Show POLITICAL BlaIne Ahead in Illinois New York 12The Heralds Washington Wash-ington denies that there is anything in tho story that Blaino will take the second placo with Grant Ho will not accept it under any circumstance and is hostile to Grant because he is 1 third termer Chicago 12The Times presents the results of a canvass of presidential preferences pre-ferences of republicans of Illinois made by its correspondents within tho past three days The canvass shows Llaines candidacy for the presidential nomination nomina-tion commands tho support of I majority of the republicans of the state Grant stands rccond and Washburne a strong third The Germans are found almost unanimously in favor of Washburne In three counties only Kanka kco Logan and Madison were Germans found disposed to share their support with any other candidate Blame is the 4rst choice in thirtyseven counties Grant In twentyone and Washlurne in five The Times says the record of the can recor vas will prove a surprise to the country By nears of it the theory that Illinois may be relied upon to cast her vote for Grant in the national republican convention conven-tion is shown t b altogether a mistake unless some extraordinary means such a are sometimes employed by machine politicians aro brought to bear upon county and state nominating conventions Grant will evidently stand third in the list of Illinois favorite candidates I is safe to say that in twothirds of the counties coun-ties of the state either Blame or Wash burro leads tho strong man in the choice both of politicians and the people ple No such manipulation as was successfully suc-cessfully employed in Pennsylvania by Cameron can avail tu chnnK tno Choice of the state for her sentiment for Blaine and Washburno is much stronger and more widespread than was the sentiment sentment for Blaine in Pennsylvania It could not be overcome even if Grant had a Cao eron in Illinois to work for him which is certainly not the case Y |