Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 13, 1880, Page 9

4 = THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TITURSDAY, MAY 13, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. /FATIONAL POLITIS, —>———— peculfar Manipulations of the “grantites in tho Missis- , sippi Convention. Concessions Made by the Op- position for the Sake of Harmony. n Inside View of the Recent Stormy Gathering in That State. somo Prominent Republicans Who.Are Opposed to oa Third Term, “Bob Ingersoll’s Views Regarding ‘Grant's Inability to Carry Wlinois. is Celebrated Speech Nominating James G. Blaine at Cincinnati - Four Years Ago. no Presidential Situation fn Ohifo, In ‘jana, Pennsylvania, and Elsowhere. ‘That Various People Have to Say on the Now Pending Issues, MISSISSIPPI. PULARITY WITH SOUTHERN DE- guard TRUDLICANS ALL Losit, apectal Correspondence af The Chicago THbune. " New OnLEANS, May 11.—As foreshadowed gone timo since in Tue Tipunr corre- spondence, the Grant management have found far from smooth salling in Mississipp!. ItIsamusing, by the way,—tho mors partic- ularly in view of the many and crediblo re- jorts of the gentlemen’s subsequent proceed- ings, a3 the representative of a cosmopolitan Journal,—to read the letters of Carroll,” of theNew York Times, as sent “from the front” In antleipation of the Convention, “Carroll” was evidently decidedly dublous about the outcome for his favorit,—why !s he soextremely anxious the Mississippi darkies should how! for Grant?—and sought to pavo the way for coming dofent, as usually !s the case, by a tirade against the machine.” He says, “ Ample arrangements have been made focapturs unpledged and easily-influenced colored delegates as they come in from the country’; ‘and “90 per cent of the Republic- ang of Mississippi are in favor of the nom{na- onof U. 8. Grant to bo President of the United States”; that “in many of the remote country districts the great masses recognize him as the only leader of the National Repub- lean organization’; and “ yet, despite theso undisputed facts,” as virtually admitted, Grant had the recognized party leaders dead tetagainst him, Of course, “Carroll,” hav- - fogpayed the way for expected defeat, will {n his coming Ietters—he is here in Now Or- ¢ Teans—next procoed to explain how tha vic- tory was shamefully won by the opposition. ‘Will he tell, I wonder, of his‘own particular efforts at the Convention? “How he sought toinduca these self-same ‘“ unplodged and taullyinflucnced colored delegates” to bolt {he Convention, because, the situation being canvassed by the Grant men in’ caucus, the fact was conceded that they wero In a decld- | td minority; wore at the absolute mercy of the opposition; ‘must -accept of just auch 0 proportion of delegates to’ Chicdko as that opposition might be dis- dosed, through sheer generosity, to concede? Now " Carroll? has something of a repu- fatlon in his peculiar. ne. I. concede him the merits of beng» travaling journalist of Romean ability; of belng gentlemanly, and disposed In tho m@in, as the darky would. say, to “ tote fair.” “ Carroll,’ however, has been given an{up-hill job, His journal {s determined to push tho interests of the boom, and * Carroll” must perforce ring in the hosannahs from the South to chime with thetune. Tho Southern chime, however, as “Carroll” has found, beyond doubt is not to readily brought Into tune ashe may, ere jasting on his mission, have been led to Ine, ° 5 All this tall about Grant’s popularity with Southern Republican mnsses 1s tho merest tosh. The Southern Republican masses aro manly ignorant plantation blucks, ‘They wevere the name of Grantas that of tho sol- Ger of emancipation, That ts the whole of tho matter. in a nutshell. They know ‘no hore of his fitness for or claims to tho Pres- Meney than does tho nverage coal-heaver of The Mistakes of Moses,” Their voto at tcan count as absolutely nothing In the sale. Thoy aro led again, in this as In other alltical cases, by their-leaders, ‘Their rec- ognized leaders In Misslssippl are far from favorable to tho boom, It 1s moro nonsense, ‘00, to talks of tho lenders of tho opposition % Federal officials, ‘Tha Fedora! oficials, ue Matter of common right, aro Repub- ine That they are active heads of the Pablicnn organization Is fu the South a ry ter of Necessity, in that but for tho fact He organization must necessarily fall to yee It does not follow, by any manner per tiny that they aro all active In op- Agi is the omination of Grant. rom case, Bey “are, divided in thoi prolcanaee fro’ in some of tho Southern States Polorlously, for Grant; there ara many of ten, again, for Blaine, and a tar op too’ att course, for Shorman, cutting, Pale. eou it to be {mpliod by speaking ot eral officials { tend,” How was St duder tha Administration of Grant as Presl- Tanti tow was It, for instance, here in “Cane in the days of tho notorious toast . War” and autling Gun Conven- aot th Asa mutter of Natlonal notoriety, tena 3°, influence and power of the Na: Administration in Louisiana sive that ame, interference—and there was ts to Dee rules either—was brought tov, Warmothe Cown tho Administration of Ong Federal officals, aye, the appolutecs of tne gED MANDS IN A HODY hey, leators of tho Loulsiana Domoc- An orean te With Warmoth, was the cry. one Was aturted by and In the interest Onlete, ‘tderal oftictuls, known ag tha New with Mi Nattonat Republican, ‘The money aut nolorotely antgodt sa fey Sud tell something of n’meokng ef a Mhance 4. eommittee,—was . “borrowed? fora the + Fe t A monthly dora! Exchequor,” be of eas lovied upon each’ and every Toy at 8 Federal cunplosés for its support, alg youre heeds pay if, as notorious, or wap eo nnk. ‘Cho wditors and foreman, os hls hele atte, paid from tho pay- tostitution throughout.” PB Fe 4 roughout, * fomene led day by lay with the most in- feonson t Detug, Mth juatter, It sought undiagulyodly, d pith tha Organ ot the Houlsant cl q ico the passions of tha Wart ti creation of revolt against the tery Wee Government, A joint, headquare tothe ened, where Repyblican and. colin is leaders met upon a Jike equal 0 att arn ho Btate-Houso was converted atroet ed eltadels cannon bristling in drilled, and and some hundreds of polleemen, Mth peoe iarehalod as soldiers and armed. Hrect oPeRNR rites, upon guard, Canul Surging ny we Was tilled with an urmed and Rede by Der Every effort was seemingly Uke to prec erate aud Ropublican Ieaders ot welt recipitate a contiiee, Organizations OUST NES. even, were iningled Pte yin tho crowd, thelr presence WH to and openly commented upon by a revolutionary committee, largely eomposerof Federal “oficlils, ‘They + oven wore the wdges for niutnal recognition, ond were sect? in large miunbers, in, close proximity to Warmoth's polles, rendy for the ray when once the ball should be set tn mo- tion. | ‘The well-known telegram. o Ne moth's to Washington, to the effect that the Federal officials aiid Democratic leaders, in consort, Werg employing gangs of well-known thugs and assisting for his overthrow, was by no wens wide of the mark. ‘Tho tine cane when, as proclaimed, this howlliag Democratic mob was tu he precipitated upon the police. “ Curler,” editor-n-chief of Ue New Orlentis Natlonat Repubtican—a patd Federal ott- clan noon was to lend the storming col wn to the assault, With hhn a prominent Democratic politician was to charge wpon ny white horse, ‘Tho scene for hours beggars description, Canal street fer squares each sway from the corner of Dryades, where the State-House way situated, and all the varlous cross streets for a considerable distance, wag one dense surging, howling mob. Here and there organized squnds