, 1880-04-26
He Gives Blaine ia, Grant 1852,
Sherman n, and Edmunds
81 Votes.
The Hon. Willinm Il. Morrison's Aspi~
rations nnd Prospects III Pres
ilcntia1 Way.
Action Of Illinois Townships in Selecting
Delegates to County 0onven-
tions.


SYRACUSE, N. Y, April .5.-Your corresponds
cut Ind an Interview Tonight with tho lion,
william G. Hngcr, nm eminent tdrtst, who led tho
ntti-Tidon forces ut tho late Convention fn op-
posing tho appointment Of Il Committee on Con-
tested Scat8 for every Congressional district,
holding TINT tho Committee should not be up
pointed from those districts from which there
wcro conteatine delegations. Mr.. 1tugcr dis
closed tho plot OF 1880, md showed
tho trickery OF tho Tlldcn managers. It is an
indisputabc fact thnt tho Tildon rnrty bought
the Cayuga County delegates and paid &, TOO for
tliom. Evidence Is accommodating to show that
other delegations woro bought. Tho eoavorsa-
ton wlas rs follows:
Reporter" In your opinion, did tho lato Con-
vcntion furry rotfoct tho sentiments OF tho Der-
oerntio party Of tho BtateT'
Mr. nugor-"1 do not think tho Convention, as
formed by tho 6tnto Committee, represented tho
wishes Of ono-fourth Of thu Democrats Of tho
State. Tho powor to makeup tho rutt or list Of
delegates for tho Convention involves tho power
Of milking tho Convention, and when exercised
HI It was by tho lust statu Committee would al-
ways dofeat tho will Of tho Aeop1e. ~
TIE WHOLE ut:s; ;EEss
OF tho Into Convention xa;ft.rnnsaoted III. a,bstan-
TALLY under tho tonlp,iGfs Organization formed
by tho Suite Committee. 1iy tho unfortunate
withdrawal Of Tamnany Hail from tho Stato
Convention In lB7D tho power Of making tho
State Committee was left practically In tho
hands OF tho Tildcn rncn. It ls t1,tu tho Now
York delegation haa before leaving tho Com
vcntlon named six persons from tho six
CONGRESSIONAL districts In Now York to net OF,
tho State Committee, but in tho preliminary
proceedings lending, UP 10 this Convention tho
Suite Coilinttec hold u 1ncotiltg ut A!bany, II.
Fcbrunsy, 1890, for tho solo purpose Of expelltn9
from their body. tho nix members fru1n Now
York ana themselves filling tholr plncaa with tn-
Ft1f1rDfbnt nnfh0r}tt Hit ff,ft
rcTrcd. This c connttee had 1o no moro iI power c
havo 70 H h iii a yacanoy ~ irnm from d state. f,asinS
thus organtzed tho1r Cotntnittoo to do tho work
cantemnt9tted q t By It. and heynE wi By their ac!ion
In the City Of Now York,
THEY UTTERLY nEfuBED
OH assembling to Gull tho Stato Convention ia
provide my means for representat!on Of tho
thus ioft + practically dtsfranchlsca. Ioforo
tho nssomhlLnR Of tho state Convention It wna
orsansea TIT thTushoat to state ama
II T., undor, tho direction and WITH ,as-
rcc0gnlxul no nlntter how btsccss the cUtltest,
to contest y sufficient number Or dc!cgations IN
eaeh OF the ConFrossl1h@l @ Ristrtcts o!estng dsl.
popular vorsllct IN such districts. Those. pro-
set.lsnKa wozn fo'lowes! ny tho lueo,lng af tho
A wban tsoy pc saS 91 aka - ,sh
they oatied tho roll Of tho Convention. Thoro
1tro no Incnns provided. aud thoy have no power
to ait, but they procceictl arbitrarily to oxor-
o!so tho right Df naming tho men WHO woro to
pe re optsa w hs e e
ltttcAl aifinitlcs of the claimants to aents,
THE RESULT wAB rnKONDAlNED,
mud wis substantially rrtc!aimolt, by tho organ Of
stns II q ,s
Committee thon proceeded to put uINu