New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-26
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCES.
A PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION Al The WHITE
goUsE-TuE CIVIL SERVICE ORDER EXPLAINED
TIE MEETING At MIR. sHEBMAN'S.
ICFSFRAL PRESS DISPATCH.

HoUsE-TIE CIVIL SERVICE ORDER EXPLAINED
THE MEETING At MR.. sHERMANS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArCa
w sUIyGroy. Oct. 2j.-It is very lively at the
Executive Mansion to-day. The ante rooms To the
Presidents Office chamber have been filled with
very anxious throng OF people, all seeking an inter-
view with the President, many with reference 10
Appointments for themselves or others, IN whose III
terest they appear.
Two different delegations from Pennsylvania nave
been in consultation with the President to-day, one
composed entirely of citizens, principally merchants
of Philadelphia, and headed by MeSsrs' EDWARD J'
Steele and Joel j. Bailey who are here by appoint
ment with reference to Offices in that city. The col
ectorshipof that port it is minated, formed part
of the discussion, and it IS also mentioned that the
present collector is being strongly recommended.
more interesting consultation was that held with
the President and several of the most prominent
members of the Republican organization IN the state
of PENNSYLVANIA The delegation was composed OF
Colonel Wilson. chairman of the present Republican
Central Committee, Of Pennsylvania; Colonel
Uoyt. chairman of the committee last year; Mr.. W.
Il. Leeds Governor Iartrauft. General II. H. Bing-
ham, and Me,srs. Tremain, Ward and O'Neil, Mem
hers of Congress from that State, and ono or
two Others These gentlemen were with
the President for some time, and discussed pol
ical TOPICS The President referred to the explain
ations made by Secretary sherman in his
Mansfield speech IN regard TO the Civil Service order
and also the course of the Secretary in speaking in
the Ohio campaign, and going home to vote. He
SAID these acts afforded sufficient guide by which
every Republican could consistently construe the or
der and shape his course.
So much has been SAID about tho interview Of Re-
publican members of the House with Secretary
sherman, on last Friday. that the Secretary has
been asked what was the nature and pnrport Of lie
interview lie said it was purely private call
made upon him by prominent members Of the House,
Of which ne knew nothing until after the members
had been invited by some of their number to call
Il was a friendly meeting without any special
significance. and was such as occur daily among
political friends He said he had talked with some
Of the members and others many times before
upOn political topics. He very g'G to
see the gentlemen and hear their on!nlons
frankly given. and during the whole interview here
vas not an unkind expression about the President
personally. though many differences of opinion upon
nublic matters were goOd-humOrrdly stated Ia free
and easy talk He said lac believes That If sucn con
frrences should ice had between the exec
utiye and legislative branches Of the Govern
ncnt. il would be found that all fears
of dissenei0n strife and controversy would disap-
near The only person to whom he spoke Of the in
torylew in any way was the President who, instead
of bcing dissatisfied with it, very freely expressed
his oratilicaton that such interviews were held. He
said that il is known that the President Il easy OF
access and has every day interviews OF a similar
character with Senators and members who approach
In