, 1880-05-30
IOWA.

uC4lallEO 2alu WHICH ltuuCGu tQt party &lE<tl
! majority to popular minority.
IOWA.
MR. J. S. RUNSELLs,
the Chairman of the Iowa Republican Cen
trail Committee, who will represent the Sew
enth District in the Convention, is at the
Sherman House, and cordially received a
TRIBUNE reporter, who called for the pur-
pose of interviewing him.
"How does the delegation stand % was the
first question asked.
"Twenty-two for Blaine, and no scatter
ing" said Alr. Runnells.
'sNo second choice?"
'Not yet.'
"IIow do you stand on the unit rule?''
"We are opposed to it.''
''uow were the Iowa delegates elected ~
'The four at large by the Convention, and
the others ratified by it after being nomi-
mated by the districts.'
"Then the delegates will be pretty apt to
vote for the twenty contestants from u1i-
nois ?"
'There is no doubt about it at all.''
s'Is there much opposition to Grant in
your State ?'
"Yes; I: very intense opposition"
"What is its character?"
"Not so much personal as on account of
the methods which have been employed by
his friends and the fear that he would not be
astrong candidate"
lie could carry Iowa? ?''
Undoubtedly; but we have three close
districts lying along the Mississippi, where
there are Z good many Germans who are are
his nomination would greatly imperil our
chances of carrying those districts, il not de-
feat us. There are men who are aspirants
for the Congressional nomination i'll one Of
candidates il Grant is nominated" = >
"Has,Vashburne any friends in the dele
"Yes, quite number"
"And Edmunds?"
II know of but one whose second choice.
is Edmn,ssd{s; NJ, there 8, may be possibly two."
I Us "a thsFs any likejhood II of the delegation
that is beyond doubt. A delegate who voted
for Grant wouldn't get very warm recep-
tion when he went back home"
r bs ds YGn {eaf Sate Tta tha 9sS regard
"Yes, in so far as they appeared in the
press"
I'D. do ,;yq yoq think i5i5 j, Logan was justified in
"By 10 manner of means 1t was the
@What effect will it have ?"
"Tlle action Of that Convention has done
as much as any one thing, and perhaps more,
TO strengthen and intensity the opposition to
s'Tl1an even New York or Pennsylvania
t'Yes, much more, because Illinois is IN the
West, where the people are more wrougfltup
OIL the subject"
"Yes, decided evidences. The press of
our State have been 0utspoken in denuncla~
ton, and I have more or less correspondence
with prominent, members Of the party i'll
Iowa, and they all denOunce it."
''Any Grant men do SO %
"We haven't many of them"
generally?"
but, so far as can learn, the Blaine men
have confidence that Grant will be beaten,
and have seen signs Of Il lack of confidence
among Grants friends that he will be nolli-
mated. The Grant men arc beginning to talk
upon, DO thinking that the nomination Of either
Blaine or Grant would be preiudiclal.",
"What defnit expressions have you heard
on that point?'
4 I am hardly in shape to tell you. but
Gall Say LllS lIluCls LllfAk 1 Hay 1lCllu SQ5-
gestions from Grant men that it was feared
that his nomination would entl;!1ger the sue
cess of the party, and that possibly the same
objection would lie as to Blaine. Feeling
that way, d compromise candidate IS desir-
ssHow do the Blaine men feel about tt?''
!" I have heard no talk among then.''
''Do you think Grant could be elected if
?"
II think it extremely doubtful"
+ I'm E1,nr, fo
M1.. j. S. CLARKsoS,
editor of the IoUtt State Register.
and has no second choice, but. after Blaine,
is for the best man that can be nominated
and the surest to be elected"
"Do you think Grant could be e1ected:n
weaken the party everywhere aud :.llnk
we would lose three districts in our State
That is why Iowa is SO strongly against u
third term. Grant himself is very popular In
"iiave you seen any indications of:his
"Wcli, they are going about asking Blaine
States to present a candidate OF their own.
We have been approached and asked II Iowa
had no name to present." ~ /
Approached BY known Grant men p,
Yes, very pronounced Grant llien- Ihey |
find that they haven't votes enough an4 can't |
ret any more, so they want the strong Blaine |
States to break away SO that they can defeat
Blaine"
sDo you mean a name for Vice~Presi-
:. No. for President. If they can get Iowa, |
'or instance, to nallc a fayorit son, they will
70 for him, and in thai. way defeat Blaine. !
We have several men who are stronger than !
You will not accommodate the Grant |
ner, though ?''
"Iowa is for Blaine more than for any Of |
IS own citizens"
'4TelI me again, please, what the propo-
ition was."
.sirant men came to us to see if we would |
Je willing to present a man from Iowa and |
:otc for him; aud from their talk it looked /
0 me as if they believed they could not win,
md we're working to defeat Blaine.''
frant%'
: Is It lOolrs as il they were peerjnp into tha |