Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1880, Page 2

iS * = Sa==e> TIE CHICAGO 'TRIBUN SATURDAY, JUNI 5, 1880-—TWELVE PAGES, vanco; that he proposed to enrry hla sovereignty under bis own hat. Another delegate fram West Virginia, AsO, Moore, supported Campbell, the editor, Trans dagee, of Conncetieut, made a speech for tho frecdoi of “specel" and political notion, Tut ho sald thia Ia not tho question, and proceeded to arme thint tho Convention should have tho right to Tho allegianco of {ts members hero and here- after. 2 Campbell, ono of the negative voters, mate n sharp retort on Conkling. Ife xald he made 100 gpecches for Hayes 11 1870, while Contding mate Dut one, witeront thore was mmense chedriny. Young, of Tennesser, a colored delexnte, made an Iinpasstoned speceh In aupport of the rerotu- tion of expulsion, with tho proviso that thoy uve permisston to define thptr position, Mr, Garfeld mounted a chalr and was recelyed swith atarms of apptauso. Hls Neat point was that euch delegate who bad voted no” Lind risen It his place and stated that ho expected and in- tended to support the nominee of the Conven- tlon, and thon he sald: * Are they to bo disfran- ‘ohiged for this? We vote ayo or Ho, 8 we please, and {we are responsible to ovr constituents, and not to this Convention, Tf wo expel these mon, at tho.conclusion of cyery vote, we shall have to nsk how many will abldo by it" Myr. Garileld utterly annitiinted Conkling’s position, and killed tho resolution, ‘A. Cniifornin delegate mover to table the roso- lutton, Conkling demanded the eallof the roll, The cull wus promptly ordered; but Conkling wanted to back out, and bnstened to do no, He ould not press the. tnotion in the fico of event doubt of the position of the dissenting delegates, He withdrew the resolution. At this retreat ox- presslons of derlalan were harled at him from nil parte of the house. Again tho aynidlente was beaten} The Committee on Credentinla was then orf dered to report. ‘Tho Chair made a very handsomo speech to the galleries, with athrent at the end to cloar them In the event of more hisses being heard from that quarter, E ‘The Committeo on Rules was ‘also instructed to report, upon condition that such report should not be teted upon until after the consider ation of tho report of the Cortmittee on Cre- dentiais. 3 ‘The Chatr then ealled-tho Mon. Blanche Ky Tirnee, of Misalysippl. to retlove him. . Benator Bruce fs alurgo, hundsome man, of Imposing presence, Mis volee ts ulear and plensant, aud bt¥ smite quite enchunting. Ho wenrs a mis- tache, and bis batr Is cut. short. Ils brow fs minselve, bis face aquare, hls complexion of the coloretone of x Crevle or Bouth Armeriein, On taking the = ebulr he survoyed the Conventioh momont with 10 alr of, complaconyy, and eatled = for the report of tha’ Committes on “Rules nit Order of Business, which was read; whercs upon Gen. Garfield expluined tha report gen> erally, and specifically Rulu 8 thereat, which abolishes the unit vote, ‘The intuority: report was then read, Ning aen signer, the ruport, threo only of whom represent. Northern States. The report diferd from tho majority report only In regurd to the unit rule. ‘There was un Interval of rest proylous to tho subinission of the Credentials report. Notiody knew why. but thors was sucha pauso, whieh wis broken by tho smmouncement that tho Committee would be ready to report ih thirty ‘minutes, Thore wns _silenee—nubsoluto the Convention and tho gullertes at the prospect. of in interminable seston, Mr. Conkting asked several questions about: detulls of the report. whigh wore, after some tronble, satisfactorily miswered. ~ Then Gen, Taunt took tho floor to alr hia grievance at having hud his acat as delegate ut Tnrgy froin the Stite of Titnots contested, Tho Committee hud agreed unanimously on bis rheht But thot was not autisfuctory, Tho tunder and sensitive feellnga of “tho KeN~ tleuan from Jackson Coundy wounted. THe had been insulted by being coms pelted to entar the Convention on a “ provialon- nl” tleket, nid the presumption of the Commilt- tee on Credontints in acting at all upon the caso Presented to thom by nnothor Insult. He was lowdly cheered, Mr. Conger diselaimed any purpose to reflect Loman, fin eulogiatie speech, but proceeded to remark that tha Committeo wero required td pass upon tho Myxht of ovory dele- gute, high and low, to his seat {n tho Convention. ‘There Is somothing vory peoullitr in tho style and mannor of “old Conger,” called 11 Washington, Hin eulogics of un ep ponent hive an undorlylng vein of satire in thom, so dry and comleal that they are somes times misunderstood hy bright men, THe used sich fulsome Innguago, and was so gutern fr [ts dalivery, touching tho gront fine of Logun, that thu point of tho Joke was not observert nt tirst, But ns he pited adjective upon adjective, i desoribing tho yontloman from Jackson County, tho nudlence bogan to take in Its rer nnd laughed and shouted until tholr sides must have nched; and when Me. Canger aut down whirlwind of applause, listing sov> to hold tho sent. wore deeply the Convention was ho fs familiarly waa that {t gave Gen, Logan anothor opportunity to occupy the tine of the Convention In tinother lony speech, Cessnn, of Pennaylvanin, 1 membor of tho Committee, explained to the trite General that. tho nction of the Committ in favor of the simmary disiniasal of the memo- rint nnginet him and his associates, and that ft was so digposed of. But Got. Logan wasn't sit istied with that even, Finally, however, he wore hinaclt ont and subsided, ‘ Sharpe moved to strike out that portion of the report referring to tho fair dulugutes-nt-large frum the State of Ulnols, Mr. Conkling aup- ported his collengue, and the question was about to be put when Hngmond, of Californin, rose to oppose it, making an argument on tho merits, and stating, among othor things, that a distine guished lawyer appented before the Committee in Gen, Logan's benalt, rupted, stating that bo umployed no lawyer. Whereupon Haymond retorted that mo court the nuthority of a roputae to represent his cliont. The point heving been mude that thore was no toral Convention at Springtfeld on, tho ith of May, Huymond satd tho question was whether the Convention was 2 Convention af tho Republio- ang of Tiinols or of John A. Logan, Hig spcoch was reculved with Iminense cheering. Gen, Logan again spol of tho sprouts of Hllnois," 3 speech hehad much to sry of having been as- suiled with tho slung of tho slums and alleys, of having been traduced in. tho newspapers, ote. ete. He donted with greut heat that he bad over nttempted to terrorize tit tho Convention. ‘This spe elusivaly to defending bis course In the lite tate Conyontion, and during its delivery First Consul Conkling led in the applanse. of Calltornin, Grantites undertook to how! him down by cntl- ing "Question!" “question!” He antd simply, “The Convention hoan Gon. Logan, aud it will Hv disclaimed having ns- The misfortune of it y wits tinanimously Gen. Logan inters “vio attorney in the course of his hody {nn or out of eh was cuvated ex- hear me," and it did, ailence for n minuto—during tho rending of this Announcement, soit then tho buzzing sound of 10,000 people in animated hut low conversation Qwas resumed, with the aecompantingnt of the brass band playing a National wir, The delo- putes roso to thelr feet, stretched thelr Jexs, and canensed, and the people inthe gitleries tose to thelr feet and stretohed thelr leys, and BOmNe of tho Jadies indulged In lunches, here was no sien of wenrlness finywhere in the vast nudl= enve. ‘They were more thin willing to: watt They enjoyed tho walt, Tt wus a avone that few of thom fould ever witness again, and thoy inide the most of tt. “At. o'vlock the Convention wns again repped toomer. ‘The gullertes were still tna minite, yer to WIthess ta contest fas wt last, DOK wr Sank nes than, Gurteld, ¥ te, and OtYer cdofeyntes ser Tot. zi srrourlt tha uvends 7 Blows would soon be ven and tiken, and at tho end,thore would be i test vote which would nize the hopes of tho Grant mou, or nore probably binet them forever. Mr. Conger, of Michigan, took tho floor ta make the report of the Conunittes on Credon- tlils. Tle profueed the reading of the report bya brief statement of the arduous naturp tho fabore impowst upon tho Committe Lhe Sceretary of tho: Cenmitttey gett read tho report, Peethnately