New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-01

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THE SHERMAN HEADQUARTERS
On the lower floor of the Grand Pacific Hotel in
the Appellate Court room, are the Sherman head
quarters Governor Foster, of Ohio, is of the
most active workers in this delegation and has won
many friends for the Secretary of the Treasury.
Anyone who has noticed the movements of the
Sherman managers must have been impressed with
the idea that the Southern vote in the Convention
for the Secretsry has not been exaggerated by his
south OF the Ohio on their arrival in Chicago have
reported Immediately at the Sherman headquarters
expecting co ba furnished with board and lodging
by the people they have found there
General Garfield and Governor Dennison have
man. and their efforts have been seconded by those
OF General Warner B%teman and several of the
representatives of Ohio in the House of Represent
atives.
The feeling. between the Blaine and Sherman
manage GER mas been OF the most cordial character
In the contest against any unit rule they have
operated most cordially. The Grant party has been
i0oken upon as the common enemy. and against
that the united guns of the antithird-term people
have been directed
THE THTRD-TEKMERS' SECOND CHOICE.
EDMUNDs SAID TO HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON AT A
LUNCH PARTY HELD AT SENATOR CAMERoN's
RESIDENCE.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-One of Simon Cameron's
former supporters and now intimate friend of
his, arrived here tonight after tour of the State
He brings from Harrisburg an account of a remark
able lunch given at the house of Senator Don Cam
eron just before that gentleman departed for Chi
caRo There present at the lunch Mrs. Sem
atOr Cameron, Mrs. Senator Logan, Don Cameron
Simon Cameron, and Roscoe COnkng. Politics
formed the only topic of nvcrsation and the ques
ton of candidate to support in Grant is de-
feated seriously discussed. There was but
one opinion expressed, that it should be
Edmunds; an agreement that is the legitimate out
come OF conference held at Simon CamerOn's house
some months ago. when Senators Conklng, Cam
eron and Edmunds participated and the possibility
OF Etmunds becoming q necessity was family
agreed to. At the lunch party it was settled that he
Is to be tho Grant lcgatee. Edmunds agreeing to
have his supporters take part against Grant and
the triumvlrate to como over bodily to Edmunds
the moment Grant is abandoned, and to throw the
entire power of tho machine in his favor.
Senator Conlling believed all the New-England
and Middle State delegates opposed to Grant could
easily be united on Edmunds Under such an ar
| ranGcmcnt, if Edmunds is elected, it is said that
Don Cameron will take the portfolio of the
Treasury and Logan succeed to the Secretaryshp of
War.
Furthermore" continued TIE TRIBUNE In
formant, " there Is q growing dissatisfaction
throughout tho State at Don Camcron's evident in
tentlon to oppose Blaine in every possible fashion
and at every possible turn against his professcd ut
teranceS OF friendship. Blaine's candidacy is to be
crgdted with the merit of doing whatever
will be done to defeat Grant and if Grant is de-
featrd Blaine is legtimately entitled to tho fruits
scattered muttcrings" SAID the gentleman, " wall
of victory.
the dissatisfaction now to be heard in
very probably take the form of open opposition
when the Senator next manages political
| canvass in Pennsylvania. and bitter
contest against the Senator to be an
! tlcipatcd the moment snch contest can
not operate to the prejudice Of National party III
| erests. The Senator has already an aspirant for
his place as leader in this State, politician arraycd
against him IN the present tight, and one who NAV
be depended upon 10 hold the Senator to all possible
accountability on his return from Chicago"
In regard to the EdmundS nomination il has come
out that durlng conference between Don Cameron
and tho Philadelphia leader of che anti-(irant move
ment, hold three weeks age, when the question Of %
compromise candid was suggested tho Senator
cXprc sod himself as more favorable to Edmunds
than to any other person Garfield was favored by
the ntithlrd-term representative, who had con-
Quoted correspondence with leading Blaine mon on
the subject.
Garfield" said Cameron, ais not disagrcoabie
to either MIR. ConklinR Or myself, but think he is
too weak % man."
lyon mcan," said tho anti-Grant leader she is
not strong enough to steal State 7"
Precisely" returned tho Senator.