Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 28, 1880, Page 2

s THE. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1886—TWELVE PAGES. They maintain the same n les_and doginas who would strongly oppose . his o evation to that: dentiat contest is steadily taking form, mud desired further time to those argw its. > Muses: Kirkwood and Garland spoke in a sim- ilar strain. A Mr. Edmunds thought Mr. McDonald's motion was out of order, but, beng overruled by the Vice-President, he moved as an amendment to Bir. McDonald’s motion the indefinit postponc- mentof the motion to postpone the motion to msider. ae a Jones hoped the bill would come up again, when he would favor tho amendment, vrovicing: the money” involved Fhould be devoted to the education of the people. Mr, ‘feller said he had prepared an amend- ment. He thougit itan unfair pi ing for Scnator Edmunds, the principal o oneut of the Dill. to move to reconsider immediately after a voto by which {t was Indeliniiiy postponed. Mr. Kirkwood thought it a singular and unfair thing move, when the bill was first taken uj te indetinitly postpone it, as Senator Edmun had done, thus unter the’ rule preventing any amendment bemg propozed by its friends, which anight make it more acceptable to the majority. Mr. Hoar asked why the claims of these States were not properly referable to’ the Court of. rot aims, 3 Mr. Thurman thought these claims rested on brusder grounts than tho strict legal construc- ton of contruets, and were, therefore, more proper for Congressional action than for adjudi- cation by the Court of Claims. Hedid not under- stand this to be # log-rolling bill, as might be inferred from the remarks of Senator Hour. - Mr. Plumb disclaimed the idea of log-rolling on the purt of the supportersof the bil. Ia the course of his remarks, ht referred to the chanres that this was a“ pot" or “divide,” and said the Scunte to-day had made a spocial order for Mon- duy next of 2 DIN (the National Education py er cent prepare a reply to PRESIDENTIAL. The Early Democratic Gon- vention in lowa in: Til- den’s Interest, bee: they bargitined for. It Being Thought that Securing the State Will Aid Him Elsewhere. their ‘favorit: among us; and. no. peculiarity of the “* sun” that matters that they who have Further Facts Relative to Sammy’s Corner on Cin- cinnati Hotels. prate the’ A Blaine Man’s Opinion as to the Maine Senator's Strength, To the Editor Caco, Feb. 26. ject, are for J. G. BI nee. Grant is not With a Forecast of the States p sed ‘2 divide EP, not 5 per cent p whol roceeds of the of the 5 whieinne oe That Will Probably Favor Mr. Allison advocated the postponement of Him. further consideration of the Dill until next s December. It bad been charged that tho bili ‘ would také $10,000,000 out of the Treasury. He thourht investiva tion would ehow it would not take that amount. ‘The discussion iB March on the National Edu- 2anon bill night materially modify the views of the supporters of this Yet tho Senator from Yermont proposed to allow no time for investigahon. After further discussion, Mr. Edmunds moved to lay his mohon to reconsider on the table. Lost—yens. 19; nays, 24. ‘ The question then recurring on Mr. Edmunds’ mution to indefinitly postpone , his motion to re- Sonsideny it was lost,—yeus, 20; nays, 22,—as fol- jows: gate the; wi “them a candidate w! most truly is result,—deteat THE FEELING IN Ci Several Strong Reasons Why He | ts Favored in Various Sections. To the Edttor Earnest Appeals froin Voters to Have ! Washburne Nominated for President. YEAS. painony. ergs Maxey, val roome, orrill, . . Beck, Hamlin, Flatt. Sundry Persons Who Are as Decided ooth. lt (Ga), collins, 7 : F Burnsi Hoar," Saulsbury, in Their Anti-Grant Sen- ice % timents. and they cliim that with Allison, Jonas, yor, Baldwin, Jones (Flaj, Ransom, THE DEMOCRACY. Bhair, Kellozg, Saunders, IOWA'S EARLY CONVENTION. Hutter, quisewond,. pater, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. lican here is as Cumeron (Wis),Lornn. Vest." Wasiatox, D.C., Feb. 27.—Demoerats give Cockrell, Nebovaia, Yoo 208, this explanation of the reason for calling the sippl, and they elihn and Coke, Morgan,’ Walker, Towa Democratic Convention so early: Camp- | un Davis rilisyy Saad. Wilton a bell, the President of the Towa State Commit- | will n Hampton, Plumb, cae tee, isa Tilden man. A-kinsman of his was here Mr. McDonald then moved to ne the | during the mecting of the National Committee, x notion to reconsider until the second Monday | and, after the defeat of the St. Louls scheme, is that singe politic HL December ne = consulted with Tilden’s agents on the Commit- | chicanet 1d min Sere eae eee the Senate took { tee, and telegraphed to Campbell to call the | lst four days § Convention immediately and have it declare for Tilden, This will be the first step towards. the consummation of Tilden’s plan, detailed in these dispatches last night, to secure delegates enough in the Convention from States hopelesly Republican to place him ut the hend of the ticket by 2 majority vote. TILDEN’S CORNER ON HOTELS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CtNcixNarI, 0., Feb. 27.~The statement tel- cgraphed from New York that the attempt to purchase a monopoly of roums in Cincinnati hotels in June is fm the interest of John Kelly and opposed to Tilden, is laughed at here by those who are {na position to know. The tocal Democratic Committee telegraphed to New York for information regarding Edgar K. Apger, of Albany, who is conducting these negotiations, and received word in reply that’ be fs acting in the interest of Tilaen. His orders so far aggregate several hundred rooms. He has succecded in engaging about 300 at the turee leading hotels. Local Democratic gossip has it that an orgunization will be effected here to act in conjunction with Tilden’s large delega- tion from the East, and that un attempt will be made to get possession of the galleries, corri- dors, and véstibule ‘of the Music-Hall.’ Every mention of Tilden’s name will then be greeted with yells that will raise the roof. The local Committee say they have positive information as to this plan, and will do ull in their power to: prevent it. :) REMARKABLE -* GNANIMITY '!-FOR TILDEN, Special Dispatch t6 The Chicago Tribune, PirrsuunG, Pa. Feb. 27.—fhe following are the memoranda of a Democratic primary meet- ing heldin Fallowfield Township, Was! on ‘up the bill for thie relief of Fitz’ John Porter. sinong the Mr. Kundolph consented to let the bill lay aside temporerily til Monday to allow Mr. Hoar ‘w deliver x speech on the Geneva Award bill, The proposed umendments to the Star Route Deticiency Appropriation bill were introduced by Messrs. Maxey, Telicr, Saunders, and Gar- land, and referred to the Committee on Appro- printions. A After executive session, the Senate ad- Journed until Monday. HovsE. Mr. Cabell, from the Committee on Railroads and Canals, reported back the bill to abolish all tolls charged by the Louisville & Portland Canal Company. Ordered priuted and recommitted. A resolution directing the investigating of the charges against the Commissioners of the District oF Columbis, made in the communica- tton from the United States ‘Treasurer, was adopted, Mr. Dunnell, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported a bill amending Sec. 3k, Re- vised Statutes, so as to provide that when cans, manufactured wholly or in part of imported muterial, tiled with products grown or produced in the United States, exported for the benetit of the drawback grunted by Sec. 3,019,the same shall inall cases be entitled to the drawback provided fur in thal section when the imported material used in the manufacture of such cans. shall equal 70 per cent of all material used in the munufacture thereof. Passed. Aiemorial was presented praying for the abolition of the duty on printing type. ‘The House then went into Committee of the ‘Whole, Mr. Carlisic in the chair, on the revision of the rules. Mr. Frye, on bebalf of the Committee on Rules offered an amendment to Rule 28, providing it Shall be in order tosuspend the rules on the first and third Mondays only of every month, instead of every Monday, a$ tho present rule they hard: papers w Tor Blaine, and are association with the Hampshire. the politicians of 1 carry it for Gen. chunge. He sui and Mudis State fou tion, he would tal Gen. Grant was ni formed. We do ki $v determined for hat tha W ees is wetting money at too cheap rates, —and that the Eastern capitalists must here- after be fostered and protected. . Western farm- ers who are beginning to see théir way through, se money is plentiful and cheap, should consider well Grant's financial position; if still they clamor far.him, they may get more than clected. We never heard the stump against Gen. employed in his conversion we were never in- st has been paying its debts ‘Wnon the frogs would have n King, Jupiter sent thom acrane. Blaine is most in accard with the sentiments and interests of the common ‘people, and, if you .can get through to them, it’ will be found that he is ‘Washburne is quite’ “popular one urges any objection to him. Blaine and Washburne, or Washburne und Blaine,—such a ticket would do, but it Is prob- able’ that we can’t get it, or either, for it isa best Government under the ‘are so arranged politically no-horses do the most riding, —and they who can, or will, do the ‘least, ulways uadest. (that was nblein the meeting of last Grand.Pacitic). So it will probably hup) Southern delegates, who cannot deliver. : Electoral yote, will- control the nomination, ‘dl which we mustaccept, with Jery Tages purohane’, and elect for them, if we can. MARSH: BLAINE IN CHICAGO. 