could bo seen turn ing off into this or tint strect, to return ina Hittla Une from the “Democratic armurics, fully armed and equipped. The State-House ani the square at front showed a cttadel bristling with bayonets at every window, Immedintely iy front a park of artillery In rendiness for actlon, and, facing Canal street atthe one and Common street nt the other ond of the square, a battalion of police with Winchester repeating rilles, At the eleventh hour there cume an order from the authori tles in Washington ordering the military to interfere, if need be, for the maintenance of ce, and the storm blew over, 1 WOULD NOT. HAVE IT INFERKED from ali tls that tho Administration in Washington was directly responslbie. The Adininistration, none the less, was strangely, not ta gay willfully, blind to the course as purstied by its Loulstana Federal officials, Nor were they ever wtred, s0 far as heard from, for thefr course. The case ns fivee Ig but one of many equally notorious ere In Loulstane under the Grant reehine. It will be seen that, in view of u possible recount of the past, tho less the workers of the, buom have to say of the coursd of tho Federal ofliciats, the better for thelr. cause, In Mississippl, as a matter of fact, thera has long been a particularly bitter feeling with most of the promineit Republicans against a third teri... [he fact that the mngses of the ignorant blucks are so warmly disposed towards Grant lias practically nothe Ing to do with the ense, ‘The prominent Re- publican leaders in Mississippi—the more particularly those who went down with aAines—look upon themselves as having been. shamefully abandoned and betrayed, They have been’ outspoken nnd bitter {fn thelr de termination that Grant should under no pos- sible circumstances control the Misstssippt delegation, They numbered, a8 compured pe with those favorable to Grant, fully five to one, The Grant managers bused thelr caleu- Jations wehially, and solely upon what they were pleased to consider the devotion of tho Diacks, ‘Their calculation again was nar- rowed down to the more ignorant masses. Through these, in their devotion ta Grant, they expected to control the colored dete- gates, Thelr forces were led in: the main by ex-Congressinan McKee, Gen, Fitzgerald, of Vicksburg, and Ham Carter, a colored Vicks- burg politician, Their chief adviser seems to have been the famous Col, Tom Ochiltree, f Texas, who expected, doubtless trun to his reputation, to talk down nll of opposition, Hie fs thus photographed by the Meridian Mercury of nlute date: “Tom Ochiltree, who has been trawplng around with Gen, Grant, Iaasonof W, B, Ochiltree, and ts, robably a native of Sumter County, Ala- Bama, although Sumiter has no reason to be proud of him. Tom Ochiltree is a cross between a tramp and swell, with a Inrge infusion of Munchausenism, and with on in- exhaustible stock of Impudenceof the purest sort. Itign matter of bitter regret that hoe was born inthe South, Northern Radiealg are heartily welcome to Tom Ochiltree if they can gfomach him.” “Carroll? has hinds good deal to say— will'probably have a good deal more—about the particular course of tho Mississinol “ Reyenue Agents” fu tha connection, Ho would convey the Inpression THAT ALL WERE OPPOSED TO GRANT, that tha whole of the opposition to Grant was engiuecred fn the Interest of Secretary Sher- man, and pictures the .grosy prostitution’ of Federal power and influence in preparation for, and management of, the Convention. Was “ Carroll” grossly ignorant or willfully bilnd as to his facts?” He certainly gives them . ‘from. a perverted — standpoint. To begin with, so far- froma Majority ofthe ‘Federal-oftictals taking partin the Allssisstppi Genvention belny known ox advocates a: Sherman’s notniuation, the contrary was the ensv. Ag a matter of fact, while there wero others kviown ag Sherman men, but one, the Tion. James Hill, Collector of Internal Revenue, was Particularly active in his be- half, Many of thom were open advocates of Binine., The:one all-important fact which “Carroll”? studiously omits to mention was, that several of the most active of these selt- same Federal officinis were for Grant. Among thom may bo mentioned Judge Alcorn and Dick Carr, Register and Recelver United States Land OMce; Judge Luke Lee, United States. District Attorney for the Southern Districtof Mississippi; and W. i. Waro, Unite States District Attorney’ for tho same district, All of these were blatant and hot-headed in the advocacy of # third term, vlers SarD ces Fedor} Silene again, notably route agents, etc, also work- in fo tha boom, There wero those of the opposition as well, equally open In ndvocacy of Biaine. It wi hat seen that “Carroll? gives at best but a one-sided pleture, "The first test of strength—by no means o fair one, in that the opponents of the boom were hero themselves partially dlyided—was in the selection of Chairman, The Grant men found themselves fairly routed at the outset,—the volo standing nt 113 to 81, with three or four evidently thrown in ut that for the weaker side,—and threntened to bolt ero the Conyention was in working condition, During recess, ponding action of the Com- mitteo on Credentials, a endl was made for “Grant's friends to fall in.” They fell in to the number of thirty-two oltt of'a previ- ons voting-list of 194, and retired into cnucus, ore, as reported by several delegates, THVY WERE LANORED WITH ZEALOUSLY by Ochiltree, Pinchback, and others, includ: ing—" Oh tell i¢ not in’ Gath—" Carroll,” of the Now York Tlines, urging them to bolt and join in putting up a fall delegation through an Independent call for a now Con- vention. Ochiltreo was the personal friend and representative of Grant; Pinchback was a member of the National Committee, and could speak for that body; while “Carroll * was fresh from an interview with “Don Cameron,” Stormy and violentspocehes weromade, and the caucus is represented to have been 1 ite- eidedly warm one. . The one thing evident to al) was that in actual strength the boon was, nga darky member expresses tt, “nowhar’; that anything oblained in the way of dele- ates miust come, if at all, aga concession rom the opposition. A proposition looking to sich concession was mada to ‘certain o! the older and cooler heads of the caucn contingent upon a faithful promise tha Ronce should prevall, It was the means, - nally, of bringing the caucus members back into Convention. A committees of fifteen was, By winted, representing Sherman, Grant, and fate, ‘They retired, and with una nimity aulected tach re resentation party Me own inen, the same belng ngroed upon In Committee of the Whole, “Tho report boing made and ugreed upon in Convention, Gen, filepurald tried to pngs n resolution Indore: fue (rant as tho cholce of the Republicans of Mississippi, ‘Cho opposition, opposed to an debate of such a resolution, put and carricd iw motion to adjourn sine dio at or about 3 o'clock p,m. ‘The motion carried, the Chairman and Sec- relaries ratired, and the Convention, ag such, was at an end, The Grant faction tmme- diately placed aman in the char, and pro- eeeded to hold asort of Convention of their own. A. sorles of violent spoeches: wore male, a Grant resolution passed ay a matter of course, and a gonerul powwow kept up until 3 In the morning, “ Buch, asf get lt in brief from several of tho «lelogates of unquestionable veracity, was the glatof tho Mississippi Convention. The Grant men were given as ® concession to anve a possible bolt, six of the delegates, two of tha samg-not considered ag rollable. The opposition, strong enough to pave taken the whole, were content for the suke of harmony with ten dut of sixteon. ‘These are undor- stood as divided—six for Sherman and four for Blaine. ‘The Convontion is gald on the whole to havo beon one of the beat Tepre- sentative Ropublican bodies aver assembled dn the South, : Ttuxo, PROMINENT REPUBLICANS OPPORED TO A THIRD TERM. Following are some of the letters read at the Bt. Louls “Antl-Third-Term Convention: JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE, JAMAICA PLAINS, Mays, May 9, 1880.