the” Svoretary had an immerys Volco—ne orter word ts ndo- quate toaveribe It—und every word. by suid wee uistinetly audible in every part of tho house. The firal point of thy report was tho recognition of the Wirmoth devation trom tho Biate of Loulatana—thy regular dulugttive, In the case of Alubatna—the Kapler contest, ro. culled—tho contostunts were reported favorably, Then came tho Uinoly contest. and the audionce picked up thotrenrs to listen shirply. The ro- porton this contest reviowddrelaborntuly tho history of the contest. It cummoneed with tho Convention In Cuvk Coifuty. Tho report aud tained elghtocn contestants lu Mfiiols, but suas talned tho sliting members nt large. In Kansas tho alttlug mombora were sustalnod, and tho sitting members in Weat Virginia wero alan sustained, Tho report Hofonded Congres- sional district roprescntatiun, quoting the line Bungo of the call, and referred, to confirmatory precedente from 18 down to the present time, ‘The argumonts of the’ report In support of dts. trict represenhition were recelved with applause from the gufortes, Thero was a yory ablostump speovh in tho bolly of tho report, butit met the views of a large majority of tho spectators, at Joust, and was applauded to the ceho, The main part ‘of tho arguments of tho report followed tho consideration of the IMnols case, nid nt ite conolusion there was 0 great round of choors, Thou Clayjou, of Arkansas, offered the minors ity report,’Tho report disputed the generat . Propositiog of the minjority report in tote. But ‘by implicdtion {t adinitted the Justice of district represontation, and only objected to it fri the present case on tho ground that the aution of tha majority was Ju the nature of an ox-post facto milo. . ‘Tho ttnorlty report was onrefully written and forcible in arguments. Butlt lacked that opl- granntic churactor which distinguished tho re- Port of the majority. Accordingly, although tho Grunt partisans were anxious to cheer, the op- portunity to do a0 occurred so infrequently that tho reading was comparatively dull, Mr, Cllsbeo, one of the regutur Secreturics, who read the report, Grant man, wayo to it all tte point ho conld convoy, but fulled to create muvh of A aenuation, uwlng to tho fuct of {ts Inartistla coustrution. Tho statement of the report touching the Mlluole contest that thore was not In fuct any bott fram. avery broud ante in the gultortes, It was nows tothe people of Chicago, and they concluded that this statement of the report was fulso, or thut they had boon In a condition of stupor incapubte of comprehonding tho purport of cur report constated chielly of tho urgument of Tanery A. Storrs, Ext, proparen! and priuted in advance, Ju support of his cluim w ono of thy seats jn ig tho subjoct of tho contest! tho moustrous churicter of tha statemonts eone tulned In the curious report; Nine of the judges of 6 contest, bound to listen to both wldes of tho controversy, ooully adopted the urgumontofone aide and caused it to be read in the Convention ha thelr carofully matured judgment, Tho ure sument was dragged out to such yreat length that both the delegutes and the spectators in tha gallories grow weary, whereupon Long Jones plauso was resumed ut regular intervals, Ike clock-work. But cvon this did not last Ustened to the report, aud thuy sucn refused to take the cue for upplause trom Mr, Shulf-hour, covering the reading of tho con- cluding portion of the report, thore waa no In- terrupton to the monotonous tones of the weary clork, Tho report wis siyned Ly members from Btates. Ue ected upon separately and in the order of Login, and declared “No man, if he {s covered all over with imliitary and elvis decorations, sball put words in my mouth which be knows [ nevor utterod without rebuke." ‘There is always a surprise In every lirgo ns- Credo‘Haymond, of Calltornta, vonstt- tuted the surprise’of, yeaterday.” Hothad ail tho fuetsof the HiInals ctntest In bls mind, and bad thoroughly digested then, Gen. Logan's: weaknogs, and alsa knew how to touch hiin on the raw" every time. Hisspeeehes: “ bristled all over with sharp poluts, snd be made: He seemed to know Y the gontlomaa. from davkson County overy the, in tho huiguage of And did {6 ull aa a mero matter of course, withont tho slightest Indication’of pride . or yanity In bis pronannoed success, ‘Tho auill- ence followed right to seats of the altring meinbent ns Wore publican and utterly destructive to party bir- mony. He made a strong pomt on the coorcive: letter of Turner, tho President of the State Cons vention, to. Rapier, In which lo undertook to compel Hapler to agree ta support Gon, Grant. Furr, of Michigan, announced that tho tete- wites af bis Stato would vote for tho majority report, beenuse thoy bollevedd in dlsteiet repre= aontation. Parsons, of Alabama, spoke for the minority report, and announced bliuself for Grint, He mide stump gpeceh, which wae Interrupted by tho expiration of tho forty minutes allotted to the subject. : Here a wringlo onsucd on parlinmontary queations, and Goy. Boutwetl thruat int resolu- tion which was clearly not in onto, and it was ao rittod, Tho roll: wns called on the motion to substitute the minority for the majority report, ‘Tho Muabama mombors, tho subject of the. cons teat, yoted on the proposition? ‘Tho Chatrman reserved his deeision on the polut made tht such vote was Improper, Georgia gave 17 votes “no” tod votes “ayoe’ Kontuoky agnin ate to voto as tho day before, n sotid voto “aye,” but the four stalwarts again Jumped to their feot on chair, and. voted “uo” In tho midst of nstorm of npplnuso. Michigan voted L aye, 2 no, showing tts fidelity to tho dlarrlet. prinviple. North Caroline voted solid * no? ‘texas Daye, 710, Tho reault of tha yote—00 ayes to 449 noos—rused o loud and prolonged shont of appiaure, ¥ ‘Tho majority report aa to tho contest In Alas Dame was then Adopted by a vive voce vote, Arcsolition (lint one hour be given to tho Illinols contest, the (ime to be divided equally vetweon the sitting members and the eontest~ ants, was offered, to which Routwell nppouded his old resolution wa substitute. Conger mude the paint of order that tho sub+ atitute was not germaln te the subseut. Bout- well stippurted bls substitute, but the Chater sus- talned the polut of order ralyed by Conger promptly, and gave guod reasons fur bla de- eision. - , 3 Buntwoll thon spoke to the original resolution, remurking that ho might “ wander n lttle,” and ho wandered ovor tho whole Meld of discussion without any regard to the ponding question. | Conger reptled, showing that tho cuse of Loulslann was tn no reapuct the patatlol uf tho one wader disctission, Gen. Logan followed Conger, opening with tho statomont that he was impaticnt to bring tho business of tho Convention to a conclusion, and thon procecded to maken long specch, noton tho question of timo to be allotted to tho Ilinols ease,—tho punding question,—but on tho merits of tho Hlinols case, Ito avaudd, of course, from the standpoint of tho old Democratiy: Stutes- rights thoory, whieh makes tho Stato overything and tho tndlyidunl nothmg, Then he made w bid for applause in tho namo of Gen. Grunt. “Don't beat tho old soldier that led your are mics," exelalmed Gon, Logan, * But Ifyou van bent him, all right; but he'll atay with you to the end,” added tho gentleman from Jackson County, Thon be charged thut Californls eleuted her detegntes by herStato Convention. A Cullfornta delegate ruplod, very conctusive- ly showing that tho districts elceted tho dete- yates and tho Staty Conventlon and tho State Central Committco upprovert the choles of the districts, and, finally, that the Stato Convention instructed thom, without a disiunting volco, to vote first, lust, nnd all the timo for the Senator frum Maine, James G. Matne! ‘There ensued a seune whieh beggars alt do- seription, A prout ahout of applause went up; tho vast audtonce rose to its fect, wated hats and handxerchiofs,. and cheered in the wildest dmanner for several minutes. ‘The scene was ule together unoxampled In tho history of the Conyention sessions, = «Tt wis pro- yoked by Gen. Loran, who unneces- sarily lugged in tho nume of Gen. Grint with the palpable purposo of exelting appluuso, He got much more than be bargained Cor, Pop- tieron, And Login at the head, and purely meebanteal. ‘Tho vheering continued so long wt to beoume aupromoly rediculous, a degravo te tho managers, and