The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-22
TIE RADICAL CONVENTION
TIE CONKITNOTTES OVERESTTMAT-
ING THEIR STRENGTH.
Large Number Unwilling To send Pledged
Delegation to Cincinnati - Only Three
Congress Districts Snid to he fer ConkIina.


A Large Number Unwilling 10 send n Pledged
Delegation TO Cincinnati Only Three
Congress- Districts Snid to he fer CopkIinr.
SYRACUSE, March 21.-A large share Of
the delegates to the Republican state Conven-
tion which meets here tomorrow have arrived,
and the rest are pouring in hourly. An unusu.
ally great number Of influential lockers on have
already come, and bigger crowd will be pres
eut In the morning. have attended twenty or
thirty State Conventions in Syracuse but this is
the grst that had to face a driving snow storm.
It seems as much out Of season as New iIamp-
shire election. The Republicans OF New York
have never had 80 much trouble on the Pres-
dental question since the party was formed as
now. In 1885 thew had no candidate. In 1850
there was only the faintest ripple Of an oppOs-
tton to Seward in the State Convention. In
1854 they wore unanimous for Lincoln, and this
was true Of Grant in 1868, while all the regular
Republicans supported his denomination In
1879. It Is different now. Though al least three
fourths and perhaps four-lfths of the seats In
the Convention tomorrow will be nlled with
the friends OF Mr. Conkling, some jealous Tany
moderate. and a few secret opponents OF the
distinguished Senator will hand In their creden-
tals to the secretary.
The Convention will number, believe. 4e3.
The antagonists Of Mr.. Conkling claim more
than 100 OF them. ! think they overestlmate
their strength. There may be 100 who will
not favor the appointment Of a pledged In
structed delegation to the National Convention.
and especiallya delegation that can be handed
over unit to some other candidate after Mr..
Conkiings name is withdrawn at Cincinnati,
should that event happen, but doubt II there
will be that number Of delegates in weiting
Opera House who will resist the passage OF
resolution impedy though practically instruct
ing the seventy national delegates to give him a
fair and honorable support 50 long as he remains
In the field.
And this brings us to what seems to me 10 be
the pinch OF the case. The supporters OF Mr..
Conklng FIRMLY believe he can be nominated II
New YORK stands steady for him at Cincinnati.
They are for him first and last. do not think
they are trying to get a delegation In his name
which Is ultimately to be passed over to some
body else. THIS Is especially true since tho third
term project has been Knocked higher than
kite For this reason fancy they will not press
the passage Of resolution thit will call for
anything more than a Arm support Of Conkling
at C'ncihnat But II the national delegation Is
compelled after struggle TO give him up, It is
especially certain that his friends would not like
To see any Of the seventy 90 over to Blaine, and
thus help him to get the nomination. MIR.
ling's confidential supporters hey do not seem
to feel any alarm about Morton. Indeed. they
are Looking to see Mofton's friends come over 10
Conkling II their votes will nominate him. They
could set along with GOV. Morgan or even Secre-
tary Brstow' II it came to that; but Blaine
never.
By the 10y, some OF them ascribelthe long anti
,,onhhniR leltsI ~nlch anpe1red ~ tue New
M oiN i'"''N "i les'ciuaf' "nu ueaIine nate AT
Sf.a",~,, to tne Peh nl ulstlngul,neu advo-
SMme M " b'alne Wno r,sllos ~ central New \ ork,
t u'tt ~, ~, nv syracuse, now some OF those
who VIII he chosen to 60 to Cincinnati and are
willing to stand by Cpnkling wi lie his NOM
nation seems to them to be hopeless are friends
OF blaine, or peFhaCs Bristow Morgan-cer-
inuly blaine ana do not wish TO be tied up by
a arosolution of the State Conyention after they
think 1t is best TO give up Conklng. They wish to
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