—I have recelved your ‘very kind, fnvitatlon to the antl-Grant’ Convention at St. Louls, and wish I could coma; but tt isquite Impoasible. So I can only send you my xued wishes, If tho epublican party Is 4o mud as to numi- uate Grant, after ull thelr experience of his past Administration, Ishall seo nothing be- ‘ore them but defentand disaster. “Thoy will then, to please the machine, throw away tn alinost certaln prospect of victory under any goodman, fs lt natpaying rathor heavily itt order to please Conkling and Cameron? Yours truly, JAMES FREEMAN CLAIKE, DEN KUTTERWONTH, Wasninaton, D. C., May 6.—Public duty keeps me here, M: hellef 1s that no cltizen, whatever his public services and however much he may be endeared to our people by reason of bis great and noble qualities ay 0 soldlur or slatesinan, can or ought to be elveted a third time President of this Repub- He. The experiinent will be disastrous to the party, and. particularly to the ennidldate that thus attempts to brave public opinion, EN Buri WORTH. WISCONSIN REPUBLICANR, Mapison, Wis., May 5.—The undersigned delegates to the Republiean State Conven- tion, most heartily symputhize with the ob- Jeet of your gathering In common with thot sands of Ropublleans tn every part of Wis- consin, Wo look upon a renomination of Gen. Grant as acnlamity to the Republican party, and we jolu In your efforts to prevent such aresult. We are sincere in the belief that a nomination of Gen, Grant would bring erent disaster to the hitherto victorious eanse of Rupublicanism in our State. But for the fact that our State Convention Is helt about the same thue of your Convention, a fair representation from this State could have been expected; us it ts, wo have come to Madison In the sate interest, belleving that in so dolng we can best serve the pur- pose we have in conumon with you In view. (Signed) Lemuel Elsworth, Casper M. Bana, 3 Itwaukee County; John J. Senn, I. Jt, Kempter, Buffalo County: August Kickbush, K. I. Markstrum, Marathon Coun- ty; and many others, GOV, PIERPONT. A long letter from Goy. F, 11, Plerpont of Fairmount, West Virginta, declared syin- EN BY: oh pathy with. the Convention, whieh it pro- nounced not only a protest aguinst Gen, Grant’s ‘candidacy, but on firm step strengthen our tenure of Iberty. GERMAN REVUBLICANS, PMLADELPHIA, Muy 6, 1880,—Belleving with an overwhelmin, majority of the Ger- man-Aimerican Republicans of onr country: that the movement of the machine to force n third term for Gen, Grant 1s not becnuse the country desires it, but because the machine demands It for {ts own purposes, we add our most earnest protest aguinst his nomination, The objections toathird term aga danger. ous precedent, and as contrary to the spirit of our, Institutions, have often been so ably and forcibly presented, and are so unanswer- able, that no words of ours but those of cor- dial Indorsement can give thom additional foree, We would not iu the least detract from the eminent inilitary services of Grant; he will evor be held In grateful ni ‘ory for thom when we recall lis lamentable faflure og on olvil administrator, ‘Tho ery for a strong military man in time of profound peace, the ‘tacit admission that the Republican party has but one man capable of being itsstandard-bearer, calls for a determined protest from all lovers of their country. We demand strong civil administration pledged to honesty, economy, and CiviFService reform, and shall only sup- port n candidate free from taint or suspicion and from corrupt associntions, We assure you and all those who think with you of our cordial codperation, Rupo.rr BLANKENBURG, OsWALD SEIDENSTICKER, JOsePH KINKE, Excoutive Committog of PennaylvaniaGerman- ‘Aniorluay Branoh of the Mationul Republican wugUC. YOUNG REPUBLICANS, Provinencr, RL, May: 3.—The Young Republican Club desires to be represented In your Convention as opposed to the neminn- ion_of Ulysses S. Grant a3 -a candidate of the Republican party for President ut the next Presidontin! election. We. bolieve it to be extremely doubtful whether ho could re- ceive the Electoral vote of Rhody Island. We aro ‘alsy strenuously opposed to, the nomination of James G, Binine, At the lust State election the bolters from the Republicay party succeeded in depriving the regular Republlean nominee for Gov- ernor of an election by the people, Ricuanv B. Comatocn, Joun R. Guapvina, v3. 1. WiKELER, Wa, Sunary Ciase, Frenriuck P. Reap, Executive Committeo of the Young Ropublican Club of Rhoda Istand, . .° EX-BENATOR FENTON, JAMESTOWN, N. Y., May 8, 1830.—I approve | of tho object of tho moeting as 1 understand it, Lam opposed to Guu, Grants nomina- tion, both because of Its third-term character and because, also for other reasons, I think it would put in peril att party success. Very respectfully yours, i. E, Fenron, MURAT WALSTEAD, Crncrynati, May 5.—I desire to say that I think the Convention” will lose force if It does not contine itself strictly to hostility to third-termism. Under the conditions of ‘the country a vote for’n third term will: be a yote to confer tha Presidency upon Gen, Grant-for life, with on Invitation to him to drop tho forms of election us soon as conven- lent, and an urgent suggestion that he shall, whatever lappons, deciaro himuclf olected and take the office, which he is to magnify according to his Will, ‘ if tho Republican party adopts this pro- the nomination of Grant {t will bo 8 Grant party cnothing, more. Tho highest office in the Government one insn can hope to nttuin after that is thatof favorit, As- sume that the powers arrayed for Grant suc- ceed, We shall not, of course, have the forins of monarchy, but all the evils and none of the good of that mode of government. Dent Wy. hostillty to thesu tendencies and pos- sibilltfes is not necessarily personal to Grant; it Is loyalty above nil considerations of Individuals aud organizations to Repub- Mean principles, ‘The third-term issue fs largo enough. It should not be nixed with any sinalter mat- ters. Thero should be no diserinination against any candidate with the exception of tho ex-President, and we should draw tho line on him thot Washington und Jefferson drow on thoniselves, If tho Hopubitenn party emerges from Chi- engo tho third-terin arty, war should by de- glared upon It, and tho al Jeet of this convan- tion should ba to make ready for that emer. gency, ‘There should ba no other issue made or suai cated. Bany would perhaps be lease poss ag Civil-Service reformers, ut Cdlo not believe Ina refornvtthat in tie- ory contemplates’ an official cluss, and in rictive gives the political power of tho tates of New York and Pennsylvanian fito the hands of enemies whose vanity It ls to hold the Administration in contempt. Massachusetts has set na bad example in coupling the name of Blaine with that of Grant. Let Bisine alone, Me ls doing brave work ppulnst the third-term treason, and 1t would be churiish not to give him credit for it. suppose he is a stnner, but L would for- aive him hia sins for this fant work, and give him the glory of It. ‘MM. ITALSTEAD. 8, D, MINGITAS, LANSING, Mich. May* 4, 1880,--Michigan will do her whole dugy by sending a delegn- tlon to Chicaga that will oppose tho nomina: tlon of a third-torin candidate as unwise and aanirerons to success,—for which wo are ull worl ne I trust the action of your Convention will be diguified and/manly, and that tho result will be fult at Chicago. No attack should be made upon any candidate, ond no threats of a bolt in pase ° piehes ‘of the Convontion are not complied with. I do not think Gon, Grant will-be nomi- nated. -Yours truly, 8. D, Binanas. WILL NO? VOTE Fol UAT, ‘iss Nontit Manquiesret, Ind,, May 4, 1880.— While adherinst to the principles of tha Ke publican party and earnestly desiring ite suecess at the polls In November, we protest against the nomination of uny inan who Is cortain to lose the support of any tmportant oloment of the party, and ure therefore heartily In sympathy with - the purpose naned In the call made Ha your comiuittce foraconyvention on the 6th inst. Out of a Republican yote of about 200 in the Town of North Manchester, we tho uudersigned are outspoken in’ our opposition to the ro- nomination of Gen, U. 8. Grant for so many and such obylouy reasons that wo ‘shull not’ undertake to herein enumerate thom. Wo each and all will rofuse to vote for Gen, Grant, oven If he suc- in getting the Chicago nomination, eve many moro Republicans 0! our town, while not so outspoken as our- selves, will not vote for him If nominated, and we belleve that our town is not un ux- ception, but a falr Fepresontative af the foel- Ing ty the State of Indlana In regard to Gen. Grant's candidacy. Wohopo that tha Con- vention to bu held at St. Louis on tho sth inst, will make provisions fora National Con- yention of Liberal Republicans to be held in usa Gon, Grant secures the nomination at idutes for Vresldent e Chicago to place cand! and Vice-President in nomination to whom we can lend our support, Regretting our lie ability to atteanth your eeaiivention a ie eas We are very respectfully yours ne George W. Gunder, AL 2, Sekann ®. k Miller, Thomson Arnold, A. Miller, James gram b; N. Brady, G, W. Elehhoitz, 0, C. Rife, FW. Green, A. W. Bowman, I. C, C, Olunant, Munry Gunder, J, 8, Andrews. 0. If, BROWNING Quincy, Tl, f1 25, 1850.—Although having no party anpiations, Tain not indlt ferent to the coursy of, polltienl events, and never fall to exerclap the high privilege and to dixeharge the ifperative duty of voting, not for partisans, Mut for those I may be- eve the most wort}y and best fitted for the aut of the posilgpna to which they may be vlavated, Now, if the Rep§hileans shall nominate Gen, Grant and the Democrats Mr. ‘Tilden 1 cunnot consclentiotsly support elther of thei, und there arg unany others in the same diem with myself What I wish to know, therefore, ls whether, In the contingency above supposed, It iy the purpose of the St. Louls Conventlun to fur- nish a candidate who can be heartily sup- ported by those who sre more anxious to promote the Interests of the country than to uphold an Administration In the tntorert merely of party spollgmen and rings. Yours truly, g 0. 1. Browning, CHARLES ELIOT NORTON, Casmupor, Mass, April 23, 1840,—Lam heartily In pathy with the object of the Convention, [trust that the deliberations of the Convention will restut In resolutions of no uncertain sound, and in action that shall Dyarent the nomination of Gen, Grantat Jhicago, ie proving that his nominition wold be Iieely tu lend to the defeat of the Hegubllean party In November. The very large body of Republicans who are opposed to Gen, Grant’s nomination upon. pile vies which will not allow them to vote for i a ue nominated cannot be safely counted ont of the party, ‘The Independents will hold the balance of power, and the successof the Republican pay yin November is dependent on the se vetlon of n candidate at Chicago for whom they will be ready to Inbor and to vote, ‘Trusting thatthe best results may follow from the action of your Convention, Lam, with high Respect Vety truly yours, HALES Entor Norton. THOMAS WENTWORTH 11GGt Caynninar, Mass. April 25,1 that L cannot attend the AntlThird-Term Convention at St. Louls, As I have once be- fore written on another occasion, I ain so op- posed to 1 third term that I should oppose it even if Washington or Lincoln were the can- didate, and go opposed to the renomination of Gen. Grant that [ should, object to it even were the third-term question ‘not involved. Very truly yours, 5 THosas Wentworth HigGinson. LEONARD BACON, New IlAven, April 17, 1880.—I am sorry that I cannot be present at the proposed Cone vention, to which I am fnyited by your clr- cular of Aprll¥. Such a Conventlon—not in the Interest of any, caulldnte= ny, be useful in the present condition of our public affairs. Were there no othor objection to the nomin tlon of Gen. Grant for a third election to the Presidenvy, the certainty that he will not be elected if nominated ts a suMelent objee- If your Convention can make that cer- tainty ma dent, It may save the Repub- Hear party from dissolution. ‘The attempt to pack the Nominating Con- vention with. delegations instructed and pledged Indicates, on the part of the mann- gers, great faith In the machinery which they manipulate, If the Republlean party fy tha machine which thoy think it fs, thepeople will suddenly demolish It, Respectfully, yours, Leoxanp Bacon, a D. COX. Cincinnatt, April 19, 1880.—I do not know whether uy, other duties wil permit me to attend the Convention tn St, Louls on the oth prox., but lose no time in expressing my sym- pathy with the principles and purposes ox- pressed In the circular issued on March 25, yy the Conmittes of which ex-Senator Hen- derson is Chairman, and which you have sent, me, Tearnestly believe that the nomination of o eundidate for: tho Presidency who shall tbe obnoxious to the deeply-rooted conviction of many Republicans thata third term {s con- trary to the spirltjof our institutions would be fatal to the success of the party at the coming lection, ... The grounds on which it is urged are an Impeachment of the devotion of our people to ao republican fornt of government, aid of their courage and abliity to uphold and main- tain it, Very respectfully, yours, : a J.D, Cox, > +A. G.atloLuna. Circago, May 8, 1880.—It you can prevent the nomination of Grant I: shail be heart! rejoiced, and I know ‘Scores of -other good nen of thig ik possessed of the same feelings, Don’t hesitate ta, go to any ‘lengtlis—and I think you wil be woll ‘backed, Faithfully yours, A. C. MeCiuna. P, A, CHADBOURNE, Wiuntams — ConLeax, WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. April 19, 1880,—Dean Smt: Lnportant ofieln! engagements will make it limpossible for ine to take part in the Convention at St. Louls the Gthof Muy, Massachusatts has just fpoken In a decisive manner against the candidacy of Gen, Grant, and I trust such no- tion will be taken by the Republicans before io Convention at Chicago as shall convince he delegates who ars to meet there that the country is not ready to depart from the safe cuntoms. establishad by the example of all aur former Presidenta excepting the one who now seens anxious fora third torm, I beliove a malority of the people would re- ‘ot to seo the Administration ngain con- ucted as it was under Gon. Grant; that thoy are opposed to a third term and to the iden that,# President has any power to rench the Presldential chair by armed force, by actlig tho “strong man.” ‘They believe he is a private citizen until he is inaugurated by the regularly constituted servants of the people. ‘Truly yours, P. A, Capnounss, con, INGERSOLL. i IME IEAB DOUNTS AS TO GRANT'S CARRYING ILLINOIS, AND THINKS BLAINE HAS THE DEST CHANCE FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION, Loulevitie Courter-Journal, Mav 7, Col. Robort G. Ingersoll, tho Pagan Proph- et aud author of the original Bluineboom, Jay on his couch in Room 203 of tho Galt House yesterday afternoon and talked about politics, the Sunday law, his peculiar con- victions, nnd anything else ubout which ho was asked, IIe was in that mellow state of goo nature which followsdining, and “con- cenled nothing.” “The last timo I saw you," sald the re- porter, “you wore a Blaine man. Since then a purported Interview with you has been telegraphed from Washington in which you were reported to have taken the position that Grant was tho most available man and his nomination by the Republicans very do alrable,” “Tam still for Blaine,” answered Col. In- geraoll, “Tho Interview, referred to by you nover took place, It grew out of a private conversation, in which I stated that I sup. posed Grant would carry Iinols, and from that some one concluded that Grant was iy first choice, I supposed at that tino that Grant would curry, Ailinois; it looks now w litte doubtful. Ithink Blaine would ran better than any man that the Republicans could nominate, Personally [have nothing: agalust Grants but [ think Bluine fa more populars that he would crea Brenter cn- husiasm, and, If elected, his Administration would bea groat success. He would do as much as any man contd do to harmonize all soar o Spee on tho campaign of Blaine and Grant? Have you been in com munication with any of Blaine’s friends in Sen cul ly,” answered Col, Ingor- articular! is wered . polls Sy have taken very little interest In “Do you know whether these bickerh botween Binluo and Grant, in which Grant's friends have accused Blaine of taking undue advantage of him, have produced any bitter fuel ne between the two factions?” “Fdon't think there is any bitter feeling between them. /I think Blaine, personally, was utterly Ignorant of it, whilo, tf. any: of Blaine’s friends did do anata that Grant. could object to, I don’t think Tt was with Blaine's knowledge or consent. Blaine has attended to the conduct of hls own campalgn with a great deal of Industry, and hus thus far mot with surprising success under the circumstunces.’” “dave you been In Illinols lately?” “1 Ara You Informued as to tho fooling inthat re you Informed as to the feeling In’ Btato aa between Grant and ‘Blain? “Thad supposed all the time, sald Col, ngvrsoll, “that Grant would carry Illinois, but if he carries It at all it will be by On ox- vongly suiall inelority. I think, Ig left to a vole of the Republicans of the State, lain would get It, It may be, however, tint Logan and lils friends will be able to give tho State te Grant, It is something like a young girl warrylng the fellow that her father picks out, although she likes another follow a grea eal better,’ “ Whut ts the cause of Grant's weakneasin Uilnois y? “T think only two. thtnwas the widespread ie wdlee agalist a third term, and, only, Slalne’s poptlusrity, Most of the Republic- ans of this country think that the Republic should distribute ft honors fairly among the deserving, and that three terns should not be riven to any ono man,’ “Are you in sympathy. then, with this Antl-Tlird-Term Convention 2” “ Wall, 1 don't think It would be 9 good. tule to adopt, eauoctally. 9s the last Itepub- Ilean Convention tind so many delegates in it advocating the one-term policy, strong was that feeling In the party at that thne that Mr. He, necessary, ‘in his Ietter of acceptance, to come oti In favor of the one-terin polley and apres that he would not run a seeond time, which agreement, J think, under the elreum- stances, to have been entirely twinecessary.”? “Did you receive any Invitation to the St. Louls Convention?” “TE did nat, you, think of the personnel of “What do that Convention ? “Lknow vary ittle nbout the Convention, asto who got ft up, or as to what they in- tent ta do? “Will it have any Influence upon the re- “It may throw some light upon public opinion, and, of course, all polltielans have to have a certain respect for public opinion, Edom't think ft will have any great effect one way or the ather, Itmay have some, naver supposed that Grant wanted the Pres- Idency the third tine; I never believed that until after the Pennsylvania Convention." “What mide you think it then?” “ Because,” explained the prophet, “his managers were willlny thon by a bare nition they would be wil to carry the Conyen- ty, and I suppose that to do in a Natlonal Cotivention exactly y ley would be will- ing to do fn. State Convention, -So that, in- stent of belng willing only to bea uninimous candidate, Gen. Grant's friends are willing that he should be. nominated with no matter how aimull a majority.” “What ilo you think will be the result of fhe Chicago vonvention—have you any delinit jen? “Thave been exvecting that Blaine would be nominate think his chances are the best toxlay; re is no telling.’” “Are you going to be in the Convention ?? rliete: Iai. probablllty, the, of “There 1s no probability, then, of your nominating the Plumed Kentehit aes “Ethink not,” said he with a sinile. “ Pere sonally, Lwunt the Republican Convention to ndopt # pink in its platform to the effect that no man in this country shill be deprived of any civil or political rights on necount of his religious or irreligious opinion, The Republican party has ninde a great deal of {uss about freeing the bodles of men, I want the mind to be free, It is hardly worth while to free cages and leave the Uirds in prison. peranallyeL feel far inore Inter- ested In the question of Intellectual Mberty than In who's golng to be President,” BOB’S SPEECH, COL. B. G, INGHIROLI’S SPEECH NOMINATING MLAINE AT CINCINNATL IN 1870, The Republicans of the United States de- mand ns thelr leader in the great contest of 1876.a man of Intelligence, aman of integri- ty, 8 man of well-known and approved pollt- {eal opliions. They demand a statesinan, ‘They demand a reformer after, ns well ns be- fore, the election. ‘Chey demand a politician in tho highest, broadest, and best sense,—a man of superb moral cournge. Thoy de- mmand Aman acquainted with public affairs, with tho wants of the people, with not only the requirements of the hour, but with the demands of the future; They demand a man broad enough to comprehend the relations of this’ Government to the other nations of the earth, They demand a inan well versed in the powers, duties, and prerogatives of each and every department of this Government. They demand a man who will speredly. Bree Rerve tho financlul honor of the United States; one whe knows enough to know that the Natlonal debt must be paid through the prosperity of this people; one who |nows enough to know that all the financial theories in the world cannot redeem a single dollar; one who knows enough to know that all the money must be made, not by law, but by In- bor; one Who ‘knows enough to’ know that the people of tho United States have the In- dustry to make the nioney and the honor to pay, itover just as fast us they make it, ‘The Republicans of the United States do- mand a mun who knows that prosperity and tesusuption, when they come, must come to- ether; that when they come.they will:come hand in‘band through the fot len harvest fields; hand in hand ky tho w! Hera spindles and the turning wheels; hand in hand past the open furnace doors; hand in hand by the famning, forges; hand in hand by the chim- neys filled with eager . fire, greeted and grasped by the countless sons of. toll. ‘This money has to be dug out of the earth. You cannot muke it by passing resolutions in a politleal convention. $ a The Republicans of the United States want a man who knows: that this Government should protect every citizen at.home -and abroad; who knows that any Government. that will not defend Its defenders, and pro- tect Is protectors, is & MSpace to tho map of the world, ‘They demand a man who believes: in the eternal separation and divarcement of Chureh and school. They demand aman whore political reputation is spotless asa star, but they do not demand that their can- didate shall haye x certificate of ioral churacter slened by a Confederate Congress, The man who has, in full, heaped and rounded ineasure, all these splendid quallfi- cations, iy the present grand and gallant Veaaler, ofthe Republican’ party,—James G. nine, 3 Our country, crowned with the vast and marvelous achievements of Its first century, asks for a man worthy of the past and | prophutic of her futuro; asks for aman who has the auducity of gentus; asks for a man who hustho grundest combluntion of heart, conselence, and brain beneath her flag. Sueh finan is James G, Blaine, For the Republican host, led by this Intrepid man, there ean be nu defeat, ‘This 1s n grand year,—n year filled with the recollections of tlie Revolution; led with proud and tender memories of the past, With the sacred legends of liberty,— a year inwhieh the sous of freedom will drink from the fountains of enthusiasm—n year in which the people call for nman who has preserved In gress what our goldlers wou upon the field, — year in which they call for the man who hag torn from the throat of treason the tongue of slander: for the: man who has gnatelied the mask of Democracy from tho hideous face of rebellion; for the man who, like an Intellectual athlete, has stood In tho arena of debate and challenged all comers, and who Is stilla total stranger to defeat. JAke an armed warrior, like-a plumed knight, James G. Blaine marched down the halls of the American Congrggs and threw Hs shining Iance full and fa against the brazon forcheads of the defainers of hls country aud the maligners of his honor, For the Republican party to desert this gallant Jender now is ns though an army should de- sert thelr General upon the field of battle, James G. Bhiine fs now and has been for ic tho bearer of the gncred standard of @ Republican party. Teall lt sacred, be- cwyise no human belng can stand beneath its ‘o la without becoming and without remain ree, jentlemen of the Convention: In the name of the great Republic, tho only Repiyb- Me that ever uxisted eon this eart! 3 fu the nome of all her defenders and of ali her sup- orters; Inthe nume of all her soldiers ly. Ing; {n the nameof all her soldiers dead upon the field of battle, and iu tha name of those who porluhed in the skeleton cluteh of fam- Ine at Andersonville and Libby, whose sat furtayes he aq vividly remembers, Ilnols— Uknols nominates for the next President of this country that prince of parliamentarians, that leader of louders, Janes G, Blaine, GRANT AND A TITIND TERM, WHY HE SHOULD WITHDRAW, ey News York Tribune, Months ago it was snid by the friends of President Grant. that his namo would never bo presented tothe Chicago Convention un- less there should be w practically unanimous desire for his nomination, It is certain that no such desire exists, There have been many proofs of this, but nono stronger than Gon, Grant's decisive defeat on Saturday in the election of delegates In Chicago, the metrop- ollyot his own State, Later It was sald, by those who appeared to have the best right to speak for tho ex-Presidont, that bis nano would never be presented untess it should be certain that he could be nominated on the firat ballot,—in other words, ‘untess hoshould prove to be the first cholve of 9 clear majority of tho dolegutes, It Is now cortaln that this contingency will not arise, Gen. Grunt ia not tho finit choice of a lurge part of the delegates from Pennsyl- vaula, nor of thelr constituents, as has been abundantly proved; nor ts he the first choles of w portion of the delegates from New York, But if he could secure all the delegates from theso States, and all those yet to be elected from the South, and a proportion of the dele- gates from Itnols fully representing the shure of Republicans who desire his noml- nation, as shown in the primary incetings, Bt he would fail short of a, mafority. ‘There are no other delegates from the North that he can expect to secure, and it is not be- Hleved by well-informed persons that all the delegates yet to be elected from the South will be In hia favor, Moreover, it 13 certain that he will not have the united delegations fram Pennsylvania and New York, MHence it is not possible that there should be a ma- jority of the Convention in favor of his noml- nation on tho firat ballot, and of those who may voto for him on that ballot he is not the first choce of sume. 4 It does no good to remind his leading sup porters of their promises, For they now Assert that the name of the ex-President will be presented, and will not be withdrawn, but that he will remain a candidate like any other. Uniler these cirenmstances, It ts be- comlng to bring the matter to the attention of Gen. Grant himself, right to nak him whether, after haying been twice elected by the people, he ts willing to be defeated In ascramble for a third nomination, when a majority of lils party has declared that In its Judginent such a nomination would be un- desirable and dangerous, Itis right to usk whether he will permit his name fo be thus used by prominent supporters for thelr ad- vantage and to his discredit. The people have not supposed that General Grant Is thrust upon the party in this way at his own desire. On the contrary, they have supposed that he was sincere in ils repented declarations that he did not desire another tern of office, and would not accept a noini- nation unless an emergency should render ne party practically unanimous in destrin it. It has been thought, too, that he ha learned to regret his too ensy voinpliance with the wishes of sume who bave been ius friends, and that he would hereafter consult the wishes and represent the fecl- mes of the whole body of Republicans, rather than_ those of a particular set of managers, But public opinion on these mat- ters would undergo a very zreat change If the ex-President should now permit these imanigers to demand his nomination at Chi- cago for a third term, In spite of the fact that a majority of the Conyention will have been chosen to fphose such anomination, Public opinion will then conclude that his former declarations were not sincere, and that his own ambition to eclipse the honors and the rewards of Washington has been the moy- ing-spring of the third-term machinery, In that event, a defeat would put hini at a lower level in public estimation and in the judg mentof tistory than if he had never been elected President at all, It rests with President Grant himself to say whether his name shall be thus used, All Joyal citizens wish to remember his past serv ices with honor and gratitude, but it would be very painful to see hin used as a cat's paw by the Rebel Democracy to compass tho defeat of the Republican party. President Grant hiinself is not the man that he is sup- posed to be by most Republicans If he can howingly consent to expose the Republican party to danger of defeat, and the country to the danger of Demoeratle rule, for the sake of any advantage to hinwelf or his friends, No doubt It has been Fepreaeuter, to him by persons who have had his confidence thas the Republicans would be nearly unanimous in thelr desire and Judgment In respect to hs nomination before the Convention met, But he can now see for himself that this can- notbe. Hecan see that there is nothing like uyantnity, of feeling or opinion, in favorof n third term, amoug the Republicans ina single one of the Northern States, New York and Pennsylvania the delegations misrepresent the people, and yet are not unaniinous; not another Northern State has declared for the third term; and even In his own State there is a bitter struggle against him, Svelng these things, and realizing that his name $3 being used by inunipulators as if he were a persistent, unblushing, and wearl- some office-seeker, President Grant can quickly judge whether it is consistent with his dignity or his wishes to linve the third- term business pushed to a final verdict: in Convention. He has it in his power, by a few plain words, for tha Information and firldance of tho {Hinols Convention, to save himself and his party from the possibility of dofeat, his country from the danger/of, Dem- ocratle minatery, and his reputation from a staln that time cannot efface, + OHIO. THE DANGER OF LOSING THE BTATE IN CASE OF QRANT'S NOMINATION—WIAT GOV. FOSTER YB. BA Bpectal Oorreapondence of The.Chicago Tribune. Cosvamnvn,i0., May 10.