Ohio; Filley, of Missouri; Devaux, of Georgia,
Bowen, Of the District of Columbia, and Clayton,
of Alabama, with full power and authority TO ex-
ecute and car y out stributi0n and the tickets
were turned over to them. The Committee ad-
journed at l:25 until II to-day, leaving the ques-
ton of unit rule undecided
THE NEW YORK BOLT.
The boiling New York members completed their
plan last evening, and put themselves on the
record after many weeks of talk TWenty.one of
the regular delegates and Mr. Elliott, the alter
nate who represents Mr.. Schroeder, of Brooklyn,
signed mutual pledge that they would not fol-
low instructions, and would under no cifcum.
stances vote in the Convention for tx President
Grant,
The boiling delegates are Birdsel and Haw.
kins OF the First; D0ggett, of the Third: Robert
son and Huston. of the Twelfth; Catcher, of the
ThiI teenth; Sliyers and Wales OF the Fourteenth;
Abel, Of the Eighteenth; Dickinson and James,
of the Nineteenth; Wagner afd West of the
Twent eth Jacobs of the Twenty-frst; Douglass
and Sylvester, of the Twenty-second Woodn
and Murray, of the Twenty -sixth and Allen and
Sessions, OF the Thirty-third District That one
third OF the delegation should join the bolt sur.
prised the Grant men, who were prepared for a
much smaller detection.
The boilers had only an hour previously placed
the number they counted on at H. They now
claim that other gnaturcs will follow.
M-The New York delegation has been In
session since an early hour this morning with
closed doors. The corridor about the parl0r is
filed with crowds Of excited men, discussing the
probable action.
one Of the rumors that have come out of the
room is that the proposed rejection Of the Anti
Grant members OF the delegation has been recon-
sIdered, and that a compromise Ia under discus
sion.
JERSEY MEN TAKE THEIR STAND.
The New Jersey delegation organized with
Gen. VIM. J. sewell a chairman, and A. T. Con-