Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-02
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CHICACO!
THE GREAT CONVENTION.
BIGGEST CROWD EVER PRESENT.
The City damned, and Business
and Communication Prac-
tically Stopped.
IN BATTLE ARRAY.
STILL HAMMERING At GRANT.
The Field Against the "Sashed
and Girded Sphinx"
BLOWS BEGINNING TO TELL.
A DETECTION IN VIRGINIA
SHERMAN SHORT IN OHIO.
BLAINE MEN STILL CONFIDENT,
No Ballot To-Day, and
Possibly Not To-
BLAINE MEN STILL CONFIDENT.
No Ballot To-Day, and
Possibly Not To-
Morrow.
Special To The Star.

CHICAGO, June 2, 1880.
The Beginning.
The first day of the National Republican Con-
ventiOn for 1850 opens with clear and cool wea-
ther, and an attendance it is believed, without
parallel In the history OF such assemblages.
The Crowds at the Hotels
were so large that the stairways and elevators
were blocked for two hours, rendering egress
and ingress absolutely impossible. Hundreds
were unable to get mouthful at breakfast at
the Palmer House.
Ladies Were Crushed
In the crowds, and taken out In a fainting con-
dition. The police were powerless to relieve
the pressure, which continued till nearly IL
O'Clock.
Many OF the delegations that had called meet
fngs were unable to hold them, owing to ina
bility OF delegates to be present, for confusion
worse confOunded was supreme. The side
wax Walks We're plocked and even the streets were
nlled With delayed street cars and carriages.
Both Sides Slept on Their Arms
on the field OF battle last night, wagIng the
contest with ever increasing bitterness to the
last moment. The struggle has been
The Field Against Grant.
candidates being for the time lost sight OF. No
step was left untaken to reduce his strength.
and the efforts certainly had some effect.
Flanking Grants Forces.
The anti third termers rented the front of q
building In front of Grants Headquarters ana
put out transparency in flaming red light with
the words Nominate Grant and Lose Ohie,',
Nominate Grant and Lose New York." ''NOmi-
nate Grant and Lose the Electton.r The city
was also placarded with thousands of posters
to the effect that third term means republican
defeat. These demonstrations certainly have
had some effect on Grants vote, for revision
OF his canvaSses by his friends this morning
bring his hrSt ballot down to 305, a less than
majority.
StOry's View.
The Chicago Times this morning predicts the
defeat OF both Grant and Blaine and looks for
a dark horse.
Cameron Still Sanguine.
Don Cameron, however, informed your COT
respondent that there was no doubt of Grants
triumph; that he was never more confident
than now. and that the detection In New YORK
and Pennsylvania would be overcome.
Sherman Short i'm Ohio.
Nine OF the Ohio delegation publish card
this morning denying that they are solid for
Sherman, and say that the homes of Hayes and
Garfield both oppose him.
Grant Short i'm Virginia.
In the Virginia delegation there is bad
break against Grant, reducing his vote from %
to 10.
The Grand Rush.
Owing to the crowds, tickets were not diStri-
buted TILL late, and the rush for the convention
building looked like riot. There viii be
No BallOting To-day
and possibly not tomorrow.
BIaine's Friends Confident.
The Blaine men put out an estimate to-day
claiming to be even with Grant, and to be able
to nominate him on the Sd ballot. G. A.