2 nrticularly notice- is Wednesday at the n that eran C. of The Chicago Tribune. —Nine-tenths of the Repub- licans of this vicinity (Sixth Ward). and else- where, with whom | huve spoken upon-the sub- laine for Presidential -nomi- their second or even third choige, notwithstanding all honor und. admire him, Cau it be that the machine-politicians are | so wrapped up in their own interosia and solfish- ness that they are blind to the sentiments of the party? fso, and if Republicanism bas come to that pass where a few politicians are to subju- i of the musses by foisting upon hom they do not wint, then the party worthy of the probable pee Phe eee. SOLORADO AND OTE WEST- ERN STATES. + , of The Chicago Tribune, Dexven, Colo., Feb. 20.—The Republicans of the Pacifi¢ Slope, aud of Nevada and Wyoming, whoin I buve met during the, lua¢ three weeks are looking to the friends of Mr. Blaine in “Till o sive so emphatic a decluration of their otion and efforts in his behalf 43 shall adit of but one interpretation, and which shall give them an ussuranee that every vote of Llinois shull be given Mr. Blaine in the Convention. They feel certain that with Janes G. Bluine a3 the ‘standard-bearer in the coming” campaign there ean be no doubt as fo 2 fuvornble result In this western section of the Republic, but that with any other candidate the Stutey of Oregon, California, and Nevadn may be doubtful States, ese facts befure tho peopie their wishes should be heeded, and they Took tothe Republicans of Mlinois for such ace tion and carnest work us shull secure that State beyond a doubt for Mr. Blaine. Every Kepub- porfoctly acquainted with the munipulations which gave Grant the yote of Pennsylvania as you can be east of the Missis- pray that the rank file of the Republican party of, Ulinvis will not allow, their wishes to be thwarted y ne minagement in your great State, and thoy most sincrely hope that the will_of the party may be so genorally tested and mude pub- ns hull uot defeat it by wement. I bave spent the coming and Colorzdo, aud ¥! the name of Blaine’ seems a“ household word cople, and they seem already to re- gurd him as the coming standard-bearer. They are so unanimous themselves for Blaine that doubt his nomination. The news- ofthe Missouri are almost a unit Hiled with test-votes of the people of their different localities, which, with ecarcely an execption, SHOW A DECIDED MAJORITY FOR TUM. If the Convention at Chicngo desires tonominate a mun who is neurest the heart of the Republic- fins West of the Missouri, and who will arouse enthusisin that no other candfdate can, it will most surcly nominate James G. Bluine. From e prominent Kepublicans ‘of Colorido, and after reading newspapers pub- dished in every locality in the State, I feel as Sure thet Mr. Blnine will have the delegation of this State as he will that of Maine or New ‘L was standing with a group of gentlomon in the office of the Grand Central Hotel of this city, conversing upon the prospect in Hlinots, and of that State now endeavoring to Grant, when David A. Gaye reluied a little incident showing that, politicians id that just before Gen. Grant's renomination. hawas standing on the corner of 1 streets in Chicago waiting fora horse-car, when Gen. Logan came along, and, ufter most vehemently denouncing Gen. Grunt, declared that, in cuse of his renumina- ‘ke the stump against him. renominated but re~ of Logun’s etforts on Grant. Of the means ot only ‘now that in after years Gen. Logan's friends were most abundantly rewarded by official positions in Ilinols; and -now, when we see Conkling, Cameron, Carpenter, end Logan Grant, it curries us back to days when rings and Babeockism ruled the ap~ _Pointments, and when Belknapism disgraced an Provides, preference being giving ‘on the first | County, Pu, to-duys f eos a flonduy jo individuals and on the third Monday |e Bcuioouiouss Fey, 21.—Mooting. valled to PSST EEE EN pt eee committees ted. “order “at 3 mL, W stnul tte lance. “Also am amendment providing thst all motions | The" “roll wag Ay jbgSmall uttondance. | sour ag our State of Iinois is gonoerned. e uel Stoody answered present. On motion, Mr. Stoody took the chair, and appointed him- self Secretary, teller, and janitor. Mr. Stoody then moved that the Convention ‘adjourn until Suturday, Murch 6. The motion prevuiled,—yens, 1; uays,0. “The Convention then put’ on its overcoat, gave three cheers tor ‘Tilden, and ad- Journed with singular unanimity. “DIANUEL Sroopy, President. “ MANUEL Stoopy, Secretary.” Mr. Stoody isa prominent citizen of the county and township named, and he vouches for the cor- rectness of the report. He says there are two Other Tilden men in, the township who have promised to attend the’ next meeting. BLAINE. THE FEELING AT ROCKFORD. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, The Blaine element , and there is perhaps no Possible doubt but what the delegation from the Fourth Congressional District will be instructed weast afull vote into the popular tide. The to suspend the rules shall, before being sub- tuitted to the House, be seconded by a_mufority of the members, and an amerament providing that when a motion to suspend the rules has been seconded it sbull be in order to debate tho proposition to be voted upon for thirty minutes. Mr. Hurris submitted ‘an amendment prohib- iting the Speaker from entertaining a motion to suspend the rules to consider a proposition merely expressing the opinion of the House on any question. < Sr. Harris, in support of his amendment, stated that he offered it for the purpose of pre- venting the offering of clap-trap and * bun- combe™ resolutions. In that connection, he re- ferred to the resolution which Mr. Weaver bas been attemptingto get before the House for several weeks, Let the gentleman offer a bill, which could be voted upon. Mr. Weaver said it was well understood it was nut a vill which was wanted on the fimiace ques- ton. A numberof such bills hud been referred to committees, but those commitiees were 50 chaperoned that they smothered the bills, and Tefused to let them see the light of day. When he sought to offer a resolution em- bodying the principles contained number of papers idential question. vention, and will man who he may, wou! Republicans as the Republicans want him, and his Dill, it was clep-trap. ‘The clup-tieg | German element in this district is decidedly op- | Sstrauge an averw: was used before the people on the stump to | posed to Grant for a third term, and some of the also alienate from muke .them believe that a purticular member SI this State larze—G: was in favor of a certain measyre which he op- posed in'the House. Ninety-nine out of erery one hundred Democrats west of the Alleghenies were in favor of the resolution, which he would send to the clerk's desk and buve read. The resolutions are those which declare it to be the sense of the House that all currency, whether metallic or paper, should be issued and controlled by the Government, and that the nints should be operated to their full capacity iu the coinage of tho silver dollar. It was well understood, Weaver continued, why the Democrats fin the East hard-moncy men, in the West soft-money men] did not. want to be puton record on the financial GuesHion: on the eve of a Presidential election. Laughter.) He gave notice he would be found standing here inserting a thorn into the tlesh every Monday until be was recognized. Mr, Harris inquired whether Mr. Weaver would Vote to place the provisions of his resolutions upon a2 appropriation bill, Mr. Weaver exprussed himself as opposed to placing riders upon appropriation bills, whether State-rights riders or Greenback riders, and the gentleman frou Virginia (Harris) had better re- cede from his position in regard to riders, or there would not be enough of the Democratic party left after the next election to forin a Cor- most intluentiul citizens from this class openly declare they will not support bim should the machiue politicians force him upon the people. Quitea number fuyor the nomination of Mr. Washburne, but these do not believe that all the greatness of America is concentrated in one wan. The people in this district believe that if by some strange providence the present candi- dates were to be taken away the “gap could quickly be filled by men who could lead the Re- Publican party to victory.: Should any other man besides Grant receive the nomination the Fourth District would give him at least 14,000 majority. The district will not move by passion, but the people in other parts of the State may expect it to present James G. Blaine as its first choice. ‘ HIS PROBABLE STRENGTH. