The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-27

ple's Bank, Colonel Hooten, the chairman of
the State Committee, who was in the city
was sent for.
"Call q meeting of the State committee at
the Continental Hotel on Tuesday, Decem-
Der SOth, said the Senator.
"All right" responded Colonel Hooten.
"When they meet, instruct the committee |
to name Wednesday, February 25th, as the
date for the meeting of the State convention,
and Harrisburg the place. continued the
Senator.
At the time the convention will meet
nominate q candidate for Auditor General,
and also the delegates to the National con-
vention. The delegates will be instructed
for Grant, and the young Cameron will have
the credit for starting the Grant boom. The
Keystone State is 10 lead the van, and New
York is TO follow as soon after as possible, so
as to show that as the States with the two
largest delegations have declared for Grant,
the lesser ones might as well follow. Ohio's
delegation will be instructed for Grant, but
there was some thought that an attempt
would be made to vote for Sherman on the
first ballot by this delegation. This would
be supplementary, merely, and might leave
Ohio out in the cold, because there will be
States enough with delegations instructed
for Grant to nominate him on the first bal
lot. The Southern States will follow short
ly after those of the North, and will send
solid delegation for Grant.
BLAINE MAY COME IN.
| 1t will be noticed that Senator Blaine has
been left out in this arrangement, and has
been ignored in the grand councils of the
party. This has caused no little surprise.
Those who know say that Mr.. Blaine may
come in if he will accept the terms the COM
bination propose to him. None of the par
ties in the arrangement were heard to speak
i'll Of Names Senator, and some even went
so far as to state that had he happened along
this way during the conference he would
have been admitted. The friends of Senator
! Cameron desire it to be understood that he
was not fighting Mr.. Blaine when he was
elected to the craftsmanship of the National
committee, and that he is not fighting him
now. Everybody knows that Don Cameron
defeated Blaine at Cincinnati in 1876, and
while he has no bad feeling against the Eas-
terner, Mr.. Cameron thinks Grant the most
available man, and intends to push him
right before the country as quickly as posi-
bic, more especially before the present social
and popular boom dies out.
How this is to be brought about has not
been determined, and the whole matter has
been left in the hands of Mr.. Cameron to
arrange as may be deemed bestb him. Who
will get a second place on the ticket has not
been determined. This matter has not been
discussed in any form, because there was
trouble enough to arrange for the first place.
CAPTURING HAYES az co.
President Hayes was invited to all the en-
tertainments in this city last week, but he
refused to come here, putting it on the high
ground that he is President of the United
ates,and therefore might detract from some
of the honors which would be paid to Gene
raj Grant. Suddenly, however, information
was received from Washington, that Mr..
Hayes would like to come over here and see
the General. Then Secretary Sherman tel
egrapbed that he would also come TO the city
The secret of this is that Mr.. Hayes waited
until Sherman had fully made up his mind
what to do, and then he was ready to follow
his footsteps. Ostensib ly, President Hayes
comes here to meet the General socially but,
in reality, he comes to pledge the support Of
the Administration and its vast machinery
for the purpose Of securing the nomination
of Grant lie comes to seal the bargain
made by Sherman, Mr.. Hayes has been
captured cheaply, but he is now only repay
ing Grant for what the latter did in 1876
and 1877.
GRANT on THE SUBJECT.
+ Well, what has Grant to say to all this ?
A most intimate friend of the General says
that at no time has Grant mentioned the
) subject Of being candidate again. He al
ways parties the question, and leaves the
quizzer 20 wiser than before the query was
put. al this arrangement has been carried
, out without consulting the General. He in.
, tends to let things drift, as they are shaping
themselves to his liking, without any effort
D on his part.
e So the Grant boom has started in earnest
4 now, and Don Cameron is at the helm.
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