an Insult to the dignity of +the Convontion, strips of boards wero used to pound seats, and men Jumped up and down with all thoir might, not with excitement, but with 1. Purposs to prolong tho nolse and confuslon, No, Republican Convention was over before, tho scene of mich diegraceful proceedings. Finally, tho crowd begun to sing, Tho sluging commenced In the Now York delegation. The whole scene wis pinned as a inst despor- ato expedtont to sive the failing fortunes of tho thini-term canildate, Itwas such a scone as mivht liaya oveirred in ume in the Inst days of tho Empiro, or fn Franco in tha timo of — the Comtntine, ‘Tho whole Grant crowd, on tho floor: and tn tho galleries, coolly turned itsolf Into a mob with tho sole purpose of howling. And tho howling expressed nothing but rage in vow of {mponding defeat. When tte molée was nt Its hight, somevody onlled for three cheers for Biatne, which being evo, the — applause drowned the Grant mon out ivan instant, and ther it seamed na if pandemontiinin hid beon tet loose upon earth, Buch an Infernal din was probatly novor before heurd this aldo tho th- urna! regions, for the Blaine people constituted atlenat two-thirda of tho vast audience, and thoy woru dleposod to tako tholr full rovenge. Inthinking to enrry tha Convention by storm, the Gradg managers reckoned without thot host. Not a sign of tho Grant nolse was teft; the Hlituo men eld undisputed vontrol of tho crowd. . x After tho aubsldenco of the notso, Storrs ro- sind his apoech, ovoupsing theromuining four minutes ot his thuo in a Very eloquont peruras tlon, which bad nothing to do, of course, with the pending quostion, Conger asked unnnimons consent for Robert G, Ingersoi! to close for the contestants, Tho Grant men refused to allow hit to spent, uot > withstanding he jan proxy delogute. Pixley, of California, Gnully yor the floor amid much confusion, and denounced the Inte seones og A disgrivo to tho American people, and us only ‘worthy of the Reign of Terror in Franco, Butterworth also mnde.a consoling spoceh, and moved un adjournment until this morning at 0 o'clock, ‘The motion was lost by a vivi ; voce yote, but the roll-eail_ was demanded, and the adjournment defented by a vote of U3 to 103, ‘The question recurred on the motion to adopt the mnjority report of tho Credontiaty Cumimnit- teo, Cessna, of Pennsylvania, moved to divide the question, so. na to vote on tho First District {irstund tho others second, Tho question wus subinttted and lost. z OBSERVATIONS, “GATH'S " NOTKS AND SKMTCHES, Citcaga, June 4.—Comlng Into Convention at half-pust 0 1 said to Col. A. TeClure, of Phil- ndelpbla, to draw Lim out Colonel, your mun ig beaten! © You mean Blaine,” suid MeClure, “Well, yo und £ won't qunrrel on that so early fntho morning. [ have not thought for forty- efynt hors that Blaiug bad the least prospect, Ils only ebituce wis ta hive batloted yesterday afternoon and carried Grant's column ina pane fe. [think Grant fs sill tho strongest enndidate, and Huble to be nominuted, Hy supportors are ngood deat Ike him, firm, allent, unstampedis ble, obstinate meu, 1think the followers of 2 imi grow to resemble him. Binine’s friends hero yestordny Invariably uddressed the yulle- ries, us he docs.” Have you baen in favor of Blulia, Col. Me- Churu?" “Chaye, but asa Journalist Lam .bound to res. coive the Jinprosslons the evonta maky onme. I thiuk Grant twa been fearfully underrated us 0 candidate, At this moment he is inqking au im Pression on tho country by his relations toward this Convention, He looks nelther to the right nor tho left, suys nothing, Js impassive and atendy og bis columns on this floor, Thoy have ular ns Gon. Graut undoubtedly 14, tho choers Tor hlin to thuso for Blalnv wore us the gentle murmur of the ovoan thes on tho stl beach to tho roar of tho bittows when Inshud Into fury by tho power of the storm. Gon, Logan declared, on resuming his argu- ment, that ho was unnifected by the nppliuse Tor Mr. Blind: Huthis manner was tn striking contiigtavith his lnnguage, for It was with man ifest dilfleulty that he spoke with any coherence whatever, and, fité fuat, he quity,,binkd: didn,” ‘and nover revovered his eompleta: produce of mled while he ruined on hls feet. a with tho utmost delight, and thor, wis an axplogi0l Of, pinuww which shor the amphithoure tro to elreuinferonee, vas Afrlend of Logan sald when th over: “Login mudoa mistake!” option of felend and fou allko. No seat Logon had made a mistake But it is tha misfortune Logan that he don't knuw Tha question wuss! common consent! Tho ungier~1© wad thon adopted when ho sat dow! 0 “out was ‘rhitAvus the -a6ud fortune, of n‘ho {3 whipped. itted ‘and carried by tonrtot tho Commiltteo’s report , und, pending a radtion on the “Atabama ease, the Convention took a recess till F o'clock In tho evening. 3 The interest in tho Conyen| It Is Yory intense, a4 sho git aligns of. wearluesa. pido does not thir. wn bythe absence of ig vefore the hour of Pho yullories began to erty arioureyed spectators, Thoy Srowded . in nt’ all, tho. “iéhtrancos, preagod forsVard impatiout to view tho spoc- tnala, Cnversation dn’ tho very animatod,--inore session, © Tk, "Wvas that the Grantltes “lost, grount morning session. ‘Che West Virginiwn’s sharp retort on Conkling for hls noterious lukewarm- ness inall Republican campaigns in whieh be has no direct porsonsl Intorvat wie greatly rel- ished; and ‘Tluymond's masterly assault on Logan wat tho subject of much cvommutit. body wanted to soe the keon-witted Cullfornian, To was mado tho Hou of tha hour, and congrutu- Intions poured in upon Lalin from all’quurters. No doubt the Fabina policy has been devided upon by the Syndicate, and the waste of the wholu niorning seasion in useless tule by tho Grautites wus the resultof thatdocision, But it in quite posslule to earry tho polluy too fur,- At -all events, the minority caunot afford to take such punisbnicnt us thoy recelyod nt the morning sesalon, ‘They lost blood wil the tho, and tho mnjority cun stand dolay's and postponements, which result in drawing blood from tholr oppo- nonts’ voli, better than the infnority can stand thom @?hilo thoy lose all the blood, At bulf-past 7 tho Convention was valted to or- des, but it was very slow In reapondlug, Tho gallorloa wero puokod, with the excoption of tho north ond, but tho delegates were not all In, and itfoquired a good many rapa to prdd: Conucr wasrocoguized. He moved thit tho Loulstana detcyntion bo admitted to the tloor ofthe Convention. The Choir utated that thoy ‘would bo ontitled to seuta us of right, Tho Alabuma congo thon cam up, and Bon Harrison got the oor, He protested agalnat furthor unnecessary delays, und urged that there should boa tmit--one hour—to tho dls cussion of the ponilingcasa. Ilo moditied the motion to half an hour, A delegate feom Cultforata patonge wae [etrunclusiog eortatn distriata, uo Justitted. ‘Tho muuh talked a He paltoxtt seconded the mootion, aud denounecd tho delays which bud ate the Couk County Convention was received -vith |“ponded the procoodlngs as for aarp, wy Mr, Conkling suggested that the time bo dl: Vidor oqually betwoca tho opposing partles, Forty winutos, equally divided, waa agrood an Fitteon intnutes was consumod in ro- duolug the motion to writing. The ef seut events, Soon it tppeured thut tho minority | boing put, was carrlod hamnuisacalye ueeety Conger took tho tloor for the mujority report. He showod that tho only ground of the oxclue lon of Kapler, Warner, and Smith was the tact the Convention whieh | of tholr Patna tu support Gen, Grant. Conger mundo a ringlug speceh, uppeuling to Con- After this no surprise was uonifested In ylow of | vention to fustatn tho right at Alutslote bo liroet and untramimoled reprosontation, ‘Turner, of Alnuuima, spoke for the sitting miwmbor, Ho had the call for tho Stuty Con- vention of Alabama rend, and made. tho point that there wore no District Conventions bold. Ho oxplilned that tho dulugutes retiped by districts under an instruction, and reported to the Con vention tha Honig of delexutes, ppl colored delegate mado the it stationed Dimscle {ne promfiout position, and | by a quostion that the eatl for ihe Canventon ik ut convenient polutaof tho reading yuve tho | Aiabama was made subeoquently to that for the eno for applause, stor this wisooxpedient thonp: | Natlonul Convention, suggesting that the Infor> )runuing shies tit a elootion of Uclegutes by ditnicts bys came bindlny, . Jong. Noithor tho Couvention nor the galleriss tional Commie call tee eae ‘Tracy, of Now York, of Doocher trial fame, Jones. For | was understood to speak for theaitting members, but his utteranco was so rapid that the line of bis argumont could scarcely be followed, , Gon, Bateman, of Oblo, apoka for the contost- Ants, He-was clear and foruil weyen Boutkorn Btutuy and three Northern | chief point on the caso of ania tie {Mustrated the casa by that of Ohio, whose dolegutio Mr. Conger, iu behalf of tho Comr{ttee, pro- | knawn to be diyidod, but which would'oot ave «Soved to divide the report tnto eloven parts, ta | been aided had the Btato Convention assumed to control end violate tho wishes of distrluts. ‘oir stutement, Hy succeeded in trightuntyg | He prouounced the propositiga to aula tho | At an uae Wasting nevrly two hours... -pomcbeltians 4 Asia Toseland we tatitevennatt0ottdote: he “oor to present. tha views of sf tg, Committee ayy § rights Wet tho groat test-case of tho Convention.