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasuinctox, D. C., Feb; 27—A prominent Blaine man, commenting on the result of the Utica Convention,'says: “Mr. Blaine's friends expect that at the Chicago Convention he will carry the States of Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas, part of Kentucky, Michizan, Minneso- is doubtful that Democrat thun to Grant. THERE 18 Aq, except when it bi sition of Chie! ‘They hope arid wis! so much opposition xmong Congressional Distr! ination, and many Republicans -here™ mike no. Secret of their intention rather tosupport a good mit to another four IOWA WILL, FAVOR BLAINE.” To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Davesront, Ia, Feb, 26.1 see it stated in a ‘that Lowa will send a delega- ton to the National Convention of which six- teen votes willbe for Grant and six for Blaine. Allow me to gay that whoever gives eredence to this report docs not understand the feeling of the Republican masses of this State on the Pres- Jowa is first and last for Blaine, has been so since the lust National Con- remain so until that gentle~ is duly inaugurated at Washington in March, 1881." Washburne, it is true, has many friends here, and his candidacy would huve found a hearty support; Sherman, too, has Strong friends, although fewer in number; but nothing is more manifest and more true than that Gen. Grant's tyiends in this State are very limited in number, and that no candidate. be he td tind so little support and ie good and tru Grant. The trouble is, of this State do not nomination would not only ‘helming number of true Ite- Dublicans from the party who ure irreconcilable dn their opposition to a third term, but it would the party the éntire—and in eruuin element; not so much on the ground of personal aversion to Grant as on the ground of opposition to a third term. It a more than ten persons can be found in this county, or more than 100 in this te , ict, who would fuvor his nom-! fnvor a third term and sub- years of misrule under UNPRECEDENTED INDIGNANT FEELING among the Germans of this State on account of the persistenteffort. of certuin politicians to force Grant's nomination upon the people. sire to remain with the Republican party, thoy like its prinefples, and, Of the past. have alway's supported that They de- during the many’ yeurs Y arty lundered in renominating & Person utterly unqualitied for the elevated po- Magistrate of this great Nation. hto vet with that party for many yeurs to come, and would deprecate and consider us an outrage uny ste] forcing them to abandon it. publicans be assured that nocandfdate would do more to unite and strengthen the Republican party in Jowa than Blaine. 3 by the party et all good Re- ‘The Germans, 2)- orat’s Laughter on the Republi Bide} a Trane pues" | sa, and Nebraska; that he will dicho the State | [hough he is nut the tirst choice of some of them, Ao Bacay Amendment was then rejected. | | of Ohio with Shermun, getting at least one-third | $OUld, heart Trilla rate toe He nares a Of the delegation, and that when Sherman is thelr second: choice, and Bisine's thirty minutes be allowed, after the ordering of is invariably the previous question, on any proposition which hus not previously been discussed, was adopted. On motion of Mr. Hawley, an amendment was adopted providing that no motion to suspend the rules and es Bpublic bill shalt: be enter- tained unless the bill shall have been referred twa committee, and printed and distributed to jncmbers at least onc legislative duy before the motion to suspend the rules is made. ‘The House offered, as a new rule, an amend- ment provic that when a bill or proposition of a public character hus been referred to 2 committee, and the committce shall fail for fty days to make uny report thereon, it shall be in order, on any Monday, to move the discharge of the conunittee from its further consideration’ dropped he will get all of Ohio as second choice. Added to this, Blaine expects to secure all of the Pacific Coast, with most of tho Territories. He will divide the South with Sherman and Gran, East, he will secure the entire delegations from Maryland, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, With part of Massachusetts, part of ‘Ithode IsI- and, and Connecticut. A WORD FOK THE MAINE SENATOR. To the Editor of The Chicago-Tribune, Srcamone, OL, Feb. 27.~Tbat th people of -this locality are largely for Blaine has been demonstrated by 2 canvass of some weeks’ the young men of ould roll upa Republican State ligan ietters, etc. thing to be said seem to favor Mr. own friends, reinforced by the solid “columns of the State, who are unanimous for Blaine, would at ouce enter upon the can- Fuss with an enthusiasm unprecedented, even in this usually not Jetnargic State, and fowa majority muking it the banner oftheUnion. | Fr. ANOTHER MAN WHO WANTS TO KNOW. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cutcaco, Feb. 27—You do, not reply to Mr. Gibson's very pertinent inquiry sbout the Mul- It ig about time for some- cn that subject, and, as you Blaine’s candiducy, perhaps it will be well for you to enlighten. the that almost forgotten fransnetion. e pep on and the bill either placed upon the calendar or poate made first fn this city,where, as first Wa. M. Lure. assed choice, his friends were as three toone, und since —_—_—— eas Aftera long discussi was 2 fnens meth que main, the amendment extended throughout the county,—the past WASHLBURNE. Mr. Williums (Wis) submitted an amendment | Week being favorable for getting a general ex- AN ARGUMENT IN HIS FAVOR. pression on account of court being in session aud people from all parts of the- county in attendance. It is safe to assume that a cross-section canvass of this “description is’ indicative of thé views of the People of this belt of Dlinois on the subject. ‘They live on same lines of railroad, get_ news through same channels, and are Substantially the same in politics and character. Gen. Grant has no better friends or more ardent admfrers than here, but we are opposed to the third-term ides. We honor him as the first military man of the Nation, but not as its chief Statesman. If he were both,—yet, this being a Republic, he has to Rule 2¥ to require House members of acon- ference committee to append to their confer- ence reports an explanation of the points in controversy. Adopted. . An amendment was adopted changing in somo Particulars the present method of drawing for Sents at the beginning of Congress. An amendment was also adopted reducing the {evs of witnesses before the committees trom Sito $2 a day. No further amendments were offered until the lust of ‘the rules was disposod of, and that étage of the proceedings was at- tended with handcluppings and other demon- Strations of gratification. Mr. Weaver proposed a substitute to the last les that these rules shal) be done. Ido think, Party; and, believ - depends upon the rule, which provi Sus OE Sromonine Spozesess, unless ethers been sufficiently rewarded. We honor him as 4 shull be rules of future Congresses only when | ™820f sterling patriotism and good’ sense, but |: don that ‘will soon we don't look’ upon him as the Messiah of our CivilGovernment. We do uot think it fs 60 sick that he only can cure it. If it be so weak that oaly one man can sepport it, "twere better to let it fall at once, that the People might rear a more Stable structure; but this is all . non: Sense. The ex-oilidials of his Administration Want him renominated,—so do the weak, and so do the rash, ana, festly, 80_do_tho-goldités. Money, though still teufing for doutile what it does in Europe, is too cheap. to suit them, and they look toGrantfor relief; for he has said, Substantially, that the debtor class has had its day and now it was time for the creditor class to be cared for, which, when applied ut home, adopted by such Congresses. He went on to say thut unless. his ‘substitute ‘was adopted the committees might “be in future Congress: as they had been in the present, selected by the Speaker without 2 vote of the House, and such committees would be mere photographs.of the Speaker's political Views, with power to carve out legislation: He protested against to fasten the clutches - Of that infamous system on future Houses, The substitute was rejected: also an amend- ment offered by Mr. Reagan to a like etfect. Several amendments, merely verbal, ‘were made and agreed to, and then the Committee rose and reported the rules to the House, and notico was given by Mr. Blackburn that he would ask finul action upon them Tuesday night. ‘AYourned until Nonday that cap without di all may be lost the least objection To the Editor of The Chicago Tribung, Lrxcoux, Ul, Feb. 28.