Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-24

Inc Grant managers now count 40I Oall0tS
for their candidate upon the first ballot at Chi
cago Their count is as follows: Alabama 20.
Arkansas II, Florida S, Georgia ~, Illinois az,
Indiana IL, Kentucky "a, Maryland Q, Massachu-
sets 4. Mississippi 6, Michigan 2, Missouri 80,
New York 20, North Carolina 10. New jersey 6,
Pennsylvania IS, South Carolina IA, Tennessee
Is, Texas 16, Virginia %, Wisconsin T. District
OF Columbia l, Utah 2. Dakota 2, Arizona q
New Mexico l; total 40T. This includes every
vote that can be claimed for Grant with any
certainty, and number that are not by any
means certain to be cast for him. For instance
the claim of 12 In Indiana 4 In Massachusetts,.
and 10 In North Carolina has no basis
except the opinions OF very ardent Grant
men, while other people, just as we'll
Informed, maintain that Grant will not get any
thing like that number of votes In the three
states named. There Is no disputing the fact
that some of the delegates from New York and
Pennsylvania are determined to vote against
Grant. notwithstanding instructions, unless the
national convention shall reverse precedents
and enforce the unit rule. The same Is true of
Kentucky. from which state several OF the dele
gates openly avOw their intention to disregard
instructions. This makes the success of the
Grant movement depend upon the effect that
general disregard OF state Instructions may
have.
If the Blaine men who are under instructions
vote for The candidate OF their choice, then, no
doubt, the Grant men from Blaine states will
do the same. Then it becomes an Interesting
question to ascertain which OF the two candi-
dates would gain most by such move The
Grant men maintain that there are delegates
enough In the delegations from Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, New Hampshire and other Blaine
states to more than compensate the Grant col
mi fhG,1 0Sc
and Pennsylvania The indications. based upon
an impartial view OF the situation, are that a
disregard OF the unit rule will really give Blaine
more delegates from Grant states than the lat
ter will get from Blaine states.
Another thing the Grant men rely upon to
very great extent Is the enthusiasm they ex-
pect TO be created In favor OF their candidate
by the first states on the roll voting soidly for
him. There are always in conventions numer-
GUS delegates whose moving principle is to be
On the winning side, and when they see the tide
setting towards any candidate they rush to his
support But some OF the first states on the
roll are for Blaine, and they will make fearful
breaks In the Grant line Alabama and Arkan-
Sas, the first two TO be called will respond SOL
Idly for Grant, but the next three-Calltornia,
Connecticut and Delaware-wiI do the
same for Blaine, which will bring him, at that
stage, 20 within two votes OF Grant Then comes
Florida for Grant. and the next state on the roll
Is Georgia Here Will come the tug OF war. The
delegation from that state Is mixed, and it Is
impossible TO fOretell how it Will vote Ii Geor-
gia can be induced 70 respond solidly for Grant,
Ii viii probably give his boom an impetus that
VIII rush him through, because 1t Will Indicate
that the southern delegates have determined to
go for the ex-PreS1dent but should Georgia
record her vote for Blaine, 1t Will have ten
dency to create for him the enthusiasm that the
Grant men are hoping for, and 1t may give him
the nomination. The Blaine men are deter
mined to make desperate hight at Chicago, and
while Grant undoubtedly has the lead In the
race, II Is not yet won, by any means