The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
CONVENTION CHATTER.

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CONVENTION CHATTER.
Col. Bob Ingersoll is staunch anti
Grant man.
The Wasburne headquarters have been
established at the Grand Pacific.
Ex-Governor Dennison, of Ohio, says
that Grant will not be nominated.
Out of twenty-four members of the
Indiana delegation who voted for the
unit rule, only one favored it.
Charlie Farwell, who won $65, 900 on
the election of Hayes, has offered to bet
$4,000 that Grant cannot be month";
ated.
Senator Bruce has been interviewed,
and says he will throw such southern
colOred delegations as he can influence
for Sherman.
The Blaine and Sherman managers
are at the Grand Pacific, while the third.
termers make their headquarters at the
Palmer House.
The Grant managers deny that they
are taking any steps TO bring about a
combination between the Grant and
Sherman forces.
Governor Foster, General Bateman
and other prominent Buckeyes scout the
idea that Sherman will accept the second
place on the ticket.
OF the Republican national commit
tee, twenty three members are Tor Blaine,
nineteen for Grant, three for Sherman
and two for Edmunds.
There is an intimation on the breeze
that Governor Foster, of Ohio, has been
promised the second place on the ticket
if lac will turn Ohio for Blaine.
Judge George f. Hoar, has been selec-
ted by the committee AS temporary chair
man of the convention, and Col. j. II.
Roberts, OF Chicago, temporary secre-
tary.
Governor Foster, of Ohio, is said To
lie pivotal point politically, and, al
though he is Sherman man, the Blaine
element are counting heavily on his
ultimate support.
The jam at the hotels is SO great that
such distinguished personages as the
Marquis of Lorne and the Princess
Louise have been refused apartments at
the Grand Pacific.
The Blaine men are jubilant and ag-
gressivc while the Grant managers claim
that the chances nr their candidate have
rather been improved than impaired by
the abolition of the unit rule.
Sheridan Shook, of New York, said ON
Sunday that he would visit personally
all the delegates from the Empire state,
and endeavOr To convince them that
Grant cannot carry New York.
The Grant managers are agitated over
runner that Sherman has captured the
cOlored delegates from the south, who,
it is said, have been wheeled into line
for him, by the efforts of Senator Bruce.
1t is said that of all men at Chicago
the senatorial Syndicate must fear Gov.
Foster, of Ohio, who is ready to throw
the influence of the Buckeye delegation
for Blaine in case that Sherman cannot
make the landing.
The anti Grant and conservative press
represent the feeling against third term
as hourly increasing in intensity at
Chicago, and declare that nothing but
the most fragrant bulldozing can carry
the ex-president through.
Mr. Warrior Baker, one of the anti
Grant delegates from Philadelphia to
Chicago, says he believes there are 10,
600 Republicans in that city who will
not vote for Grant under any circum-
stances aud $4,000 more IN the state.
The southern delegates who have re-
Gently arrived in Chicago express them
selves as being simply amazed at the
strength of the anti-Grant feeling. and
say if it is persisted in Grant will either
be forced to withdraw from the contest
or be defeated.
Delegate Williams, of Ohio, says if
Grant is nominated Seymour won't run.
He bases his opinion on personal assur-
ances, alleging that Conkling's relations
with Seymour are such that the latter
can't afford TO Disregard the New York
Senator's wishes in the matter.
A paper pledging the signers not to
vote for Grant on the first or other bal
lots has been signed by twenty-five OF
the New York delegates. The detection
in the Pennsylvania delegation is said to
be less serious. They say that not over
four will refuse To vote AS directed by
the state convention, while the Blaine
men claim that there are IS who will
obey the instructions of the districts
only.
Resolutions have been adopted by the
national committee appOrtiOning tickets
To the convention, as follows: Giving
each delegates and alternate one season
ticket each; reporters, 597 season ticket:
each; members of the national commit
tee, ticket; 10 president of the cOnven
ton, each day, % tickets, I'd each dele
gate, for distribution each day, Z tickets
to each member of national committee
daily, % tickets; to proprietors of expo
sitiOn building, each day. 100; to tn,
chairman of each state and territorial
delegation tickets daily; to subscriber
500 daily; to Congressmen, not dele
gates, each; x-COngressmen. each
county, city, state and Federal officers,
4, each; to distinguished guests, each
: The committee viii distribute tickets u
: they may elect according to the abOv
e programme.