New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-05
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Logan has reason TO GO to Illinois. He has prom
Used that the State shall Lr solid for Grant, when
the Republican Convention meets on the 10Th, and
if he IS going to deliver the goods ho must take Off
his coat and 20 to work. Up to yesterday morning
- Of the 1O2 counties had elected Delegates, and
of the 2S9 men chosen 100 are for Blaine, l2G for
Grant and for Washburnc. Every week
told that the Blaine counties have all been heard
FROM aud that forth Grant will draw steadily
ahead, yet every day shows that wherever there il
Republican county il rlrcisa Blaine delegation,
lrnving tho election OF Grant delegates almost
entirely to the Democratic counties.
1t was incidentally noticed of Thurman while he
was in Ohio that he has not looked moro robust
and vigorous for ten years past" and his voice is
AS ringing and powerful as when he made his first
speech in tho canvass for Governor in 1867" From
which anybody can infer that II the Democratic
party i looking for IL candidate who can turn him.
Erf over ia bed, cut his own food and talk above
Whisper it won't have to go out of Ohio to find him.
judging from the hystcrcal cries of tho third
tcrncrs, the Mississippi Republican Convention,
which meets to-day il in danger of getting away
from them. This would he disastrous for Grant. for
Mississippi IL the only Southern State left which
was counted on to choose solid Grant delegation.
grows moro and more dubious.
Nothing but rigid enforcement Of tho unit rule
Mt Chicago can secure Grants nomination, and that
enforcement would bc an unprecedented act in
Republican National Convention.
The Southern Republicans will yet be sensible
enough to cOnccdo that the North which must
elect the candidate should have n voice in his
nomination.
There are conflicting reports "muS'ihc extent
Of the revolt against Grant In the Pennsylvania dele
cation to Chicago but all sides agree that revolt
exists There is not particle of doubt that nearly
the cntiroI Philadelphia delegation, ten district dele
gates and two Observation-Disclosures aro openly opposed
to Grant and disposed to exert themselves to break
the unit rule 1t was the steady support of the Phil
adrphia Delegates mt Harrisburg which made
Senator Camcron's triumph there possible, and tho
revolt of the delegation chosen by these loyal sup
porters is therefore, OF remarkable significance.
The Philadelphia Inquirer asserts confidently that
alto Philadelphia delegates, almost to Il man, have
signed a pnpcr-which has already received the
signatures of n large number Of delegates to the
Chicago Convention from outside the Clty-plcdg-
ing thrmscyc to use every means in their power to
prevent the nomination of Grant for third term"
Interviews with the delegates confirmed this report
although some of them would not admit that any
definite stand had yet been taken. Nearly all of
them, however, admitted freely that they wero
against Grant and were considering methods for
action
The blasting of the hope for early adjournment
Of Congress is not unexpected The Democratic
party is incapable of an act 80 polite and sensible.
It is conceded by the Grant men In Nebraska that
the delegation from that State is now assured for
Blaine.
THERE'S hero and there a Grant advocate who
keeps mp the old habit of saying he wants to have
tho General nominated because he is tho strongest
candidate his party has AS his nomination Is tho
only which Is likely to start Republican bolt,
this style of argument long ago retired us de-
crepit.
The President shakes another veto In the face of
the Democratic donkey. Wonder il the animal has
any of the ola kick left in him7
Mr.. Weed writes to The Albany Journal that the
Hon. Levi Robbins Is not the only surviving men,
Der of the Now-YOrk Legislature Of 1919. There