- Ife’ showud that sover in tho history of the Repub- Hoan party of Ulinols, untll now, have delegutes clalindd seats in na Nutlonal Conyontion from distrlets whose acntinents they avowedly mis- represont. [oe appealed to tho Conyentlon to adopt the majority report beeauso tt austained tho prinuiple of tho right of the individual Re- publicnn to vxert bis intluonce, through his istrict, directly upon the National Convention, Ife denounced the opposit thoury as a State~ rights theary, which It cost four years of blvody: wir to put dow, Conger was followed by the Commissioner of Internal Meyenuc, Mr. Greon 8. ititum. He was compelted to maken Stute-rights argument, of course, for on no athor ground could the tu- ton of tho lute Illnols State Convention, In dia- fact starvd hi-conatuntly in tho faco that elghteon youtlumon—Ilinots delogutos—sat bo- fore him who intend, If not ungentod, to viohite tho expreas wilt of tho Republicans of thair dis~ trict. Mr. Ikuum made much of the fact that tho delegation from Hlnole were Instruvted to vote for Linvuin in 1. But he did Hot oxplain that there waa no ditterenco of opinion tn the Ltluols Convention in 1800, not # delegate who waa not jo favor of thd nominu- tlonof Lincotu. It waa theaune in 1863 und in 1872 iu regard to Grant. Thore was no division either in tho State or tho District Conventions. Thore was no opposition to Lincolu or Grant in 1800, 1808, or 187, Wut theru 43 opposition to Grunt now. Mr, Ruut utterdd some very brave threuta In rogurd to the effect of turning out the altthug delegutes, flo bolioved it would rula the Republican purty to seut the chosen dulegutes of the districts, The audience dldu't agree with tho Commnisatoner of Internal Revonuo, Alter having mudo u very digjointod and n+ cobcront epecch, Mr. uum mado a frantlo ap poul for Justice, and subsided. By general consont the Hon. Eiliott Anthony Bpponred for tho ountostanta In o ten-minute specch. He at once arraigned Raum ag o per- verter of history, in the assertion that it bad buon the practice of the Stato Conventions in Alltnola to choose dotagates to Natlunal Conven- tions, and bo proved ft, too, Mr. Anthony mado OQ very powerful orgumont, supporting his pusl- tions by the rovord of Hiluola Conventions from 186 to tho present tine, and showing a pertect uniformity of pruvtice by tha acieetion of dele- muted to the Nutional Convention by die tricta, Jlaum Interrupted biw, ‘but he ru- fused to ylold.. A dolegata = uskod lin ff ho bud not sald that ho would not vdtofor Gon: Graut If nomtpated. Ho promptly respond: od Noy that be not only nover auld go, but never thouyht of doing so; that ho would vote for tha nominee of thisConvention, whovver he might be. Tho conclusion of Mr, Anthony’s speoch ‘was greoted with Immongso applause, : ‘Tho Hon, Emory A. Stored fullowed Mr, An- thony, Bir, Storms stated at the gutsot tut the Firat, Second, aud ‘Third Distrlota of Ilinola guve W Demoeratic majority of 17,000 two yeunt ayo, Hat how bo arrived at this fact (% it fa diiuult, to concolye, for the thrvodlatricta named are how ropreduntod Iu Congress by throo Rupublic- ong, Tho wtutumont wag made to rofute tho as- esertion of Anthony, that tho ton disfrunchised Ulatricts constitute the Hepublicau purty of tho Btaw of Ibinols, « Au! thisla tha faot, Thow ton distriots fur nlah tho Republican majoritics, Mr. Storrs was oppressud by tho desperate churactor of tho situation, and bls speoch wus notworthy of htm. The revord produced by dtr. Anthony domollshed tho speech of Huuu, and gave Btorrs 4 stage fright from which ho did not recover. No answer to Anthony's sposeh: wus poasibic\and Storra wisely refru{ned from Attempting to answer jt, His specch was smooth: and olcgant, but It lackod foreo and waa without effect. Hy referred te tho bolt> ers of 18%, but sufd nothing of tho bolters of the Pulmor Mouse. In tho cours of his romarks be sald; ‘“Nowlnate Jumes G. Blaine if you van," whoreat there waa grout round of applause, Then ho refcrrod to tho grand old soldier, aud tho Grant mon in Convention and gullorics fulrly uplit tholr throats, resolved to matoh the late soane of Dlaine applause; and thoy wore quite sucdcas- ful. and Storrs was—bappy, TC was a ft ending to tho spontanoous (?) third-torm movement belug enylueored by the munugers, Conkling, 1 ulrendy raltied, (ft thoy ever wavered at tl, und if he gets this nomination It will be the gruntest vietory of hig lite, hu yory manner in whieh hig gets tt will elect him,” | A “ Hut Blalay, Colonel, has also mado an alltal- rable tight?” © Yea, but of a cavalry Iind, not tho Infantry fight Grant bus madyin sotld blocks and squares. The people will stand Grant appoluting thieves , to office as long ag thoy know that hois personil- Iy honest, Blyjne, whtlg Lt ip tho Intlmutien Is AN Unjuat one, i ound’ thie Ihputation thnt- ho Is qoupee! ed Nar ate forees of the lobby, aud +s itmak | ! 10 ree! t niga Hata AMnOHylthdustnosd oles Lone, what Le disliqyet$o. pay, , Haare tue Mttuo could tartuy Oveate Lo. gluctod,,, It Grant canbe; and if SHdun is -trominated, Geant will sweep tho country ne he did in 1808," © Do you think ‘Cilden will be nominytod?* “No, He cuu’t get tho nomination. If Grant runs wyruinst ‘Iiden he will curry all tho New gland States, Now York, Pennsylvanla, Ohio, In- dina, und the Northwest, and Virginta, North Carollnu, South Caroling, Georgian, and Florida, It would be a walk-over, 1 aay gain,” contine ued McClure, * that Grant Hes been underrated. ‘Thero is 4 feellng thit he (vould hold tho country stendy, in erlais as well na in prosperity, und apeuk tho truth und go astety on vo visions.” “What will be the feeling In Ponnsytvanla If Grant lg nonnutext hero, Cot, MeCluro?" “ Bor two wocks there will be « roar of indly- nation. ‘Chon thoy will suttle down und ull work for him." “Did itvt the greedy monopoly of Grant by a fow rich nen to Pbiladalpiin injure hyn bore?" “Yos, It wasGraut’s fallure to dine, when he had accepted the invitation, with McMunes, Levds, and Rowan whieh cost hin the splitiu the Ponnsylvanin delegation.” ? PRNNSYLYANUA AT OLNCINNATI “ta Pennaylvanta's delegution ty Cincionatl committed to unywody for President?" “No, It ia a good avornye delegation, roady too pretty much aus a unit for tho best man aud to duliborate reasonnbly.* Aro Randall and Wallace upon {t?” “No, But 1 think Handalt will bo Bil Mos Mullon‘s nlternnte, and Wallace ulso muy go. ‘Thorv bus aovor beeu any respoutable cnuse of dlfferonco between those two mon but tholr potty ambition and want of brendth of.char- actor.’ ‘ i “Hav Randult?” “No,and hols no candidate, There is one tan in the State, Judgo Truckee, of Vooango County, whose name might bu presented in some contingonoy by the whole delegation, He hus been olocted a Judge of the Superior Court threo tmes, 1s 63 years of uge, und universally respeotod.”