, 1880-05-31
TIE SITUATION.

ing it was the tirst time ho had ever been out
| maneuvred. GATH.
THE SITUATION.
| DESPERATE CONFLICT 1NEv1rAnrE-
Nearly all the members of the National Re-
publican Committee have arrived in the city.
The absent ones arc Forbes of Massachusetts,
| Buchanan of Mississippi, Rule. Of Tennessee,
| Torbert Of Delaware, and Patterson Of
South Carolina. It is expected that
! they will arrive the early
| truins this morning, There will be a meeting
| this evening to make all the preliminary
arrangements for the temporary organization Of
| tho Convention, and d very exciting session is
| anticipated. There are thirty unit third-term
members to sixteen who clamor for the nomtna-
ton Of the silent man Of Galena- The advocates
Of the iutter desperate, and will give way to
no compromise whatever. For four years they
hive been without influence at tho White
Housc. They hare not had the power to secure
tho appointment Of n Treasury clerk, unless to
fill a vacancy caused by death or resignation.
What Cameron, Conklng, and Logan
are now fighting for is not So
much tho SUCCESS Of the Republican
party rs it Is to nominate and elect Republic
nn President, Of whom they shall be the inspiring
genius. They Affect to sneer at the present Ad-
mnistrntion and accuse it of being sadly
deficient in backbone, though 1t must be coll
fcssed by the most hostie-Democrllt and Re-
publican alike-that his Administration is the
ablcst and most pcaceabe tho country
has known for twelve years, md this proceeds
exactly from the backbone, which enabled him
to send the bulldozing Senators to a back seat.
Camcron wants everything within reach that
will tend to continue the political prestige,
somewhat ;unsavory it must be con-
tcsscd, of his fan,iy. Conkling desires to
be the boss of the New York Custom House
and rcinstate his dcposed friend, Gen. Chester Il.
Arthur. Logan wants-wcl1, it is hard to tell ex-
actly without knowing the number Of
OFFICES He PLEDGED
to secure his Senatorial election year ago last
winter. Particularly would he like to demo1ish
the gentleman from Tnzewell, who occu-
pies comfortable seat at Springfield
as Collector Of Internal Revenue. Thus
it is that otice-bro1crs loudly prate Of patriot
ism and devotion to party, SO that they mny be
bound together by the cohesive power Of public
plundcr.
split will be the report OF the quintet, who have
S:fh The tbrattIe y vide ' open, It
ship will 4ecefvc searchtns exam eaaIninaton aud
many things which they huve done III tho in
terest Of the third-ter1ner will be promptly
the settlement Of these @ littls details.
there will come Up the question Of
Iae contested seats. Ihere are four or flre dill
being from Illinois and Louisiana. That from
our own State is Of the greatest importance, and
tablish L precedent that may be disastrous
to tho interests Of the party. So fur ;.s
can he oscertaincd. the majority Of the anti
Guiding all parties tn a contest from the door Of
the hail. and rclegating them to the gallery until
the Conygntion shall have passed on their
field by dictatfon OF "thc gentleman from
Jackson County," and the precedent, being so
s.n athor1iys should 3,s nor be objested to by tho
temporarily settled the contests, the Committee
will find itself face to face the unit rule.
This the Cnncron party are determined to en-
force by all means, fair or foul. Without its
aid
THEY HAVE NO HOPE
Of nominating the third-term candidate, unless
The, tie syndcaae. nd ,: backed by capitalists Of New
ant-third- tcrmcrs know very well thnt the unit
rule nenns utter destruction, in detail, if not en-
n,;.ssc, and they feel that to allow its enforce
political crime for which they would right
fully deserve the fmpreclnons Of the people
assembled, II such Il thing were possible. They
do not propose to berray their constituents |
in any such manner. AL along they have
difficulty. hut the arrogant assumptions OF the
Senatorial Triunlvirate Indicate that the h,.rsh-
et ssert must o be sf To- The is
Saul on his journey to Damascus that
ean,,,<o can induce 1SI; , these 1T three men 10
viii. But it will be Under duress, and if the op,
portuntJ' should occur they will recount with |
the s'!ddenness Of lightning. To avoid any such |!
thnt is to do unto them as they would do unto
you. Don Cameron should be depose:d, and |
that Is the conclusion at which II large
To allow him to aherc to the unit-rtlle would be
to throw awaya victory that is within easy |
Yesterday IN informal committee was ap-
pointed to look into the unit rule matter and in
teryiew the Pennsylvania Senator as to his views
who called upon him he stated that be would |
not consent to give up the rule. HI bclievedi in
It M he ey n hSg Sgoa that fo9d xys stG
able gentleman &c eyidently forgot 1 D'itn that
M wbsa bis sae tefGssa to fos
Andrew g. Curtin, Of, Pennsylvania, for Vice
President. He was asked the question il he
n majority of the National Committee. He re:
piled thar he would consider any such instruc-
ton
p--D INSULT, T
to which he would not submit. When reminded
that the unit rule had been rcpudiurcd in every
National Republican Convention. he snecringly
remarked that it nude no uiifercnce: as this
mittec then retired and held conference with
Senator Conkiing. He expressed his willingness
to accept any honorable gentleman whom the
majority might nanae for Temporary Chairman, |
but while DONG So he would not speak for the
other leaders Of his faction. New York
state had proclaimed for the unit rule.
and be was unwilling to repudlate the action OF
hs State: During the forenoon great pains we're
taken TO announce far and wide that thirty-unc
members Of the New York delegation had voted
in favor Of abrognting the rule. This yytls gen
erly looked upon rs victory for the anti third
term stalwarts. But, as the old sailor used
20 say. It's all III my eye, Betty Martin" Il
:losc inspection Of the New York headquarters
failed to Indicate that the announcement hud
ereated any CONSERVATION there. The white
1ntted gentlemen were us placid and smiling rs
May morning. They wore that indiscribable
lir Of comfort which Is generally supposed
sasy conscience A fcint to giyc IN air OF truth
o the report was concoctcd lud put into execu- ]
fon- but it quilted no one who had becu closely
Watching the progress Of events. The sudden
all for the Sir Harcourt Courtly Of New York
,olitics-not Conkling, but his lieu tenant. Gen.
neatly managed sham. There
M hing In II l