, 1880-05-29

LMeEel0Ie learning uio lult lcelIth Hcle. 4!ta
political proplc havo stood lin, up In tho
iIshi, getting TO ndvtce OF his on tlle
subject, mid they must continue, tho
contest having committed him. TIL no
breaks tho spell anti wlthdrnws, how can
they fly from, him? silent as tho sphinx, yet
With eyes wide open, ho looks at tho Conver-
lion as II II might I'd carnva,, orsvacancy,
nul tho Ilcutcnants who ',.a,iage Ills case focl
TIM discipline Of his silence They work ltko
tl,n scrvn1t's Of destiny, ......
Htlnt's men hero 1,re generally old Mar
slnis, lattl anti without frivollty. Bsal'ies
r.e'' are moro nglle, w'ry, talGativo pcopic'
aepenl1ng upon public opinion Rtld pnrlia-
llentary expertncss. Shernnn's nltii ate
1'cgai!su In thoir mnnnef, saying llttie
nEallist other men, but waiting for some gentle
miracle like tho angel liescctdinR 10 stir
With her too tho healing faunt 1t Is battle
between grim Discipline, Frlsklness, nnd
Great Expectations.
The relation between the state Of tho
weather and Of tho pulse wns clearly marked
MI wednesday night Tho .wcather had
becll hot, md MI Chicago was In political
1crn1ent up 10 ncnrly midnight on Wednes-
dny. People wero buttonllollng eacl1 other
III tho hotels, nrguing with their toreilngcrs
ntNl faces, md scrch1ning Mt excited liass-
meetings. After midnight there were scv-
crai lIours Of cold raln, md next morning
tho hotels seemed to hn NEARLY empty. Men
wcro out walking, looking at the city, and
ap to midnight Of Thursday hardly bit OF
passlon ,I.arkcd tic few conferences III tho
tiotel-tobbes. Among tito first arrivals on
Crl,lay were
GOV. rrScirrAcx And HIS rluESp A1.IA1s.
both nru tltlntt0 men OF Louisiana. Al
lain has Frcncl, blood III him, md looks
Ike San Domingo planter. He told mo
That tlr lived III tho sugar district, raised
sugar-cane md sold It by tho ton. "Nuw,
gentlemen" said |, "uo YOU expect bn[tlng
t;rnnt delegates to get into the Convet-
llon?" -......
Yes" replied pinchbaak, ~ think there
Ia no doubt OF our getting In, pccauso VIC
represent tho sentiment OF tho Stato."
"Thcre arc ninaty ont OF every hundred
Republicans iii l4otllsinnn III fMvur 0l Gr1ult,"
Hnid Allnine. II could not have been scllt
to tho Convention II hnt not been Grant
tnn1l. WIS elected three times TO tho Lott
lsiana Legislature, mud four times to tlio
State Senate Us Republican. No person I'll
the conntry districts who Ind not been
heartily In favor Ut Grant would have been
allowed to 90 to the Convention"
"Ics," resumed rinolback, "tha only op-
position 10 Grant was in tho Custon,-1Ionse,
where Mr.. Slerlnan's employees worked n
convention mp in Ills interest. People III
Louisiana know nothing about him. There
Is not one Republican III twenty-five who
knows what Slate he is frotn."
"But, Warlnoth, GOV. Plnchback, Is for
BlalMe?"
"Ycs, Warmoth playe Il Il very fine. lIo
Invited Grant IL his plantation md was
frfn,,ity- NG 1o1,1f lin with HIM NH has 1roe
put OIL with tho understanding tlMt lie avMs
Tor Granl. uut lie is for Blaine. There is
no doubt Of that. Kellogg, too, Is for
platne p -.......
YES" continued Ptnchback, "he Is for
: Blaine. hut LII llas ITO autllorlty to vote for
l}lallc ~ i,leulbvr Ut our delegation It Is
Aniy his private preference. We are In
structe,l for Grant nn.l to vota M Il unit. We
put Kellogg OIL the ucket, notwithstanding
hc wis NaIho mail. bccatlse we thought
nc WIS representative uf tho State Mt tho
present ttne.- 1Ia Occupies Y loadtpg POSI-
lion bcforo tho country, and We wanted TO
5ustaln hinl.''
asked these 44oulsinna men II Grant
coultt carry Lanlsla'iR. ~
les, sala llilehbheK, he can cafry lt.
, u ~ an!y question wlotlscr they WILL count
Hier hinl M, r
"ltglnk," spokc vi Alla!nc, tit Grnnt
ts l1e o''ly Neptnlicah 1''r whom uloy "o'li'i
:'"!,. llo .o&"'e u ~ Gol IL 1aifiS. WAs III
ale o."le aell"sel Mtin a1e9sa usa teso'9l'oll
70 ehlel'ain Cell "1aht on us slslt 10 NEW
ufie''s' " %as !leafu Win peflesR fespec''
atla assellsca 70 oy mono moro po''te'y tha1A
Hie loh1euefnte esehIehI
Htaht was tfeatetl ike hing ~ heW
or9eahs'" said I1'icloack. Though It 's
Mst ttle pt0ce wl!tro 'le Mlgl't naye expected
aosls.ity. u anywhere 1nere y 9 consider
sb!e WhiS element |i' Tue ssatq favorable to
Grnhf, eu!tt 10 lrG many conservative nclll0-
:aats' a lc'tllnE merchant VI Now uT!oalla,
Who WIS III Jug C?n1edernta army. told us
Iiat wv so''td freely uso !lts hhlia Us Hrmll
Elector" ...
a"lias Gen, Longstrcct bG9n confirmed, Mr.
t'ach6aek. ns Minister 10 TuFkey
20; gllu aoli't Know whether he VIII De
:onlirll!vt!. Thsynro rather down on him
'cea!lse 'lu Wgpt over t'p enr!y tp tho It,
'ub!lca'ss: They don't ublect to a man go
~ !atef, but Aon.stfeet Wos father too soat
Tor tnel'l." IN