, 1880-02-20
PRESIDENTIAL.
Ohio Seems Disposed to Sit
Down on the Favorit-
Son Business.
Rousing Meeting Of Blaine's
Supporters at Columbus
Last Night.
Sherman's Presidential Pre-
tensions Unmercifully
Disparaged.
His Record as a Visiting
- :, Statosman'' Placed IN
Sharp Contrast
With BIaine's Unwavering Fidelity to the
Cause Of the Poor and Down.
tr0dden.
Chicago Democrats in Washing
ton Working for the Con-
vcntion.
New York Delegates to tho Utica
Convention Not AL for
Grant.
How the Opposition to the Logan
Machine Is Developing
in Illinois.
The Antl.Grant Men Of Chicago Meet
md Organize for Actiyo
Work.
An Informal Interchange Of Opinions
Had, and Committee Appoint
ed That Means Business.
Tho Antf.Grant Men Of Chicago Meet
md Organize for Actiyo
Work.
An Informal Interchange Of Opinions
Had, and Committee Appoint
ed That Means Business.
BLAINE.
HIS STRENGTH IN OHIO.


Special Dsraseh to 1h4 Chicago Tribune.
COLUMBUS, o., Fob. 18.-Tho nlaino meeting In
this city fortnight has without dollbt demon
Etrntcd tho faot clearly to tho 1nost ardent nt-
mircr Of Secretary Sherman TINT. 40 fur Us Ohio
Is concerned, It will bo impossible ,by any kiud
Of manipulation 10 whcetllo thB delegation to
tho Chlcngo Convention into his support Tho
meeting Tonight was Of tint WITH
and enthusiastic kind which awakons tu
md cnrrscs with tho cause forco which
Is irresistible. It demonstrated tho fact
TINT tho following Of Senator Dlaino is fnoreus-
1l9 each dny. uni TINT tho oldest mud hFt Re-
pn1ilcnns In lhc Stato arD ut work III Ills hehalf
at tho mootiug Tonight khere wcro roprcsonta-
tive EcntIomen from ovcax quarter ot tho stato,
nid reports ut tho organization OF It!ntuc Clubs
wckc real which clearly show that tho more.
mont il well organfzetl, md Is being managed by
tho best clasa nf Republicans III Ohio.
AMONG TIL: sPEAKEHs
tonight wns tho Hon. I. r. Mack, Of the
sandusly Ief1dxtcr, one Of tho most witty and
snrcastic editors In Ohio. Ilefcrring to tho
Sherman meeting q week ago, Mr.. Mnck snlti:
" VIII greatly surprised to rcntl tho speech Of
Charley Foster, our present Governor, giving
hls ntlvtce to the Republicans OF Ohio,
nnl tlMt ho nly1ses us to stand by
John Sherman. Now, remember whom wo
wero at tho Cincinnati Convention nenry
tuH sIAe "hos "4' cohttTs ottE 0"l
Cna,ey, camo 10 me nhd said: Muck. You
stand with liz Ro1td for Jim Ba,nc, OF Mnino.
Hos tho best nun in this Nntton tt-tlay, tried
and tr1le.' Now" says tho speaker, "wtnt ails
Jim n1nine uow. or tlE.lu't Mr., Foster nlcan whit
he satd? Was ho Joking then, or IL he joking
HOW, "heh nc 6aya tnat JoAtl Sherman Is tho
9fenteat naah tals Nasion ever pr1Nluced9 THIS
1AfoE1t soh nuslnesa u incoming atio. While wo
nso pso'.u OF 1ohn shortnnts, We aso thor,ngh1y
s.ck aaa ufed OF lhls btAte-pr1le foollshncss.
"o III my section like sheEtnan and would mot
taho from MIN ono word VI praiso that Is duo
h!1h uut for tne Ghlcf hiaytstr7itn OF this grcAt
Nation mo want man who Is broad enough to
no tho 1hsos1t soil az tho whole Republic, and
not 10 hanipercd ny State boundary lines, and
that ManIs
JAMES q. ALA1NE,
OF Ma!no. We arc truly tired OF this policy busl-
ness, and tho sooHer we wnke Up to tho truo
condition Of this country tho bottor for us. We
want 4 man who has nesnr waycrod. and ono
whom all car1 enthusiastically aupport- We tlo
mt like Sherman lcas, but We, tho people, love
Dlaino moro." [Enth,.sastio app!ausu.]D
oHeot tho speakers, iu referring to tho favor
it-so1 footahncss, saif: fears ago lived In n,
aijolninE State. We wcro afflicted with that
worry catch!ns cridomlot tho tayorlt-son ailment-
lilo wins elected TO tho Presidency, but wo Wcro
cured, a1,d have nnvor had q relapsc, thank Godl
lcrhAps YOU hAy1 hoard Of him. buchanan was
hts nanio. Now, Ohio may got her fullnoss Of
tha same thing 1t remedy Ia not administered"
Gen. John 1!catty fnado tho closing speoch,
which took deep root, md WIS loudly and Nar1ri-
y arplat,t'od. In referring to tho last prcsl-
dontlul election ha said: "Thoro was delcga-
ton OF visiting statcaIncn who went to Now Or
leans. Ono Of that Committee was .uau whom
tho pnorle OF Ohio had highly honored. lie was
c1lcd cold man, but nevertheless tho people
HAD CoEF1pENoA IN Ills WORD.
lie saia that tho Republicans had carried tho
stats, and tho people believed him. Tho voto OF
Louisiana waA necessary to elect [IRYes and ho
WIS declared elected President Ills tlrat net
waa to cnl! to his aid thAs cold mnn, John Sher-
ma1. We know tho rest. Tho Republican party
Ut that Btate which olected tho preatdont, who
hntl voted tue Republican ticket at tho risk Of
their llyes and oil that waa hold dear, were cru.
clIy aud