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disrupt the Republican ‘Mr. Hayes came into power he Found AY sone working majority agalnt him; but his honest administration 0! be 3 of Government has caused a reduc! ajori ea ofguch ou indorse Hayes for a second . 97 “TE should beathreatened disrup- it here arty in the Convention, and the pomination of Mr. Hayes could roduce parmony, 1 should cordially support him. Would Hayes secure an election ? no doubt on that score.” Rear his letter of acceptance of the presidential nomination. he pronounced econd term?” - pt yiroe; but if the pi should insist upon his becoming the standard-bearer, Lhave podoubt but that he would yield to the ex- wish of the party. But don’t put me Town ‘as for Hayes, for I am, asbefore stated, for Blaine until the last, and am then in favor of anyone that can defeat the Democratic Sinaia 4 ME. & G. NORCROSS, alternate, from New Hampshire, sald to & rier: Tou may put me down as opposed to ma- chine politics from_ first to last. Iam for Blaine, because I believe he could lead victory. Judge Eastman, whose alternate I am, has expressed my opinion exactly.” In Room No. 56 at the Grand Pacific a Te- porter met a number of New Hampshire del- egates and “alternates, all of whom were strongly anti-third-term in sentiment. ‘Mr. A. S. Brown was for Blaine, because he could be elected, he being the stronges candidate named. Said Mr. Brown: A we have burned our bridges behind us Corer New Hampshire a delegerian is for tatesinan even e las : “What do you thinks of the operations of inois’ machine boss ? eee ‘only to say that we don’t do sree kind of business in New Hampshire. Tis a policy that will not work in the Chicago Con- 4 ” vention is the general sentiment in the East?" : *T believe that if there could be an honest epee of opinion the East and the Mid- die States woula be overwhelmingly in favor janes G. Blaine. oe H. S. Tilton said that he had nothi toadd tothe opinion expressed by his col- league. He believed Mr. Blaine to be the most available candidate. Blaine’s personal- jty, his wonderful magnetism, woul enthuse the younger and hardworking element of the party, and he would not only be elected, but the canvass would result in a Republican Congress. MR. JAMES A. WOOD, slternate-at-large, coincided in the views that had been expressed by his colleagues, and declared that the defeatof Mr. Blaine at Chicago would paralyze the entire party. Mr, W. E. Stevens, of the Daily Monitor, Concord, said that_“‘ New Hampshire, like her sister State, Maine, is enthusiastic for Blaine. Iam against Grant, because I do not believe he can be elected. Nine-tenthsof the soldier element, the men who fought with Grant, are opposed to him,becausein the first place they think he has asked enough from the Republican party; and, secondly, because they fear he cannot be elected.” MAINE. SOLID FOR BLAINE. Upon thelr arrival at the Grand Pacific Hotel yesterday a reporter endeavored to in- terview the Maine delegation upon the polit- ical situation, and while the TRIBUNE repre- sentative was cordially received, yet the opinions he desired to glean were withheld. By common consent the opinion expressed by the Hon. A. A. Stout, of Portland, that the Maine delegation was first, last, and all the time for Mr. Blaine, and had no second choice, was adopted. “The delegation.” said a friend of Mr. Blaine, “will go into the Convention believing that no other State can possibly present a candidate with more sterling traits of character. Mr. Blaine’s can- didature rests upon the broad foundation of personal fitness, and, furthermore, upon the acknowledgment that he can and will be elected. The canvass with Mr. Blaine as the nominee would be most enthusiastic and successful, and his Administration honest, conscientious, and brilliant.” THE HON. A. A. SPROAT, of Portland, one of the Maine delegation, and who was among the Republican Assembly- men counted out by Garcelon, told a reporter yesterday that he ‘was surprised at the out- spoken and: seemingly widespread opposi- tion to Grant in the West. fore leaving home he had understood there was more or less opposition to Grant among the Repub- Jicans of Illinois, but was not prepared to witness such un evident desire to defeat his nomination. His attention being called to the fact that the Vice-Presidents of the Far- well Hall protest meeting were among the best business men of Chi cao, Mr. Sproat said that he had so understood before leay- ing home, and was surprised to hear it. Among those who accompanied the Maine delegation were ‘W. 8. CHOATE, City Solicitor of Augusta, and James A. Homan, State Valuation Commissioner. They were not delegates, but were intensely Blaine men, and said that nothing short of his nomination would save that State to the Republican party this fall. They were op- posed to the unit-rule idea, and thought its enforcement would result in disbanding the rty. Next to Blaine they had no choice, ut they did not believe that the Republicans could do anything with Grant as their leader, not only in their State, but elsewhere, and expressed considerable:“surprise to find Grant’s own State so much against him. ‘If Grant were nominated, they predicted a general bolt. GOV. DAVIS, of Maine, a bright and vivacious gentleman of 36,—one of the youngest, if not the young- est, of living Governors,—greeted THE TRIB- UNE reporter very heartily, and said that he would be glad to supply any information which would help the readers of Tue Trub- UXE to a knowledge of the political situation. ‘The Party which he came with seas only Di though the larger part, of the Maine delega- Hon. the rest being due toarrive on the Grand “ How is your delegation, Governor?” the Teporter asked. “All fourteen of them are for Blaine; they are not instructed; no need to instruct aan unit rule is not required in their “Notataln” « : What do you think of it 2” yo) opinion is that it will not be adopted Tay = convention. It is an innovation in ot a Hac we iuciples. In this country every the 3s the right to express his opinion, and open oposed. ‘seging unit rule is entirely Pposed to the doctrines of the Republican pany. If adopted, it will be attended with 1 {host disastrous results to the party.” Jow wil#¢ Tesultsdo you think would fol- “I don't care to talk about that. I don’t Wish to discuss the rep ct. of the Repub- can party going to bieces, t has a grand thas a yuo perfor, and it is going to do it.” doings in Thos?” of the Grant party’s “I Jook upon it as an out i Cas ‘rage,—something fo unrepublican in its nature that we do not atulleve the delegates from the other States most to sustain it. Our delegation is oye eTouBhly opposed to it.” it oir delegation is pro-Blaine, of course; ego ant-Grant, independent of other “ “It is, We look uo pon the Grant move- watt as one inaugurated for the purpose of moves the interests of other men, A ry ement of this kind can only injure Grant. Seapeeent he stands so well in the United ing th whole world—that his becom- is the’ candidate of men whose sold object him ine. of power cannot fail to do our a parable harm. I believe, and so do tion “Cleeates. that when the. Conven- ly and a. gether, they will calm- best fa dispassionately consider what is and say fhe interestsof the Republican party, tobe act accordingly. We have reason in the G that Mr. Blaine has more followers dates United States than all other candi- am itmom a wil arouse more enthusi- minated, and achieve better success, zany other edndidate.” < ve yt Peo} le of eae found the feeling of the ie frComing through the States we gained Pression that a strong reaction bad set howeunst the Grant buum. The feeling, Fever, is not so much against Grant as it the third term and against the doc- ae of afew men dicta tothe whole Talby What is to be done in a caselike this. it term is an innovation, and it is very othe toreconcile the people to it; but the feats 2 is worse even, and the popular Rent ip vozinst it is deep, strong, and perti- oy it pervades all classes.” Ou feel quite confident of success, then, Govemor 92 of Ba sir. We are heart and soul in favor oor vaine. We are Workde for the man of thira’ oice, and we are fighting chiefly the fd term and the rule of the few as opposed 4 to Republican institutions, whose friends, we hope, will do all they can for our candidate.” COL, FREDERICK ROBIE, one of Goy. Davis’ Executive Council, was enthusiastic in his expressions of belief in Senator Blaine’s excellence as a candidate, After reviewing Mr. Biaine’s successful political career, he said: ‘The success of the party in Maine is due to his excellent man- agement and untiring efforts. He always makes himself fully acquainted with all the details of a canvass, and puts those questions which enter into it in a methodical and strong manner, which neyer fails to insure success. He has the confidence of the polit- ical manggers, of the party, and his advice is formly followed. we Mill he run for the Presidency ?” “Jf Mr. Blaine should succeed in receiving the nomination, the result would meet the approval of the Republicans of Maine, and the result at the next election would show one ofthe largest majorities that hrs ever been given to a Republican Presidential candidate. While there are pany among the Democrats that have been hostile to him in consequence of his uniform success, there are many that hold him in high estimation, and there are reasons to believe that there are those among his fellow-citizens of that party who will vote for him.”” “What about his prospects of nomina- tion 2” “T believe he is golng to be nominated. It the Republican party desire to nominate thatir strongest_man they will have to nomi- nate James G. Blaine? “What do you think of the unit rule ?” “I understand that those who proposed to carry it into execution have abandoned it; so Ihave heard since I arrived in Chicago.’ It has been the invariable rule of the party in Maine to elect delegates by districts, and an: course in contravention to it would meet With the disapproval of the Republican party there and by their representatives in Chicago at present, who do not propose to have any gagging done.” MR. ROSCOE L. BOWERS, one of the Governor’s Council, and also a inember of the Blaine Club, of Maine, said that he felt confident that the nomination of their candidate would be secured. There was a good deal of confidence in the State of Maine where the desire was most intense for his nomination. They believed that Blaine was the most popiflar ian among the masses, —the man whoni they are anxiously waitin; tovote for. There was no Blaine were nominated he would be elected, and if elected he would ‘hold the verdict.” There was a certain amount of feeling that with a Democratic Congress the Republican candidate, if elected, might not be seated, but Blaine will hold to his rights just as he did in Maine last winter. The ‘contest in Maine showed that he was aman of great executive ability, and that it did not necessarily need a military man for an emergency of that kind. There were people who urged that Mr. Blaine was too radical and impetuous. They would never have held this opinion if they had been with him during the Garcelon trouble. The attempt was made then to create the impression that Blaine was incit- ing the people on, while the fact was that they, were already so indignant at the treat- ment they had received that the leaders of the party—Blaine especially—had to do, and did, all they could to restrain the people. Mr. Blaine counseled moderation through- out the whole affair, and brought it to a suc- cessful issue, while but very few know how near the State was toa season of bloodshed and revolution. With regard to the unit rule, Mr. Bowers said that it was entirely wrong; that, inas- much as the call was for districts to choose their delegates, they should be allowed to do 50. In connection with the dispute in Hlinois, the pentieman said: “T have read carefully the proceedings in connection with the Ilinois Convention, I think I speak the sentiments of the Repub- jicans of Maine when I say that 1 consider them entirely unfair and contrary to the usages of the Republican party. Ido notbe- lieve any party can succeed that adopts such measures and carries them out, or that intel- ligent Republicans will sustain those who carried out that course of proceedings. The one-man system, too, isa thing which is ut- | terly opposed to Republican doctrine. There is such an utter repugnance to that method of work in Maine that I do notbelieve Blaine could carry the State if he were to secure a nomination by its means. I have heard strong Republicans, before and since I came to Chicago, say that if this system of one, or two, or three men running matters, as has been done in New York, Illinois, and_else- where, is sustained in the Conveiltion, it would be better that the Government%hould fall into the hands of the Democratiq party han into theirs.”” i Capt. James G. Pendleton, a venerable gen- tleman who, after a lifetime spent in com- mand of a merchant vessel, finds himself one of the Executive Council of the Governor of Maine, stated that in his opinion the feeling throughout Maine, besides being cordially ro-Blaine, is fully as cordially anti-Grant. 3 was not an antipathy to Gen. Grant him- self, but an objection to the third term, and to the means which had been employed to secure Grant’s nomination. Since coming to Chicago he had talked with a number of politicians of all classes and of both parties, and he had found that the prevalent feeling was against Grant and in favor of Blaine. The gentleman expressed himself as strongly opposed to the unit rule, and against the one-man power in polities, which he consid- ered totally unrepublican in its nature, and against which a strong and just. sentiment has been aroused in Maine within the past few weeks. The members of the Blaine Club of the State of Maine are quarterea at the Matteson *House. The proprietors of the house offered a suite of rooms on the lower floor for the use of the Club, which offer was accepted by the Club,. and a_vote of thanks tendered to the proprietors. The Club held its first meet- ing at_noon yesterday, the Hon. J. R. Bod- well,’ President, in the chair. There wasa general interchange of sentiment among the members, and an Executive Committee, consisting of Col. Frederick Robie, Charles A. Bovwtell, S. O. Brown, A. R. Crane, and Orvill Baker, was appointed to devise plans tp: carry into effect the objects of the Associa- in. 3 MB. C. A. BOUTELLE, editor of the Bangor Whig and Courier, was found with a portion of the Maine Blaine delegation in Room 111 of the Grand