Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-13
The Cook County Business.
from the New York Tribune
A GR.vE Question RAISED.

A GRAVE QUESTION RAISED
This Convention is invested with grave i'm
portance, since it may affect not only the Hi
nois State Convention. but is equally likely.
to present question for arbitration to the
National Convention in June. Never was
there known here sohrong fight for the
control of convention to nominate delegates.
The ground was SO completely covered that
on Saturday morning the Grant people were
fully convinced that they would be beaten at
| the primaries. although Gen. Grant himself
and his lieutenants had been in the city 'iset-
ting up the pins" for nearly two weeks pre-
vious. The third-term men staked their all
on the result here. because they saw that
without Chicago they were lost IN the state
The result Of o-day's Convention leaves
them almost hopeless although they whistle
merry tunes to raise their dropping spirits
| II is understood that the Hon. G. B. Farwell,
the Coalition manager, and Senator Logan.
the Grant manager. are equally determined
| in this matter, and will fight it 10 the bitter
| end without quarter. Those who know the
two men know that Mr.. Farwell has resources
and influences which make it an unequal fight ::
that Senator Logans only advantage Is his
power OF speechmaking. power which Far
well does not affect.
| The outcome of tO-days work will be a
double delegation from this county to the
State convention. The result at Springfield
next week Wednesday depends upon SO many
complex questions that it is difficult to cipher
it out II the Grant men are a. positive ana
aggressive as they were to-day there VIII
doubtless be two State Conventions and two
| delegations appointed to 90 up TO the Nation
al convention, and the contest there will wild
en- into prominence that will bring TO light
the methods which General Grants friends
| have used here to secure his nomination.
WIDESPREAD Results EXPECTED.
II is predicted that the bolt inauguratcd by
the Grant element here will have the effect
of loosening the iron bonds which compel
certain Blaine and Washburne men (of whom
there are large number to vote for Grant
under instructions from their county conven-
tons 1t is claimed that even provided Grant
should have a clear maj ority in the State ex
elusive of Cook county that these same iron
bound men would feel free to vote to admit
the anti Grant Cook county delegation: that
in so doing they would violate no instruc-
tons. and would only follow out in minor
degree the precedent set to-day by the Grant
people themselves.
The feeling about the Palmer House to-
night is one of defiance and dependency.
The leaders acknowledge they made a mis-
take in Withdrawing from the convention,
and especially in leaving their credentials
thus acknowledging that they were boilers.
1t is reported that they have tonight made
an equitable division of delegates. TO such
advances Mr. FarwelFs answer will be what
it was to Sweet and Tuthill when they asked
him this morning if he would give them pro
rata delegates. He said: ''Gentemen. if
you have ma iority in this convention Won
can make your delegates, but as | think we
have must decline to consent to your re-
quest. In no county in the State where
Grant has the majority have you given the
minority delegate
Ar THE STATE CONVENTION.
1t is not certain that the Grant delegation
from Chicago will be admitted to the State
Convention. If it is. this would certainly
cause a withdrawal of all the Blaine and
Washburnc men who stand together firm as
n rock. Two State Conventions will then be
held. Two delegations will knock at the
door of the National Convention: and there
will be contest of supreme importance to
the Nation. This is the only hope the seced-
ers have at present.
The Blaine bureau to- night claims that it is
receiving assurances of aid from every quar-
ter. The leaders say that nearly every can
didate for Governor has telegraphed declar-
ing split must by all means be avoided. and
that they will turn over whole delegations
which they control to the anti-third-term Goa
lition rather than suffer division.