The Republican Convention at Chicago had an unexpected termination. On
Friday week, after only three ballots had been taken, during which Mr. Blaine's numbers went up steadily, the whole party of Mr. Logan, General Grant's nominee, joined him in .a body, thus giving him a clear majority, and the nomination was then made unanimously. Mr. Logan
'received in payment the nomination as Vice-President. As Mr. Blaine is a determined supporter of corruption in politics, the whole party of Independents or reforming Republicans has "bolted ;" and unless the schism can be healed, the Democrats will carry the election. Mr. Blaine's Jingoism, moreover, alarms, the quiet freeholders. The Democrats, therefore, are anxiously considering their candidate, who will be selected on July 8th. Mr. Tilden, to whom they consider themselves bound, has declined to serve, declaring that his strength is exhausted ; but he will undoubtedly have great weight in the Convention. His nominee, it is said, will be Governor Cleveland, of New York ; but the report is doubtful. Mr. Tilden would be the last man to let loose a flood of criticism on his nominee by a premature disclosure of his name, and the Western Demo- crats will not cordially approve that nomination. They say New York is too influential already.
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