, 1880-05-23
III Ihu I'LL iIUlll1
A Resume of the Late Con-
vention Proceedings at
Springfield.
Logan's Attempt to Cheat
the People Of Ten
Districts.
Interest Felt by the Internal Revenue
Bureau Concerning the
Result.
The Deep Solicitude Of the Post
Office Department for
: Grant.
The Claque in the Gallery
The Fight and Its.
Results.
The Public Sentiment in CHICAGO Re.
garding the Springfield
Outrage.
All the Republicans Denounce
It in Unmeasured
Terms,
While the Democrats Are Rejoiced az
the Prospect Of Grants Nomi-
nation.
An Estimate as to the .Strengt14
Of Grant in Convention,
Showing He Will Lack 138 Of Majority
on the First Ballot.
THE CONVENTION.
Showing He Will Lack 138 Of a Majority
on tho First Ballot,
THE CONVENTION.

A REVIEW.
WHAT 1T DID AND HOW IT WAS DONE.
On the right Of the Chairman sat Egypt IN
solid phalanx. On the left were the ninety
two vacant seats Of Cook County. The sltu-
alton was eloquent. a great Republican
county, containing much of the intelligence
and strength Of the party, was On trial, and
the judges on the bench were confessedly
partisan. The country was pitted against the
town, the North against the South, the SOL
der against the civilian. Every variety of
prejudice that could be thought Of was skill
fully worked up to affect the decision.
Dan Shepard, appointment clerk Of
the Chicago Post Office, arranged the
seats. Perhaps it was mere chance that
made him give Jackson County tho
best place on the floor. 1t may have been &C.
cident that threw Edgar, Peoria, and Boone
into the background. OF course it was only
fortuitous that 1Yhitesides was drowned in a
crowd Of post-office and revenue clerks, who
were admitted on tickets furnished BY Shep-
ard, and that St. Clair was thrust of in q re-
mote corner. Rock Island and Adams wero
the only opposition counties that had good
places. Ogle, Carroll, Champaign, Knox,
McHenry, Mercer, and De Kalb were lost to
sight, But In Salle was in the 'front.' 10
Daviess had fine situation. Sangamon was
top Of the heap. Madison was conspicuous
viii could always be heard.
NOTABLE MEN
were judicfously distributed through the
hail. The gentleman from Jackson has
been heard Of III a different way before. But
that which we call a rose by any other namo
will smell as sweet Logan is always Logan.
Disguise him as you will, he is recognizable.
Never before was he so calm, so well.re-
strained, so entirely self-poised. he had
that lovely confidence which comes from the
knowledge of an advantage in numbers.
" It's no use, gentlemen" he benignly said,
"being unpleasant about this matter. I
hope everybody will have an opportunity to
talk. And when we get through talking,
know we will all vote and abide by the re-
suit in an agreeable way" His spirit was
that Of the butcher who feels no animosity
towards his victim when he puts the
knife to his throat He was Indifferent with
what sauce the Republican party was eaten,
provided only it should be we'll eaten and
masticated. The opposition had no leader,
no method, no arrangement only the know1-
edge Of a just cause and the earnest wishes
Of the great mass Of the voters of this State
behind them. Senator Hunt, of Edgar, isl
good thinker and talker, but from his back
seat he could scarcely be heard, and seldom
observed the clouded vision of Mr. Raum at
all- Emery, of the Peoria Transcript, who
and deserved the respect Of the
Convention has light voice, and could not
wholly overcome the din about the door, in
he jaws of which he was stationed Steve
aurlbut has not very strong lungs
md he was obliged to walk half way
lown the aisle whenever he had any
hing in particular to say. But, happily,
Bull, of La Sale, who proposed all the ma
chine resolutions, was right in front near the
platform, and John Wentworth. who occu-
lied front seat when he got in, kept tho.
,ody in strict subsection by his awful SMILE:
rHE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
vas there, too, through its servants. The.
he chair: The Collector for the Sterling
District headed the 10 Daviess delegation.
The Collector for the Sangam0n District was
chairman of the Taze,ve!l delegation. Lu-
len cFHoke1 cq!leetoF e'os Of do the Aurora Dis:
'eoria District; Gen: Ti!lson, Collector Of
he Quincy District; 3fr. Willis, Collector Of
he Massac District, and a horde of their
ubordinates, we're on the ground diligent in
he service Of their master, the Boss
L radius of fifty miles was pres
mt and active in the same cause.
The Chicago Post-Office was repre-
ented by a squad of perhaps fifty 'swork-
rs.'' The galleries were packed with an
tticient clacque; and as the mock -gaueer
nthusiasm arose, peal on peal, 1t was diff
ult to realize that the thirtl-term idea was, in
eed, as in truth it is, hateful to great ms
ority Of the Republicans of Illinois.
THE LOGAN CAMPAIGN
7as carefully mapped out before the Conven-
0n met, and adhered to with perfect fidelity.
he first piece on the program was the dr.
ision of the solid anti-Grant delegation Of
hicago. As soon as it was apparent, on
est vote, that the Cook County vote would
veEthrow the machine, Lognn determined
D seat only the boilers be needed II be had
eQuired ninety:two Palmer house figure
eads he would have let them I'll In. But
= pretending to be fair, and at
be- same time obtaining eTerytn9mk
h1eds Of reputation to be disposed OF On
ONE future occasion The resolution n"