The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-04
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.


The Commercial says: Unexpectedly
and unnecessarily, upon the motion of a
Grant man in the Chicago Convention, last
evening, there was a test vote on the
Third-term question, and though Illinois
was solid for Grant for that time only and
Vermont was with him for Edmunds' sake,
his strength was but 38. Taking out Yer
mont and the Is Illinois votes, and Grant
falls below 800, with no rational hope Of a
rise. The New York and Pennsylvania
delegations were broken, showing the SEN
atorial bosses have utterly lost their grip
Lo5 ans solid delegation will be smashed to-
day. Carpenter hadn't delegation to begin
with. A noted feature If the test vote was
the appearance of the Vermont delegation
as ostentatious bidders for tie remains of
tie Grant strength. AS they we're not
able to score victory, we assume their
advertisement to have been mistake. 1t
would appear that the Senatorial Syndicate
Cameron. Carpenter, Conkling and Lo-
gan-unable to nominate Grant. may seek
to nominate Edmunds, regarding HIM
rather as one of their own group Whether
they can deliver enough delegates to nom-
mate him is the next question, and we
feel much doubt whether they
could do it. The Blaine men
are forcing the fighting, and calcu-
late upon getting Grant Sherman dele
gates enough to nominate their man when
the hour of confusion comes. Theirstrength
is in having a majority of the delegates
with Republican constituencies. Sherman,
assaied on all sides, is the sereuest of the
candidates. the backbiting in the name
of Garfield does not disturb him. Ii either
the Grant or Blaine men prefer him they
can nominate him, for his strength places
him well in the front, and he is the un-
questioned second choice OF the Edmunds
men.
The Enquirer says: 1t is noticeable that
Garfield's name is received in the Chicago
Convention with applause and enthusiasm.
|, is equally notable and significant that
there is no enthusiasm whatever for Sher-
nan in Chicago. These are both Ohio
names. The Sherman men, most OF them,
are without hope. They can not but OBJ
serve that while the Republicans of this
State are cold toward Sherman they are
warm toward Garfield; and they can not
fail to observe that the name and the pre-
sence of Garfield in the Chicago Convention
kinde fine enthusiasm. AS there is no
impulse-outside Of the products of patron
age-behind the candidacy of Sherman save
that of State pride, if the Ohio delegation
wishes to place State pride above
other considerations, why do they not
| vote for Garfield? Is not Garfield,
after ALL the logical candidate of OhioP He
has had wide experience in public life. He
has has represented his district in Congress
sixteen consecutive years, and at the expi-
ration of his present term he will have
served eighteen years in that body. He has
Just been elected to the United States Sen
ate, so that when he leaves the south end
of the Capitol, it will only be to move ever
to the north end. He has a creditable
military reco d. He rose 10 the rank of
| Major-General in 1863 He has education.
u,tivated instincts, is not without liber-
alty of sentiment, and has commanding
qualities as legislative leader. Why, we
ask again, is not Garfield the logical can
dtate of the Ohio Republicans for the Chi
cago nomination.
The Gazette says: The Convention
made no positive advance in the main
business yesterday, but it did BEGIN to de-
veop the classes of the elements as be-
tween the life tenure and the opposite
and this classification made its pr, ceed-
ings highly interesting. A vote was taken
|
large degree showing of the strength oil
these classes, giving 31S for more terms,
and 406 to the opposition. But the oppo-
sition includes the Sherman force, and Mr..
Shermans managers have refused to take
any direct stand against General Grant,
and the vote taken did not even indi-
rectly involve any important Change in
the number OF Grant de egates. nor indicate
| ,1,av 4 l,a oyrtn f,r,
| they find that Mr.. Sherman can not be
nominated. Therefore, while this may be
taken as sign that Gen. Grant will fail tc
carry a majority, it is far from proof OF it.
They who reckon solely on the dissoving
OF Grants forces, in their calculations fol
the future, take in but one factor of the
candidates which may also dissolve
Should that of Sherman disband, may il
not make a considerable addition to thai
of Grant? Nationally we may not sup
pose that only the largest body is liable tt
liable. Besides it can hardly be supposed
that the line between Grant and the op
position would be rigidly drawn, at tina
stage of proceedings, on mere qnes
ton whether the report of the Committe,
OH CItuculldio ohptilu piCCCuO thob vi
Rules. This much was accomplished
namely, the temporary President was mad
the permanent President; the usual lon
roll of honorary Vice Presidents and Sec
retaries was adopted; the President, in tn
taking of the vote, ruled that each dele
gate had the right to vote independently
Thus the unit order will not enter tn
Convention unless the Convention itself
the delegates voting individuallv-shal
order it put into the rules. As this is un
likely, the unit order may be regarded a
disp sed Of One vote was TAKEN shown
as above stated. In estimating its signif
canoe the fact may be taken into accoun
that it was on Mr.. Conkling's motion, an
that he is recognized as the supreme ger
eral of the Grant forces.
The German Papers.
The Volksfreund says: Who will b
nominated? This question Is hard to al
swer, for even the slyest and most exper
enced politicians are often deceived in thei
calculations. Most people expect the non
ination of the most prominent man in tn
. party man who help to found it, or 8
least who made it great. Strange, howe,
er, in all previous nominations the half {
them fell on such men OF whom little ha
been said, or VIII ,m no one had mer
toned.