Omaha daily bee., 1880-06-01

noise and confusion that characterized
most of last week in the leading hotels
was very much intensified by these ar
rivals, and probably had more actual
significance, for the reason that 1t was
largely contributed to by men who will
have something to say in the actual
light. Those central points of inter-
est, the Palmer and Grand Pacific,
were 10 filed up that frequently it was
difficult to move about in either. eau
cuses were almost of momentary &C.
currence, caucuses large and caucuses
small, caucuses of large importance;
caucuses of none. It was
A FIELD DAY,
in the widest sense of the term. What
was accomplished remlins to be seen.
The meeting of the national commit
tee, which is to occur this evening,
Will tell that story. Toward that
meeting all expectations turn. 1t will
bs of the highest importance, and
promises to be anything but har-
monious.
CONFERENCE
OF the representatives of the three
principle candidates for nomination
took place last night, and lasted five
hours. Those who took part were
Conblng and Logan for Grant, DENIM
son and Foster for Sherman, and Han
nibal Hamlin and VIM. e. Chandler
for Blaine. The object was to see if
all parties could not agree to q tenn
porary organization. After q full ex-
PLANTATION on the part of those opposed
to the unit rule of their position and
strength, of which they felt sure, Conk-
ling, speaking tor his side, yielded the
naming of the temporary chairman to
the anti-Grant men, pledging himself
that Cameron would carry out this
agreement in good faith. This extends
to the agreement motto move a substi-
tute for the one named by the commit
tee for temporary chairman. The
names of George F. Hoar and ex-Rep-
resen.ative Brandige, of Connecticut,
will be proposed to the convention to-
night. After Conkling had pledged
his associates to yielding the
temporarychairman to the anti-Grant
men, representatives of the latter took
a list of names submitted over to Lo-
gan, Cameron and their associates, and
they promptly rejected three names
submitted by the Sherman and Blaine
men-namely, G. F. Hoor, of Massa-
chusetts; ex-Congressman Brandige,
of Connecticut, and ex-senator Mitch
ell, of Oregon, and declared they
would only accept the name of j.
Morrison Harris, of Maryland, sug-
gested by Conkling. He was vouched
for by the latter as a Sherman man
and as against the unit rule. The
Blaine and Sherman men will not
agree to him, for the reason that for
years he had been q democrat, and
when a candidate for governor de-
clared that he owed no allegiance to
the republican party.
COL ROBERT INGERSoLL
was among this morning arrivals, and
will speak at the anti Grant meeting
tonight.
THE UNIT RULE ABANDONED.
The latest developments thiis after
noon indicate that the Grant men will
come 10 the conclusion that it would be
unwise to make . fight on the unit
rule, as it would inevitably be beaten.
1t is safe, therefore. to say that the
unit rule has been abandoned by the
Grant men.
C0NKLING.
There is rumor that if Grant is de.
feated in the convention Conkling
may be put forward. He (Conkling)
may put forward Hamilton Fish, who
is understood to be his second choice.
The fight might be between Wash.
burne, Edmunds and Fish.