—I am a Republican; a Stalwart, not, however, a politiciin, and never expect to be; henee run with no political ma= chine, do not know that any are in operation, and think very little machine work is being however, that the present is a critical period in the history of the Republican ‘ing the good of the country— | Probably the perpetuity of the Government— success of that party in the next National election, Task the use of a col- umu in which to suggest a line of thought in } regard:to what I believe to be the duty of those who may be meinbers of the Republican Conven- convene in Chicago. + -., If the members of that Convention will think and act prudently, a ticket will be nominated loubt-be elected.: If its work is done under the intluence of excitement, or enthusiasm not tempered with. prudence, and .the Government jeop- ardized, The important question to be consid- ered is not who would be the least objectionuble in those States called the Solid South, contain: ing 138 Electoral yotes, but to whom would be among Republicans, partivu ~ larly those of the North; who must furnish the Votes to elect our ticket. The idea that our illustrious ex-President, or any Republican, bus the ghust of a chance to ob- tain a single one of those 135 ctoral votes is simply preposterous. It may be, and I beliove is, ruc that Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and probably Loutsiana,— representing forty-seven Electoral votes,—are { Republican States, Yot there is not an iota of, hope that the Republican nominees will obtain any of those votes, Shoulda free and fair elec- tion be allowed, we would succeed, only.to be counted out by Returning Boards, or cheated by: tissue ballots. The Democracy are determined tobaye all of thoso 133 votes, and their candi~ dates will obtain-them. To hope, or think, or talk, otherwise is ‘idle, and the sooner Repub- leans bring themselves to the work necessary: touchieve a victory, without any of the Solid South, the better. =~ We frequently, I. think too frequently, hear the statement that uny good Republicans who may receive the nomination can be elected, ‘That may be true; yet it is subject to very seri- ous doubt. The exhibition that the Democratic Congress made of itself ut the late called ses-, sion, fullowod by tho more recent attompt ta steal the Government of Maine, and its deter~ amination, by the aid of Bil Springer's Commit~ teo, to unsout a Republican member from Indl-; ana and one from Minnesota, as it has already’ dong from Florida, ought to be sullicient to‘de~ feat their ticket. by, tho people. 1t-probably will be, but with the rack-ribbed Bourbon Deinoc-, racy those iniquities will be no more against the party iu the eleotign than the weight of a feath- er. “As much ag Tilden is disliked by many of; the party they prill -yote for him if he shall be nominal . > - It will not be wisé for Republicans ‘to build any hopes on the fact that Tammany hates 'Til- den or Tilden disiikes Kelly. ‘That isa local and mostly a personnal quurrel, and will be so patched up that the Democracy of the Empire State will unitedly support its" party uominces, whether tho. ticket be ‘headed ‘by Tilden or some other ra Person. : . Republicans ought to and do know that with- ‘out success in Now York they are not at all like~ dy to achieve a National victory. It is true that the 138 votes in the South and 35 in New York only muke 173, ahd ‘lack twelve of a majority. The fifteen votes of Indiana added would make More than enough, . lf the Democrats can and do. aay, Now York, they will carry Indiana. [ belibve both are Republican States, but n des- porate party, using the means necessary to suvcess in New York, and needing tifteen addi- tional votes, cannot afford to confine the strug- gle w that State. They would, from the fact that they already have more prestige in Indiana than in New Jersey and Connecticut, be more likely to empty the barrel in that State. Who among the distinguished stutesmen of the Republiciin party will be most cortain to ob- tain the Efectoral vote of Now York? And this question lends me to say afew words about booms. Booms ought to, and | think will, have very little intluence in sheping tho action of the Convention, They are ephemeral. The Grant boom of three tionths ago has subsided. Can whut now seems ‘toy be a Blaine boom continue three months? Is it safe to nominate # man or ticket upon the whirlwind of abeom? It may be that either, Grant or Blaine fs the Proper person “to be. honored with ‘the dist place: that he and his friends are able to get up in his bebalfia large enthusiasin is cer- uiinly to his credit und in bis favor. Let us re- momber, howaver, that betweor the nomination and election: five’ months will intervene, duriug whick time the nontinee will have to sustain 4 tire from every purt‘of the Democratic line; he will not only Subjected to 1 sharpest criticisms, but alsy to tho most savage assaults that un. unscrupulous purty can devise. “If there should be in bis political history any vulnerable points,’or v singie blemish, we Inay rest ussured his adversaries will} discover itand make their assaults aecordingyy, < Three aspirants for the Presfdency are prom- inently before the people, Grint, Binine, and Sherman, and the games of Washburne, Conk- ding, Ed.aunds, Logan, and Gurfield_have been mentioncd in the:sume connection. The purty is generuly barmoauious, and with not muny ex ceptions, the mannagin which I would express my choice, would, -be adopted by Republicans, and that ix: ForPresident the man who muy be nominated, and. forthe nomination tho pergon who can ‘obtain, tho most Electoral votes; and, while nol: preferring ‘him personally above some others.. I think that man is E. B, Washburne. In some of the States the contest will be close, and in New York and Indiana the struggle will be,sayore. A féw thousund stay~ at-home Republicans in the first ond .afew hundred in the .ustmamed States might cause our defeat. Cee) The German Republicans do not take kindly toGrant. They do not favor the idea of a third term. While weregret their defection, and be- lieve their fearzinyregurd to a third term is wholly without joundation, we cannot control their thought op sation, and uniess there is an actual necessity Ip yun Graut it will be best not todo so. The oy plex in support of the neces- sity is that the D+mucrats are devising plains to count imund seat. so Democrat, whether elected or not, aud Grant hus the couruge and nerve to force vbedivave to the will of the peo- ple should he ‘beelected. It is difficult to see that Grant would, have more power in thut di- . rection or be moreWilling to exert it, or elticient in doing So, than would [laine or Wushburne, or any of the others gentlemen mentioned. ” If Grant, by the los§of a fow thousand German voters in New York, should fail to carry that State, and thus fuitto be elected, his nerve will be of no avail, because be will have no occasion to apply it. A ‘We think it mciiprobable that Grant will’ not be in the race when the Convention shall con- vene, and we are expecting any Wushburne boom among the people, at least we suppose he would endeuvor tg prevent ft, but he would not refuse the nomination:~~ A ‘One thing is certain, the people will think, are thinking now, ang giving expression to their thoughts: and, thovich Blaine isa popularstates- mnan, Stalwart “Republican, honest, true, and capable, possessing, much magnetism, there is 2 current running, ot much among the politicians, but strong among the masses of the people, that with Mr. Washburie at the head of the ticket we en make the bestirace. ‘It is x remurkable evi- dence of his popiilurity that he is the second choice of a very large majority of those who have expressed altirst pretorenke for others; and it is also very'signiticant that while a great muny German Ropublicaus suy they tT not. support Grant, and a fewer number—yet many | —that they will not give Blaine a cordial sup- Port, we have failed to hear of one who would. refuse to vote for Washburne. We do nut know a Republican of any nationality who will not support kim, * 7 Very serious fea#s are entertained, and have been expressed, in'regard to the ability of Mr. Bluine to carry the State of New York, but our information fs that Mr. Washburne will be as ‘likely to carry it a8 Grant; more so in fact, be- calles at the German Republicans would sup- port him. Sr. Washburne bas been ont of Congress near- ly twelve yeurs, and hetice has not been con- nected with the legislative excitement of that period, though serving his Government ina ferent cnpadity. His reputation as an economist is favorably know® in ‘every part of this coun- try, and us a wise statesman is acknowledged in ail countries. No! suspicion in regard to his purity, in public or private life(has ever been breathed, - He is, therefore, invulnerable to at- tacks, There is nd question that the Democratic party regard him ds the most formidable candi- date we could noniinate,, and that party would |. age and the su filled the highe: prefer « contest with any other person. > Should Mr. Washburue be nominated for President, could a better selection be made for Vice-President than Senator Edmuuas, of Ver- mont? * ‘The Chicago Convention will be charged with probubly the most important duty’ to its party and the country that hus ever devolved upon such a body of the people's representatives. If prudent councils ;revail, party success may be regarded certain; u blunder might be dutal, ay. A DEMOCRAT WHO WANTS WASHBURNE, To.the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, GENEVA, IL, Feb. 7.