Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-04

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not at all likely to happen
IT is natural for children to boast
and it is expected of weak-minded
persons. Our friends of the Tribune
blow their own horn with vehe
mence which shows that they fully
comprehend the situation-thst is, if it
is blown at all they must blow it.
And they do it with all the emotion
and gush which charscterizes the
little boy with his first pair of trou>
sers, or new boots with red leather
tops. They just spread themselves
and to read what they say, one
might suppose that they publish the
only newspaper in the world, and
they evidently tn nix SO.
Oar readers are intelligent. They
know just as well when we give them
the news as we do ourselves, and we
have never been in the habit of blow
ing about our enterprise. But it
was through our efforts that the
Knoxville dailies are now getting
later and fuller dispatches, We con
Quoted the correspondence with the
general agent of the New York AS
sociated Press, and the arrangements
were all made before the editors OF
the Tribune knew a word about it..
The first intimation they had of II,
WAS when the editor of the CHRONICLE
went to their Office and asked them
il they desired to take the later re-
ports. It made no difference to us
whether they took them or motive
had made arrangements for then
any way. We would have said moth
ing about this beyond the mere an
nouncement of the fact as made il
our Sunday issue, had not GU
friends taken TO themselves ill tn
credit, and tiled 50 lard to have j
appear that they pub ish the onl
newspaper in the city. We are vii
ling to have our re tders decide this
II the Republican convention il
New York, which will be held to-mol
row, is not stormy one, then al
, signs fail. The number OF delegate
is 496. According to the statement
; Of the New York Tribune Of Sunda
morning, the anti>Conkling men hay
secured 289 of these, the Conklin
faction 1G6, with "a contested, an
II yet to hear from, The Tribun
says:
II the State committee should plao
4 the Conkling delegates in all the COZ
e tested Districts upon the roll, NJ
f ConkiiDg would then have but -
delegates out Of 496, or So less tina
a majority, Even if the conteste
1 delegates were permitted, therefor
to vote in the early stages of the pre-
Get dipgs, Mr.. Conkling would SIT
n be considerably below a maj orit.
= Giving Mr.. Conkling all the contes
2 ed d stricts, and all the districts
a which conventions have not bee
! held, or whose delegates have 1t
!, declared themselves, he would SIT
a have but 2l3 delegates, or 36 le
: than a maj 1rlty.
r The condition Of affairs there
IS most unf rtunate, and unless som'
5. thing is done to harmonic the ia
) tons, Democratic victory is almo
+ certain.
lie Ia several of the assembly di
IT trlcts the contest has been a bitt
10 one. In Mr.. Conklings own distri
- there was contest, and if D
r Conkling is admitted as delegar
IN it will be through a contest. He
re still seeking vindication OF himse
~ growing out of bis quarrel wi
w President Garfield, which culminat
~ in his resignation as Senator. ]
Sc first asked the Senate to sustain b
by by rejecting Robertson. Failing
g that, he resigned and appealed
~ The New York legislature. Fall
,n- there. he will attempt to secure
in viudication through the Republic
State convention which as semb.es
ii~ New York Guy Tomorrow.
u,
on President Glrfield's Brother.