Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-04

Will be trotted out and galloped TO the
victory pole. Who the unknown"
will be is hard to tell. However,
your correspondent thinks that when
the blanket is pulled off Wash
burne will be recognized.
The first ballot will develop
Grants friends to number 354. This
result will hardly be discovered until
some time tomorrow, or probably not
before this reaches you. If Grant
cannot win, it is a foregone conclusion
that Blaine cannot. l canvassed every
headquarters to-day and sounded"
hundreds of delegates as to the proba-
bility of Grants withdrawal after the
first ballot-if he was not then unani-
mously nominated-and in no instance
could l learn that such result was
probable. On the contrary, the gen.
eral belief was that he would fight it
out to the bitter end. 1t is needless
to say that such will be the course
pursued by Blaine. The friends Of
Sherman were a smiling looking
crowd, and looked as though they
anticipated a long continuance in
Office by the election Of their chief.
The Edmunds people have not
much to say. Outside of the dele
gates a sentiment exists that the
Blaine men have stepped too far over
the mark in their abuse of Grant.
How far this may affect the main is
sue will soon be discovered. One
fact is this: Monday night a Grant
ratification meeting, and an anti
Grant one, were held, and addressed
by the ablest speakers, of each fac
ton. The Grant demonstration mum
bered about 5000, and the auti-Gr
gathering over $4,000. This points
how the wind blows. The fight is
between these two parties. 1t is so
determined that yesterday the anti
GRANTEES endeavored to depose Cam
eron, as chairman Of the nation
al republican committee. The
city is full of people,
from every section of this broad land.
Among the number countless demo
Gratis appear, and rumor is puzzled to
account for their presence. Referring
to democrats induces me to mention
that they apparently take no stock in
the Republican quarrel. l paid sew
eral visits to the headquarters Of the
delegates from Tennessee in the
Palmer house. l found them quite
snug, and the delegates calm and
serene. l endeayored to hunt up
Memphis man, but failed in each
effort. Among the Arkansas dele.
gates l found numbers who were
thoroughly posted about Memphi,
affairs, and we're %profuse in theil
compliments as to her enterprise
They pointedly referred to the fac
that they could always find mos.
everything they desired to know
about their state in the PUBLIC
LEDGER.
l am sorry | have a grievance t
narrate here in concluding this shor.
letter. For some reason known t.
themselves, the committee of arrange.
ments have entirely failed to do jus
tice to the public. Things have beer
terribly jumbled up, and nearly ever!
one is disguised, This is glaringl!
the case as to cards of invitation Il
the hall Of the convention. In thi
respect the press has been cousid
erably outraged. Only a few over 6Oi
permits we're issued, and these onl
distributed among the daily" jour
mails and q few prominent weeklies
Aud to be of the lucky number, on
had to go through what pulpit orator
commonly call hell. The red tap
business was bad enough, but the jan
for tickets was simply yillainous. Las
night it was given out that press tick
cts" would be issued this morning a
nine o'clock at the Palmer house. G
course, by that hour representative
of the quill fraternity from all imagir
able regions of the nation crowde
together around the desk of the secrc
tary Of the committee on pass inviti
tions. The scene was one of vii
confusion. Finally, as eleven o'cloc
was approaching, the crowd BEGAN
very agitated and demanded in 1
mild language that the tickets
forthcoming. At this stage it W,
ascertained that Colonel E. NJ. Ston
editor Of the Chicago Daily News, an