, 1880-05-22
PRESS COMMENTS.
NEW Yp1lK "1aosT."

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NEW YonK "1osr."
Special Dtspateh 10 1ns Chttaeo Tribune.
NEW York, Alny ai.-Commcntlng on the
Illinois Convention, the Post says:
Tho powor OF tho maturity inserted itself very
severely iii tho Illinois C'tiyctiton. The Grant
mon oltnun'bored the ant.,d1ant II, 1noa ~ only
siiey a.lo Tho delegation soiid fsr tho ex.i'resi.
dent. They did not nserrly pnss = resolution In
h!a fay9r Or inatr.ict tho delegation g yote for
Tho result Is TINT iu the delegations Of
thess stntcs there q % nro soy nnny ant
thoir intention to votc as they pscaso et ChlcGRo.
Tho ill!no!s Convention goss g = great wAy fur
tssf s :eeos ot f !si g ss
appointment d. tjie whole deiesl.uon. That i
mcinbcrs, Who, in.!sod, ,ase left witsta,tt any
seecsss ssro vii It bs % no ~ ses na
In tho. Illinois delegation. Tho tyrMnuy
Of majority is no less .hntcfnl and tlangrrnus
thau u when y mi.,orsy =" Ho Of nsry oobar i 10
wro1l9cd; hut III tho latter cnso tho eutrngs Is
more llagrant, is ,noro Likely to IT., stiret nten:.
the Illtnois polit!nnB Is tnt!cfcnsih!o on prin-
clp!e and unI!lsttKblo by the preeodonts of tho
party which tnese politicians assun.o 70 repre-
urnnt " more votes. but It will scarcely
strengthen him in tho optn!on Of Independent
mofc MOI urgently than evor TINT theTo shall 10 froe
dollborau0n At Chicago.
THE ExrREss."
Tho Express says: .....-
II must be confessed oven By bis % Grnnt's} most
infatnatel partlsans TINT tao s!tuaton is e, x,
Of tho delegates arc opposed to his t,uninatton.
Tho uctual lnajorty ~ rennsylyania has been
eh0wn to be against him. aud New York was
carried for hint hr khbtlr Dt3(}1HttV tl1D
rcbclled. ln other states which hnyo instructed
fas ser 9f ne oaSRspo @aotss Es p
cedcnts established In leeo and i.i ls70. 1t Will TO
postpS r to o hoa % The sse int @ n 5 TT t. The
Poso tho machine" tItnnphs at ChtcaRo ~ \ +
md Harrisburgi rio machine " inay bo irro.
outside Of tho equalization. It canno. tyrnn::
@ thousands @ Ok of oltize1ss who heretofore hvo yote
the Republican ticket, but who will i refuse q, to ho
snst tok ey VII eS Drsty
CLEVELAND "IIERA1.D."
spteta! Dtpoteh to Ths Chtcuao Trtbank
CLEVELAND, O., Muy al,-'rhu Herald
will, in the morning, contain tho following
continents:
Tho work Mt springaeM completes tho PRO-
Pennsylvania and was continued III Now York.
1t is tho work Of the t1achlno coetcet] md ii.
Logan, respectively, IN defiance Of tho rlghts
and Wishes Of larxe ,ntnorltioa Of tho purity:
triumph Of machine tactics. tho unit rule, md
prossion Of tho preferences of nearly half Of
thoae WIN are relied upon to do tho voting. 1t
y BE- S 10 tskns 0cn 3hs Grnn. ao
R'sas'n ior e h!M Is s the essaitiasa shiss
In @ h9sS,gInnng W. Sfs S;a
.aranf, i viii afford lilo scratehors aadfho lads-
sf SfEcsF fer a vii x4HB E. fss n n
spsnn sso s sp pqn %aos%s sw ea ar h AZ tose
thoy appoar to have fctterod with Instructions
aud tho unit ruio. II thelF caloulattons arc oor-
fef ceee aa paa nei hs aa @ e. aa:
mated. Hut. II othorwlsa, the moderation dis
played BY tho friends Of Mr. Sherman In allow
msjority, oannot but toll Ia lis rayor at Chicago
/. CINCINNATI "0AzErrE."
CINCINNATI, O., May al.-:rhe gnzette will
say Tomorrow Of the results Of tho ulinols
Conventions:
AZ tho case now stunds It is Grant agnlnst tho
fold, With DlMno practically out OF tho race:
But can Grants friends afford to nominate hlm
+ the e. TS1 s%o}. to ~
well known that this is not tho cxse. It IL also
well known that Grnnt ts not tho chn!ee OF tho
eonsulted Grant would not evan DO candidate
before tho Convention. This being tho case, wc do
not consider tho nomination of Grant ~ . fore
hoads togothor at Chfeaao, and decide not IN Tho
O. ,a1s @ 1f tho RsT as iey dtd
who % y e ansS Sns
Of tho purity, and not tho man who vii! bo sure
to dIviae It. Wo have faith In The hard gense s't
4hT nfl}T1tnG6 will 6D m1n uUDu whom
ispuet1as"nS IL ta cneinna. S he Ga naae hs
bit be- faiiod to succeed beoalso comparison!
Of yotss de.t.onstrate = that no woYld j. 81 ~
t6as M ho would bo dofeaietl II Nominated but We
do aay TINT he would not poll tho stsongth Of
would bo duo. 10 bluntlors OH tho part 81 the
Democrats TINT they nlny or may not comuit
But this wo havo no right 10 depend upon.
TILE "suN."
Tho Ssln says:
asest w9 Sfhe rs NeW yok Hes fo,
on1g lii tho lAEnentAble condition Of Advoontlna
tue wrong sidu, deems bis nomination a mora
sesy maeh @ inolinel 70 thinE that. II spto Of ii
the elpherlny which Injured him ul.t ol
rcasons VIII, il 4 desiraIlo tnat ho should bt
peras 70 tho tcst rio e dofoat
will put At, ond to third toruism fora century Il
| coinU.
Then nominato 0rnnr.
Lat him DO put ~ and knocked down.
The country viii brnatl,o more freely after tl1t
Interesting performance.
| BOSTON "r1tANscHn,r."
Special u4pateh to Ihs Chicago Tttbuns.
| nosToN, May 2l.-This evenings Tran
sC7fpt says: