The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-28
COMBINES ADVISORY COUNCIL

4 PRIVATE MEETING OF REPUBLICANS AT rH1
prLAvAN HOUSE YEsTERDAY-ALARM AT
BIA1sE's SUGGESTIVE COMMITTEES APP
POINTED IN EACH SENATORIAL DISTRICT TO
PROMOTE SENATOR Combines NOMINATION..
ALBANY. May p, 1870
one Of the most important political conferences
held IN this city place in Parlor G. Delavan House,
this afternoon II embraced some OF the most active
beat informed ana most efficient managers Of the
publican party OF this state; and though the proceed
ings we're entirely private and conducted with closed
doors yet correspondent Of the HERaLD secured sur
lcicnt information concerning them TO indicate thor
object and purpose The wonderful strides ex-Spcakes
Blaine has made during tho pas; week toward securing
tho nomination Cincinnati giving him Isl delegates
to Coukling's seventy sevcn aroused the republican
leaders or this State realization OF their situation
hence 1t was deemed only important, but impera-
lively necessary, that some measures should BE-
adopted and steps Immediately taken 70 LOOK after sne
interests OF their iavorte candidate
Communication was opened VITA the leaders At wash
ngton and information received that active WORK must
be commenced at once In certain Congressional as
tricts in this State, from which had issued uouptIui
declarations the effect that even i Mr. Conklins sue
cceded In securing the nomination he could not carry
this state II was said these declarations had been IN
dustriorsly circulated throughout the East and tho
West ana with disastrous effect and though ground had
been lost II was NOT TOO late TO ~ provided
work was commenced At once, In the meantime u
was added that the damnins charges which nxd been
r,nnati Convention met, be In such shape that the
party would not dare 10 risk defeat by nominating
him All that was wanted was, u wac said, the assur
ance that Nj conkling could carry his State. with
this assurance the Convention would promptly set
aside Mr. Blaine and give Mr. Conkiing the nomirA-
rms Advisory COUNCIL
This being the situation invitations were
cans. embracing nvo dIaorcnt Congressional DIS
tr,c,s 70 meet Postmaster Smythe IN thl
city, at the Deiayan House, on Saturday Nay g
These gentlemen responded ~ fcllows--W. + ktsseb
Durg OF Rensselaer, county Elk Senator Baker, " Wash
inrton county; SIR Payne, Of Columbia county Assem-.
OF westchester county. These gentlemen met as The
Delavan House. in parlor c. this AFTERNOON, for con.
suItaton, Postmaster smythc, OF Albany. acting ~
Postmaster smythe stated tho object Of the confer
ence IN substance the same as given above. Mr.. West
OF Saratoga said that while he was worry anxious ios
the nomination OF Mr. Consng. he could not ortht
Lie Of him any necessity for action other than III
state Committee was taking and would take; 10 dM
National Convention would or could nominate ~
Speaker Blaine; that wns out OF the question.
senator Robertson said that u was she duty Of New
York republicans 10 do their very beat secure shs
n,inaton 20 Senator Conkin2 Ho Was deserving OF
II every respect There should be nothing cit I'M
done which would tend produce that result He was
entirely confident that Senator Conk.ing could carry
the State and whoever had reported anything 70 the
contrary greatly mistaken.
Senator West wanted II thoroughly understood thai
he was IN favor Of doing all that necessary 70 So
cure the nomination OF representative republican
THE REsoLurToSs
Other gentlemen expressed their willingness to exers
themselves though some thought there was less cause
FOR alarm than appeared. -
Alter full expression. resolution wss aaoptsu
recommending the selection by leading republicans 20
each Senatorial district OF . COMMITTEES o. swsnys
whose duty should be- from this time VII ne
meeting OF the Convention behalf OF the nomination.
OF Mr.. Conkhng --.-- -
Another resolution was also adopted urging 80
state Committee 10 appoint ike commltscs ~ Ssy1
Senatorial distinct whose duty y shall % 20 worx ~
arrived 10 Cincinnati as m OUTSIDE decea-
ton TO look after interests Of New fork's favos.
lie son. Tho conference then adjourned sine die