Pacific, where the boys were making them- selves at home, and gave a right hearty welcome to Tue Trruse representative. “Yam not a delegate, but I know that the Republicans of Maine are opposed to the unit rule. The delegation will favor the breaking of it, I have no doubt, as it is essentially unrepublican. The Republicans of Maine yield to no man in their admiration of Gen: Grant for what he has doneina military capacity, in saving the Na- tion, and” alt that is” commend: able in his _ civil career, ae they yielded to none in the support they ¢: at the polls in 1863 and 1872, but I believe that he has had all the honor that the Presidency would confer upon him, and that a renomina- tion would neither add to his own glory, sat- isfy the Republican party, or be useful to the country at this time. ‘We believe that no nomination that is made by any questionable means or by a resort to any methods contrary to the essentially representative principles of the old Republican party—which recog- nizes the right of every man to the expression of his own opinion—ean ever be indorsed by the Republican vote of the country, or possibly succeed at the polls. We believe Mr. Blaine is strong at.all ‘points of Republicanism which are claimed by Gen, Grant’s friends as appertaining to him, and that as the standard- bearer of the Republican partyin the coming campaign he would immeasurably stronger than Grant in all the elements that goto makeup a gest popular leader. We believe that Are. Jaine will be nominated not later than on the second ballot. With Mr. Bldine as the candidate, Maine would Jead off in September with a grand majority; that would give an immense impetus to the National campaign. The splendid prestige of triumph won under his direction over the recent. Fusionists’ conspiracy so moralized them that it is well understood and even acknowledged that with him as the National candidate the opposition will make nothing more than the mere form of a can- yass against the Republican party, and they concede that Maine will then Fo Republican by an immense majority. ‘The opposition leaders from Maine declare, however, that, if Gen. Grant is nominated by the Republican party, they will perfect the organization that has already been started under the auspices of the National Democratic Commit- and,with the promise of ample assistance and funds, will make a most desperate_and, as they believe, successfu! fight for the Elect- oral vote of the State.” OHIO. THE HON. JAMES A. GARFIELD, United States Senator from Ohio, and dele- gate-at-large, arrived at the Grand Pacific yesterday morning. When approached by a ‘TRmuneE reporter he said, “I have just ar- rived. Please don’t ask me anything about political matters. I have just arrived from ‘Washington, where I have been hard at doubt that if |” work, and I have not really had time to make = eehinints or form an opinion of the situa- “How do you stand on Li aakod ti6 wine the unit rule? “Now, as to that,” said the , gentleman, “I will give you an answer, because I have but one opinion on that subject. I think that it isthe foremost duty of the Convention to maiutain the old and unbroken rules of all Republican Conventions, and that is, that all the delegates to a National Convention are po- litical units, each one of which has aright to express his own personal sentiment by his own personal vote. If he has been instruct- ed his vote is to him a question of honor and duty simply. It is wholly uu-Republican for one man to cast another man’s vote, If it was otherwise, a State might send one man to cast its twenty, or sixty, or more Yotes, as the case may be. ‘The object of the National Convention is to express fairly fhe opinions of the Republican party. ‘If the appli- eation of the unit rule by any State suppresses snd misrepresents the opin- ions of any State, it is an injustice which to that exten! perverts the représentative opin- ion, which-I regard as being more important than even the choice of a candidate. The method pursued by the Convention should be tn accordance with the largest liberty of the individual opinion of delegates.” aeerent of the One delegation tegistered herman House yesterday morning. One of them was 3 eons aa i MI, A. W. JONES, of Youn; wn, who with Judge Tripp re) resents the Seventeenth District. ets “How does your delegation stand ?* said a TRIBUNE reporter to him. “Just as your paper has stated—thirty-five for Sherman and nine for Blaine.” avons isthe second choice of . the thirty- “They are substantially all for Blaine.” ‘Are there any Grant Imen among them?” “T don’t know of any.” : aun the delegation support the unit ius understand that Ohio is a unit against “What do youthink of the situation in hicngo 2 2 “Well, I haven’t been here long enough to id out.” E {De you think Grant can carry Ohio?” “ Whoever is nominated, we will do all we ean for him.” “What are your views as to the Illinois case??? “TI think the districts have the right to elect their delegates; that a State Convention has no right or authority to dictate to the districts who their delegates shall be.” “ What will be the result?” “ It should be the admission of the district delegates to their seats in the Convention.” “ Xou do not approve of Logan’s course?” “No, I do not. The Convention had the appearance of a New York City Democratic primary; the precedents of the Repubilcan party were entirely ignored; and I don’t see ow Logan can remain alive politically.” “Ohio,” said MR. T. C, REYNOLDS, editor of the Akron Beacon, “ issolid against Grant. There may be Grant men in the dele- Ration, but they kegp pretty well under cover, “Why are they opposed to Grant ?” “ Because it is general feeling that he will lose us the State. I talked with two men,—one a delegate and the other an Elect- or,—both prominent in State politics, and both favorable to Grant rather than to Blaine or Shermsn, and they said that, whilea month ago they thought Grant could carry Ohio, they feel now that he can’t doit. And the feeling Shak with Grant we would be defeated neral,’ “Wow many Congressional districts would the Republicans lose if Grant were the nom- ee > “From three to five; certain iy the two Cincinnati districts, and very probably Fos- ter’s and the Toledo district.” “Do you think the State would be lost 2” “JT -don’t think there is any doubt about it. All of our people that I have met are of one mind on the subject,—that Grant’s nomina- tion would cost us the State.” “Do you think Blaine could carry it ?”” “Itis doubtful. Ohio opposed him four years ago, and Hayes, with his local patron- are, carried it by only 5,000. I don’t think laine is as strong now as he was then.”” * Could Sherman pull through 2” “« His friends think so, but I doubt it.” “Could Edmunds?” A “Tthink so. He is not much known to oul ople, but would poll our normal Re- pul ian wate A good, clean fight could be aipde with him.” -SHow about Washburne ?” “He certainly would poll more votes there than any outside man.” “ And Windom?” “Idon't know about him. All I have heard of him is that he is Conkling’s heir.” INDIANA. 5 W. 8. LINGLE. A reporter met at the Sherman Mr. W. S. Lingle, editor and proprietor of the Laray- ette Courier, who has been twice President of the State Editorial Association, and asked him about Indiana. “We had no State Convention,” said he, “but the Congressional districts were so manipulated in the interest of Blaine that a considerable majority of the delegates se- lected are for him.” “ Do they represent the Republican senti- ment of the State?” “TJ honestly believe that the sentiment is in favor of Grant as against Blaine and the field.” “* Could Grant carry the State?” “T have more confidence im his doing it than any other candidate that could be named,” “ Why so??? “From the fact that he carried it by 10,000 over Seymour in 1868, and, in spite of the combined opposition and all the squealers and Liborals, in 1872 by over 20,000.” “How do the Germans there feel on the subjget Pe, % hey have had very little to say. I be- lieve, while some of the leading, representa- tive Germans are opposed to Grant, that the Republicans of Indiana, native ‘and foreign- born, realize the necessity of electing the man nominated here next week; that the business interests of the country demand it; that even those who prefer Blaine would vote for Grant; and that those who prefer Grant would vote for Blaine, or Sherman, or any man who has been named.” “How does Washburne stand?” “Weis very popular in Indiana.” “ Would he draw German Democrats?” “Yes, largely.” “Your State is a close one?” : “Yes, A careful analysis ot the recent township elections shows 2 Republican ma- jority, but Williams, the present Democratic Governor, was elected by 5,000 over Ben Har- rison. you think Grant could carry any Southern States ?” “The impression prevails that he would carry three of them.” “Which ones ?” “Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina.” “Ts is true that some of the Indiana dele- gates look towards Hayes?” “There isa strong undercurrent in our State in favor of Hayes. The feeling that the issue of fraud which the Tildenites have made would operate to absolve him from his obligation not to be a candidate again, and his friends would be glad to see him serene the issue.” “Have you heard any talk here about Hayes?” “Very little, but some of our delegates have him in mind as a second choice.” “They -are all instructed for Blaine?” “Yes, directly and indirectly, except the Gclegates-at-large.’* 2 “Wave you an idea as to their prefer- ences 2? “Tthink the majority are for Blaine.” “ Do they like Edmunds?” “There is very little talk about Edmunds, but a general appreciation of him as a states- man—a man 0: blameless life and good rec- rd.” ‘Mr. Lingle also said that Col. Williams, of Lafayette, who had recently visited Sey- mour, gathered the impression that if Grant ‘were not nominated he would be a candidate against any other Republican. a Mr, Seymour, then, thinks he cannot beat rant ? “ That is the ference.” THE HON. W. R. HOLLOWAY said that his. State was largely for Wash- burne. Gen. Grant had probably seven or eight votes in the delegation. The senti- ment of the Convention was against the third term. There were five or six Sherman men on the delegation,—certainly five. The leading influential politicians of the State were for Grant, and the men leading the opposition were those who had led the opposition to Grant in 1872. They went off with Greeley, and came back to the Republican party with Hayes, and he sup- posed that they would go back again. And et Grant was the last man who had carried Ynainn, and he could carry it > as against Tilden certainly, and the Democrats Rew at tohaye. ‘im nominated, 20 that cot ol en, and tl dricks and his friends could revere oe , B. McFadden, G. W. Friedley, J. J. Todd, C. K. Baxter, and F. S, Bedell! of the Indiana delegation, ‘arrived at the Palmer House yesterday uiornine: ‘They all unite in corroborating the interviews printed yester- fay with the advance guard of the delega- ion. : MR, FRANK 8. BEDELL the editor of the Crown Point Register, and delegate from the Tenth District, said: “We are solid against the unit rule, and, with per- haps one exception, are solid against Grant. f the Illinois question were to be left to the Indiana delegation it would be settled in a minute by admitting the twenty contesting delegates.” Mr. Bedell’s attention was drawn to the statement of Ben Spooner that Grant would easily carry Indiana, and he said: “O the Devil! He would be beaten by at teast 20,- 000 votes. In my own county it would make a difference of at least votes, Washi- burne would be the most: popular candidate wi oe ic Baxte! ther delegate ir. C, axter, another delegate, de- sired to have the views of Mr. J. B. Glover printed in yesterday's Trrpunx reprinted as an interview with him, as he completely coincided with the opinion expressed, NEW YORK. JAMES R. DAVIS, of New York City, 2 delegate, is 2 red-hot Grantite. He suid that there were only eight votes against Grant in the New York dele- gation, and that the break did not amount to more than that. He didn’t know that the unit rule would be broken, but his State would vote fur Grant. 2 COL, JOSEPH B. CARR, Secretary State, of New York, who is stop- ping with Simon Quinlin, was met at the Grand Pacific by a TRIBUNE reporter. He is for Grant; but is not a delegate to the Convention, but comes to attend the Grant soldiers’ gathering. He simply repeat ed the old brag of the triumvirate, that Grant would be nominated on the first ballot, and was ready to give his reasons therefor at length, but there was nothin new in them, It was simply the brag an bluster of the Grant crowd. John M. Francis, of the Troy Times, an- other New York delegate, also talked Grant right and left. He sang the same song of only a slight break in the New York delega- tion. He thought Blaine could not get more than eight votes from the Empire State. He is stopping with Gen. Chetlain. “ CORPORAL” TANNER, “ of Brooklyn, N. ¥., who is the guest of Maj. Brockway, and who lost both legs at the sec- ond battle of Bull Run while in Kearney’s division of the Third y Corps, was run across bya TRIBUNE reporter yesterday at the Grand Pacific. The Corporal is for Gran thougtt he is nota delegate. He admits that there was no doubt that there was a ter- rible feeling in Illinois and other States, but that it was not against Grant, but the political leaders,—against Logan here, Conkling in New York, and Cameron in Pennsylvania. But, notwithstanding this feeling if Grant were nominated the people wow ld vote for him. He took no stock in the third term and other talk against Grant. SIX OF THE ALBANY GRANT CLUB arrived at the Sherman House last evening, and the others will come in this morning. reporter had a talk with Mr. James H. Car- roll, one of the members, who said: “ Our first choice is Grant, but we are for the nominee of the Convention.” “Ts there any truth in the reported split in the New York delegation?” “Not much, I think six or eight are in- duced to go astray; but I believe the delega- ton will vote asa unit, as they are instructed 0.' Hi, K. PEARSON, of New York, was among the arrivals at the Grand Pacitic. He was a Grant man, and said that he was for hin Bree last, and all the time. He had no second choice, and could not see why such a thing should be considered, believing as he did that his man would get the nomination on the first ballot. He did not undertake to explain the source of Mr. Grant’s strength, nor to disparage his enemies, but suid that he would be nomi- nated by hook or crook, and seemed to fasten his faith upon this