—I am an old farmer; T live out on the Fox River; { am_a Democrat.’ 1 never voted for a Republican President in my life, but Tam going to do so at the next election provided Mr. Wasnburne is nominated, and. { umn confident he will be. The people of all parties are beginning to see the necessity of -having a man ut the head of the Government, We have bad tricksters und wigglers enough. { wouldn't know Mr. Washburne if I should Meet him on theistrect. 1 haven't seen him since he was Clerkof the House of Representu- tives. Lwatched him then for ten days. He gave me a desi “behind the door” to do a little lguring. He bardly knew-1 had my “hi” -on him. The only reason I buve for .writimy this line is ‘the great need of having a thé helm. Ihave no, ax to grind; I ask: no favor of Wash burne after he is elected; but 1 do hope he won't “say again that he is “not a candidate.” L made a - little wager with our local editor here nearly two years ago that Wushburne would be.n inated at the next, Republican Convention. “He told me to-diy that he wis about ready to pu J was talking with a leading Democrat, torday, When a leading Germau iepublican ar oy would all be surprised, at ¢ county eame up, and, ufter. listening: to. -markg, sitid that It the Democratic vote Washburne would, ges, in the State. “ Yes," he sald, “I am for. Wash- burne, and that js just what I am afraid of, that, if our folks don't nominate him, the bem- verats will, Iam gonfident he can carry Illinois by 34,000 more votys than any man in of out of the State." i i PAVORING WASTRURNE. ng To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, EDWARDSVILLE; th. Feb. #i.—It would afford me Very great pléasure to have the use of the columus of your, widely-circulated journal to ventilate some of iny rustic fdeas on ‘the {m- pending contlict. ‘It would be well for us.of the cvuntry to interehange thoughts with the city folks. “Although I-do not expect to be able to ‘State anyt! new, yet it may not be amiss for you to understind he drjftof feeling In the rural districts. I gpeak for the loyal purt of our People when I say that above all earthly things We desire: the preservation of this glorious - Union, ond we are intensely ~ jewlous on’ that head, and scrutinize © every~ thing that has the slightest bearing upon that question. We have no faith in the professions Of those men who, when the War was riging with the greatest ‘Intensity, when the treasure - and blood of our country wege being: poured out dike water, could sit in Convention, a5 the Dem- ocratic party did in 18ét in this place, and coolly resolve that the War on our part was iniquitous, and that our armies should be called home, and “the South’ be permitted to depart in peace. Since then Ihave not been able to discover the slightest change in their political sentiments. ere: thoy did previous to and during the War. Inthe North they ure the mere passive instruments in. tho hands of tho itebols whom we overthrew on the battle-ticid. = Our victory has-been turned into our defeat, and, having both branches of the National Leg- islature under thelr control, they are_ trying to move heaven ‘and earth to elect a President, which, if thoy succeod, tho Rebels will have ac- complished imore-than thoy fought for, which was simply the control of the slave States. ‘They have gained, by the emancipation of their slaves, A full instend of a’ three-fifths repre- sentation in Congress, and by their shotguns -they control the votes as well u3 the earnings of. their former slaves.--The Presidential election is the turning point in our history, but it never. before stood us so much in hand to make a wiso selection as now. The election of 1860 hinged upon the point whether the Rebels should govern thomselyes. Now it is whether they. should govern us _slso. It . behooves us to lay uside all personal’ considerations, and ‘be governed by an oye singlo to the preservation ‘of the Union and Ropubtican principles. We aye several excellent men who are spoken of. as candidates, any one of whom [I doubt not would be trite to the interests of the country if: elected. Now, we must cast about to see which’ of these men is the most available. We have a spowerful und mast unscrupulous adversary, and.if fraud or force is necessary to accomplish their object they will not hesitute to resort to it. Recent events in Maine and Congress leave no room for doubt on this subject. Gen. Grant is at this time the most conspicuous, Let us look ut bis chances. I revere him. have voted for him twice for President. I regard him as the only one who, under God, could have guved our country. Iam proud of the testimo- nivls to his valor and gencralship which ke is receiving all over this wide world; but, if he is A candidate, he will be go in spite of x principle which we ‘have all held as dear and as sacres if it hua been incorporated into the Constitu- tion. Although that objection will, in u crisis like the prosent, not have weight with all, it will with many, and we cannot afford to take any chances. We must have 2 man who can beyond any pernadventure curry: the full voteof tho party. Success in this instance would add not a rig to the laurels which now encircle his brow. Te fe ugmuitied to be the'greatest General of the ‘ior of his country. He has twice st office iu the gift of the people. Nothing can be added to his renown, but defeat would be dissstrous in the extreme. In propor- tion to the eminence from which aman fulis is the depth to which he descends. Besides, no candid man can say that: Grant’s Inst Ad- ministration was a success. He started on his sucond term as President with the largest. Populur majority that was over obtained in the Nation. He had overwhelming majorities in both Houses, and the country was flourishing beyond example. When his term expired the country wns bankrupt and his party on the verge of ruin. This is ascribed to burd times. But why the hard times? Many advanced think- ers maintain that {n a country like this, over- flowing with every eloment of wealth, hard times such ng we have been enduring, when every business-man was on the verge of bunkruptcy, the industries of the lund ull prostrated, hun dreds of thousands of men turned out of em- ployment and driven to scour the country to beg a morsel of bread to.keep soul and body to- gether, are the result of maludministration. The too sudden contraction. of the Surrenoy from about $1,700,000,000 ut the close of the War to tess than’ $800,000,000 was, they think. the cause of the ruin of the debtor and industrial classes. These men say that we should huve fol- lowed the example of -Engiand when she attempted to resume in is, and found’ that it brought ruin on the country, repealed the Iensnre und brought abvut instant relief, and they refer to Allison's Histury of Europe, vol. 2, pp. 144-145, and to Doubleday’s monetary Statis- tical History of England, in support of their views, which abundantly sustains them. These men ‘aitirm ‘that while England bus now 30, France $60, and Belgium $12 per capita, we are grently deficient with our $18 nil told. They say that when $1,000,000,000 were wrung from France She immediately tilled up the vacuum w)th paper money, and that France bus been easy all viong. I might amplify on this subject, but suitice it to suy that many persons object to Grant on ac- count of his financial views, and will either not support him, or give him but a jukewarm sup- Port. Others, again, complain about the sottle- mentof the Alubuma claims. They say that we haye thereby admitted that if vessels, fitted up in our ports to cruise under letters of marque commit spoliations we are bound to foot