Show A COMING COnFLICT The national republican convention Lc l be held in Chicago on June 2d wil be comrjosed of 748 delegates appointed to the stales territories and District of Columbia as follows Alabama20 New Jersey18 Arkinroi12 Now Yok70 California 12 North Carolina20 Colorado C j Ohio 44 Conne2ticut12 Oregon Ci Delaware C j Pennsylvania 58 Florida 8 Rhode Isand 8 Georgia 22 South Carolina14 Illinois 42 Tennessee24 Indiana 30 Texas 1C Iowa 22 Vermontl0 Kansas1O Virginia 22 Kentucky21 West Virginia 10 Louisiana16 Wisconsin 20 Maine 14 Dis Columbia 2 Maryland16 Arizona 1 Massachusetts Dakota 1 Michigan 22 Idaho 1 Minnesota 10 Montana 1 Mississippi 16 New Mexico 1 MisouriSO Utah 1 Nebraska 6 Washington 1 Nevada 6 Wyoming 1 New Hampshire It will be seen that the territoral representation has been reduced one half taoh territory being allowed one inttsad of two delegates as in former convention This reminds ua of the rumors tbat are afloat hereabouts concerning a squabble in the coming local republican convention Ihe party is divided wider than it was four yeara ago when that lively contest con-test took place in the Institute and tho federal officeholders wero somewhat some-what sat down on Now as then there is a Grant and an anti Giant faction Elaine now as then being the choice of the latter During the four years the F 0 Ha have not only hung together pretty well being still a unit except as to two or three of their number who stand outside but have gained a good deal of popular strength from the other faction lowever the princi al portion of the party machinery is in the hands of bo ant F 0 Hs wno are confident that they can control the election of delegates and by a little tkillful management man-agement retain control of the organization organ-ization On the other hand tbe official faction is preparing to make a desperate struggle lo secure both the delegataship to the convention and the representation in the national committee now held on the opposite side of the family It is understood that both factions are actively engaged en-gaged laying the wires and fixing things for a capture The convention conven-tion is to be held eotno time in May thus the opponents will have ample time to marshal their forces and count their strength before engaging in the struggle The HERALD takes this early opportunity op-portunity to caution the republicans against calling each othr hard name and saying unpleasant things of one another Oar mission among you will be one of peace and our efforts shall be in the direction of pacifying the discO dant elements quieting narrow gauge roughe and soothing the troubled spirits generally gen-erally |