* , : PRINCE LHOPOLD, Tho Convention wus honored by the presence of Prince Leupold, youngest son of Queen Vio- tori, und great-grandson of Goorge IIL, fore morly King of tho Ameren Colonies. ‘Thls ro- Jocted furntly, necording to the spealmon botors us, (4 blonde, lithe, Germania, bred a Httlo high, wearlng a xray suit of clothes, a cutenuway cole Jue, a Dluvk scart and guld ping and a walking- stick, Leopold, sprung from the frultiut womb of thoduughter of the Duke of Keut, whose brothor was a Britiah midshipman in tho Amor- [can Hoyolution, bas a saltowish red and white ekin, & recoding chin and largo mouth, with thik red IIpd, yenenilly ajar, through which tho large teeth shive under 6 neatly-triomod brawo muatache, Mo woars also a fragimont of reddish-brown wuatoo, iis forehend ts Rood, Lit recoding, tho nose etraleht and with toug, degp uoatrily, aud tne batr vores down In tho contre and {3 brushed back ubove the tem- plug. Ils eyebrows ure very quod; elikhtly urubed, and covering tho wholo orbit of tho eyes, and a full and cloquent eyelld falls oxpresglycly, almost fenininoly, upon a pale of mild, modest ayes. “Except tho feoble chin, ftisa pleasing, ine teresting fave, The ofurttn bring hafraut upon itbus boon bute purtial success, Ito has little curs, not bigyer thun a poach-stone, and seri: ous uxpreasion until made to laugh, when be stalled with a disposition to uovomsmodato, It 1s vuld that he ly religious, and desired to enter tho Auglvan Churvh, Vialting bls sister in Canada, thoy canto to tho West to x00 Low soyorolgna are chosen. ‘Two Koglivh persons accompanied Leo- poid, and Licut.-Gen, Shoridan and Gon. Rubl sun of Now York, sat boaide hin and explained whatever ho desired to know, flo wus preacnt during the whole of thu interesting uplaode of the resolution compelling ouch delegate to prome ise to mtpport tho nowinee of the Convention, It wes recalled that the Priucuof Walca was vis- Ithng this country during the Lincoln campaten of 180, After remaining an bour Leopold went out, and thy news having sproad a slight chour attended his exit, . LYMAN TRUMBULL, WI a scat up in the gallory in tha rear of the Stago sat Lyman Trumbull, ints Senator of Ttlinols, wearing gold spoctuctes,, and pre- senting a ting, broad brain, with hair but Tittle obanged fn color, though he la 67 ‘yoarsold. ight year ago bo aod Carl Schurs aud Horace Urocivy arusu iu the Cooper Instl+ you uny Presidential candidate but tute, Now York, and aonouneed that thoy did nat monn to support tho numince of tha Vite delphia Convention, Both ‘rumbull nant Gree- ley expected In thy rovelt to bacome tho {aur gent nominee. Greeloy aueeeeded, and lost, and. dled deapatring, « rumbull lost It, and ta still fatntly named itmong men who aro gol fromad with a tightntng-rod on thotp heads, wait ing for lightalug to strike, But it can bornld of this shrewd old member of Brother Jonuthan Trumbull's family that he is the father of a 2O-monthe'-olt child Ukols to be Peosldent of tho United States, whether girl or boy, becuse tho fornule-suffrngs women ‘fro agalnon tho matform, . ‘Tho eptaode of a tiegro man taking tho prestt- Ing otinie of « Convention of 800 delbgates, many” of whom wore sluveholders twenty years ago, and In tho presence of 10,000 speotators, but fow of whom have practleally realized the negro’s Aoctal equality. Hruce fs considored 1 ood. louking tnulatto In: general, but the ordeal of walking upon the platform dn the conteust of hundreds of refined, hilgh-tonod, pale faces was more {han he euttld stand, Ho Iboked crushed abort the ski, muddy af color, and without especially fing lives anywhere, Ho remntned tn the chalr hut n fow moments et an unimportant thine, and George Hoar, whose fanily hus con- alstuntly befriended. blacke mon far Mfty yours, was tho author of this pletiuveeque Innovation, ONE POH CONKIANG, ‘Tho ovent of tho morning waa tho tntroduc- tlon uf a resolution by Roscoe Conkling, who had como in sinirking bravely and reverentinly eheered by his game followers, pladging overy- badly to abide by the nom{mttion of the Convene tlon, It was brief, and produced, a singular suit. Conkilng incant it to eateh a nuimbe or tho Now York delegates, who in thelr eleutlon- coring talk tid Inthnated that thoy would not aupport Grunt, Mo ala miewnt it te ombuarrass the Hinats contesting dotegation, whlekexpeatat to be ndiitted to-dity, und in tho bent of their Joenl dehute Ind perhnps gait that thoy would AOL support Grant, ‘Tho Edmunds mon at once saw a prospeet of recoumending thelr eandidate te tho Crattt party, between which and thomerlves noble cuurtestes have been gol an, scl 1s precede Royal inarrhy Mr. Branly of New Hon, the same niin whose eloquenee squelehed tho Maine men Thursdus afternoon, mowuted a be gn ina stout, whole-souled way, advo~ ented Hot only tho adoption af tho pledge, but tho call of States Upon it. A inan representing: vourst his superior Influence upon y equal fuetlons, and although Hide, at woly objected to this resoluth ‘Of watehfilness, it nut rapidly vnitions, Bwoeping Now York, two new Maine, aun from tin exce: through the dk Ohlu, and Massachusetts, and every othor State of moral and mental samptes, til, near the bot- tom of, the Hist, It renchod tha wild Iittle Klute of West Virginia. Thon, thory eame up {ira strong but flit volea tho clour enunetation, “West Virgluli, tive votes nye, three votes no." So thut thero were three votes only against 716, and enst by a State which has a Democratic mu- dovity of 10,00, Hut tho ttle Stato had taken the step between un exeess of xeruple and 1 Jack of worldly exporicnce, ere Avos¢ on his beneb a young mi with a white, brond, beard- Jess face, brown hilr, slucere, inolfonstve yes, and a voice with a strain of apellsiuioss in tt. He proceeded inn erude yet realway to give to story of his life ns oohnected with the Ropub- Heat yds and tha speceh was truo, so that it wus told oiligicntly, | Archibald Campbell is tho. noplew ‘of the — ¢elebrated preacher Campbell, who founted — the aect of Campbelilte Luptlsts, Te wus educatod ut Bethany Coltese, near Wheellng, not fir front tho Dirthplico of Jumos.G. Blaine, aud. as ny bas gate down to Wheellng and begin tocdit tho Whoelinis Intelligencer, the only tiewspapor iu a slave Stute, except Missouri, to ndvoenta Fremont for President. Attempts wore made to mob the piper, then in tho united State of Virgining but, nlthough Fremont got only five votes tn the whulo State, tho papar rode out tho storm and continued, under the sumoninn, tobe the Republican organ of the Sinte, ‘Thess facts and trials Campbell revounted in simple lin gunge, and said hie could go out, but he would not bind “himself to mensures that hid not been weted on and chad not even coma up. But fora litle while Campbell and hls two friends were jn some danger of yolng out for this hyporilueness, as the bhg Brad " Ach tng pafr of eyes, a dquare hewd, a mouth full of big teeth and bearded all around stittly, antl the question had net been moet, Two or three othor dolegites of sight powers, 1 darkey aunong them, vontiinted their scorn of men who wanted to nowinite and thon to desert. Hut Pitta ao cae cele i Leramithsh Campbellite Baptist, too, lle hls nneley the Feuauio. of West vie Hal lo rete the pearent ay voto In favor of tho resolu tlon and thg sinall opposition to ft, only three tn seven hundred and nineteen, aud auld it was not worth while to Ue rough with men who were opposed only to the polley Of Ruch pledges and not to the Convention's cundidate, “Phis wis 2 tilastatoment of tholr cuse, tit it answered its Purpose, Conkling hnatoned to ay thut he had rnd desire to press anen.who had no. desire to abandon tho’ nominde,- bup»nobebefore some hurd-freed West Virgintin bad neoused:biin uf. Ut HE BERIT WA dand prudent Chiulrmay, and allowe Ubfhdie tino do vee with deliugas. Mt + tAftor this sottloment, Mr juries, and fn pinit-but Feapouttul terms thom — that” hissing,", hooting, and oyeruwoing = thea = delegates | bad gone 00 Ars distinguished General of tho Amertean ae he sald, was rourdly: hissud here on ‘Chitraday for expressing bls views, and ony portion of the ar lorles will bo clenred whonce hieses Issue. All day Conkih had buon hiased, but pald no attention to ity und Went on quiot 180 May morning. Ne COMMITIZE REVORTS. fow cama tho reports af tho Commmittes on Rules nnd Cradentinls, A Connecticut man, 1a {twas understond, road the roport of Credontials Jan hatloo, once or twice gesturing nud throw. fg baci hls head, searching the furthost aller fox, und swonting around, tha bottoma of the ears Ul hls strong volce, overdone, fell into a squeak. “Bat tho report wes attended with such upphiuse ug greoted.the cutting of one of tho curly Christians by n ton in the Collsenm, ‘This chuinplun rodder’s .naiwe.wis Foasonton, and after bin arose Gon, Powell Cliyton, tho guns cock