—Will’ Gen. Grant be nominated by ‘tho Chicago Cpnvention?’ is a question that bas caused more anxicty and doubt among tho Ohlo Republicans ‘than was oyertmnnifestod by the purty the duy proceding fd lection. The Ropublicaus usually enter a contest with a view of olocting tholr candidate, and do so when tho head of tho ticket Is aocept- able and the platform firm‘ cnough to stand on. ‘Thie-year the party bus a State ticket that will notbe put on the defensive by unscrupulous attacks of the Democratic pross. The candl- dutes are beyond reproach; and, were the Prest- doutial election not an’ appendage, it would bo safe to prodict the eleetion of, tho State ticket by 15,000 majority at least, and the Ohio olection in October would be a grand Ire publican victory. But, unfortunately, the suc cess of tha State tickot to ne voted for nt that time isin doubt—and why? Because of tho su- preme idiocy displayed In certain States, espo- cially the Southern, In trying to fureo Gen, Grant down the throats of the people, and, by 50 doing, open the avenuc for a fourth or tifth tern. Obfo Hepuplicans are not only strongly opposed touthird term, but are indignant at tho utter stupidity of the Southern ttopublicans, who uppear determined to secure the nominu- tlon of # candidate whoin they are wholly wuable tould by a slugle vote,—at tho same tine de- gtroying all hope of success in the North and t would seem that tho ‘proper tine bid come to sound «the ularni, the non-heeding of which will result not only in tho loss of Obto in October, but of other States in November, In fet, we shall hayo a repetition of the story of 1873, when Lill Allon was vlocted and Mussuchuaetts sented a Demoeratle Governur. Thore ure no Grant or Uiled-terin Republicans In Ohio, | Ninety-nine out of avery hundred ure opposed to breaking: the unwritten law, and thousand would tol co to tho pulls in cays Grant were nomingted, Should the Republicans lose tho State in Octo- bor, bendquarters night ng woll bo closed, so far a8 there belng u fighting chance to recover tho fogs four weeks later, Jn conversation with Gov. Foster tu-day, bo sald that, do far is ha was able to Judge, Grant was. losing ground; that is, bo was sine ing nothiug, whereas Blaing and Sher- man wore, folt much engourugud, as, @ fow weeks since, there was but little Hope. (of , Memiming thy | tide, | munntrag futuvor of Grant; and now he belloved an hoped the urlsis bad passed, In speaking of tho Germans, and their opposition to Grant, the Governor {intimated that the Germans were not stronger in opposition to the third term (han uuy othor class, The strongest anti-third-terit nen were tho voldiors of tho ate War, who be- Heve that Gen, Grant has had his shure of Press dential honors, and that the thine hig some to put # stop forever to the move now belny nude ¥ the third-tormers, J asked Gov. Foster If he thought thore was any danger ot being defeated in October, “No, sin—not with auy cane didate on tho Presidential tioket “except Grant. With cithor Shurinan or Dlulne we cau carry. Oblo in Octobor by 415,000 or 20,000, und double the fyures in No- vember.” And with Grinte” © Well, f don't like t spoak of his being w candidate, Wo could curry our Hekot through as nuinat THden; but, should tho Detouarady: nomiuate Thurman, Buyurd,or any other well-known Domvernt, 1 should be feurful ot the remult. It would be u Tong, hard tight, and an expensive onu too, to varry Obio In October with Granton the Preal- dentlal ticket. But Lthink tho eriaia ts past, and we will not hive to go Into the fight with all the olds against ug," A gentlomun who cares but Uttle for parts. but whose Judgment is of the best, and who backs it with money, on being asked how ho wna botting this year, sald: In cus Grant {a nominuted, 1 ahull- put up 2 cau get on tho Donocratio candidates, both State and Prosidentials but, shoutd olther Sher- man or Blaine be nominated, 1 shall not hesltute wmomont jo betting that the Hopublicans will ourry both the Btate and the Nation.” It might bo wuld that this Mlustrites the exact aftuaton in Ublo feeday, Grant is chosen as tho Re- publican candidato at Cuteayo, ho anust touk to ho States which nominate tim for tho votes to plave bin sera in_ tho White House, 18 Obio will not bo ablo to render bim any wld; and, wi- leds tho Bouthorn delogates can furnish tho votes, thoy should cast thulr ballots for 4 candl~ date who Gan bo supported by the Northurn Ite- publivans. With Grant, Ohio will bo Domovratlo ones more; with un acceptable Hopublicun ‘candblate, the State will give hor twantyetwo votes toward bis election. WB. ‘ . INDIANA. OPINIONS OF DELEGATES, Bpectal Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Inpiawapowss, Ind, Moy 1.—A yontleman from the northern part of thisstate who recent- ly bud » conversation with James 8, Collins, of Columbia City, a delogate-at-lurge to the Chica- go Convention, stated to-day that Mr. Collins oxpreasod great dlsploasure with tho burvau wethod employed by Hume, Ho thinks bis at- tacks upon othor candidates uncalled for, and Ia turning bis eyo towurds Washburno with a warn and friendly glauce, Tho gentloinan with whom bo wes tulking sounded Mr, Collics on aus 8 9° othor proposition, whether, in ovent of It appenring upon tho meeting of the Chicago Convention that Grant would be nominated for Presldent, he was in favor of In- dana going on record us an antl-Grant State or falling into ine. Ho sald he waain favor of taking such A stand as would place Indinna ja tho ilne of bonefits to be derived from suppor ee road ot Aut f tho dele} +J. Todd, of Hitrffton, one of the delegntes from tho Zlevonth District, fs aati to, haveoniy Yesterday announced that, while bis district was in’ favor of lain at the time of bis appointment, ho thought now’ ha would be justified In voting for his preferencr, Waahburne. Similar oxpressions aro. coming from othor delegates, and from present Indloa- tions it looks naif tho voto of Indiana, on the first ballot, would be divided betwoen' Wash- burne and Sherman, with a few for Grant, and perhapa na many for Blaine, Mut howover this may bo, it la absurd ta count Indiana ns soltd for Maine. It may have been nearly so two months oun, but, if his estimated strength Is based on nothing more fixed and detinit than Indiana, he ‘will be greatly disappointed. PENNSYLVANIA. TRE NOES VIRM—SENATON CAMERON TRIES VAINLY TO MUNG THRM TO TERMS — THE GRANT PARTY WEAKENING. Hy Telearaph to New York Tribune, PaILAbELPHta, May 8.