, 1880-06-07
ferrfng nothing nothing for today which
might Just ~ well have been tlono yesterday.

ferrtnR nothing nothing for today which
might Just ~ well have been dono yesterday.
Evcrybody WINS simply unanimous on one
potnt,-that hts candidate would stick as long
AZ thore WIS ghost of n sh0w,-anl some
even went so fur as to insist ttat their cd1ltli-
date would remain I'll the field even aftcr that
stage, much to the discontinue Of every 9TH
cr mars candidate. The friends of gentle
men we're very bold yesterday,-nlt1cr, In alE
probability, than they will be when It comes
to the third Ut fourth ballot There was no
evidence TINT nnybody was making ans
converts. Tho fact Is, tho delegates inade
up their minds several days ago ms to how
theywould vote, and the Fabian policy Of the
from that wi,tcl, WIS Intended by those who
inspired and put II III execution. Instead Ut
wearing out and t!tsillteEratl1lE tll9 0ppnsl-
ton, II las nerved them up III. III now they
were nossthle,-and Just stublnrll enough t.!
iirlnncas Of the Grant fo'lks.
Tho BLAZING men among tile New York and
dent tf'an ever Tlcy set It down, tirst, tiiat
the man from Maine woM't 20 thu gentle
man from Galeua sevcFal votes better on the
first balot On tls second they a[Egus,!, VIZ hs
man would remain stationary. * very few
l,alluts wnnll show tho Sherman people the
utter flisillty Gf their lopcs Mn@l pIeelpltate y
break In tllelr column. When the break
to I'IaEnc. several from North CarolEnn wonlt
ta Ss" epeas s f!o ?'a ssss ssi osr e sss}ss Sss
ysa wsn II bs fxor sast IT. Rto tS t9 r Kr !" tHr ts IL
other words, bot', Blaine Aild Grant .wotltt
stick to the Inst, nll SHUT nut n,ly uni nll of
the lesser candidates: II, however, the Grant
II
Der Uf tue Gratt uen-liotnbly strong see-
tton Of Don Ca,nerDn's lrnnsytvnnfans-
favored Him in their HEARTS, as did their COIL
sltuems. ana %9alld t vote for rha hl we :g1, te
was slsrewdly reasoned the rest q tito ca'!s-
eroninns, representing lu constituencies to
spenk of, world do Just as Don tnll them to
ss y eerts sny svn11 ta1 Has ina WV, Vas IL liz rw cS
lng nasl, It would be very like Dnn to
remember TINT Pennsylvania WAS fur BLAZING,
anyhow. anu t0 come III out Ut the wet willie
there WIS yet chance to do 80. nntl I" lnafn-
| iu tho Keystone Ssatc. LII sltnrt, Grant
break meant y BlAine Victory. 4 1slaluG
break, however, improbable ns y was. would
| nMism MI evokci' by tic bitterness Of ConEl!ngS
speech net ut rest my possibility Of Blaine
| accession to tho Grnnt line Where would
hgs? ,,,, r,,,,. ~ -, ,xn, i,
| SAlA u!lE u LIE piu!liHcl!t .AcM~ 1IAE1sf
swell 20 10 Washburnc. Your Blaine md
Wns!lb,irnc pcuple here In Illinois have. tied
together Hike men. md lsase cen,ei,ted, tie
Dlalne md W;ls:lburHc strength! MI along
tho line. Orr united opposition broke duwii
the unit rule. bouud t!ie Conycntton 10 the
just and righteous principle Of district repre-
ssentation, ind II We arc forced to give NJ
Bluinu. which we Ut course hope will not be
the casc, Washburne would suit lis better
tl,a1i any other man. SuclI a union would
be one OF hearts rs well ~ hands. ,l,tl thu
Sherman and Ensun.is strength y! % i!lc Cn',, !;
Eimurjs, as Il Presidential probability,
was mt much talked IT.. With Waslsburl,e
to fall back upon. tho Blaine strength would
not turn TINT wny, nnl as for the Gra1,t line.
there was no probability TINT thv I3ossrs
woMld allow It to scatter In Eant.,As fayGr .:
Garfield loo'ned up ~ y Inst M r.sort, ihg n.a!t
| Ind about enuNg!l Of Presidential l,oiofs
and appointments flowing tlltrcfro'n., mt!
that 1t wns nbnut time to turn around nlld
| prevent Iser from uc4uirIng another four
years. monopoly in this sort Of thing.