Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-05

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About the National Conventions.
The action OF The Pennsylvania republican
convention, yesterday, In instructing for Grant
has revived the hopes of the supporters OF the
eX-Presdent, though IT does not seem to have
depressed the spirits OF other aSoraltS for the
presidential nomination. The aetion of that
ConyentiOn, however assures Gen. Grant the
IS delegates from Pennsylvania, il he shall want
them, and that Is certainly good start. The
republican national convention will consist
OF 1856 delegates and a majority. emily, is required
to nominate. Two delegates are allowed for
each Representative and Senator in Congress
and two from each territory and the District of
Columbia. There are 1913 Representatives. T6
Senators, territories and the District, and that
number doubled makes 756. The dem);ratic
national convention consists of only l3S dele
gates who are entitled to vote. The District OF
Columbia delegates and those from terrt ories
are merely honorary; they are not pernltte to
vote. The rule now In force in holding demo-
cratic conventions requires a two thirds vote to
nominate candidates for President and Vice
President, but 1t will be within the power of the
coming convention to abolish 1t AMI substitute
the majority rule II 1t sees fit. There has been
objection urged to the two-t1irlS rule
in every convention for years. The cony m
ton OF 1876 adopted resolution favorlng the
adoption of the majority rule In future and left
the matter for the next convention to take up
and enforce 1t is more than likely, though,
that the same Influences which have heretofore
operated against the change will be potent
enough in the coming convention to prevent its
being made. Hitherto, whenever a proposition
to substitute the majority for the two-thrds
rule has been submitted the cry has been raised
that 1t was In the interest Of some candidate,
and the effect has invariably been to kill 1t at
the start. At the st. Louis convention the re-
port was circulated that Tilden'5 friends
wanted to abolish the rule because they
could not command two-thirdS. The result
was that, though they favored a majority rule,
they did not dare urge 1t. Therefore the con-
yention contented itself with the adoption OF a
resolution, after the ticket had been nominated,
recommending that the next convention return
to the democratic doctrine of majority rule.
In the republican convention at Chicago it
will require ST9 to nominate, while in the demo-
cratic-unless the rule shall be changed-it will
require 1872. Counting Pennsylvania for Grant,
he has to get 1921 delegates from the states yet
to choose to assure him the nomination. Present
appearances indicate that he will get 20 of these
In New York, as the party managers there are
no less determined than was Senator
Cameron, to compel Instructions for Grant
1t is more than probable that Illinois, too, will
instruct for the General. He lives in that state,
and, added to his great popularity there, he has
the influence OF Senator Logan, which will be
considerable in the convention. This would add
AZ delegates, making a total from the three
states OF PENNSYLVANIA New York aud IlliaoiS
OF no. The general, In fact almost universal
opinion among the best informed politicians OF
the south is that at least half, and perhaps
two-thrds Of the delegates from those states
will be for Grant. This sort OF calculation puts
the General in advance of all competitors for
the republican nominations; but as he has not
yet been heard from Officially" in regard to his
candidacy. it is possible that he may spoil the
plans OF some OF the managers by declining to
run.
AS for the democratic nomination It is not
easy to make any calculation. Senator Bayard
evidently has better support than any other
man named for the position. He is the choice
OF majority Of eastern democrats and OF the
most influential men of the South-Such men,
for instance, as Lamar, Gordon, Hampton, But
Ter, Jones OF Florida, Gibson OF louisiana and
many others. Bayard's friends only hesitate to
organize and push him aggressively for the NOM
nation, because OF one thing. His state has
been classed among those OF the "south," and
some OF Mr.. Bayard's most ardent friends fear
this might hurt him In the north. Northern
democrats who favor Mr.. Bayard insist
that this fear is groundless, and say that
the Independent conservative voters of the
north have more confidence in the Senator from
Delaware than in any other public man. Tilden
Is still prominently mentioned in connection
with the nomination, but If the democratic
members OF Congress reflect the sentiment of
their party on this subject he is the weakest
man spoken OF. The agitation of Seymour,s
name developed the fact that he was a fayorite.
but his recent emphatic declaration that he
would not accept the nomination If rendered to
him seems to remove him from the race Should
the convention return TO the majority rule it is
quite probable that Senator Bayard Will have
strength enough TO give him the nomination
early In the action. Should the two-thlrds rule
De retained, however, there will, very probably,
be long and perhaps bitter struggle over the
nomination. The democrats who favor Mr.
Bayaid are honest and earnest In the belief
that he is the best and the strongest man that
can be chosen. In this belief they will stick
together, and that will give him, possibly, an
advantage over other candidates
MI. parnell undoubtedly has the right to en-
terta1n md express his opinions in regard to
men ana hings. just as other people do. but we
imagine he viii have pretty hard work to con-
vince tie S arving people OF Ireland that the
giver OF $40 900 for their relief is their enemy
This seemed 10 be the aim of his speech in the
Congregational church, in this city, last even
ing, II he IS reported correctly. In critical
times those interested are less concerned with
methods than with results, and as between the
man who extends aid and he who stands by
questioning motives and finding fault with the
manner In which IL Is done 1t will not take