idea. The Hon. A. M. Clapp, late Government Printer, and now editor of the Republican at Washington, entertained pretty mych the same ideas. He was for Grant. unmistakably, and could not be persuaded but that he was the strongest and best man for the place. POSTMASTER JAMES, of New York City, wasaccosted at the Grand Pacific Hotel last night by a reporter, the latter remarking: ““Can you give me a poirt in regard to the standing of the New York delegation?” Mr. James pleasantly replied that he knew nothing of the situation, and declined to be interviewed. | “But how is the Grant boom ?” “Booming.” bs Ex-Insurance Commissioner 0. B. Chay man, of New York, was among the arrivals at the Pacific last night. The reporter fired this salutation at him as heentered the rooms of the New York delegation: “ What are your views in regard to the sit- uation 2” “ Thave never had any views. and, further- more, I am only justarrived, and don’t know anything of thesituation.”” J. WH. STARIN, of the New York delegation, when seen_in the New York headquarters at the Grand Pa- cific, said there was absolutely nothing in the break of the New York dgteration. “Tt is solid for Grant,” said he. “All this talk of a break is nonsense.” “Do you know anything of it 2” “Pd rather not be interviewed.” “ Do you favor the unit rule ?” “T don’t know what I shall do until I get into the Convention.” “ Will the unit rule prevail 2? “T don’t know anything about it.” “Who will be your Temporary Chair- man ?”” “T haven’t heard.” The fund of information having been ex- hausted, the reporter left Mr. Starin to his meditations. KANSAS, A NUMBER OF ARRIVALS, The afternvon trains from the West yester- day brought ina numberof delegates and visitors. Among those who went to the Paliner House were John A. Martin, editor of the Atchison Daily) Champion, Ben B. Simpson, and Simeon Matz, three of the ten regular Blaine delegates from Kansas, C. F. Johnson and R. W. P. Muse, alternates, and Joseph C. Wilson, L. M. Briggs, and T. B. Murdock, members of the party. A TnmunE reporter lostno time in seeing Mr. Martin, and obtaining from him acomplete state- ment of the facts regarding the selection of the Kansas delegation,—a matter which has been studiously mlsrepresented by the Grant organ-grinder in this city. “Jn the first place,” said Mr. Martin, “the Blaine men had amajorityin two of the three districts. In the First, it was simply overwhelming. The ‘Convention was com- posed ofa littleover 300 delegates,and wehada majority ranging from ninety to ninety-tive onevery vote taken. The roll-call on the election of ten Blaine delegates received a majority of the votes in the First and Third Districts of all the delegates elected. In the Second District there was a majority of about seven for Grant. We elected our ten dele- ates, just as we have always elected them fn Kansas, by a State Convention, without reference to the districts. The fact is, there never has been a_ convention from 1860 down tothe present time where we didn’t elect delegates in the same way, I haye been a delegate to every Convention since 1860, ex- cept those of 1864 and.1876, and I know what I am talking about.” “The Kansas custom, then, is DIFFERENT FROM THE ILLINOIS cusToM.” “ So I understand, and hence the two cases are not parallel.” “You do not elect any delegates at large. Why is that ?” “YJ will explain. Until 1870, when the last census was taken, Kansas was only one Cun- gressional district, and we elected six dele- gates; four representi the Senators, and two the Congressinan. 1872 the State got three Congressmen. (When the Convention was called, the State had not been districted. and we elected three Congressmen at large. Remember, we then had no districts atall, and our ten delegates to the National Convention which nominated Grant at Philadelphia were elected just as we.were the last time. In 1876 the usuat custom was followed, and ten dele- gates were elected just as we were clected this time, being geographically divided so as to represent the several districts. ‘Then, 2s now, the First District, being by far the Jarger, had four delegates, and the Second and Third three apiece. In short, we never have elected delegates at large. We were elected strictly inv accordance with all the Brecedents in ‘the history of the party in the «It has been alleged by the Grantites in Minois that you Blaine men did in Kansas just what they did here,—disregarded the Noice of at least one district_in which the Kansas Grant men had a majority.” As I said, the customs in the two States are different, We followed our custom in Kansas. Here in Illinois the Grant men ap- pear to have disregarded the custom. The Grant men out there went so far as to claim & majority in two districts;—a claim which is utterly false, as the official roll-call of the Convention shows. I published the exact figures in the Champion, and chal- lenged the Grant papers to show that they had =a majority in two districts. They failed to meet the challenge, for the record clearly shows that a majority of all the delegates elected were present from the First and Third Districts, and voted for the resolution. In other words, the Hiaing men, had two districts. We claim WE FOLLOWED THE PRECEDENTS set ever since the organization of the Terri- tory, and that previous to the time when our Convention was held the Grant men in Penn- sylvania did precisely what we afterwards did in Kansas. But we would be quite will- ing to lose two delegates—the most they can ssibly claim, though they do claim four— 'f the Convention can let in those twenty con- testing delegates from Illinois. We shall claim, however, in case of a contest, that we have simply followed the unbroken prece- dent in our State,” “Did the Grant people withdraw from the Convention?” “No, The last man was there when the last vote was taken, There was no bolt and no withdrawal. They remained all through, and voted upon the question of finaladjourn- ment. Their contesting delegates were named at a caucus, but their names were never presented to the Convention. When the question: of electing delegates came up, a resolution was introduced naming ten dele- gates and ten alternates. The Grant men moved to. lay it on the table. That motion was yoted down by nearly two-thirds majority. The Blaine jen atten some discussion had been had, called for the previous question on the resolution. It was ordered, and the ten delegates and ten alternates were elected by-a majority of about 85,” “You said the Grant men now claim four of the delegates.” “'Yes,—two from the Second and two from the Third District. The only majority they had was the anenere one of seven in the Sec- ond District. Idon’t think the contest will be pressed unless the Convention should let in the contestants from Ilinois. We shall resist any such claim, of _ cours on the ground that we followe custom and precedent, and shall especially resist their claim to four delegates for the good reason that at the very most they! had only a small majority in one dis- cl PENNSYLVANIA. JOHN CESSNA, of Bedford, Pa., Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee of Pennsylvania, an out-and-out Grant delegate to the Convention, and a man after Logan’s own heart,—he was with Logan in the Charleston Convention, and went out with his face set against slavery,—arrived