The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-04-28
j THE PRESIDENCY.
Two Important Conventions To-
... Day.
SHARP CONTEST BETWEEN BLAINE
AND SHERMAN.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27.-The hotels are
crowded with delegates for the Repu blican
State convention tomorrow. Matters are yet
chaotic, but the Sherman delegates being
largely in the majority are endeavoring to map
out the programme of business. They have
about decided to instruct the delegates at large
and pass resolutions requesting the general
delegates to support Sherman as long as there
is a reasonable chance of his nomina ton at
Chicago. 1t is not deemed wise as yet to at
tempt to enforce the unit rule in view of the
number of delegates who will be in the con-
vention favorable to Blaine. The Blaine
men are very earnestly at work and are not
unlikely to make the convention very lively
when action is taken on the resolutions.
The Blaine delegates held caucus to night
to consider what should be their action in the
convention and adopted the following resolu-
ton:
"That under no circumstances will the
friends of Blaine yield to dictation from any
quarter as to the action of the district dele
gates to the Chicago convention"
The Sherman men admit that Blaine will
have about 200 of $40 delegates in the conven-
ton and Congressional districts out of 20
The Blaine men claim about $50 delegates
and six Congressional districts. Some few
Sherman delegates are anxious to have an at
tempt made to pledge the entire Ohio delega-
ton for Sherman, but the managers do not ap-
prove this plan. Their plan is to adopt a reso-
luton instructing the delegates at large and
requesting the district delegates to support
Secretary Sherman at Chicago.
New YORK, April ga Columbus special
says the fight between the Sherman and Blaine
and will file are shouting their degance, the
shrewder leaders are beginning to hedge,
Congressman Mckinley, who left Washington
several days ago to serve as temporary chair.
man OF the convention, become very non-com-
initial as between Blaine andISherman but it is
evident that Sherman will have the conven-
ton by fair majority. The Blaine men for
some reason or other, have more or less
weakened since reaching here. They will ar
range that if there is no chance for Sherman's
nomination the most of the delegates are to
vote for Blaine.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Conven-
HARRISBURG, April 27.-The city is iammed
for the Democratic convention tomorrow The
Wallace party declare that the Randall delega-
ton can under no circumstances be admitted.
Randall appears quite sure that the delegation
II not for Tilden, at least will be one that Wal
lace cannot control.
Senator Wallace and Speaker Randall are
both here and both confident of controlling the
convention. Wallace is determined that no
unit delegation shall go to Cincinnati to vote
for Tilden. He and his lieutenants, who in
clude Louis G. Cassidy and William M. Singer
ly, are hard at work to prevent it. Wallace
and the anti-Tilden men claim that two
thirds of the convention are against Tilden.
The contesting delegation from Philadelphia
Is pretty certain to make trouble. 1t is now
the leading, absorbing subject, as many sup
pose that upon the action of the convention on
admitting the contestants hangs the control of
the convention. 1t is claimed that the Nc
Gowan or anti-Tilden delegation are regulars
and clearly entitled to their seats. and that the
vaux or Randall party are irregular The
fight will be lively one in the convention
There are clubs here for Tilden Hancock,
Bayard, Seymour and Jewett. The Wallace
men favor Andrew Dill for chairman, but
will unite with the Tilden men to make Ram
dali chairman
The fight in the Philadelphia districts has so
overshadowed everything else that little or no
thought has been given to the platform or
even the candidates. There seems to be no
doubt but the delegation to Cincinnati will 90
uninstructed, and the only question likely to
be raised will be whether it shall vote as a
unit or not
Connecticut Democratic Convention.
HARTFORD April GA large number of
delegates to the Democratic State convention
tomorrow are already in the city. There will
be some strife over delegation to Cincinnati
between those who desire ex-Gov. English for
President and the friends of Tilden. 1t is be-
lieved tonight the majority of the delegation
selected will be able if the unit rule is adopted
to give the vote of the State as Tilden and his
friends shall direct.