, 1880-05-18
PRESIDENTIAL.
Delegates to the State Con-
vention Gathering at
Springfield, j.
Along with a Large sprink-
ling Of the Whip
Wielders.
How the Situation Looks to
Those Now at the
Front.
Should the GRANTEES Prove
to Have q Small Ma
jority,
It Will Be One That Will Not
Consent to Violent Meas
ures.
The Country Insisting that There
Must Be Harmonious
Action.
Some Talk Of Concediny the Second Con-
gressona1 District to the
Grant Men.
Cook County's Rivals tho General
Burden OF Discussion
Yesterday.
Prospect that the Sessions Of the
Convention VIII Cover
Two Days.
A Leading Chicago Democrat Tells an
Interesting Talo Of the Latc
Primaries.
He Charges the Third-Term Men with
Paying 5000 for Supply Of Demo-
cratic Votes.
He Charges the Third-Term Hen with
Paying 5000 for a Supply Of Demo-
cratic Votes.

now THE DELE0ATIOEB STAND.
Special Dtspatch to 7he Chicago Tribune.
6rn1NoFlELD, ILL.,, bfay 17.-ordinarily at this
stage In tho game, tWo days before the mooting
Of Convention, there are but fow people hero,
and tho result ia substantially sottlcd. This
year tho attendance iH large, for ali the leaders
Of both factions arc on tho ground: but thgro is
great uncertainty as to what tho outcome will
be, nor will it bt Until Wednesday morning that
anything det1nft can be known, for not until
thon will tho Logan men, who hRve to make tho
first move in tho game. know about whcro thoy
stnud and whether 1t will bo enfo to bulldozo
nnd try to take nearly all, or whethor it will be
impossible to got moro than rart. From prcs-
ont appearances THO latter will be tho policy
adopted. The case, briefly stated, Is as follows:
Tho Stato Central Committee Will meet to-1noz-
row ovoning and will ngrco upon a porson whom
tho Chairman OF tho Committoe-"L Loug"
1ones-shall propose to tho Convention ID it's
Temporary President. 1t has bcen tho custom
of tho Committee to do this and Of the Convcn-
uon To rntlfy tho chotce, which hns always been
an unpbj bjocuonAble enc. Gcn. nnum WAS
1itUs SELECTED Fou1s YgAns ADO.
No attetnpt will be made to copy 6iugcr's per-
fornalce at Farwelt Hall and forco a Chairman
on tho Convention. Tho experience there has
satisfied along" Joncs that sort Of business
Will not york. Even with n largo Grnnt ma5oti-
ty is doubtful II ho would try to secuzo auy
such Judgment, because 1t would do no good,
and would turn against him all tho milk .and.
water Grnnt delegates a majority Of tho COM
mlttco aro Logan men, that is, Grant mon. land
therefore tho chanecs aro that Logan
will havo tho mining OF tho Chair
man. Dut 1t ia hard to select
him because 1t is not yet known Just what work
will DO required Of him. 1t It is u caso Of bull
duztng and thorough pnrtisnnship, 6clator kuy.
kendall suuld do. to Is thorough Logan man,
IL $nft
try to do what was wanted of him. II u mflder
line Of policy is to bo pursued, thon Con. Haum,
who arrived to-day, could be solicited. It hnA
boon suggested that Gov. 0gaesby would bo
good nnu. but 1t Ia doubtful II ho would bo a.
togother satisfactory to my sidc.
CERTAINLY NOT TO THE LOGAN PEOPLE.
Those members Of tho Central Committee on
both sides who arc not Intensely set in their
way waut to. .acioot man who will deal fairly
with both parties, and whose nomination Will
not bc tho slgnul for u distressing aud tedious
light at the very outsot. This much alone, then,
ts certnin; that Long" Jones will not Try to
force a Chairman on tho Convention without Its
approval.
Now US to tho members of ths Convention.
Leaving out tho delegation; from Cook.
tho Logan men claim with great assurances
OF truth d majority Of :, 1ao, This IL
probably not quito 50. Frut. oeoauao IT to OUT
OF tho question to tguEo It doaf' 70 closely; and
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saecoss does hot .aea a.ha,t
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arc CIVIL hence taoy arc uot soso at ~ 20
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.. HAeAnonNs h"e ooA" .,.n
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