at the Palmer House yesterday morning, and was called upon during the day by a Trmone re porter. Mr. Cessna is in favor of the unit rule, instructions, Don Cameron, Grant, Lo- gaw’s sham delegates from the disfranchised istricts of Illinois, and, in short, of the execution of the whole program as set up by the Senatorial Bosses, Slavery in 1860 was something he couldn’tstomach. Submission tothe unit-ruie gag in 1880 apparently suits him as nothing else could. The Senator from Pennsylvania can count on Mr. Cessna every time. It is only necessary to add that, when asked about the defection in the Penn- sylvania delegation, the gentleman pleaded ignorance of the subject, and in the same breath roceeded. pooh-pooh it, and to claim that the people of Pennsylvania were disposed to ubide the results of the Warrisburg Convention. True, in some quarters, as in Lancaster County, for instance, there was an apparent popular disinclination to stand it, and a con- test or two was probable, but then only the Blaine inciters had come out and voted at the popular elections, the Grant folks having disdained torecognize the movement. Strong Grant man as he is, however, Mr. Cessna frankly admitted his doubts about Grant’s ability to carry asingle Southern State, in which particular_he is a daring exception to the usual run of Grant followers here as well as elsewhere. 5 COL. REEDY, J of Bellefonte, one of the delegates to the Con- vention, was seen yesterday, He is greatly astonished at the opposition to Grant, and thinks that_he will not be a safe man to nominate. He regards the cause of the op- position as helped by the way in which the delegates for Grant have been secured, and says that it will have to be explained how Grant can be elected and where his strength will come from before the Convention can nominate him. Still, he thinks that men like Cameron, Logan, and Conkling must have, reasons for pronouncing him so strong a candidate, as they are men who can judge the public pulse. ILLINOIS. THE CONTESTING DELEGATES. Charles Thomas, of Belleville, one of the friends of the regular Republican delegation ot Cook County on the floor of the State Convention, is in the city, assisting-in the work of getting the case of the contesting delegates in proper shape for presentation to the National Convention. A reporter met him yesterday, and asked him as to the state of the feeling in the Blaine and Washburne districts of Illinois. “As far as we have been able to-ascertain it,” said he, ‘and we have done so rather thoroughly, there is no doubt whatever that the people in those districts support the contestants in the position they have taken. I know that is true in the Thir- teenth and Seventeenth Districts.” “Suppose the twenty delegates are not admitted, what will be the effect?” “Tt is hard to say what will be the effect generally of the refusal of the stand National Convention. to by the call of the National Committee. It will be very disastrous in the Seventeenth District, which has a Jarge class of voters who have very, lax party affiliations, and would be disposed to either remain away from the polls or vote.againstthe Republican nominee in case they are denied their rights.” “Are any of the coutestants in the city 2” “Yes; and all pelt be here Monday.” “ What are they doing?” _ s Preparing their case, Six of the districts have SIGNED A MEMORIAL to the National Convention, but it has been determined to make certain changes in it. ‘The memorial will probably bé signed by the ten districts Monday evening.” “When are the contestants to have a a 07 “At o'clock Monday afternoon at No. 91 Washington strect.” “AVho, will, present the memorial to the nvention ? bali ag has not been determined upon 2 ay “Do you find the feeling against Grant growing throughout the State ?” “There doesn’t seem to be any doubt about the fact that there is a general disposition to believe that he would ‘not be an available candidate. I can only speak certainly for that part of the State where Llive. Although a great many there believe that Grant is a capable and proper man, our objection to him is founded solely on the ground of unavaila- bility,—that, in our opinion, his nomination svould make doubtful Kepublican success in fifteen or sixteen Congressional districts throughout the country where, without him, suecess issure: and that his nomination would also make doubtful such States as Ohio, Wis- consin, and Illinois; and a-Jarge number of Republicans would become despondent and feel that it was useless to ake a. campaign.’ “What do-you think of TIE PRESENT SITUATION IN CHICAGO?” “It appears from what I have heard from the arriving delegates that there isa great deal of astonishment on the part of those re- ported to be in favor of Grant at the oppo: tion in the Northwest to him. especially true of some of the delegates, who say that they t find) a unanimous feeling | in favor of Gen. Grant, but on the contrary. find 1 feeling of opposition which is not based on personal grounds, but on the ground that it would be difficult to elect him. é “Have you seen any indications that dele- gates who haye been jnstructed for him will not vote for him ? Tt seems to me, from the way they talk, that they are becoming doubtful about the Southern expected ropriety of nominating him, because the forthern people are the ones who ought to say who the candidate shall b they have to elect him and thay ae pees only three or four Northern States in favor of Grant, and three of them witha broken “The Southern men conecde not help the nominee any?” that they car: “They agree that it is impossible for a Re- publican .to carry a single Southern State. The most intelligent and best informed say ut haven’t heard a Soutnern delegate claim that there was one doubtful State, with the exception of Florida, and in that State the Returning Board is controlled by the Demoerats, and, no matter what the vote was, the Electoral votes would be given to the Democratic candidate.” “ Who do you think has THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE NOMINATION 2” “That is a matter that I wouldn’t like to pass judgment upon, because I am not com- petent to do ft, and I might be biased in favor of acertain man. I have no doubt as to the st man,” “Who is it?” “Washburne. Ithink he is the strongest candidate, and one who, from views of ex- pediency, Republicans ought not to hesitate about nominating. It would be admitted on all hands that all the persons named are proper meng nothing can be said against their ability or capacity to fill the Presidential chair; but the matter resolves itself into expediency, and in my opinion the nomination of Washburne is the most expedient one that could be made by the Republican party at this time. I thin! if he were nominated the election would be substantially gained from the day of uomi- nation and without effort.” “ How do you regard Edmunds ?” “He is the next strongest after Wash- burne.” 