The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-24
WEsrv1RaM1AAT CHICAGO
Will the shermaa Men from the Kan
aWha Valley be Admitted
as Delegates.
oDIulou, Of Some Of the Republican Leaders
ca the "COuVressIOual District
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wAsurxeTOS, D. c., May %.
Special TO the 1ntellIsvneer.
THE WEST VIRGINIA CASE.
With a view Of getting at the opinions
Of some OF the party managers on the
claim Of the delegation from the Third
Congressional district Of your State, who
propose TO contest the right of entrance to
the Chicago National Republican Conven.
ton with the delegation chosen oy you,
recent Republican State Convention a.
wheeling, called yesterday upon Nav, ya.l'
Gus gentlemen prominent 10 RePuoncan
cOunsels here and whose influence IN mat
ters OF that kind will doubtless be polen;
tial at the National gathering on the 70
prox., and asked them TO give me not only
their own judgment as TO me merits o. lne
case presented by Messrs; Mlllaro, DAVE
and Roster, but in addition TO TINS their
most Intelligent surmise as 10 what aclon
the National Convention would take con-
corning It 4;
rectly antagonBtic, but as most OF them
are backed up by plausible reasoning and
cover maHy similar cases whose decision
win PROBABLY decide the result at Chicago,
I give them to you in full.
AoRAST MANS OPINION.
Looking round among the Grant men
here who would be likely to give me the
sentiment Of the Grant wing upon these
matters, 1 thought Of Ex-senator George
@. Gorham, of California, former Secretary
and still member OF the National Repub.
lican Executive Committee, who lives
here, and who Just now is doing his level
best to put the "old man" back into the
White House under q third term lease.
he has pleasant home on New York Av.
epue lust above 9th St. N. w. and there
/ found him after dinner, his digestion
none the worse for the news oil the result
OF the Illinois Convention at Springfield.
/ asked him after some preliminary OBJ.
seryationsii he had been paying any at.
tention 10 the controversy over portion
OF the delegates 70 Chicago appointed by
the West Virginia Republicans.
Not particularly" he said. at is the
same case however, that Is presented In
substance and effect By good many Con-
vressional districts which threatens q con-
lest, and am sorry to see it, for It will
only have the effect OF making bad feeling
and will not amount to anything.
Then you think the National Republi::
eau Convention will pay no attention to
these contestants2
THE CAMERON CALL?
Certainly not, and it ought MOTTO. The
clause in the call for the National Conven.
ton, signed by Mr.. Cameron, and calling
upon Republicans to send delegates, four
at large, and two for each Congressional
district, was addressed to the States, moi
TO Congressional districts. The words
Congressional districts" were used
simply TO designate the number each State
should choose, in addition TO fixed mum.
Der OF delegates at large. wrote the call
myself, and neither ], nor any other mem.
Der OF the committee had any other idea
concerning it than the Interpretation l
give you.
And you think that is the Interpretation
that will be given to it at Chicago?
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IDEA?
Most assuredly. The Congressional dis.
trict idea has never been recognized in any
National Republican Convention. The
Convention Of 1875 sustained McPherson's
ruling tLat district delegate, / forget his
name, could not be bound by the general
instruction Of q State Convention, but that
was simply the assertion Of an individual
right, and would have been upheld just as
readily in the case OF delegate at large, II
one had been found dishonorable enough
to 20 back on the understanding with
which he was chosen. Che National Con-
yention cannot control the vote Of dele
gate, but leaves him to answer for 1t TO his
constituents. That Is all there is in the
precedent, SO called, referred 10. After all,
it binds nobody. 1twas merely the act
ofone Convention, and may be SO regarded
by another.
STATE RIGHTS.
Don't you think the Congressional dis.
tricts ought to be allowed to choose two
delegates each in the State delegations2"
That's matter for the State to deter.
mine. II a State Legislature can change
the whole plan Of choosing electors, by
parity Of reasoning State Convention
ought to be able TO say who shall nomi.
nate. Somebody said TO me to-day, "You
have shut out Congressional district rep
resentation in the Illinois delegation"
Well, /" / said, "Sou have done the same
thing in Nebraska and West Virginia"
He thought two wrongs did not make one
right, but there was no wrong about 1t
They did what they had the privilege Of
doing, and what they were expected to do
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
"Whst would be the result OF admitting
claimants from Congressional districts
who want to come in under the rule they
urge2"
"Idon't thinkitwould amount to much.
Blaine might pick up a few votes in ILL
nois and we would gather about as many
in Nebraska and West Virginia"
"What about the alleged letting in Of
q large support OF Blaine in Pennsylvania
and New York;"
"Bahl He has not got them there to be
let in. That is all talk to influence doubt.
iul people outside"
And here the Senator went into long
account Of recent personal conversations
held with Woodin and Jacob, and Bling.
ham and McManes. from which II appear.
ed that these New York and Pennsylvania
WORTHLESS, instead OF having Blaine leanings
as charged, were perfect Muldoons In the
extent Of their density and solidity for
Grant.
A BLAINE VIEW.
Finding the conversation drifting away
from West Virginia, said goodbye to
Gorham, and went over to the pleasant
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