The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-08
The Chairman Decides That
They are Entitled to
Theft Seats.
The Speech Of DON Cameron
on Calling the Conven-
ton to Order.
They Complete Their Business
and Adjourn until II
o'clock To-
morrow.

m0IIOW.
The Outlook.
Special 10 the Bazoo.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. June 2.
This morning the result Of the
convention is apparently as uncertain
as ever. All the leading men are
hard at work. The claim that Grant
is beaten is sturdily held BY one side.
particularly by Blaine's men. and
"hurled back. as politicians say when
found out. BY the boomers of Grant.
l should conclude, from the best
evidence before me. that it was the
best chance tor fair betting in the
country whether Grant would get
through or not. Perhaps the chances
are very slightly not. His friends
cav that If the first ballot brings him
very close to nomination, there will
be changes enough from minority
candidates to nominate him. They
expect tn get votes from Shermsns
column. from the scattering support
of Edmunds aud Washburne, and
from Bisiue's own uninstructed dele
cations.
The Sherman men claim ITO votes
on the first ballot, though experts say
it will be only 105 at best. They
count on Grsut's strength. il it breaks.
coming to them to beat Blaine, whom
they suspect of undermining their
Ohio delegation and corrupting what
are called the s'Shermau niggers."
The Notsbles.
The great Conkling has been closet
ed with delegates for hours at time.
He loves privacy. echo and a clean
pocket-handkercnief, and bends most
winningly to the more wavering New
York delegates. as they feel COM
plimeuted by his ascentuation.
John Logan gets around more
gallously, looking like something
between a Malay warrior and the
Mawworm in the comedy. or. a. q
grim opponent to-day remarked. As
If he had been taken down from .
hook in the smoke-house among the
bacon"
Don Cameron is chiefly engaged
publicly in spreading his long legs.
walking in a straight line. looking al
strangers from . consumptive COM
plexion with cold interest, and vanish
ing into his room, whence he regp-
lates the sOlar system BY sending forth
star by star. Two red-headed mer
are in tha. triumvirats, and they al
love each others company.
On the other side is Governor
Charley Foster, Of Ohio. Who is tear
ed more than any person on the anti
Grant side. With open door, de
mocrstic, volubIe, keen, warmish Tor
rather. tepid), he talks and dis
tinguishes veil. He feels ! persons
dislike of Conkling, and Is the coa
Meeting link between Sherman an
Blaine.
Foster seems to regulate the MOI
cultured but less self-regulating Gs
Geld, whom no amount of experiens
short of sleeping with John Sherma
| can make . managing politician o
;. You put Garfield 10 . mold and @
!. him solid, and be will come o.
It ljujube-paste. Bury him for . huodr'
I" years, and he will come b
! young. He grows mature no mo
= than Cupid. and his life commend
e and expires in his bead. Hh le
., and arms are Of no use to him exec
ID to thro~ up hay. 81
Charles v. Farwelk, Who made b
!, the commotion in Chieago u plae
1. looking man Of increasing Assh. y
= goes about With an eyeElas On |
nose, looking like Q railroad Preside
Who had been made . bishop.