the bill. This: is the ubandonment vof ia principle of iuternational law which we had always cherished, and by which, in the event of a wat between Englund und some other country, we would goon have regained our commercini marine, lost to us throug the meuaces of ships fitted out. armed, and equipped in Englund through Rebel Jetters of marque. These ure all makeweights upon Grant, and may weaken him. Blaine is a noble fellow, brimful of energy und tatent, but he would provably be antugonized by Gookilns, of New York, render- ing it doubtful if he could carry that State. He would lose sume strength In Massachusetts. He has 2 political record to defend, und, although ibelieve he is 2 great and g¢ man, yetl know nothing In his history which would give him strength outside of bis own party. With these drawbacks it. strikes me that it. would be uuwise to nominate him, if we have aman whp combines greater clemcnts or strength. John Shermun’s claims are outof the question. He euts no figure, We come now to Elibu B. Washburnd, who, 1 think, is the most avuilable man in the Nation. It is said that he 15 from Mlinois, anfi that we bave hud our share of Presidential hou- ors. Wiusbburne is a Massachusetts man by birth, and New England could. rightfully claim him ns her son. les, Illinois is settled by men of all nation; les. Thore is hardly a man in the State, bortihere, who is old enough to ba President. We have no men whose nifections are riveted to this State by means of fumily tes, and early nssovintions nnd traditions. ‘Those are allin the land of their birth. Their household gods are there. Ilinoisans are cosmopolitut they happen to live here. Lincoln was a Ke! tuckiun, and his attachments and proudest affections clustered xround the place of his birth, He did not abolish slavery there till the very Inst, and then endeavored. to get them to sell and emuncipute their servauts. This, how- ever, was his plan with slavery throughout the country. He believed that it would be cheaper for tho Nation to buy and free the slaves than to accomplish the object through a War, but he made the lust offer to old Kentucky. When we present a candidate for the Presidency born in Ulinois, then I am willing to_be churged with him in the uccount current. Washburne isn man of the people. He has devoted him- self sedulously tw their interests, and his record is absolutely without stain or blemish. In pri- vate life he is all that the most fastidious mor- alist could desire. He bas ulways veen true as steel to his constituents, his country, and his friends. At ong time, according to my recollec- ton, through “untoward circumstunces, Mr. Lincoln bad wbout made up his mind to do what would bye been «a terrible blunder, and that was to remove Gen. Grant. Washburne beard of it, and flew to the President, and, by his energy and perseverauce, prevented the reatest “enlumity that could huve be- ‘allen the Nation. Washburne knew his man better than did Mr. Lincoin. To show his ussiduity in regard to the rights of the people, I will mention n circumstance in whick | may not be correct in all the details, but will vouch for the truth of the statement in the mutin. In the act of Congress donating land wo Ilinois to nid in the construction of the Ulinois Central Railroad, there was » clause providing that the United States should never be charged for the transportation of troops or the muni- tions of war on the road. In settling with the road after the War the clause wus nut observed, and & lirge sum was paid over to the Company. As soon as Washburne became awure of it. he Introduced a Dill, which was pussed through the House, directing the Attorney-Geueral to inves- tigate the matter, which was defeated in the Senate. But tho brightest feather in his cap was his conduct us our Minister to Frunce dur- ing the Franco-Prussian War. Through the im- becility, corruption, fanaticism, and treachery of the Government of Napoleon ITIL, France was plunged into a war with Prussia, and-in 8 short time she wus dragged down from a pinnacle of glory to the depths of bumilintion. No great ugtion hus ever been so “suddenty and unexpectedly overwhelmed. Her armies were everywhere’ routed, her soldiers slaughtered, and the haughty City of Puris be- leaguered by an irresistible foe. ‘The proud, im- bulsive, and passionate Parisians were first, be wildered at the course of events, then they’be- enmne desperate, then frantic, and in their blind fury they:struck down everything that stood in their way. The sanguinary character of a Paris- ian mob ‘was well known, and every forcign Minister abandoned his post and tied ‘a terror except B. B. Washburne, United States Minister. ‘There he stood, tirm as adamant. He hung aloft the glorious banner of his country, and there it stood for weeks solitary and alone. ‘Tt was 2 proud cpoch for this. country that -she. of all the nations of tho earth hud x representative who bad the stamina to tect and control those tumultuous and. merciless hordes.: As soon us Gerioan prisoners were brought in :Washburne took thom, prottcted, and sheltered, and fed them uutil order wus restored. His’ abnegation of scif, his indomitable will, and the exalted re- ‘gurd they had for the man.ennbled him to divert them trom their sunguiniry- purgoes, 1 wish we knew more about the stute of wfairs in Paris during that trying period. L have learned toth- ing of it except: from the papers of the time. Anis cannot fullt® endear Washburne to the “German heart in this country as it has done in Europe. 1 do not believ tb this of itselr would induce the Germans tu'support him, but I think they believe him to be the best man whose name hus been mentioned in other respects, and the noutination of this mun would draw Jargely upon elements of. strength outside.of the purty. 1 know he doesnot want the position. but ween: not permit him to consult his euse or inclination in these perilous times... Resticus, ANTI-GRANT. 1S IT A CRIME TO OPPOSE’A: THIRD TERM? Tb the Edttor of The Chicago.Tritune, </ Cricaco, Feb: 27.—Is it'a crime to be opposed to the renomination of Geb. Gract fora third term of the Presidency? To, hear -the- third- term howling dervishes talk one would think so, ‘They seem to assume that he is entitled to any. thing and everything he wants or cin be couxed “to accept. If he should be a: candidate: for King they would support him in the same servile way. In my Judgment, Mr: Editor, thera are a g0odmany sound Republicans in! this county ‘and State who love and admire Gen. Grant, and would be gind to see him in any ofice in the cite of the people not involving a third term, but place ngain. It is entirely decent and ruspecta- ble, and in xecordance with the usages of a Re- publia, for citizens fecling that way to. say so if they are so disposed. The rvasons for opposing him ure of 2 special kind, and speciat means have to be adopted to muke that opposition effective; but there is nothing more disrespectful in declaring against his re- nomination than there is in decluring for au- other candidate.. To declare for Blaine or for Washburne is in effect a declaration agninst-n third term plus a preference for somebody else. Nothing is more disheartening than the very common observiffon among Republicans, “ We prefer to wait and sce what the Convention wilt do,”—a8 if the Convention wero composed of superior beings. While good men wait “to sce what tho Convention will do,” machine politi+ cians set up the Convention, and then attempt to give its decisions the authority of law. Con- ventions nre supposed to be of the people and for the people; and it is perfectly legitimnte for any citizen to attempt beforehand to intluence their action. oe OBSERVER, WHO SIGNED THAT ANTI~THIRD-TERM LIST. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cnuicago, Feb. 2f.—The ridiculous charge of Logan's personal orgun that the reapectable men who went into the ant{-third-term movement forged the signatures of. well-known citizens to the address is casily met and disposed of. The 4-0, can cite but a half-a-dozen instances of what it is pleased to call ** forgery” out of about 150 names printed in the papers of Sunday. This fuct alone proves the genuineness of the list ag -awhole. If it were otherwiso, the newspapers would be flooded with disclaimers. Now as to the Instances. There are two Dwight Jacksons, one a lawyer and one a bookkeeper, in this city; one of them signed the petition “for Wash- burne,” the other did not sign it. There are also two Adolph Loebs, one a banker and one an in- surance'ngent; the latter signed the paper, the former did not. . Mr. Elbridye Keith certainly did sign the paper, and the dentul on his bebulf 1s entirely unauthorized. Mr. Louis Hutt’s Lo name Was not appended to the petition, but was included in the list of the Executive Committee of the Blaine Club who refused to sign. It will be observed that Mr. Hutt says be is for Grant as against Blaine, which, for an alleged Grant man, {3 not enthuslastic. "The names of Sheritl Hoffinann and Mr. Schweitzer were not printed in the list as thotrs, and the names are so com- mon that no inan can olaim a monopoly of either of them. If there is any more complaint of forgery Tue Tripune would confer a favor by the same known. a . : Anti-Tarap TERM. SOME QUESTIONS ASKED. To the Editor of The Uhicago Tribune. Crrcaqo, Feb. 27.