of Arkrnsns, a slander man with Yery light, flaxen hide, wity feure, a sharp Charles Stuurt mugtacho and beard,-and one. arm inan opty sloove. ie hid a modest w+ dress, and gave the yulnority report to the road. ing Steretury, who rend itwearlly. ‘his report, tou, nnde {ts uwn fictlonel applause, aud was aecompanied te A qunal-threat of lonying the Convention without hytordin unless the State delegations were fairly dealt with,” As Prince Leopold went out of tho hill tho porate of Geu. Washington's hond, alght feot high. bung np tt the eye of-the bullding. looked at hin with an appr ngexpressian as Ito say, “oe West, young . joopald soriped ip Ayaingt John Wentworth, a collateral doscend- Cont of tho behouted Hurl of Stratford, and was observed from tho wudience by Yen Harrison, of Tnutlann, a direct descendent of the rexicide Gon, Harrison, who was binself dfsombowelod and ‘chapped tuto Royil hush and mado to do molodramntic wre Ju Sir Walter scott's novel of Woodsta a Washington of the place @ Tho dark-skinned was Frederick Douglass, a steadfast and prudent porvun, composed and thoughtful of countes bance, and now erowned with bushy tir of Hots past OO yours OF enge, and tills the f Washhuston City ovcuyled at othor Courts by a Graud Chumborlain, Phil Shoridan eit beside bin, red and weathor-boaten, and pueiily enfoytive tho contversies of elvil tite, cllogg. of Loulsiana, was near by, mun of yreat adventure aud muryclousautytval of wear and tuar, with n face Hk a Spanish Micld Mar whl, but not nting- of troubloon tt. A friend of Abrabum Lincoln, Chlor-Justtes of Nebriska, ‘Territory, Colunol ju, theWeld and overything: fn Loufaann, ha has pakgod. twonty’ yeara of constant) danger and oxeitement,” and ie bhis tate co live ad lone ag tho bite lenry 8. Foote, whom nothlig gould kil but a Federal oftlve In Now Orleans. It was d o’clook whon the reading ‘of tho anlnority roport Was Mnished, ‘Tho peaploait very pationtly, cheer. ing Grant's nome and pojntsimade aginst or forbin, A number of plaster busts were in the foropurt of the butt lookuue down on the dolega- tlons, nmony thon Franklin, Washingtoa, Web- Bear, duckuatl, lay, Lincoln, Grant, Corwin, and On tho platform was James Mittward, of Now York, who went Inte Mehinonud while the tire of tho public ollives anu stores of the Rebellion wis aul barahug, und by ite tame, aleney Getlclea of mivtherbip with Willi F, Corkery ta keop tho potawad tel Who Jat Davia’ ball wasres gules! Sls Pullsnare anit onthe and for Sits h bust wu for Gerrit sinith, fly ls for Grant and was tite Const to Ghote LOGAN AND CONGR. ‘Tho reports of both slides in tho contested el tion eases were well written. John Ceasnu, a) ‘foctnga and suppressed exeltement, rolled. te- | ected thoreto, wid that ho wots jo. ward from the galleries ko vote ghitautiny shee! mixed with thunder, peal on peal, bolt on bolt, Joel, ataritl, ohiets, ad Jolied by warmer with hander. with canes lifted, and all the signs xettoren| Mr. Congov replled frst npliments to Logan, and noxt with satire, and Mr, Cesamt rushed betweon to compos thelr ait cen, Tut evervinnty seemed determine) not to he pneitled, The delegates were in close at. fontion and thorotghty awakened. Conkling and his aide, Gen, Sharpe, wore closely watatiny every stop on one akle, Logan on tho other, |.) Callfornia man got npand inde a xpecch for fatne, and will be romenbered diy after to-more ruw na tho man with the longest benrd in aleht. Tio irritated Lown oy soine pursonnlities, how- over, and that worthy Inade nv considerable apeeth, couched In tho Uti of indignint self reapect and contempt. Tagan makes almost as strong a figire on tho floor ts Conkling. Slows solf-compused, ard with a hidden fire, ho has hia words rentontlously at hand, tds thet lke hig and hite them like n hammer. se carel x point, 1 Aalcod tho editor of th Tdlanapolte, News 1¢ Ben Harrison wis Viee-Proaldentially inclined: “TL thluk not," he sald, ° Harrison regarda himsolf ns too young for Inrgo honor, uf that kind.’ “Toes ho lead tho party In Indiana?" “Tt gots along without nivel lenderstlp. ‘Tho areenbaeke party hna been oxpected by tne Ree publicnns (a be disbanding in thole favor, but T Sone onl {twill by wp again this fall and: poll 2,000 vote: of aren with co it VERY UNCERTAIN, INDEND, Itistheunlversnl remark about the Convention, tunong deletes, correspondents and old bands: thitthoy never attended any volitienl event so nvertifn tts tho presont, nad nifocted by so many unknown causes. Ono of tho candidates here, Mr. Shormiuy, picked up from one-half to two-thirds ot his deteqates by tnenns of the Tronsury-patronuce. Numbers of bly dotesator are oficcholders whe tnd thetr bread and butter depending on thelr netion here, and those, fit turn, hive assisted te elvet other deletes who efter have expectations on: the. Troasury or are Inokhig about to see how they enn best ret * thoirexpenses. ‘The Sherman men ohare bork the Grant and Diatno\leaders with buying ap peu of this Sotithorh vote, both wiilte ant bial, and the Giment and Blaine men retort Unt the frat corrupting oume from. Shermun's aide, nnd thit he juts: sent hero. tho only) purehasubly inatofink Yet the hers man voto hina lin right in ‘the ventro of tho Convention strony ehough to nominite elthor Grantor blaine, and maki it next to inposibig to nominate olthor of them, or aay: other person, without defection from tt ‘This advantage hits been clearly pereetyed by the Polltleans who are hery for Sherman, geveral of who have considerable political experivaca and expectation, % VOSSIRILITIES, - Among them aro Qurfleld and Gov. Poster. Garileld might bu imude. Presidant, under ox- traordinary elreumstanees, by this Sherman yote, or Fostur might bo inade Vieo-President, by Until avout Wednesday Inst, the onenioy day of the Convention, the Blaine men humored Foster with tho iden that bo was their choice for Viec-I'resldont, If he could only get tham that Ohfo vote. But, fuding that the disuipline of the Oblo detegutes way pretty? ghod, the laine nen begun undermine | the delegation, without any reference to Fos- ter; atid, having secured nine » votes from. it, thoy, figuratively speaking, killed Mr, Foster out of, thelr intids and turned about and offered the Vivo-Presidency with Bluine to the Washburny men for his sicen Tillnols yotes end prospects In Indiann, Wisconsin, and some other pinces, ‘The Grant men, on tho othor hand, seem ever to have pald tho least atten tion to tho Vice-Prusitlontial office, and, asfaras Gait bo hened from, huve never ofered Ik ta anys body, ond do not new Kiow who they tncan to support for tho Vicu-Presiduncy, STEWART L, WOODFORD. Thore ta wn offeetive Itty stump apenkor mmong thom by the name of Stewart L. Wood ford, why once beenme Lioutonant-Governor.of Now York, aud Conkling promised: hin in 1870 tha nomination for Vice-President If te went West, while Ohio, fecllug under sume pbligation to hitn for hls stump services In behalf of Hayes In 1875, was uiso minded In thatway. But the anth-Conkling Influence i New York, thon led by W. IL Roburtson, 18 now, bad been more busy under the surface thin the “inachinoe,” aid they pressed Wiilhun A. Wheeler through. . What tho Sherman. men are prointsing with tholr Vico-Prosidency §3 not elenr, thotigh it has been nuns that thoy might vifer it re We IT. Haherteon, of New York, who-has near: ly atl the combustion in tha New York delogn- ton by tho sunvity of his address, his quict will, ond his bigh eburacter. Ponnaylvanla, who lives [n the iogntaing about Hedford Sprligs, aiid isnntronelad opponent of Maine wow us in 137d,. witnted the debate to be in grand divialons, aud elfect. Hu wanted tu var tho disputed Heleva Hoes fetus alae, Yulia West Virginia, Utah Ti Pare Wiitamn &. Uband- lor about this the was hovering around the apoaker’s ght and Conkling prow ‘ausplofousand dotanded ta know if the undisputed delugations had been changed at al. Conger, of Michigan, 8 tall, Btrasght nui, With @ seven countenance, was.” th sponser «for the report. Gen, John Logan uroso , with —ileop feeling and asked by what right the ruport ou the Hfnols cusy Included reference to tho dclo- ites at lurge, whose acuts were not diaputed. “ How dire this Canyention,” ho asked, “cope teat my seat when no man hus ever ulalmod ity ‘Thon with dcop feeling Lagu steppud upon a sont and, with ble bind yes ilusbing and tho teat of his fucu