New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-27

| -Credentials Permanent Organization, Reso-
lutOns, and so on. Each State has one
representative on each committee, who Is
selected by the delegation and not appointed from
the delegation by the temporary chairman of the
Convention. Voting by States the coming Conven-
ton is unquestonably anti-third-term. Even
the Grant men are disposed to admit this. Accord
ing to the most accurate estimates, Grant controls
only twelve States, and two of these, Texas AMI
Maryland, should hardly be given to him, as he has
only half of tho vote of each. Blaine controls
fourteen States. Sherman two, Edmunds two. ana
Window one. There is room here for defectiOns
to Grant and still the committee will be against
him. especially if the Territories, which arc almost
all for Blaine, are represented. 1t has been the
practice to give them representation. The advan-
tage is not decisive one. of course. 1t might easily
happen that the Convention could be anti-Grant
voting by States and for Grant voting by delegates
when the great votes of New York. Pennsylvania and
Illinois would como into play. The permanent chair
man and the committees might be anti-Grant, while
a majority of the votes of the Convention might
to be for Grant. Or the exact of this
might be true All this is mere suDpositiOn, of
course and is merely said to show that the advan-
tage to the opponents Of a third term which seems
assured here is not final one. 1t is something.
however, to be confident that the Committee Oh |
Credentials will not ne a body pledged in advance
General Grant upon the Republican party against |
its will.
The Blaine men claiming that the National |
Committee is anti-Grant, and that therefore the |
temporary chairman Of the Convention Will also be
ant-Grant. There are Blaine men, however who
shake their heads little doubtfully in private
over these predictions. A wcl-nfomed Rcpubli-
can, who is apparently for Grant, but is not dis
posed to be PARTISAN said to-day that 1t would be
impossible to say just how the committee stood
until it came together. The lines had been drawn
tighter of late But he should expect to it stand
by Grant by small majority. The same gentleman
did not re-echo the loud claims the Grant men men
are making now. He predicted that the Convention
would be very close and holly contested.
GRANT LEADERS AT WORK.
1t is evident that General Grants supporters pro-
pose to be first on the field General Logan returned
here after the Springfield Convention, and will re-
main until after the National Convention. Senator
Cameron and Senator Conkling are also expected to
arrive soon that the telegraph may announce their
appearance here before this letter reaches New
York. If the expectations of the Grant men hero
ire realized tho Senatorial trumvirato will be on
he ground q full week before the Convention !
proper opens. This is an extraordinary length Of :
PREPARATION. and cGnscs one family to suspect that
General Grant may not be quite sure of q NOM ,
nation on the first ballot as his friends vow and
lcclare that he is. Several members Of the NJ c
iona Republican Committee arc already here. /
Among them nre Chauncey +. Filley, of Missouri ,
md John {. New. Of Indiana; Powell Clayton, Of
Arkansas. is expected tomorrow. All of these for
irant. Ii is plain that the supporters OF Grant do
rot propose to be defeated for the lack Of thorough
rganiZatlOn and the most energetic and untIring
anvass Only one other candidate is rcnrescuted
hus far, except far Mr. Blame is represented by
he Chicago Blaine Club. Thomas NJ. Nichols see Z,
ctary of the National Hard Money League. has -
pened sherman headquarters IN the q rand Pacific II
lntrl which VIII dvldr with the Palmer House must q
( the politics of the Nation for the next ten DAYS. nj
his prompt gathering of the prominent men of the
rant party Will undoubtedly stimulate the friends
( rival candidates, and the preliminary caucusing III
likely to reach an animated stage earlier than y,
sual. The National Committee rooms are nlrcady =
pcned, with Thomas L. KeOgh. secretary Cf the j"
DDmttec, in charge. ic
A wcll-known Republican said to-day he hoped 10
ne Convention might not be so absorbed IN the ! T.,
residential fight shat IL wOud forget 10 take up 80
nc question OF the basis OF representation m future
OnvcntIons, suggested by the New Hampshire to
onvention II was time, he Thought that the Re fc
nblcan party at large adopted tho system already
use 10y the party IN many States. and gave the III
tates rcpTcsentnti ION in the National Convention pr
rOportioned strictly to the Republican vote they in.
lst. This would do AWAY for the fuurp with tho ,l
isslbihty that hOpelesslv Democratic States "
'ud force a candidate upon tho Rcpub, lu
can party. But Just there he feared IIi,lI
ond be the obstacle in the way Of the reform. t1n
be dummy delegations from some of the Southern w
atcs, with no votes behind them, were a great J.
nvenience TO the politicians. who would fight for o
elr preservation. But IT tho Convention would .nH
ke some means for referring the subject to tho ~
ate Conventions, some change would bo eli 49,,
reed by public opinion. Some instances of 'o'
Q inequalities clrcd on this point were
rlking enough. Georgia, hOpclessy Democratlc
d, III fact. without any Republican party M all
Ill throw % votes into the scales, while Mime
ta which will give electoral votes To any Re- .
blican candidate has but 10 votes IN the Conven- Ge
IN. Texas overwhelmingly Democratic, has 10 ccs
tcs. where Wisconsin has bnt 20, and Wisconsin soo
UNITS 10 electoral votes for the Republican paItv '
ntucky has 24 votes to 26 for Massachusetts and WI
ntucky won't 90 Republican this side OF JudVj lea
mt Day. Dbl" {