Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-02

DANGER Oh An EXPLOSION.
CHICAGO, June 1st.-There is great dan
ger of quarrelsome explosion VA the Con-
vention, in consequence of the defeat of
Grants nomination, which seems to be more
probable than ever to-day. Conk]ing, Cam
eron and some other Grant leaders, conscious
that they have lost control of the Conven-
ton, are apparently disposed to have it de.
stroyed by inharmony. Senator Jones, who
is laboring earnestly in the interests of peace,
| was selected this morning to see Cameroa and
endeavor to agree upon some satisfactory
basis for conciliation. If Cameron persists
in his refusal to entertain the anti Grant res
| seven members of the National Committee
have agreed to depose him from the Chair.
manship to-day. The committee is now in
session. The mulish attitude of the Grant
men is supposed to have for its motive the
| desire to make terms which shall include
| the defeat of Blaine, whose friends claim,
as evidence of their own moderation,
the fact that they postponed their proposed
had the night to review the situation and
find scme more harmonious solution of the
difficulty. While it is by no means certain
yet that Blaine will be nominated, the indi-
cations are that he is gaining much positive
strength hourly. His danger, if any, lies in
an obstinate adherence of the Sherman Ed
munds and Washburne men to their respect
! i've favorites. This might be fatal to Blaine,
| if the ultra-Grant men can succeed in so di.
viding and distributing their forces among
other candidates as to prevent majority for
Blaine until the Convention is exhausted by
numerous ballots. This game is fully antici-
| pated by Blaine's friends, who in discreetly
but not defiantly firm tone and conciliatory
manner profess to be confident that the pop.
ular sentiment for their favorite, as admitted
| by numerous delegates who came here
| pledged to other candidates, will enable them
to reverse the practice of killing the strong
est candidate Cor the sake of some weak one.
| 1t is known that at least two additional New
| York delegates will join the nineteen pro.
testants against Grant, and another, making
twenty three in all, is expected to join them
in the crucial moment.
| INCREASED EXCITEMENT.
CHICAGO, June 1st.-The excitement which
seemed to prevail in the city last night is
| exceeded by that of to-day. 1t having been
announced that at IL o'clock the adjourned
meeting of the National Committee would be
held and that further refusal of Mr.. Cam
eron to entertain the anti-unit rule resolution
would result in his immediate decapitation,
rush was made for the vicinity of the COM
nittee rooms, where the question at issue is
now being wildly discussed There are two
opinions among the majority of the commit
tee. One, led by ex-senator Chaffee is for
| the removal of Cameron and radical change
OF all committees. The other is held bv
such men as Governor Jewell of Connecticut.
who will only consent to the removal of
| Cameron upon the refusal Of Senator Conl-
ling and other Grant leaders to promise not
to seek to enforce the unit rule in the pre-
| liminary organization. If that pledge were
given, then Mr.. Cameron and Secretary
Keogh were to be left undisturbed If re.
fused. then the conservative mer would vote
with the radicals for removal.
THE NATIONAL oMyuTTEE-REPoRTED con-
CEssIoNs.
| CHICAGO, June 1st.-An adjournment of
! the National Committee has been taken until
2P. N. 1t is reported that Conkling, Logan
and Cameron met the committee and con-
ceded everything TIE anti-Grant men de-
manded. W. E. Chandler had been selected
| by the opposition to take Camerons place.
1t now remains to be seen what will be done
since the concession made by the Senators.
Members Of the committee say that in the
meeting proper no vote, not even one that
may be considered as indicating the relative
strength, has yet been taken.
| THE MASSACHUSETTS AND OHIO DELEGATIONS,
| CHICAGO. June 1st.-It having been an.
nounced that Massachusetts would cast
twenty votes on the first ballot for Sherman,
that being Edmund's strength. Judge Hoar
was seen as to the correctness of the state.
ment. He said they would give their first
vote to Edmunds, as instructed, and after
| that to Sherman.
The Blaine vote in the Ohio delegation
numbers nine and Maclsof, of the Sandusky
Register, says they will vote on the first bal
| lot for Blaine.
| MEETING OF UNION VETERANS
| CHICAGO, June 1st.-The Union Veterans
met at Hayerly's Theatre this morning in the
interest of the candidacy of General Grant.
General Stewart i. Woodford was made
Chairman, and several rousing speeches were
made. Lieutenant General Sheridan was
| loudly called for, but only bowed and made
no speech. Resolutions were adopted declar-
ing in favor of the principles of the Republi.
can party, demanding equal rights and pro-
lection of Republicans in the South, and
that General Grant was the choice of the
meeting for the Presidency. The latter reso.
luton met with strong opposition, Boutelle
of Maine, Congressman Burroughs ndothers
opposing it as unwise and tending to divide
the Republican party. The vote was close,
but the Chairman decided it was carried amid
cries of No, "No."
FOR AND AGAINST THE UNIT RULE
| CHICAGO, June 1st.-To.night at least
twenty-three Pennsylvania delegates will
publish their determinatia to oppose Grants
nomination. despite the unit rule.
Conkling made long. speech in the New
York delegation, supporting the unit rule,
and carried a resolution directing him TO cast
the seventy votes solid for Grant, despite the
protest of twenty-three delegates who voted
against the resolution and will so vote in The
Convention, to which the whole question will
| be referred.
! PACIFIC COAST DELEGATION.
The Pacific coast delegates, including
Washington and Wyoming Territories, have
consolidated for united action on the Chinese
question. Tkey still stand solid for Blaine,
and have strong hopes of his nomination.
THE RUMoR REGARDING CAMERON.
A rumor is now abroad that Cameron
agrees to obey the wiz ct the majority Of