The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-28
TnE EPoLIrIoAL cAULDRoN.

Chicago = Fencing for Position = The
Blaine Men have n brilliant Idea u
They can Only Carry IL Out.
CHICAGO, May 27.-There were q large
number Of arrivals this morning, the most
distinguished, perhaps, being Hon. Chas.
Foster, Of Ohio. The Ohio men all talk oi
ignoring the unit rule, and insist on the
doctrine that local constituencies should
have voice in the Convention. Warren
N. Batenan claims Sherman to be the
second choice Of the Convention.
TACTICS OF THE BLAINE NES.
The tactics OF the Blaine managers to be
carried out in the Convention are coming
to light in gradual installments.' It Is now
understood that the strong fight Of the
Blaine men will be to break the unit rule,
and VIM. E. Chandler and General Gar
feldwill lead the attack. Mr.. Chandler Is
reported TO have acknowledged upon his
arrival here that himself and Mr.. Garfield
agreed to this programme before he left
Washington. Mr.. Chandler, with great
political shrewdness, entered the camp Of
the enemy as soon as he arrived here. In
stead OF being at the Blaine headquarters
he may be found at any hour around the
Grant headquarters at the Palmer House.
THE FloHr on TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The Blaine men propose, also, II possible,
to secure control Of the temporary organi-
zation OF the Convention by contesting the
seats OF the whole Illinois delegation, in
stead Of few Congressional districts, be-
fore the National Committee. They claim
that the Committee being favorable to
Blaine, they can keep the regular Illinois
delegation OFF the roll and thus carry their
point. The Grant men claim this would
be violation OF all precedent, II never
having been the custom OF the National
Committee in making up the roll to refuse
TO register delegates who brought creden-
tials IRON the State Convention.
TROUBLE ABOUT THE SEATING.
It is evident contest will take place
over the seating arrangements. The
Blaine programme is to use the alleged
majority in the National Committee to ap-
point a subcommittee Of known Blaine
partizans to havethe entire management
Of the tickets OF general admission. 1his
subcommittee Is to supercede the Execu-
tive Committee, and take the printing ar
raugements out OF It's hands. The present
Executive Committee had It's duties spec.
ifcally defined, and 1t was given entire
charge OF the arrangements which the
Blaine men now propose to considerably
relieve 1t OF. The ticket arrangements will
all have been completed when the National
Committee meets next Monday, and any
change will throw the ticket business into
an interminable muddle, which cannot be
Strengthened out for lack OF time before
the opening OF the Convention.
A YOUNG MANS FOOLISH TALK.
An interview with Fred Grant is pub.
lished to-day, in which the young Colonel
is made to talk very foolishly about the
factions OF the Convention. The substance
OF Colonel Fred's statements is that the
er.President will be nominated on the
first ballot by 400 votes.
This statement was automatically
drawn out by ex. Governor Dennison, who
then asked: "You will support the nom
inee OF the Convention?"
Col. Grant-"That depends upon who is
nominated. We might support some Of
them, but Blaine / know we wouldn't.
He had no business TO come into this
State and make the fight he did.
FIRST PLACE OR NONE.
Ex-Governor Dennlson says Sherman
will accept the Presidency or nothing. He
would not take the Vice. Presidency II II