—Mr. McManes has pub+ Usher in the papers this evening a declaration announcing that the delegates to Chlenyo should be guided hy the wishes of the people and the bost Interests of the party they represent. This muy be regatded as the manifesto of such Penns sylvanin deteyntcs ax do not intend to obey the unit rule, Senator Cameron has been in town all day, and wos hero yesterday, but ho could effect nothing {a tho feo of the determination of tho bolting dolegates, The declaration of Mr. McManes is also to take tho pice of a document previously drawn up for signature which difered from the present. ‘one only in that it declared for Mr. Blaine in ade dition to aaserting freedom of action. Tho revolt, which baa not futlydloveloned yet, and which will proccad etendily ite tinal” roe sult nt Chicazo, was intended to havo m sturted two weeks ugo, but tho Kemble altar revented polittclans from inoving in tho mut Thoru we connection with this revolt, an attempt made rit to Mr. Binine's bouce Ait by holding nm: ting at which the dec inration of Philadel bolters should be puts Nely read, and resoftttions (n favor of Mr. Blaine adopted, but the plan fell through, Mr. Blatno'’s friends objecting. It Js apxerted hero by politiclansof good stand- ing that Grant has now no chance. SenutorCamer= on toude un estimate in the Convention, and by Bisshowing Grant ncorded Tilinota, Tennessee, and Misslesipp! unuitmous, with ut Icast sixty of the Now York delegation, “If he docs not got those,” remarked the Senator, “tha jig Is up. ‘The Independents, who have taken part In this Movornent against Grant, nre Jubilant at what thoy considor vietory. “It is the first time,’ remarked one of them, “that the Independents have been recognized in Ponnaylvanin politics,” A meeting of tho Grant munagera waa held here yeaterday, when they wero urged by a- number of men of infuence todo all in tholr power to cause Gen. Grant to withdraw.- WIAT THE PEOPLE SAY. ANE THEY GOING TO CONTEST? Tu the Editor of The ChMengo Trilnine, Cintcaco, May 18.—I would call the atten. tlon of the voters of the Sixth Senatorial Dis- trict to this remarkable fact: In the Palmer House Convention there was not a single del- emate elected by the people of this district, or who even clulmed to ba elected, Notwith- standing this fact, this Convention proceeded to elect men to represent this district, and these men will try to contest the places of those we elected. Atthe primaries held in this district—Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Elght- centh Wards—there was only one ticket headed, for President, U.S. Grant; all tha others were headed, for President, E. 1. Washburne, The Grant tieket was used In the Eighteenth Ward, and recelyed U6 votes, while the Washburne ticket in the same ward recelved 454 votes, ‘These belng the facts, I would like to have RR. Landis, John C, Barker, J.B. Leake, Ernst Huminel, Henry Severin, Henry Mengel, Ben Harder, 1, it Thomas, Be HL. Seliguian, George Elsen- stein, E. C. Larned, W. S. Seribier, Fred: Neuhaus, and Fred Becker state as to wheth- erthey are going to goutest, aud who they will vote for If uamitted xt Springfield. AS most of them ure pronounced Grant men, It would be well for usta know whether thoy will represent tho sixty-six voters In this dis triet or the 1,000 voters who voted for Wash- burne, The North Stde is anxious to: hear from these men. Nouru-Swer, ““* SITERMAN IN OTTO, To the Exkttor of The Chicago Tribune, Newark, 0.,-May 10.—Tho ‘lain ‘of tlie Sherman men of Ohlovls that this’ State is “substantially? “solid: for “thelr “favorit son:”" Sfowever that Inay be, this Thirteenth District, from which I write, Is sulld for him; but it was made solid’ by fraud,. .It was stolen, And It was a meaner and more bare- faced steal than was ever attempted by Dem- ocruts In Mississippt, or'Malne, _ The facts ought to be known, gos The Republicans of Licking County met In- mass convention on tho 2tst ultimo to select delegates to the State Convention. “It wag tho largest meeting for such a purpose over held inthe county, It was composed of the sold mnen of the county,—the farmers and businessmen, the fighting Republicans, The Blaine men were largely in the major- Ity,—n majority of more than two to one. ‘The elected clght Blaine delegates; did It in spite of all sorts of mean attempts on the partof the Sherman men to prevent a fair vote, or, falling in that, to break up the Con- vention, When the latter saw that thos could do nelther, thay left the Convention (by pro- arrangement no doubt) and organized (with ifty-elht men) in another hall and elected shat Bley un delegates, Now nuark! Tho regular delegates went fa Columbus with the ce auto not only of the ‘oflleers of the Co fon, regularly. entled and organized, but with the certificate of the County Hepublican Executive Com- mittee, one of whom wasn Sherman man, The Blaine delegates, with credentials that could not be disputed, were turned ont of the Convention; the Sherman delegates, with 10. credentials and no evidence of thelr right to represent the Republicans of Licking Coun ty other than eleht men from Kemper Coun- ty, jieateshy yi, could hive presented, were admitted. ‘Thus this districh fs made. solid for Sherman, By such means one Jerome Buckingham, of this county, will take ‘his seat In thy Chicago Convention, Jt is prety generally understood that Gen, Garticld didnot desire te bo n delegate to tha Chieago Convention; but the Sherman men insisted on if, and elected tidin, malnly for the reason, teis alleged, that they wanted hin ta present Sherman to tha Convention, ‘The arrangement was made before the Thir- feenth District was stolen bythe Sherman men, and hence prior to the election. at Je rome Bucking as one of the delegates, The necessity for Garheld no longer exists, Duckinghaw ean present Sherman. And he ought toe dott It would be sniall compensa tion for the honor of occupying a stolen sont, And then, the man who consents to take such v plice Is outitled to some reeogoltion, - The Gazette and Commeretataud othor Sher dian papers will undoubtedly see the pro- pricty of tho suggestion, ‘There {s very Wtthe, doubt that Garfigld would gludly give way to Mitekiuham. The latter may lack 9 little in forensics elo- quence, but this would be more, than. mado Up by his Jove for Sherni He _bellevos this country belongs to the Sherman family, Hgts sincore Init, [le 1s tho man, by. all means, to present his name to the Convention, and there would be no prejudice against hin on the pulp question. He would make pulp ubsulutely free, Can't you some how give itm a boast? Iths hinted, you know, hat Garietd leans a fittle to Bline, Buck. dosn't. le stands straight fer Sherman, and welghs ninety pounds, If aman occuples a stolon soat he ought to do soothing to pay for it, “Let him nome inate Sherman. * BuckuyE, A VOICE FROM WARREN COUNTY, To the Editor of The Chfeago Tribune,’ Monsoyti, Ill, a Wile altting near the door of the hat in which the War ren Connty RepublicarfConyention was being hold a few days slice, a gentleman, for twen- ty years n Republican and who spent three years of the thieln fighting for his princl- ples, dropped tho muttered’ exclamation’ a3 he angrily bolted from the room, where an attempt had Just been-made to sand a solid Grant dolegation to Springfield; ‘If that ts Republtcantsm I've done with It? Only the conclusion of ono mind, but’ instantly flashed over me the number of times im the Jast four months I had ‘heard the sentiment embodlod in tho remark expressed, In amore ¢ or less emphatic degree, from all shades of j Republicanism. In every knot of Repub: / S Means you: will dnd at least _ gna, * who not only opposes the nomk nation of -Gen. Grunt, but boldly proclaims hia resolution of not voting for hhn if nominated. As far ns 1 con see, one