—A few months ago wo were told, upon what was supposed to be authority, that Gen. Grant would not accept a nomination for a third. term unless it were tendered to him by the unanimous vote of the Republican Con- vention. Some months later, about the time he reached Cubu, it was made public that bo would accept a nomination if tendered to him by a de- elsive majority of the Convention. Next it was given out that he was willing to take his chances against the other candidates and abide the re- suit, but would not consent to’ have any ma- chine packing or “unit rules” employed in his behalf to force s nomination for him. That is ‘the last report we have had from bim. Now seo how the cnso stands, The Conven- tions in two States have deciured for him by the “unit rale.” The Grant delegutes ina mujor- ity of the districts pass resolutions that the anti- Grant delegates from 2 minority of the distric shal vote for Grunt against the wishes and in- structions of their districts. For example, the 53 delegutes from Pennsylvania stand for Grant 3 for Blaine %, but Don Cameroun has ordered them all to voto for Grant. Is Grant willing to accept # nomination given him by forcing the twenty-six anti-Grant votes under the unit rule to vote for him in the Convention? ‘The New York delegntion to Chicago stands 40 or 42 for Grant and 28 or J for Bluine. Conkling bad a resolution passed ordering those 30’Biaine delegates to vote for Grant. 1s Grant so very anxious for the nomination as to take a nomini tion selzed by this bulldozing method? By ov sloughing the 58 anti-Grant votes of Pennsvyl vanie and New York and counting them for the candidate they oppose he muy be .nominated. Will he accept a nomination procured in that way? Willsome of bis friends answer through the columns of Tue Trmsuxe? Would it bea nomination if thus obtaiued? Would it be mor- ally binding on any Republican? Query. AGAINST A THIRD TERM. = To the Editor of The Catcago. Tribune. Cmcaqo, Feb. 27.—As a citizen, loving tho-lib- erties gained by the struggle for independence. perpetuated by the overthrow of that can Copied the spirit of those libertics—Slavery as a Kepublican by birth, by adherence, and colt: Yiction in the purity and justice of its doctrines,— I cunuot, as 0 putriot, us a citizen, advocate or indorse & principie so’ repugnant, so threatening to tho deep underlying, cuncientious convictions of danger whick i3 mude manifest in this third- term epoch. It is hazardous, yea dangerous, to the vitality and jPerpetuity of our free institu- tions. Tum well uware this construction and interpretation of the peril predicted from the cause involved has been met with sneers und svvflings. So likewise were the predictions of prophets in pust ages. Not that Ilay claim to this endowment. But it is my firm, deep, and sincere conviction the risk should not be taken. Solicitous for the welfare of our country, and the causes of impending danger, Task 2 calm and careful survey of the result of the tendency. And why {s a man for the third time desired to sit in the Presidential chair? Have our resourees for men fit for thts otfice become su scarce, $0 narrowed, that there is but one suitable for the position? Only one who has proven his competency? No other de- serving, and possessing the quulifications de- munded by the times, and having ability to carry out the desixns of the Republicun Bay 2? Alas the day when our supply of men of ability, tirm- ness, and integrity becomes so limited. “At this ratio, it is to be presumed, a qualitication in fur- ure may only be had froma scion of the “old stock,” which was politically pruned and grafted with republican ideus, 23 inducted by emolu- ments, and by aggressiveness overawed those instinctive feelings of repugnance characteristic of a freeborn citizen to overcome the inborn. prejudice against usurpation, and quietly sub- init,—yea,sunction by voice and vote,—thus yield- ing togreedy afuvition. Iso abandon the idexof election, and let the offica go by succession. have too much: contidenve in the underlying sense o¢ my countrymen in the hour of trial, for the welfare and maintenance of our glorious right, tallow usurpation by red-tapelsm through an oftick-seeking Patutor, MR. GILLESPIE EXPLAINS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. EDWARDSVILLE, Ul, Feb. your issue of Feb. 28 [am rep: abjured the greenback heresy and the Republican fold. Isuid no such thing: nor did Tsay anything that would warrant such un inference. I said that I was driven tu the necos- sity of niding either the party that hud upheld the Union or the one that attempted io destroy it, and that [ could not hesitate a moment in my choice. My loyulty to the Union has never for a uuoment faltered; but | wish to suy that I have not absted one jot or partiele uf what you are pleased to term my greenback heresies. 1 cons sider them the most orthodox Republican doc- trines. When Democrats ail over the land were denouncing greenbacks us being unconstitu- tonal and worthless, { vindicated them. When the Democratic Judges were holding them to be illegat I believed “it to be part and parcel of A scheme to overthrow ‘the Gov- ernment. When Gen. Grant was driven to the necessity of appointing three Republican Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States in order to get a decision from that tribu- nalin favor of. the constitutionality of en- backs over the views ;of the Democratic mem- bers of the Court, I applauded the act. £ Stand now where T stood then, and when I cease to fvow my firm conviction that they are consti- uitional, in pence ns well as in ‘war; that they constitute the best paper currency the world his ever secn, aad thut they were the great_instru- mentalittes for the overthrow of the Rébellion, Ashall be under the sod. And if the Republicans had continued to stand by the tluuncial measures introduced by Mr. Lincoln they would not have been driven to the verge ot destruction and saved through the folly and criminality of. their adversaries. ‘The great. question now, however, is rescuing the country from the hands of the spoilers, and 1am with you on that, but 1 don’t want to be misreorcsented. + J. GILLESPIE, GENERAL NOTES. A MEETING AT ROCKFORD., Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Rockroap, Iil., Feb. 27,—On Saturday evening amecting will be hela at the Grand Army Hall forthe purpose of perfecting a permanent or- gunization of the Rockford Republican Club. Every Republican in this city is awake to the vital importance of thorough, earnest, and sy3- tematic work. It ts not intended tobe in the interest of any one man or set of men, but for the yvod and protection of the sacred alms of the Republican party. The majority of our peo- a veriod In when a step Some express ple feol that the Nation bas reac the bistory of its National palitiers be tuken, forward must certainly themselves as being Blaine, and somes ers simply want it a that the cause-is of more importance ti success of any one man, no matter how trans: cendent In ability or how glorious may be his ‘achievements, cS SANDWICH, ILL. = Spectat Dispatc to The Chicago Tribune, ae ANDWicn, HL, Feb, 27.—A- canvass just made in this -eity’ among ‘the leading pete sl pide the following preferences tor Presidential gandidates: Blaine, 47; Grant, 3; Wushburne, # und Sherman, 1.’ Binine seemed to be the 3€c- ond choive of most of the Grant. inen, but: most of the Blaine men preferred Washburne us their Sgcond Cnolee, and nearly atl agreed thut, if ‘ushburne wontd accept the second place, the ticket—Bluine and Washburne—would sweep, the country. Most . of Grant. supporters _ expressed themselves 4&3 opposed to a third term on principle, but thought that Grant would carry the most States, -and therefore fuyured his nomination. Several Republicans, Rowoyer, said that they would not. rant even ie ived Ucan nomination, ets oe Repub - Thore ure few Democrats in this section of the country. Probably Bayard bus tHe most friends, ‘with ‘David Davis and Seymour a good second and third, Tilden has but little strength. BARABOO, -WIs. “ New" Yorke, Feb. £7.—Herbeyt this vieinity the general feelin; and in Biatue, who will be tho tavoritennaee? 08 £01 all others. and will have a solid support Geer’ burne will also stand solid, and the “ew ¥ ast make u strong team for the ‘people ‘her? Fill support given Grant will be rather Hehe Democrats say but little j tial candidates, and it is. imposstole os eidene the favorit candidates will be on this tiatel! Fta a JSHEBAS'S WORKER, ipeciar Disputch to The Chicago Tribune, * Munwauxez, Feb. 2—Cok TM Nena political adventurer from Washington, cue inthe intorest of the Hard-Mons gs Nero organize a Shetman Clad. Str. Neko aeue 10 dent of the success of bis mission. Saag. 48, CHICAGO, EXPRESSING THEIR: PREFEREN A largely-attendtd meeting of the Sorento Ward Republican Club was held last event the hall at the corner of Sodywick stron e Chicazo avenuo. ‘The chair was occupa tt! Jot Bootn. The meeting wns calledprincipah? o hear speeches in anticipation of campaign. OF She conning The first speaker. was Elliott Ant sald that the agitation on Reputitean yt? would not cease until freedom of action at speech were recognized in every State in ie Union. He himself would never cease tine politics until he could dor and muke tho same Diack Iepuleeteston that he bud always mad apeeet He -cited as an Some? oe Choa, ent snd state of atfairs the 20, Pree statistics show that since the Wy iat men have eon murdered in the Souci aad {eal ronsons only. Speating of tho Iara ee in Maing, und the plug eluvorated in Mines Me. Anthony sald: ‘There's that rafecso, Springer, I know hlin, and bo oughe tye ed up. ‘That same Rill wasSeeretaty of the oot tutional Convention in 19 of sbite South member. A more unscrupulous man dean live. He has the understanding of n pottiqee and the heart of a hangman For gece deviltry he can’t be beat. “To-day he is, attem| ing to Steul the State of Minnesota as the fee” cerats attempted to steal the groom Washburn’ up there, r the _ renown Eli’ yt Wasbburne, who lives “in an adjoin ward [uppliuse], was elected to Congres Wee demesne” named ‘Donnelly by 300 maha? ‘The Democrats sce that if it became necessa to clecta President by the votes of the Sse the House, the vote of Minnesota can be ae tained by throwing out one Republican Repree sentative. What wus the ground? Simply ‘te. gause the ballots were numbered. Thi Bil Springer was elected under a law similar to thas under which Washburn was. Every vote for Springer was numbered precisely asevery votefor Washburn was numbered. He declares this iay unconstitutional,: but it hss not been d 0 by the Supreme Court of either State. 1 tell you, gentlemen, 1 Washburn shall be’ tinct out on that ground, it will be one of the most ine famous acts performed since the United Btates existed. I want such a man shown trom ong end of the United Stutes to the other." * Mr. Anthony then brought up 2 constitutions} juestion to the effect that the Democrats bad the power to elect a President of the Senate and that, if they could delay the counting uf the Electoral vores until after the 4th of March 1381, by the Constitution itsolf the President ot the Sonate would be the President of the Unital States. “Chis could only be averted, he said, by electing the ‘Republican candidates by such overwhelining majorities that the Democme would not dure to do this. S; ing of the Fitz John Porter case, Mr. Anthony said: « wus present ut his court-martial, and great part of the testimony, and, in my opis. jon, if ever thore was n traitor on the Auer Continent that ought to.be shot, that man is Gen. Porter. If he is restored to the Amerieng army. it will be a most damuable disgrace tit country." % ‘The speaker then referred to the Presid contest, and sald that he would heartily pres the nomihice of the Convention, mentioning the names. When the speaker referred to James G. Blaine he was interrupted by prolonged applause and 2 Scandinavian voice crying * We're all for Bigine.” A rofereace to E. B. Washbume’ag the man who had so acted in diplomatic. service as to eall down the encomiums of the word, called out such tumultuous applause, ‘shouts, and stamping as to practically put an end tothe ones xt alee PJ. ‘ io-next speaker was P. J. Sundelins, wh said that he respected the persoual py ot Gen. Grant, revered E. B. Washburne, but de clared himself for Jaines G. Blaine, as ‘an orator of consummate skill, a politician of unbounded attainments, # safe man, and 2 popular. cand late. ; ‘The next speaker was an original party named Robert Grant, who delivered w speech which defied fonografy and the fonograf. Mr. C. F. Petérson followed the course of the mecting, and declared for Blaine beeause he be- lieved him to be_the strongest man, the most adapted for the Presidency, and the ‘man best uble ‘to reconcile all Republican views on finance. 3ir. A. H. Robinson followed, and was in favor of Grant, exciting but little applause; and the meeting was concluded by the declaration of Joseph Sant who proclaimed himself for Washburne, State's-Attorney Mills was expected to be lpi but, up to the time of adjournment, not arrived. . FIRES. . IV ‘TOLEDO. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, -TouEpo, O., Feb.27.—A fire broke-ont fn the Press-room of the Morning Commercial office at 7 o'clock this eveningi and before the department could get in effective: work the flames were drawn up through the entire building, and a large part of the material and furniture de stroyed, leaving the whole inside of the building a total wreck. ‘The. orl sin of the fire is uncertain, but is supposed ta have been eithor taneous combustion of inflammuble material, old rag ete.,or by the tipping over or the expl alamp. The personal property in the building was insured for $7,000; loss _ubout $5,000. . The building was insured for $2,000, and dam: w® ‘the amount of $2,000. He paper will be issued to-morrow und probably for a few duys. Blade bulldog. IN ROCKFORD, ILL. _ _ Speeiat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribisne, Rockronp, Tl., Feb.27.—About 2 o'clock this morning a tire broke outat No. 915 Crosby street, and, being beyond the fire limits, the building Was totally destroyed before assistance could be obtained. The family who occizpied the boiise Were out fn the country at a surprise party, when they returned this morning. were still more surprised ro find that they had no howe. ‘The contents were also burned, together. with & considerable sum of money looked up ir bureau-drawer, _ 7 AT FAIRBURY, NEB. -. - St. Joseru, Mo., Feb. 27.—The Herald has the following from Fairbury, Neb.: “At Bo'clock Thursday night a fire broke out in the agricull- ural-implement store of J. C. Kesterson, whlch Was sgon destroyed, with a large livery a's adjoining; also the Dooley Hotel cigar store. Kesterson’s loss is estimated ut $4 000: insurancu, $2,000, Dooley Hotel, loss, § * insurance, S1.u0). During the tire Joseph Hult 2 prominent ind well-kuuwn eftizen, old-settler and business inn, fell dead without & momeny warning of disease of the heart, brought am Dy undue excitement.” IN EAST SAGINAW, MICH. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunte East SAGINAW, Mich., Fob, 27.—The dwelling of Jobn Jeffers was burned this morning. With all the contents. Loss, $3,000: insured in the Franklin and London Assurance for $1,000 each TN FARMINGTON, 1A; Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunt KEokck, In, Feb..27.—A fire at Farmingto® Ta., last night destroyed the elevator and ware house of Gutford & Co. ‘Loss, $3,000. Fully {a- sured. CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 12 at 1:05- yest afternoon was caused by the burning of a.chim~ sion, No. AT'STOUGH'TON; MASS:'*, Srovanros, Mass., Feb. 27.—A fire here to-Usy $40,000; insurance, $18,000. —— CANADIAN NEWS. ar Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orriwa, Feb. 2i—The Ottawa workingmet held another meeting yesterday, at whieb they denounced the Tory Government in unmeast! oo terms. A black flag was unfurled in the meee ing as the sigial of déath, ‘and with eae saute is sed: to merch to Parliamen' and make another demand on ‘the Premier. 10 muke guod'his nnte-election promises. Tae Princess Louise bus not yet fully’ aries from the effects of the accident. Her Sage OF were of quite a serfous nature, the cords se neck being severely struined. There is no raid Of the druwing-rooms vet, but they will be Bel Le oi sours of a week or so,or canceled ether. : them & charged cased a loss of Orrawa, Feb. 27.—Five.men, among, Brigst. have been arrested at Pickunock, chan with Incen ism. ‘The bill repealing the acts establishing 25 Supreme Court of the Dominion was defes 00 w second reading by a vote of HS too <<< GAVE IT UP. sn ant Andrew B..Coombs, who left Boston on the oe of July‘on a smnull decked boat for Melbourne, proceeded no further on their voyage than & - of small fishing village twenty miles north Bahia; Braah, whutthey ‘were compelled tolase Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribu: Banasoo, Wis., Keb. 7i.—2ue touuuy weeale in distress. ‘they reached here to-day steamer City of Para.