Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-06-03
GREAT DISSATISFACTION WITH CAN
ERON.

CHICAGO. June I.
AZ the time draws nigh for the opening
Of the republican national convention in this
city tomorrow, the excitement, increases.
Apparently the friends Of Grant are - con-
fdent Of success as ever; and certainly the
confidence Of the friends Of both Blaine and
Sherman is increasing.
An ANTI-CRANT TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
The success Of the anti Grant men in Sc
curing the selection Of their candidate for
Temporary chairman-Judgc Hoar q Ma..a-
chusetts. encourages them. Judge H. is a
all sides. Cameron's position causcs much
solicitude.
rIIE INT RUIZ DEFEATED.
Judge Hoar, it is conceded, ~ill hold tina,
the uni, rule don, apply to republican ma
,ional convention unless specially ordered
BY the convention. Hence. on all prelimin-
airy questions he viii rule that each delegate
has the righ; 10 vote as he plcases. This
will relieve the New York and Penn.yl,a-
MIA delegates on preliminary questions. The
general belief nos is that the Grant men
will no longer contend for the uni, rule even
in making a nomination. and tina; each del
egate, therefore, il to vote ~ he pleases.
The Grant men conceie tina; they will lose
thirty OF more votes by this. bu, say they
have enough without them.
THE DISTRICT QUESTION.
While il is trlic, ed tina, there oil he no
fight in the convention over the unit rule.
vet everybody comedies that there will be a
hgh, on the question As to whether the ILL
nois and other delegated elected b, state
conventions whose seats are contested by
delegates elected nv districts, shall partiei-
pate in the preliminary proceedings; and
whether the contestants shall be admitted.
The committee. being formed by states and
territories. vll probabi, report in favor Of
contestants and i, IA thought the convcu-
ton will admit them
THk PROBABILITIES.
Everybody eonoede, tina, tic dcfca, Of the
uni; rule vii increase the Blaine and Sher-
man vote. and dctrac, from Grants strength
The appearance Of paper signed BY - Of
the 20 delegates from New York. declaring
against Grant, great, surprises the Gran;
men /; and i, is freely announced this morn
ing tina, % IL no, 30 Of the Penn,yl, ania
delegation will vote agains, Grant The
indications are unmis;akahle tina, the anti.
Gran, feeling is strengthening. and shall
he greatly disappointed II he i. no, defeated
AT the same time. Blaine. strength and
Sherman's strength is increasing.
kFfE6T oF kpNUxps' WITHDRAWAL
The withdrawal Of Edmands has greatly
encouraged the Grant men. a. the, claim
they oil have three fourth. Of the Ma.sA-
chusetts and Vernon, delegation Others
say tina; Thu. vii no; hr ,hr case. bu, tina,
Sherman oil have them There IL gen
erai belief tina; Edmunds has withdrawn.
With the understanding that he will have
the Grant support ultimately. IN case Gran;
can, - IN . and man, Gran, men significantly
say tina; Edmund. may be the nominee vet,
rHK EXCITEMENT.
I, i. difficult TO dc.oribe the Intense tx
ci;emen, which prevails. The hotels. lob
bies and street corners are crowded. and cv-
er,body feels that the result is very unccr-
tain. although everybody says that either
Grant, Blaine. sherman, Edmund., Wash
burn or Window viii be the nominee Al.
no time have the Blaine men been so hope
fgi Us nov, and his friend. are working With
grca, energy. Thf uncertain eleuaen, !. the
Southern vote
I'M POSITION or DoS CANNON.
The refusal Of Don Cameron. chairman OF
the national committee, to put the motions
relating to unit rule and admission Of con
tested delegates, Is causing much feeling.
Ihs committee meet again to-day. and II
Cameron rr.uss TO put the motions. they
gill be put BY member Of the committee,
and perhaps Cameron Ia deposvd from the
ehairman.hip. There is . desire to AVOID
tn. step. The ant-Gran, men have l. ma
jor.ty on the national committee.
pisfATcH fRoN CART. BoUrEiLE.
Capt, Bou,elle Of the Bango, Wig, ,ele-
graphs his paper;
CHICAGO, Ill, Ma, 81. The city /. full
Of people Ind the hotel. are ,hronged. Al,
the Gran, meeting tonight thsrr sas but 4
few thousands AT the an;i-Grani meeting
there vas an immense ,hrong Of from 49,
coo TO :o,0o people in opposition 10 the
third term. There ~as intense feeling
The air j. full Of enthusiasm for Blaine. The
third tern syndicate is desperate. Don Cam
eron seem. 10 have Jos, his head. Thi.
evening he refused TO entertain resolutions
providing tor q temporary organization Of
fered in the National committee. OF TO pu,
motions To vote. The committee stand
twenty nine to eighteen agains, Gran, and
the uni, rule, and a, the meeting tomorrow
morning will depose Cameron IL he still re-
fuses " obey the wishes Of the committee.
Blaine's strength IL !screasing hourly. and
bis friends are confident Of his nomination
{. A. BoUTELLE.