The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01
Arbitrary Course of Senator
Cameron.
HE UNDERTAKES TO GAG THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
George F. Hoar Selected as Tempo
rary Chairman.
SENATOR EDMUNDS DECLINES TO
BE A CANDIDATE.
ITO the Associated Press.l

fusing to state who there second choice will be,
say they will not vote for Grant. A Massa-
withdrawal would add 20 votes to Shermans.
The Southern Delegates.
The score of the Southern delegates has
been the object of solicitude and devosed at
tention for As hours past. 1t is claimed by the
Grant men that they have gained in that
quarter which the friends of the other candi-
dates refuse to allow. The principal candi-
dates have been very active and very conf
dent, and their friends also. So far as can be
learned there is no giving way in any quarter
as yet.
A large delegation from Philadelphia with
white hats) arrived to-day and were received
with band and other demonstrations of well
come. Cincinnati furnished another large
delegation which was received in like manner
The Grant and Anti-Grant Meetings.
The evening proved to be fine one and at
an early hour large crowds poured from the
trains and street cars in masses to attend the
two meetings on the Lake Shore. The meet
ing OF Grants supporters was held on Dear
born Park and the anti-Grant meeting just
across the street. The prominent speakers an
nounced for the Grant meeting we're Conk-
ling, Logan and Carpenter, Stewart L. Wood
ford, Robert I. Lincoln and Stephen A.
Douglass.
At the anti-Grant meeting the speakers were
Bob Ingersoll, Gov. Davis of Maine, Fred
IL,
and Louis Parker Gibson. The Ohio dele.
CATION have elected ex-Gov. Dennison chair
man.
California Against the Unit Rule.
The California delegates organized with
Frank NJ Pixley as chairman. The delega-
ton decided to vote solid against the unit rule
and in favor of admitting the contesting dele
gates from the Illinois ldstricts. Pixley was
waited upon by tine Blaine managers, but de-
clined to allow his name to be used as one of
the five from whom should be selected dele
gate to propose the lame of Blaine to the
convention.
specials to the New York Herald.l
Gov. Davis Views.
New YORK, May 30.-The Chicago cores
pondent of the Herald met Gov. Davis of
Maine, yesterday and had the following con-
versation with him:
Said I, "How is your delegation, Cover
nor?''
"All fourteen OF them are for Blaine. They
are not instructed; no need to instruct them,''
was the reply.
1.-THE unit rule is not required in their
case?''
mot at ALL
'What do you think of it?''
"My opinion is that it will not be adopted by
the Convention. 1t is an innovation in Re
publican principles. In this country every
man has the right to express his opinion, and
the proposed gagging unit rule Is entirely OPP
posed to the doctrines of the Republican party.
If adopted it will be attended with the most
disastrous results to the party"
"What results do you think would follow?'
l asked.
81 don't care to talk about that. l don't
wish to discuss the prospect of the Republican
party going to pieces. 1t has a grand mission
to perform. and is going to do it,"
"What do you think of the Grant party's
doings in Iliinois?"
81 look upOn it as an Notwithstanding en-
metropolitan in its nature that we do not be-
lieve the delegates from the other States are
going to sustain it. Our delegation is most
thoroughly opposed to it,
'Your delegation is for Blaine, of course
is it also anti-Grant independent of other is
sues?''
at is. We look upon the Grant movement
as one inaugurated for the purpose of advanc-
ing the interests of other men. A movement
of this kind can only iniure Grant. At pres
emit he stands so well in the United States, in
the whole world, that his becoming the can
didate OF men whose sole object is grasping OF
power cannot fail to do him irreparable harm.
/ believe, and so do our delegates, that when
the convention gets together they will calmly
and dispassionately consider what is best for
the interests of the Republican party and will
act accordingly. We have reasons to believe
that Mr.. Blaine has more followers in the
United States than all other candidates COM
bined, will arouse more enthusiasm if nomina-
ted, and achieve better success than any other
candidate"
"How have you found the feeling of people
of late?'
I'm coming through the States we gained
the imp ession that strong reaction had set
in against the Grant boom. The feeling, how
ever. is not so much against Grant as against
the third term and against the doctrine of a
few men debating to the whole country what
is to be done in a case like this The third
term is an innovation, and it is very hard to
reconcile the people to it, but the other idea
is worse even, and the popular feeling against
all classes"
"You feel quite confident ofisuccess, then,
Goyernor?'
eyes, sir. We are heart and soul in favor
OF Blaine. We are working for the man of
our choice, and we are fighting chiefly the
third term and the rule of the few as opposed
to the enemies of republican principles
Grants Weakness.
1t is significant that the New York Grant
men are already talking of second choice and
both Mr. Conkling and Senator Edmunds are
named in this connection. The serious talk of
prominent Ohio men here in regard to the
weakness of Grant as a candidate in their
state is unquestionably having its effect. The
opinion that he could not carry the State is
expressed by men who are not personally en-
thusiastic in regard to Sherman and not active
~ engaged in securing his nomination. This
opinion from men of this class is so general
and so decided that Grant men from remote
sections are beginning to give this feature of
the case some attention. The Indiana dele
gates and those from Kentucky have both been
much impressed with this report from Ohio,
and members of the former delegation are
reporting similar condition of feeling toward
Grant in their State. The same report comes
from Wisconsin, where the German vote is
heavy. The bitterness of the internal contest
In lllineis is attracting the attention of the
whole body of delegates. 1t ALREADY exceeds
anything of the kind which has occurred in
the history of the Republican party. Each
day seems to intensity it. There are many
Republicans who fear that in case Grant is
nominated it may put Illinois into the list of
doubtful states. This and the admitted weak
ness OF Grant in Ohio and Indiana are ex-
citing much attention.
Mr.. Frye telegraphed Mr.. Blaine tonight
that after careful personal canvass of the
delegates he felt sure that there was a clear
majority of at least one hundred against the
unit rule.
Cameron Won't Obey the National Com
mittee.
A conference of representatives of the three
principal candidates for nomination took place
last evening. 1t lasted five hours Those
who took part'were Conkling and Logan for
Grant. Governors Dennison and Foster for
Sherman, Senators Hamlin and w. E. Chand-
Ter for Blaine. The object was to see if ali
partleS coulu not agree to the temporary organ
ization. Conkling speaking for his associates
yielded the naming of the temporary chairman
to the anti Grant men, pledging than Cameron
would carry out this agreement in good faith.
This extended to an agreement not to make a
substitute for the one named by the committee
for temporary chairman.
After Conkling had pledged his associates
to yielding the temporary chairman to the
anti-Grant men the representatives of the
latter took list of the names submitted over
to Logan, cameron and their associates, and
they promptly rejected the three names sub
mitted by the Sherman and Blaine men,
namely G. Il. Hoar of Massachusetts, ex-Con.
gresham Brandigee of Connecticut, and
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, and declared that
they would only accept the name of j. Morri-
son Harris of Maryland, suggested by Conk-
ling. He was vouched for by the latter as
Sherman man and against the unit rule. The
Blaine and Sherman men will not agree to
him for the reason that for years he had been
a Democrat, and when a candidate for Cover
nor declared he owed no allegiance to the
Republican party
Mr.. Cameron declared in plain terms to his
friends that he would neither obey Instructions
from the committee nor recognize its power
to depose him.
Special Dispatch to the Boston Journal.)