tmipassive’ us wu Tnatan's, his wide wwoup of midnight-black mustache drop. ping Miko wt Baabaw's, hu made 4 brief spovch in Appurontly suppressed emotion, saying that he und reyutge defuyates, from Tilinglw aed been, iven diterent tickets from thy otherd, and tho doorkeepen: could Hot understand thom. Phils Insult,” howald, “ from doorkeepars{u your balls, Was not wont to be ylyen in your hour of ueed and tho wtarm of war to the btate of Ilnols, which produced a Lincale and a Douglas. Aye, tir. bo cohtmued, raising’ big poworkul art wlowly,- and slowly ‘tural ubout, aod round, the tender of your armies" Tere tho ttrat Herco but- w-yell tor Grant, urgused by thy speakersdcep ‘Tho Bluine men have intimated, too, that tholr thekot waa Blaine and Sherman, thi hop- iny to ontrap ‘the Ohio vote, ‘Thug Mr. Sher nnin’s furee at the Convention resumblua 1 com 18 Indred persond at the seat ren, composed of two or three Imperints, sone high officers, some old polltehi veterans, and ow largo number of seumps and Zulus, rdden arnund by twoor three bunds of predatory Arabs, Thoy hive manazed, from muro funr's suke, to hold fast together, but not 1 reinforcement bas come to them from the autshie. + - 4 BLAINE'S QUALITIES. Mr, Diaino has shown himsolf hore to be the Bute tuggresslye, clashing, freebouting politiclan . ho bas been in Maine and at Washingcon, Ity {3 not without: funds und plenty of “them, Jhit. Wry Ary tut enOURh: votoe: lo plok. tia with money to compass the'purpodes of hla norte ton. “Whit thoro fs purchusnble ia cheap. ‘Tho price of 100 votes nt 500 13 only &50,000, u mat+ ter of bugatelle to cortain obscure but enthust- nati¢ people on tho spot. tore Is one man with “19,000 cattle to be sold this your, Horg ts anuthor who hita Jitat miady $200,000 ti tho stirimuil cone tracts, Horo ure three or four who have innde thelr quarter.to hulf x millfon in oiines, Spaulsh riuts, and othor doml-Govornmont property. Most of these men ure well cnthused fur Uiniue, and willing to give hlin anything, {nor out of reson, now that tholr feet! tire Bo much en- sted on the spot, ‘ THIND-TENM FUNDS, Dut Grant's felonds, ttlso oxnsparsted, have means. In tho New York delegation we seo ‘mon ike Lavi 2. Morton and Jimes Belden, the fortaur of whom muy have had tho Vico-Prosl- dential bee In his bonnet. The tendency of tho Tew voto secured for Shorman bits bean front tho beginning to go for Grant, and if the fear of poverty and removal Crom aillee were neutnil- aed by present ensi, the whole negro column could bo brought to Grint. A delegato, from ono of tho Sunthorn Status illustrated the pro- valliug ppverty of tho negro delegates yester- day by sayings ** Ltuivised our negroes: to sell thelr tickets to tho Conventlon,—} mean thoss guests, tickots givon thom, There 5 no dlehonor in It, und overy propricty fn tholr: cases. They buve no real frends In Chfeago exuupt nogrocs, -Wwho had much better be at work thiustiring at the Convention, ‘Yhese colored delegates are poor, and atthe close of tho Convention they will be borrawing money frou us te return home. So Laid to thom, ‘Gu ton broker with them tlekota; fuoy are « markotubly vommodlty: here, put tho money in your pooket, und pi your expenses and your return furo with {1 OLEVER TACTICS Blalno's keon instrumonts here cirried Into effect two or three schetned which had boon fixed up during tho wintur und spring, and sprung thom suddenly on tho nssombling dulo« gates Inge Monday might, ‘Yho first was) thd’ resolution In the Nutional Committee by which tho urgunization of tho Convontion was tuken away from Don Camoron and put Inte tho hands of nn antlGrint though antl Dhting min, Mtr, dioar, Hy voting for hin and suport hin the Binine men fentlred the mond support dure ing the proceedings of tho Convention over thnt: Now Jughine voto whteh 19 te Binine and for Kdmunda or somy other dumi-potitical per- Ko, At tho game thine theys ld the tint batch of numbs slgned to, the subdsstoh proqlamntion in the New Yorte urd Pennsyl vanin delegutions, -Almost nt the moment Dick MeCormlox came out of the National Committea and dropped. tho romurk thut Cameron wae to ‘bo deposed, Harry Blogham and others descend- ed the stairs and give tho nates of tho detec. tlons in the Now York and Ponusylvaniy doley: dons. ‘The same night thoy spring the story of 4 formidable defection ngulnat Sherman In Oblo and arevolt in Kentucky,” Tmimodiately attor tho adjournmunt of tho Committes itwas known that Cassette in the Now York «dolegntion was storming and threatening und Visiting perso tities on Woodin's hed, and thas In tha Ponne sylvinta delegution Camuron was begging thom not to ria hin, Bofors. those stories were well digested tho hows cata that tho unit rule hud been aban doned by tho Grint ingen, and that the Chicago delegation, which waa for Washburne, though Ululue's fronds elected it, wis to take soute Jn the Convention and the autonomy of Logan's oolumu be brokun, Bolt was at ooo apparent That from cual of Grant's mt States, Now York, Peunsylyania, and tlnol, thore would bo an average defecation of twenty votes, innk- hursixty in all, and thls, with the overthrow of the walt rule, would being bis yotu down. below 125, Inatond of making it nearly 300 mare, as ovary Gruut loadors bad vonildéntly fgured it o aLoouy anaxzites. bie Grant’a column hid | previously withstood Riuunely tho turrifie attaok on hia nomination by ulthost every intluenes tn Chlengo, They bud Hstened with a enevr or asmile at prodioions that Re could not curry Ohio, Wiseonain, New urk,or oven Minold, But when abbs ‘havoc waa boing made in thelr great delogutions one gers the leaders fur Spb te cited, du 1 UN, Ur tnovrtuin, - tho begin to confer togcthor and bat 4 to th ithe bod to leave Grant. was alas pos that in xome parts of tho West the kterory ee Ryseland man woul ane do welt and Ghee Western mind like David Ouvis, Hugh nits fr Wititun Morrison: wore -nominnted pects Demernbeitmight be hast towed up ieee Alas for Bdmunda. ‘The uecounts given op ee mitnide’ onst aft mtd and miner ween yee thhye ittie tho Folluwine: | 1 he wore Tt ho woul wear: himele out by. averioueet everything pursontll: Ho hasan detestating of Jobs, und Iu his tppolntments would wate ty “be ‘personally oaeured of tho chamere of overy parson ho put in. ome et has an _ominlvorous “mind, and” pall? hind knows bvorythlog that comes alange an tlt nothing go past bin, but ho saya § wi let ortwhy.) Ho na tho fittest abillty in thos and wothl become an ideal Presidont ti hintury; ike Joba Pulney Adame, Wut be way eve Ro Die attarre! A the politica nds Ya Teas thu three month ts+on RULING CONSIDERATIONR, 2 Ruch were the qicer culogtes pasand 9 miutids to get votes for hin, Tho avers gata hire Ian polittelns, putry and alma, whg expects ta be rucompensed according ta hike? thon and work in tho qty With eonslderation, Influence, or olllos, He tuinterstands that Gee nnd Hinine ure men who feel the sume l te Inburor ie "worthy ‘of Wis ties, ant tt friend in need In worthy of iL ited. Tho ont erations of honor and probity do not enter tho body of tha Convention. to inuey it? tont. Those questions are leg bree on the people, aml will be Tesived nftor tho nomination of tho “annie Nut on tho apota dolegnta Is looking out for hinself and his futupy relations with the Presi. dent, and the Iftafne mint sees with vertaltty td friend and captain in Bune, nnd the Grant nian, Bees tho Haina, ‘Tho Blermai: mien feel tho mam way, And some of them are at this momont in tho hesurance of Hvelliood to tho 4th of March noxt, Thorefore, Mr. Edius does not appeal totha covetousncss of tho Conventin onths of ho GLAne MIEN. WOU they thelr hands for hin sf he -cowld. be nominate andovery fonder on tho Grit side pointe hina porsonnl telegraph of congratulation It ho coutd be nominated, | Thitg.t may oventuate that, after woarying eueh other out with billot aftar batlot, some battly represented mag would get the majority M1 the Convention, 1 UGH Bt GARETELD, Some think the person fs Unriiel, would be altogether more poputar it he’ veut te froqttently shown exhibitions of molability borderlug on weakness after he hud ACOH PLN) party leadurship. “While almost overbonly inthe Jonvention believes him to ben pure-mintd min, yet he has been wenk enough, trom friend ship or momentary nocd, to bo put an tho defen alve in trivial matters, ‘These crittelsins nuninst