New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-06
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NETWORK REPUBLICANS.
THE STATE CONVENTION CALLED.

TO BE HELD AT SARATOGA SEPTEMBER 2G-MEET-
ING OF THE STATE COMMITTEE IN THIS CITY.
A call was issued yesterday for the assembling
of the Republican State Convention at Saratoga,
on September &C. At the meeting of the State
Committee in this city, encouraging reports
were received from the different parts of the
State. There was large attendance.
MEETING OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
DISCUSSING THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE CoNvEN'
TION-MEMBERs OF THE COMMITTEE GIVE EN-
CoURAGING REPORTS.
The Republican State Committee met yesterday
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and after short confer
ence, selected day for the holding of the State
Convention. John F. Smyth chairman of the COM
mittee, who mas just returned from Europe, was
present and was heartily welcomed by his friends.
and congratulated upon the evident benefit TO his
health obtained by his vacation. Before the meet
ing of the committee, talks about the approaching
political canvass took place in the corridors Of the
hotel between members and citypoliticians. A good
state of feeling in the party and willingness to put
forth every effort in It's behalf was reported by rep
resenatves of all sections of the State. 1t the
general testimony of members from the interior
that the Nationals were drawing far more support
ers from the Democratic than from the Republican
party.
When the committee assembled, it was found that
twenty-one Of the thirty-three members were pres
ent This large attendance was regarded as a very
favorable sign of the degree of interest taken by the
party in the approaching canvass. The following
answered present" when their names were called:
John I. smyth. Albany. Abraham Lent. NewYork.
j. n. Cayuga. W. A. Darling. ..New-HOrk.
j. w. VrOOnan .HerkImer. f. NJ. Johnson. Otsego.
John +. Henry. Kings. Moses Summers, OnOndaga
David Williams. Kings. Henry A. Giidden, Ontario.
Albert Dagget..... Kings J. NJ Francis. Rensselaer,:
c. Parsons. Monroe j. w FerdOu.. RI kaud
Thomas Murphy, New-York. b. D. Hicks Suffolk.
d. G. wheeler. 'New-Y0rk. Thomas G. Plat .IiOga.
JM.Paterson jr New-YUrk W. IL. Robertson Westcher.
j. w. Mason. .NeW-Iork.
A. B. Cornell represented Thomas S. Mott, of Os-
wego; George w. Ball represented Joseph E. Ewell,
of Erie and Senator Robertson also acted subst-
tute for John b. butcher, of Duchess County. IL
was seemingly taken for granted by all that full
State Convention should be held. There was no
discussion on this point. A formal letter was read
from Elliott c. Cowdin, calling the attention of the
committee to the resolution in relation to a State
Convention passed at the conference OF Admnistra-
ton Republicans in Saratoga August 81. No
comment was made upon the letter; it was simply
ordered that it should be fled and the receipt of 10
acknowledged. The time of holding the convention
was then considered. Several members favored
holding it on October 2, or week later than the
Democratic State Convention, which is to be held
on September %. They argued that there might be
many planks of the platform adopted by
the Democrats which might be demol-
ished in the Republican platform if weeks
time was given to their consideration. To
this argument the reply made that the adyan-
| tage gained by such man@uvre would be far moro
than counterbalanced by the loss Of time in begin.
ming the campaign. As it was, the time for making
a campaign was very short The earlier the conyen.
| ton was held the better. This view was taken by
most members, and accordingly September 20 waI
chosen as the day for holding the convention Sara
toga chosen as the place in winch it should BE-
held by the following vote: Kingston, 2; Albany
4; Syracuse. q Utica, % Saratoga, IL. Resolu
| tions commemorative of the late Senator FrankliH
w. TObey, a member of the committee, were passed
| Nothing was said during the meeting in relation ID
the Administration, concerning the dfferenceso Of
opinion among Republicans respecting it. The time
| and place of holding the convention the sole
subjects of discussion. Senator Conkling arrived
| in this city on Wednesday, but not present al
| the N Getting of the committee.
! Tho following call was issued;
HEADQUARTERS OF THE
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE,