New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-07

upon some third man. A union of any kind implies
q certaindegree of friendly feeling it is difficult to
see how Mr. Sherman's friends can have such
feeling toward the Grant side of the. Convention
after Mr.. COnkling has taken the pains to disparage
Secretary Sherman's resumption record, and to in
sinuate that he has been using the power of his
office to bring about his nomination. If Mr.. Conk-
lings intense personality did not govern him in eV-
erything, he might easily have lauded Grants re-
sumption record without offending the Sherman
men. But the declaration about Grant that to him,
to him immeasurably more than any other man, is
due the fact that every paper dollar is as good rs
gold could only he construed as a dspara cement of
Sherman, and the speakers intOnatons showed
that he meant it to be so construed.
SO also Mir. Conkng might have argued
that General Grant has bad no patronage official
Influence to secure his nomination without accusing
anyone else OF having so used them. but when ne
said "Otiicial power has not been used for him."
with long and snecring emphasis on the word
him" there was only one application to be made.
Secretary Sherman is the only candidate before the
Convention, who has what can be called "otliclal
power" and his friends felt it impossible that
the remark could be aimed ut any other man.
MORE SARCASM.
But this was not all. In of Senator Conkling's
sentences he said speaking of the Grant men
"Thoy hold the rightfu rule Of the majority as the
very essence of their faith, and they mean to up
hold that faith against not only the common enemy
but against the chaTatanS and jayhawkeTS and
gucrllas-thc men who dcplOy between the lines
and forage now on tho one side and then on the
other" A NewYork Republican who sympa-
thizes with the nineteen independents in
tho NewYork delegation says that as Senator
COnkling pronounced tine words quoted he pointed
toward those gentlemen. Whether this impression
is correct or not, 1t shows how much offence the
speech has given. A delegate remarked to-day that
it was a very different speech from that in which
General Stewart l.. WoOdtord nominated Mr.. COnk-
ling himself four years ago. In that speech every
enc of the rival candidates generously praised
and the result was that Mt least there were no
enemies made. A Blaine delegate said TO-DAY
that Mr.. COnklings speech was that of q man who
dcspaIrcd Of his candidate but this fact, for it is
fact no doubt did not prevent considerable dissatis
faction among the Grant men themselves 1t is
carefully concealed i'll most instances OF course, but
it exists for obvious reasons on the part of those
Grant men who still had slight hopes OF making
votes for him.
GARFIELD ABLE AND POLTIC,
II seems TO he the verdict of the majority that
General Garfield won the laurcls of the night,
rs indeed he has of the Convention thus far Mr..
Frycs speech, though eloquent, was delivered with
out any preparation whatever. He happened to be
on tho platform mt the time of Mr.. joys speech and
some Of the Blaine delegates insisted that lie must
speak, If only for two minutes. 10 retrieve Mr..
joys failure. General Gariclds speech was
admirably adapted to make votes for
his candidate IL speeches ever made votes. II was
courteous, cOncatOry and prudent. General Gar
field honestly did his best for Secretary sherman.
and vet the General is so popular here that the chlct
effect Of his speech has been TO increase he talk
and speculation ~ 10 the possibility Oi hlS being
made the nominee If the situation were different.