hint are answered by the fet that be was a suc wful soldior, and therefore iuat. be ean, one, and hing kept tiie confidenco of an unusitlly serupilous district for seventeen years, and been elected to tho Benate by tho whole State altnoat without opposition, and thorefore must huyo had bis charauter fully passed upon. OULO'S PosiTLON, Ohio ocenples a Alngniur place tn tho poll ‘of tha presente, Wilt ats unpopulurcoms sho is a doubtful State, though she hobly her election in October next. Gurtlekd could carry the Stute, Is tho universal udtilsston. The Sher man men Riy Shermnn cin curry tt, tut the antl-Shermin men in Oblo say hy would be sure of detent. Tho only persons wlleged ly every. body to be able to carry tho State who are lable to get the nominauion ‘are Washburne and Gir fleld. Eyer Banat It Is sald, Nyes too far East, and night carry Ohlo, but a Western Dem ourat might beat bln. ‘ ‘ot thero never wns apolitical Convention of sy old a da It “was. at that moment of doubt and desponduney that tho Edinunds mou, whose hostility has boon xreator to Hlaing thin te Grant, stopped for ward ene ead ee WoreGE yA h lig Isa Mot Gon. Grant you do notbe Ina about it, Blame will walk’uway with you.t o ‘Tho Grunt meu thus addressed Wulted a day or two until they waw the moeurntul adulssion frow every Grantimunager—Loutwell, New, Gor- bum, Jones, und Arthur—that Gon. Graft woukd full On the frat ballot; und thon, when thoy BuW Ww appurent rush to Blaine on Thursday, and the Horue weeny af his partauus ta forco ballot on that day, Joainy of thely bogan to hope that if Grant was ta be d fofeated its champlons would not tou long postpone fing ea teutate a candidate to drop to; bur frog at icaders did hot sev how thoy could better thelr ulreun- stunces by dropping unywhero, FRAME AB TO EDMUNDS’ POPULARITY, Mr. Edinimds bad a alight unpopularity in sone ts Of the County UD avout Of hie tne Mexibility lu the Senate. Mr, Pinchbnok, of Loulahuna, sald thet Edigunds had headed the moyeucut ty keew him outef the Beunte when tho Republican party where tho availability of the candidate Is so little considered. Here are positive forces surrounding posittve men bent only on the nomtnation, and perfectly Indifferent about tho victory afterward. ir. Dluino’s frlunds aro not looking to ny porsan to stop into hia shoes, and Gen. Grant's felunds, ufter seine ning tho ilek, made up thoir minds that they werd anfer to stick to Grant than to drop to any other canddidate. They thorefore called eni- cus upon caucus, sifted the persons present tase if thoy weto Interlopors, put thom cateyorleally on tholr loyalty, and then, almost iy the munner of the ancients, raised thoir lands and aworo, to Uso the common expression, tll fell froze over. and thoy could skate on tho Ico,” to go for no- body but Grant. From New York to Texas this Grunt following, numbering tho hottest clas of Southerners. negroes, veteran suldicrs, personal friends of Grant, idealists, and what not, ther took fo the streets, shit their Ups and teeth, and ull; “Wo enn stay here w month or a season, and they have got to bring this matter down to a vote between nobody but Grint und Bistne, and-o are sure Grant will get the nomination,” On the othor hund, the Wlaine men suk: “We would rather have thoin stick to Grant, for then we enn get nt thom and pick olf thelr straggle and we tire already aT 4 Off comptes an aqunds y night. Ponneylvanta,” thoy sald, hua only begua to fall toward us, and vory soon Don Ciineron will not hive a Corpornl’s guard around hin, and the State will calt its vote almost unitedty for her native sm, Itatne. We shalt have tho negroes, to,” thoy ‘suld, “and tho pour Southorn whites, Our eu palgn bas beon a winning ono from the tne Wo Bot out." THE MITT ATION FRIDAY MonsING. And such J9‘tho position nt present writing, thatia, on Friday mornin, whon tho Conyention [4 expected to have Its ‘hottest tay. Grant's colunin isagain murshated under hin, Uhines bus no iden of gotng anywhere olse, the ronsit erable army of Shorman ts ain ary of observa. Uon, and tho Edmunds men ‘ure wilting for tke heavens to full, Meantime .the delegates «bo have concerns ‘nt least equal to polities are rently desirous to get homo te spend Sunlsy, ut the Incxoruble Grant und tune men sayz We don't expect to get homo till t week.” 2 INDIVIDUAL, EXPRESBIONS. as Taame outet tho Convention at adjoun- mont L tovt Jerome Chattee, one of lulne’s managers. Te sald: “Those Grint fellors want to stave of a bullot tilt some day nest week, und { believe Shermun's men are ow operating with thon. If we eould get a ballot we would nominate “Maine, think, on the fourth or fifth ballot. Wo could hayo numluated ulin yesterday tf we had sturted In." Sboridian Shook, anothor Malug man,eat tam very quoor Convention, and the’ re ati uncertain, ‘The slightest thing produces ® large impression npon it. fF hive belloved that Itaine would be nominated, but I am not sin about anything now.” + Gor, Davia, of Toxas, satds “Tam desirouste zohome, Wenro not’ in favor of any thint vandldate, having exporfoncad tho results of taking dark hones over stnvo 1870, Ic wll be elthor Grant or Blaino,”* Gov, Wirinoth, of Loutstana, sald: “1 nn tho only Blaine man on tho delegation, unles Katt BH We ‘ono, and he fa doubtful, Uf itesnt bo Bling, thon Lam for Grunt, but I want no untried man,—no dark horse," Gat. _ THE RECORD. OALLED TO ORDER. PRAYAL BY THE Rev. AWTHUR LITTLE Tho Convention was called to order at aqua ter toll by tho Chatrman, Mr. Hout, As usual, thore was considerable nolso and confusion, and some Httle doluy tn gotting to order. * Pho Chatr—Tho Convention wilt come toner, Gontlomen wilt please to take their seats. Th Roy. Mr, Little, of Chicago, will offer prayers { Tho ‘reverend gentleman came forward, made the following prayer: | Letus untte in prayer, Almighty God al Fvorlistlog Father, we recognize Thee as the author of all fife, of all ight, of all power, te copt, wo entrent Thee, the hearty confession all our sins, the beurty acknowledament of all ‘Thy metelés. \Voughsnfe unto this Convention we boseouh ‘Theo, Almighty God, thia day, all itu dollberations, tho spirit of wisdom, uf deer tlon, of agound mind, of equity, of unenlanel Yatrlotism, and guldo them In all tholr delibers- tons tosuel {gant0 us shall be honorableto The and ueceptablo to the people, whe have eh them with this high service, aud whose servants thoy are. Wo ask this and hil othor blessings it tho mung of Christ, Our Lord und Itedeeser Bote irroyoront individunl tn ° the galt started p little wayo of applause, and then 4 ee athat it Sate an aAT foo Utele lug! roughout thy gmileriva, Tho Chale—The Convention will bo fn onlete Boats within the space ullutted to Mo Cons a tlon on the right nud: lett have on “usaigned to contestants. Tho presump! ibe fa tall pursous standing, except for te Purpose of taking part In tha business of ik Conyention, are not memborv of the Convent if eiginbord of tho Convention will retala # ry ACOEPTING THE RESULT. THER WEST VIHOTRIA DRLLUATES Naruse TOF y BOUND BY THE CUNVRSTIOS Mr. Conkling—1 bave in my banda resotutioe whieh I will offur, in the hope that there will no objection toit, Tstall not ask thar the Fe ‘bo called If, na 1 hope, it 1 tho uniiiingls ber Should there Le n division, 1 will beg to. ask that tho roll be vulled, — L offur the following reall tlon: “the Chairman—3r. Conkling, of Now Yor offers the following resotution feemury. Cltgvod read us follows salfegulved “nh It As follows, quateret bar UF Wein enuna fe honey oa! 1 gad 0 ht hale Bout ora who ts ot ready to 20 Ae LApplauss. . adop The Chalrnan—Tho question iw on tho eee Tule (OF Staliee-Some of ue, wera unadit fe be: (1! th} ue ty Ueue thu usoludon, wud 1 sk eat tbo Cet road It aint, ‘Tho Chalrman—It wiil bo read ugalo. Sccretary Ciiabue reread the resululons 5. for ene mee ngnAd the Convention me 0 cation) ea Mr. Halo, uf Maine (who was applauded thir ho mounted his ebutr)—Mar, Presidents | te that a Republican Convention does nolMy yy, De lnstructod that its tirst and underly te after nominating tts candidate, is lu e! over tho Domovratlo vandidaty. | {. We have come hese with our prefer y are earnest und ardent in the ex Dr A Ne us Urgency of those preferences; but 1 BAY’ fulled to hear; ju the buwy and eseltiig 6 Last fu which men’ baye beon engaged ter Wy week, uny expressiun on tig purl ob oy TA