3 “ Have you heard anything as to the Grant men dropping the General and going for Ed- munds if they can throw their whole strength for him?” “Yes, Ihave. A Grant leader—a recor: nized one—told me at Springfield that Ed- munds would be the man.” “Do you understand that THEY ARE WEAKENING ON GRANT?” “J understood at Springtield that they had already weakened on him, not by any aflirm- ative statement made, but simply by infer- ences that I drew from conversations I had with this man. When he assured me that Edmunds was the-coming man, he used such Janguage as to induce me to believe that he was the man they would settle on if they didn’t succeed in nominating Grant. Ed- munds would give satisfaction in any part of the country, although Washburme would be stronger.” “Have you heard any talk since you have been here of an inclination to abandon Grant ?” “No. The.Grant men are making a show of confidence, and don’t let_ anybody under- stand that there is any possibility of his being defeated.” “Do you think they are sincere?” “No, I do not; but I think that is the proper way, as they judge it, to conducttheir campaign. Of course, if they were fora moment to admit that either New York, Pennsylvania, or Illinois would cast any votes >» 2ealnst Grant their whole case is one. “* Will not the matter be practically decided by the temporary organization?” “Very probably, and a good deal depends upon the action of the National Committee when it meets Monday. If there are bold, determined men in that Committee who will see to it that no trick is played upon the party by anybody, no matter how exalted he may be, there is no doubt that the temporary organization will be in the hands of the nen who are opposed to Grant; and I have ob- served no disposition among those men to do anything unfair, even if the temporary organization is thrown into their hands.” “Have you heard anything about DEPOSING DON CAMERON 2? “Yes, “Js there anything in it?? __ > “TJ don’t think Cameron is going tosethim- self up in opposition to the wishes of a ma- jority of the Committee. I think he will, as he ought to, ask them fordirections in regard to conducting the Convention, and that he will follow their directions.” 5 “ And he will not hold that the unit rule is in force at the start?” “T don’t see how. he can, when the last National Convention in effect repealed it in Republican conventions.” E “What seems to be the feeling here as to the action of the Illinois Convention?” “As far as it was an outrage—a violation of the rights of the voters in the blaine and Washburne districts—there can be but one feeling. The immemorial usage of the party in Illinois has been, since the time when Lin- coin and Bissell inaugurated the system in 1856, for the districts to select delegates, and no State Convention cver before presumed to take away the right absolutely from them, without limitation or qualification, and send delegates to a National Convention.” “Ts there much indignation regarding it?” “The delegates themselves are not neces- sarily indignant, but they are going to pre- serve the bearing of men who believe they have a righteous case, and they propose to present it in adignified manner to the Na- tional Convention, and abide by its decision.” “ But I mean indignation among men from other States ?” “ Every delegate I have seen and talked with in regard to the matter—no matter what. may have been his opinion as tothe proper person to nominate for President—hasagreed with the contestants that the action of the Convention was 2 violation of party usages customs.” MICHIGAN. THE FORERUNNERS OF THE MICHIGAN DELE- GATION, f Messrs. E.N. Adams and Charles Kipp, of the Sixth Congressional District, arrived yesterday morning at the Grand Pacific. “ Who will receive the Presidential nomi- nation, Mr. Adams?” “Zachariah Chandler, if he were alive! It was a sad day when the Republican party lost his services. But Mr. Blaine is his counterpart in personal integrity and straightforwardness. What we most admired in Mr. Chandler we admire in the ‘Plumed Knight,”—a man who has nothing to conceal, but is honest, bluff, and under every and all circumstances speaks right out.” “The Michigan delegation? of course, is solid for Blaine?” “No, sir; I regret to say that we have one doubttul man in the delegation.” “ Who is it?” a Lath “Thompson, of the First District, is against Blaine.” “Who will he support ”” 2 “Well, he has made no declaration, except- ing that he will not vote for Mr. Blaine.” “tHave your delegation considered the pos- sibility of Mr. Blnine’s defeat, and agreed upon @ second choles “No; wedon’t expect the name of Mr. Blaine to be withdrawn. If it is, we ‘shall split up between Washburne and Edmunds; but we will stick by Blaine until the last, He is the almost unanimous choice of Michi- I. “Tn the event of Gen. Grant’s nomination, would he earry your State 2” “That isa leading question. I can only report sentiment. I know that a large num- ber of Republicans with whom I have con- versed will not vote for Grant.” Mr. Kipp said: “Michigan ought to be solid for Blaine, and would have been had we followed the rule adopted in Springfield; but we elected according to the Republican rule, by districts, and the result was that one doubttul delegate accompanies us.” “Ts he here now 2” “No. Mr. Thompson, the gentleman re- ferred to, has gone home, but will return, I regret to say, to vote aguinst the sentiment of his State.” “T am informed that Mr. Thompson has made an anti-third-term speech. Is this so? “Tn the Convention which elected him he stated that he would bow in submission to the popular verdict and support Mr. Blaine. “Slow will Michigan record her vote on the ante Hl 5 ‘Against it. “1 am informed that Mr. Joy, of your dele- pation: will present Mr. Blaine’s name to sonvention ? “No, he will not present it, but I think will second it in behalf of Michigan.’ E. C. WATKINS, A ‘kford, a delegate, said to a TRIBUNE Cer ne the ‘Grand Pacific yesterday: “Michigan is an out-and-out Blaine State, and anti-Grant decidedly. Blaine is Michi- gan’s first choice, but e: Hepublican party there would be satisfied with Washburne or Edinunds. sere you opposed.to the unit rule?” “Decidedly.”* aie “Contld Grant carry Michizan Rid “J would not say that he could not, but it woula be hard work for him.” JAMES M."STONE, manager of the Detroit Post and Trine, was met by a Trmvuse reporter at the Michi- gan headquarters at the Grand Pacific and questioned us to the status of the delegation from that State. He responded as follows: -“Michigan is enthusiastic for Blaine, and twenty-one of her twenty-two votes will be east for him. Not only was the State Con- vention held on the 12th “as a Swhole over- wi! ingly for Senator Blaine, but each of the nine districts for him ly. The delegates at large were all elected on that issue, and. in all the districts, except the First, only pronounced men were, or could have been, chosen. I read in this morning’s a report of an interview with viet Thomp- son, in which he is represented as saying that his district (the Fifteenth) is ‘outspoken for Grant.’ that he was chosen delegate by a ‘two-thirds vote,’ and that he was ‘then, as now, an outspoken Grant man.’ Now, all those statements are untrue. Mr. Thompson was elected a delegate by abare majority, and noton the Blaine or Grant issue, but owing to personal manipulations involving a liquor-dealers’ coalition. A large majority of the Detroit delegates were anti-Grant, and Mr. Thompson’s colleague, Dr. D. O. Far- rand, announced himself first, last, and all the time for Blaine. Mr. Thom: son, was called on to announce h preference, but declined to do it, though on the floor of the District Convention he told his colleague, in the hearing of a dozen persons, ‘I won’t say who 1 am for, only that under no circumstances will I vote for Gen. Grant, unless, of course, to make nomination unanimous if he is clearly nom- inated by over 400 votes or such a matter.” That's the sort of an ‘outspoken Grant man’? Mr. Thompson was at the District Conven- Hen! Aloreaver, in the State Convent when a delegate questione @ loyalty o: Mr. McMillan (Mr. Thompson’s candidate for delegute-at-large) to Blaine, Mr. Thomp- son ‘hurled back the insinuation,’ and called on Mr. McMillan ‘to stand up and say whether, if elected delegate-at-large, he will respect the almost universal wish of the Republicans of Wayne Coun {which constitutes the First District or not.’ . McMillan then tool the stand and declared bimselfa Blaine man. Here is a paper containing @ phonographic verbatim report of Mr. Thompson’s speech, and you can see whether I have quoted him correctly.” Mr. Stone showed the reporter the paper containing Mr. Thompson’s re- marks as stated. “No, sir,” Mr. Stone, repeated, “Mr. Thompson did not dare to d for Grant until after his election as a delegate, nor did. he openly do so until after the Illinois Con- vention, when he thought Grant likely to be nominated. “The Grant men and papers have claimed several votes for their candidate, but he will not get any besides that of Mr, Thompson, who will misrepresent his district if he casts one.’ 3 TEXAS. THE TEXAS DELEGATION arrived in force at the Palmer House last evening and were immediately transferred to their rooms on the entresol floor, where they were so much occupied with cleaning up after their long ride that’ reportorial investi- gation was productive of but barren results. The delegation is headed by ex-Gov. E. J. Davis, George T. Hoswell, W. M. Cuney, W. H. Hakes, R. N. Lane, and R. T. Campbell. Some of the delegation held a whispered con- versation throuzh the door and informed the reporter that Tom Ochiltree had.made a puisplay, and that the delegation would be badly spe up, the only real question being as to whether the delegation had been in- structed for Grant or not. In any event, the disaffected ones would certainly vote against the one to relieve themselves of any re- sponsibility. ‘The reporter did finally succeed, however, in capturing a gentleman dressed in light pantaloons, a short velvet coat, a soft black hat, and a few diamond shirt-pins and gold watch-chains, who turned out to be EX-GOV. FLANNIGAN. ‘When asked how the Texas delegation stood, he admitted that its complexion was indeed doubtful. The resolution put through the Convention, he said, was really about like this: “We believe thatGen. Grant is the choice of the people of Texas. Therefore instructions are unnecessary. But you are instructed to vote as a unit.” “Well,” continued the ex-Governor, “a unit on what? That’s the question. The delegation doesn’t altogether understand it as pledging the members to vote as a unit for Grant, and I think it is very questionable if they do so vote. When we were elected, there were certalnly twelve pionounced Grant men. Iam inclined to think there has been changing enough to give Blaine three and Sherman one. The question of instructions is one capable of construction, as you willsee. Asadelegate-at-large, [consider myself instructed for Grant, As tothe other delegates-at-large, I think there is a question as to how they will vote, and there must be a question concerning the position of the dis- trict delegates.” COL. W. 1. IAKES, : of Texarkana, who was formerly of New York, and who is a delegate from the Second District, was_caught at the Grand Pacific yesterday. lLlis preferences are for Grant, and this he thinks is the situation of a ma- jority of the delegation. His col Gen. falloy, is for Sherman. “ understand — that the three candi- dates, Grant, Blaine, and Sherman, have friends on the delegation, with a slight preponileranee, perhaps, in favor of Grant. am not so set in my views that I will pledge myself to vote foranybody. Iam for the success of the Republican party above all things, and therefore will stand b: the one whom I find to be the best ‘and strongest man.” “How will your State cast its vote?” “We are instructed to cast our vote as & unit, but not instructed as to whom we shall cast it for.” i Will you favor the unit rule?” “T can’t tell until our delegation voteson that. If the unit rule is sustained my idea is that Grant will benominated. If it is broken. it is hard to tell who has it. Then there will bea free-for-all contest.” ‘The Texas delegation is not the only one in which there are more than signs of a break- ing up. It was tearned on good authority that Arkansas will give Sherman4 and Grant 8; that Georgia will split up, with 12 for Sher- man, 8 for Blaine, and? for Grant; that Missis- sippi, necording to Senator Bruce’s admission to some of the Sherman men, will go 6 for Sherman, 6 for Grant, and 4 for Blaine; and, on the authority of one of the Kentucky delegates, a Mr. Hamilton, that Kentucky \will give Grant 20 and Sherman 4. It is well known that there has been a great deal of vigorous kicking on the part of some of the delegates from the “Dark and Bloody Ground,” one of whom, Hubbard, took @ prominent part in the Anti-Third-Term Con- yention at St. Louis. Mr. Hamilton’s state- iment only corroborates what has all along been pretty well known, OTHER STATES. LOUISIANA. Mr. George L. Norton, of New Orleans, an alternate member of the Louisiana deleza- tion, arrived at the Gardner House yesterday morning, where he was interviewed. Mr. Norton announced himself as an out-and-out anti-Grant man, and stated that in the regu- lar delegation from Louisiana at least eleven of the sixteen delegates were anti-Grant. He was sure that its composition was as he had stated it. He had been quite surprised to find on his way up froin New Orleans that, while he expected to find the Grant feeling growing in popularity as he went further north, the very opposit proved to be the case. Everywhere he found, from conversations which took place on the train and froin other reliable criterions of public feeling, that the popular verdict is both anti-third-term, anti- Grant, and against the methods which the supporters of the third-term candidate have employed to promote the interests of their candidate. He had not had time to visit the political centres of Chicago, but unless he discovered, when he did so, a tremendously strong and almost universal demonstration in Grant’s favor he would have to look upon him as a beaten man. Mr. Norton was strong in the expression of his preferences for John Sherman, but stated that if that candidate was not ac- ceptable to the pai he would be glad to see any other anti-Grant candidate receive the nomination. i MISSOURI. Mr. S. C. Slavens, a delegate from Mis- souri, is stopping at the Palmer, and was seen by a TiusuNE reporter, who propounded the usual auestions. Mr. Slavens said: “Missouri will be solid for Grant, except, perhaps, one man, and he was elected by mistake. However, I think that ali will obey their instructions.” “How will you act on the unit, question 2” “The delegation, I confidently belleve, will be solid for the unit rule. Itis State-rights, but what of it? I am in favor of State-rizhts. 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