New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-29

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power, and have repealed the laws against fraud,
and there is no punishment for it."
AFTER the first choice how do the delegates feel
toward other candidates I"
II have heard no expressions, but think all Of
them would support Blaine after their own candi-
dates are out of the field am for Blaine, and the
only delegate he has from Louisiana. am friend
of his. and told him year ago that wonld support
him. L think one of the Sherman delegates will be
for Grant; my second choice is Grant"
PRRcEDENTs READY.
| The precedents in each of the National Conven-
tions since and including 1868 have been collected
| and put into compact form for use in the Conven-
tion. They sustain in all the cases the right of the
Territories we'll as the States to representation
on all the committees, each State and Territory
having one member. It has been suggested that
the Grant men might, If they found they had the
numerical strength in the Convention TO do it, de-
prive the Territories of representation on
the Committee on Credentials and thus
diminish the anti-Grant strength in the COM
mittee by seven votes, but the anti-Grant
men would still have q majority after this were
done, and the gain would hardly pay for the strug
gle
The supporters of Secretary Sherman now on the
ground held a caucus tonight at which an Execu-
tive Committee was appointed to take charge of
Ohio Republican State Committee. was made chair
man.
Mr.. Washburneis is still kept in the field by his
friends. A Washburne headquarters was opened
to-day in the Grand Pacific Hotel.
OnRlthepromnent arrivals to-day were Marshall |
Jewell, of Connecticut William Walter Phelps and |
George, A. Halsey, Of New:Jerseyi Congressman |
Richard Crowley, of New-York W. ID. Dickham. |
of The Dayton lOhiO) Journal; aud General ~ NJ. |
Curtis of New-York.
MR.. BLAINE WILL NOT GO TO CHICAGO.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Senator Blaine has re-
ceived letters by the hundreds from all parts of the
country during the last few days. urging him to
como to Chicago during the holding of the Conven-
tion. From this circumstance the report has been
spread abroad that Mr.. Blaine actually intended to
be present at the Convention. 1t would seem al
most needless to state that Mr.. Blaine never for n
moment contemplated such step. He will remain !
in Washington until the adiournment of Congress
quietly attending 70 his duties as q Senator
BOUND FOR THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
DEPARTURE OF PARTIES OF GRANT AND AMI
GRANT REPUBLICANS.
The number of delegates and others who
rave left this city for the purpose OF attending the
National Convention at Chicago. was largely added to
yesterday, and will be still further increased today
considerable number, however, will not start until
evening, because tney Wish 70 participate In
he Observance Of Decoration day. Several delegates
eft the Grand Central Depot on the 1890 u. m
rain yesterday. Hugh Hastings OF The CONNER
iGl Adperfiser, was conspicuous in one Of the
ars. Attached to this train Senator Wagner's
rvate car Duchess. OF the party who we're invited
y Senator Wagner 20 accompany him. only two were in
he car when II left the depot These were Senator '
William II. Robertson and John b. butcher. They were
be Joined at Albany and elsewhere along the route by
be remaining members Of the party consisting OF
tors Rockwell WOodIn. Sessions Baker, Mccarthy and
raman, ex-spenker Hustled James J. Beden OF syra-
use, and others Senator Robertson was in good 4
pirtts, and expressed himself as confident that the
lird term scheme would not succeed Chauncey NJ. .
epew to have formed Of the party but owing
sickness in hs family was detained until today =
ere exploded beneath the wheels OF the car-ntendSd d
one OF the party phrased IT, as boom for Senator
lane. =,
large number Of antGrangmen started at pm yes u
Ioay & p t9 M ~ s S haway' LneTe were over hundred C.
hook, John ID. otliwe, George II. Stokes, Andrew "
ampbel Al .DiitenhOeferJ Jeremiah gboru Freeman
Fithlan. George b. Deane, jr., General Dunn Colonel n
oyd;J Warren Goddard. James MiwArd aud Andrew " ~
leakey Commissioner Jacob Hess, and Jacob Worth ~
Brooklyn, who are personal friends Of Sheridan ~
hook, also went with the party. Sheridan Shook in
I'D great confidence that General Grant would be de-
ated In case he received the nomination at half al
this city would refuse to support him. ye
I'D their associates win leave the Grand Central tn
epot at 1890 to-day. The party will be headed In
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hef OF the Bureau Of Elections Colonel NJ Burns Cor
ler John II. Brady, and Robert G. McCord. There th
III be about 300 in the party and s expected 10 In
axe itself felt In the Convention and outsde by shout
z" for Grant. OF
Police Commissioner Joel W. Mason Aldermen 10
cCave and Finch JldRe Fammer ard James W. Perry To-
III the train. SO
solon b. Smith and Nathan Hal Of the Twentythird Of
strict AssociallOn and Several other delegates. th
lrted yesterday by the Psnnsylvauia Railroad cii
Justice B. 7. Morgan. Colonel Van Bnut Alderman
riley. Major Forbes eKA Aderman Stewart, and Others
no VIII take part IN the Decoration Day services viii
on Monday evening. ~ da
Amos f. Learned General James Jourdan and Sem o.
Frederick A Schroeder. of Brooklyn, will take fhe D1
~ train from the Grand Central Depot this evening
Nearly 100 men left Brooklyn last night for Chicago "a
be present at the Convention, many them TO en-. W
ayor TO advance the interests Secretary Sherman y,
icy took the Erie AnneX boat at the foot of Fuous NJ
a departed on the z p. N. train OF the Erie road .
ey VIII arrive In Chicago sunday morning Lahes on Ii
sde OF the car Announced that they supported suer NJ
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