The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-05-31
THE PRESIDENCY.
Programme of the Anti-Grant Members
of the National Committee.
The Unit Rule to be Ignored in
Organizing.
DELEGATES FROM CONTESTED DIS.
TRICTS NOT TO VOTE.

CHICAGO, May 29.-Gen. Garfield, Senator
Hamlin, Congressman Frye and Edward Nc
Pherson, of Philadelphia, have arrived.
In consequence of the Exposition committee
used for any political meeting prior to the as
sembllng OF the convention next Wednesday,
Grants managers have determined TO
hold their mass meeting Monday night at
Dearborn Park. Conkling, Logan, Carpenter
and Woodford will be the sneakers. On the
same night the anti-Grant faction will hold a
similar meeting at the base ball grounds
CHICAGO. Ill, May 30.-Sixteen ant-Grant
members of the Republican National Commit
tee held meeting this evening. After long
discussion it was decided that on the assemb-
ling OF the committee on Monday they would
have a rule adopted that in the preliminary Or
ganization of the convention all questions
should be decided by individual roll call, and
that contested delegations should be excluded.
The sixteen who came to this conclusion state
that they have word from other members OF
the committee concurrlng in their resolution.
Senator Cameron, chairman of the committee,
was notified of their action with the request
that he give the fullest assurance that the in
structions of the committee shall be impartial
ly carried into effect The meeting determined
that should he not do this to the satisfaction of
the majority of the committee action will be
taken for his removal from the craftsmanship.
Until this afternoon all arrangements for the
accommodation of the press at the convention
had been under the supervision of Hon. Will
liam Henry Smith, of the Western Press As
ISOLATION A Republican subcommittee has
now appointed committee, consisting of Mr.
Pierceaof the Inter-Ccean, Glane of the News
and Howard Carroll of the New York Times,
to complete arrangements for the press, revise
the listH representatives and attend to their
location. The new press committee are all
Grant supporters.
Trains this evening brought large accessions
to the rankssof the delegates and the polite
ians here.s Prominent among these were Sem
ator Conksing, Senator Woodin, Fred Doug
lass, Postmaster James of New York, Lieut..
Gov. Mansfield of California, Gen. Tyner and
Charles *. Graham. The rotundaS of the Pal
mer House and Grand Pacific were crowded
all the evening, aud the discussions have been
exciting to the point of blows in more than one
instance.
Senator Cameron is reported SO i'll tonight
that he is denied to all visitors.
The day has passed busily at the hotels and
headquarters of all the candidates. Prepare
lions OF considerable magnitude are being
made for two open air meetings at the lake
front tomorrow night. The Grant meeting
has secured some of the best speakers in the
city. The anti-Grant meeting will probably
be addressed rather. by business men than by
famous orators. j. Milton Turner of St.
Louis, chairman of the National committee for
negro men, is here and opened rooms for head
quarters to-day for the advancement of the
chances of Senator Bruce for the Vice Presi-
dency.
A report was received to-day from the Colo
RADIO delegation that the slate has been
broken, three expressing determination to
vote for Blaine.
NEW York, May 30-The Heralds Chicago
special gives the following names of the six
teen members of the National Com tee pres
ent at Saturdays meeting:-Haralson of Ala
bama, Root of Illinois, Frye of Maine, Fulton
of Maryland, Heath of Michigan. Averil of
Minnesota, Chandler of New Hampshire, Hal
sey of New Jersey, Cooper of Ohio. Enos of
Wisconsin, Mccormick of Arizona, Bowen of
District of Columbia, Donaldson of Idaho, FL
klns OF New Mexico Devaux of Georgia and
Chatfee of Colorado, and says the plan of &C
tion agreed upon was that at the next regular
meeting of the committee on Monday evening
series of resolutions expressing the opinion
of the majority of the committee be submitted,
which will provide:
First-That none of the delegates from the
contested districts be allowed to vote dnring
the preliminary organization, thus excluding
20 from illinois, Is from Louisiana, from
Pennsylvania, 2 from West Virginia, 2 from
Kansas and from Utah.
Second-That the name of the gentleman
selected by the committee for temporary chair
man shall be presented by the chairman of the
committee.
Third-That any vote during the time the
chairman of the committee occupies the posi-
ton of presiding officer shall be taken by dele
gates, all instructions of the State conventions
to the contrary.
The correspondent adds that the adoption of
these resolutions and their observance by Mr..
Cameron will settle the question of the unit
rule so far as the action of the National Com
mittee can control it. Their power, of course,
only extends to steps necessary to secure the
temporary organization.
ST.. LOUIS, May 30.-It is authoratively stat
ed here that the national committee of 100 pro-
vided for by the Republican anti-third term con-
vention held here May 9th, has been appointed
and the names of the gentlemen composing it
will be announced at Chicago in the event of
the nomination of Grant