Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-11

WHAT Is SAID HERE OF THE COOK COUNTY 81

WHAT IS SAID HERE OF THE COOK COUNTY SPLIT.
The split in the Cook county, Ill, republican
convention, yesterday, and the withdrawal OF
the Grant men from the regular convention.
and the organization OF convention OF their
own, excites the liveliest interest among the
politicians here. The advantage to Presiden-
ual candidates depends upon the way one Is
men say that the delegation chosen by the Pal
mer House convention will be admitted by the
Springfield convention, for the reason that the
followers OF Grant will have majority In that
body. The anti-Grant men say that the con-
testing delegation will De treated as bolters,
and that yesterdays work means that Cook
county is. against Grant. and means further
that the chances OF Gen. Grant getting his own
state delegation behind him are rather SLIM
The warmest friends OF Senator Blaine de-
precate yesterdays result and apprehend that
the war upon Grant in his own state by the
Blaine force has been carried little too far
They apprehend that 1t will create a feeling of
exceeding bitterness between the Grant and
Blaine forces, and the end will be that while
they will be able to destroy one another they
will thus make room for Secretary Sherman or
the dark horse The Sherman canvass, In view
of the war OF the Blaine and Grant adherents,
Is now conceded to be formidable Long headed
politicians say that the stronger Blaine appears
to get, the weaker he gets, for he only Stirs up
antagon1sm which in the end will be able to
Congressman Davis, OF Chicago, says that he
thinks the Illinois republican convention, which
is to meet at Springfield tomorrow week. will
admit the delegates chosen by the Grant con-
Venti0n In Cook county yesterday. He denies
that they are boilers, and says that the chair
man of the convention at Farwell hall regu-
larly adjourned it, and recOnyened it at the
Palmer house.
THE PACIFIC SLOPE ANTI T1LDEN.
A democratic member OF Congress from the
Pacific coast, and prominent One tOO said to
STAR reporter tOday:-"The oregon delega-
ton to the Cincinnati convention stands five
for Judge Field and one for Tilden. From the
most reliable advices l get from California [
think 1t very doubtful whether that state will
instruct for Field. The democrats of California
are afraid he is not our strongest man, because
The Workingmen would oppose him. Thurman
Is the favOrlte in California, and be would get
more votes in that state than any other man.
The corporations would fight him, but the
Work1ngmen would support him. / think 1t
probable that California will send Thurman
delegation TO Cincinnati. Tilden is not popular
In the Pacific states. and with him as Our nOm-
lnee we would lose them ALL
All the democrats In Congress from the eX-
treme west are against Tilden.
SENATOR WALLACE DENIES.
The statement published In some of the
papers to-day to the effect that Senator
Wallace had said there was no hope of beating
Tiden at Cincinnati is gross misrepresenta-
tfOn. Senator Wallace remarked that it was
evident the Tilden men were working with all
could get majority OF the Cincinnati cOnven-
t1on. Upon this was based the report that the
Senator had abandoned all hope of defeating
Tilden. Mr.. Wallace firmly believes that the
Cincinnati convention will pass Tiden by for a
stronger and better man,