The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-01


TrnMsps-TEMpoRA GUARDIANSHIP
WELDED IF they CAN NAME THE NAN
rup PROSPECT OF A SERIOUS FIGHT
ppoGpAMMstE MAPPED OUT BY THE MA
JopITy OF TIE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
ALL PARTIES CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
CuIcAoo. May 30.--A conference OF tb'
renreseptatives of the three principal can
djdates for the nomination took place thi
evening and lasted i've hours. Those WHIT
took mart were Senators Conkling and Lo
can Tor Grant, Governors Dennison ant
Foster for Sherman, and Senator Hamilr
and w. f.. Chandler for Blaine. The obiec
was 10 see IL all the parties could not agree
10 temporary organization. After q lul
ex PLANTATION on the part OF those opposed u
the unit rule OF their position, and the
strength OF which they felt sure, Mr.. Conk
ling. speaking for his associates, yielded
the naming OF the temporary chairman tt
the antI-Grant men, pledgIng himself thai
Mfr. Cameron would carry out this agree
ment in good faith. This extended to an
agreement not to move substitute for The
one named by the committee for temporary
chairman. The names OF George +. Hoai
and ex-Represenative Brandige, OF Con-
nectcut, will be proposed to the committee
to- morrow night.
CAMERON OBSTINATE.
After Mr.. Conkling bad pledged his asso'
cjates to Welding the temporary chairman
TO The anti-Grsnt men the representatives oi
the latter took the list OF names submitted
over TO Logan, Cameron, and their associ'
ates. and they promptly rejected the three
names submitted by the Sherman and Blaine
meu-namely, Messrs. &. f. Hoar, OF Mas.
sachusetts; eX-Congressman Brandige, OF
Connecticut, and ex-senator Mitchell, OF
Oregon-and declared that they would only
accept the name OF j. Morrison Harris, OF
Mary land, suggested by Dir. Conkling.
He was vouched for by the latter as Sber-
man man and as against the unit rule. The
Blaine and Sherman men Will not agree
to him for the reason that fof years he had
been Democrat, and when candidate for
Governor declared that he owed no allie.
glance to the Republican party. He got
into the last Republican Convention by
crooked tactics, and his selection for the
work now TO be done is credited to Mr..
Cresswell. Mr.. Cameron has declared in
plain terms to his friends that he would
neither obey instructions from the commit
tee nor recognize It's power to depose him.
The Grant men have until tomorrow morn.
ing at 10 O'Clock to reach an understanding
in regard to this matter. AT that time the
ant.Grant members OF the committee will
meet, and il no agreement Is reached by
that time they intend to form their plans us
IL no agreement would be possible.
This conference, which was held at the
ugges ton OF the Grant men, grew out OF
the large maj ority Of the anti.Grant ele-
nent in the National Committee, which was
developed at the informal caucus OF yester-
lay and the action determined OF. The
resolution contemplated by these anti-Grant
members was one instructing the chairman
IN all questions connected with the tempo
AIRY organzation) to recognize the vote OF
delegates. IL was the purpose OF
hose present to present the resolution en-
)odying the views OF the committee to Mr..
cameron, and to take from him pledge
hat he would be guided by the instructions
# the committee. II it should be found
bat he would not obey them to the letter
he prevailing sentiment was that he ough.
o be dropped.
DISTRUsT OF CAMERON.
To-day there have been such general en-
)ressiOns OF distrust Of Cameron, and so
many who declare belief that even with
in his hand he would find some
way OF avoiding them, that form OF reso-
ution had been informally agreed upon
v which, it was thought. would prevent him
rom defeating the will OF the majority OF
he committee. This was to the effect that
at any stage OF the preliminary proceed.
ngs Mr.. Cameron, either from sense Of del
cacy or from any other reason, should not
|esre to carry out the views OF the commit
ee, then Mr.. Averil should at once assume
he duty OF chairman and proceed as such to
rganize the Convention. These proceed
nSs of the members OF the committee took
lace under the pledge Of secrecy. Their
publication eXasperated the Grant men and
mortified Don Cameron. AT first the latter
vas inclined to deny the right OF the com.
nittee to instruct him. but when the
trength Of the movement became known he
vas gradually brought to see the necessity
4 treating it with respect. He was more
nnoyed by the fact that many members OF
he committee were expressing doubts
whether he could be trusted TO carry out
he instructions, even after he had agreed
o observe them. Unless he had pledged
himself to treat the unit rule as nullity
he prospects were that very serious move
would be made to depose bin, and even il
e did agree to follow instructions many
members were in favor OF adding to the
eselutiOn that if at any time he ignored the
Instructions OF the committee that would Of
tself end his power and turn it over 10
General AverlI. The latter was the Blaine
andidate against Cameron for the chair
OF the committee, and was only
eieated by one vote. The temper OF the anti
rant members OF the National Committee
oward Cameron was such that the only ques-
ion discussed in the meeting was the propo-
ition Of deposing him and the expediency of
0 doing. His bearing toward all the anti.
irant members has been that OF man who
eieved that the powers OF the committee
lad been delegated to himself, and that the
Their members were ornamental, but with
ut authority. The number OF those i'm the
Ommittee who were not willing TO trust
i'm, even under pledges to carry out the
Jews of the committee, increased so fast
hat had not the Grant side made full con-
essions in regard TO enforcing the unit
ule before tomorrow night, it Is altogether
kelly that formal attempt to depose him
would have been made; and unless these
oncessions, as agreed upon by Mr.
are ratified, no doubt this pro-
Iamme will be carried out.
THE UNITY OF THE GRANT OPPOSITION.
The most serious thing for the prospects
I General Grant is the perfect accord
'hich exists between the friends Of all the
ther candidates in regard to the temporary
rganizatiOn and the questions of order
which are expected to arise in the COnven-
ion. This unity of the opposition bids fair
0 defeat Grant, even before the voting be.
ms, unless, as few OF his more enthus-
site supporters claim, he has delegates
Dough TO nominate him on the first ballot,