, 1880-02-07
PENNSYLVANIA.
rhs Action of the Recent Republican
State Convention.
ytcus OK Prominent Journals, Rcpub.
llcan md Democratic.
Warning Opinions Expressed by Them on
the Subject.

,bc meaning Of tho proceedings Mt the penr-
syIvan!n Convention, It means that Gen.
Grnnt II oucniy ln tho field MS candidate for
thn (,bieagu nomination. It means that those
.c,Inr In Its Interest arc determined to So
cnrc I,ls nomination nt all Gust. The mlnori-
" nra TO be eocrced or crushed, when they
cannot he won over to the support Ut Grant.
TJe appeals Md protests Of those who recog-
ut7e thu peril Of such nomination arc to bc
disrraurtle,. Tlle threatened opposition OF n
bnqt of voters ttesrUus Of nctinE with Tho
KrpnOlican party Is to bc tlcilcd. Il Is to
NJ" Ant Cesar a,ltnihfl, ,"-Gru1it or nothing.
The tactics employed In Pennsylvania will
be repeated III New York, md, witl, those
Two States uuldozed Into sending Grnut del
eeates to Chicago, It Is believed TINT some
otlcr Suites will follow. suit, md n strong
outside pressure brought to bear on the Cl,i-
cago Convention viii do tho rest.
It II fur from our purpose to Suggest 1ln-
patriotic or selfish purposes In those Rcp,lb-
ilrnus who nre doing their utmost 10 force
Grant upon tho Republican purity, or to .sus-
pcct Cen Grant himself 0f slc', motives.
Cause atss tn thcy GelirSc lin to Ga liz strongest
candl!ntp,-the man for the exigency. No
unpreiudlced reatlur Of Gen. IGrant's his
tory, a1!ll certninly no innn ut all acquainted
WITH Ms personal CHARACTER m. md 81 Nsentinents,
purity 0f Ills motives III becoming q cnlltli-
date. But the fact retih'tls tlat his noMiiIa-
don would be .agnLnst the Judgment Of whit
We believe 10 De tie great 1na)orliy OF Think
b1E members OF ING pMrty; tllat ~ Woitlu pre-
vent y Bit@t 'unii3 mepunicM,us otpiu1ttHh
party altogether; and TINT II would subject
the party to perils 1t would be wise to avoid.
mado Glenf. Gel. Gfs!ut cnul0t yet tho nom.
IuAttn1l without n luru 1fttflt for II. Hin Ind
ne ,,n,,,,, nu XII f.',,,, ~ t.''1 ~
u"Ilicu,, mi ,Irty. he insllt psrha,s consider
dc question Of acceptance. Ills ilcat friends
asserted tliat ul!der, no circumstances wonll
lie take tue noIllil,ht,osl, Al1 tlat On l9 cQn-
nn Mo' III ~ fr'n'tia ~ ~ aSrture ~
IT, dgnE ~, s ta ~ t,nt H. e
%m,'i"ni9"m outt H ndns H. mi ssih &
"o a, m a n,'1 ,,r,, s", N H. ~ H..
a'n ;,, Mg , WV fia ~ 1aim ,, not,'is me SSu
@ oS VII WI i,ni, r.t H. ti,o XIII nttS ,niar
, @ ,a @ ~ i""I, h,a,, rStt isaa a ,',,t,,.
W. fGa ~ taen ussMnsc .ft"''t i'!s gi.ot ~.
tn w. ly.s oi ts ~" H. 1,1 i Mrns s
ae3 1ine ~; tne tor,' o sateu @ so ,y1t Es
@ ,;ii a .sn ,..t9a i ,S,
1tnius Mnn n.y., VIII noEel }iela }. Mmilst si'E!e
inI i III ta hat rai'ahi 81, au na,,a
m a9,t u, T., os,.p e1 ~ r sII H.,
third term of the Presidency 70 Gel; Gr4nt,
% OF ~ mh} o.AeL c!.1en @ ua mie itepno.!e. M tl.S
a"ii,ngt iiiig IL ,,at, ssl,9a, ~ .i; ~ 'a. M
pore and = whieh % We Believe II lie viii llye 10 70
'ceie'' ua, .n, ,,,,.u
THE fli'sr GUN.
~ Sc a.! Lou'' a'o'f-Df'aosrat at sT<p9. ,
Tho first State Convention for the choice OF
Delegates to tho Republican National Con-
yentIun was held fin PENNSYLVANIA Yesterday.
There Ink hcen ercat ,1ral nf ink nhnrt
ans,e ,'.'s psci1 s'c". uea' " ta'h aoous
"s.'t Nv ', '. u.. ata .ao "estuun "
u!an.' alh1 h'a'5 ot L"o stto'eese aulu'tels
o. no great soluler Naa begnii 70 believe that
Ills cause was on tho decline. The result ot
yesterdays proceedings makes contrary
SHOWING, irooably no convention was ever
,1es nIosS dl,iy e. inoto ia'fiy po;e4; Maa yet
trst Prs3ids,, mi cSaire m ~ t,o H..h,isons H. s
Of Tvnnsylynnin. -' '0''S''''1
Tho rensons Which induced us to put Grant
forward IN tl1e ilTst place nre still potent to
H1ge s ~ w s} iloo'I itn;Ms 1 ~ csaHo U4f opl-
H." eto,na,,nn ~ *hn o,m,,.,o,i m ~ S
outIvn III, ~ " o H. n pntny u. aau
auo. iva knnw hnwever W II thot HhI III 1Ur cnnfar .s
Mi be tercSly co,,trstrt i, Siatns @ wHnrs, ho2.
i",y smraaaa n,,d ia ~ T,r 9Snt ~ ~
~ hson.o n,,%i ~" e ~ ,Jal frna a. ~ ntess i
aftsr utr1e,i uu IL 4eaxe ea;n wynn o a.y'
MIA liz. oraa svo %ate ,sr TsR eopro ! .,
netlt,av1vnn1a Ia u,} al,
NO ~ trs ~ % s. VVu ta!oM.o M!tieH
int III T. lin n sot,,, ai.,,ns e & y, torss
Htata tat .o n y Ia ~ ~ seEo ee9 ~ uat gIent
III .' .st 81 ,vh mI ~ oa ntha{ evefy pMl'ean ~
wihnHa fnnrin9 mnu ~" afant tM ~ ~ Stcg1 EMce
hnr HI ,rhi;, ia, ~ n9 s H., N9se .'I
tsa nj is nnn,n ~. s ,,,t t,, y ,n,. " tl
s 'G' ~ Wv ~ oe lMk Wsso ioI
cHa;nt, IWa oi,anso t ttG seeonu
ftsrrshu a,;s ~ ttSapEet tno fo!g e
1rnut. ~ u a1s MH; TOT n1esehty H. g.
N'""s' ,s!''s. ~. tes.'en', o"aes u. o'"'nc'
PENNSYLVANIA AND CHANT.
m csnstn,aa Enquirer tDsm.,:
The action of the Pennsylvania Republican
Convention yesterday Is npuost decisive Ut
thc ,,om,rotlon NJ f.on GRANT ~ t,I,f,o,,o
II sDortu,'1' na,.o, ,,r,,,,,. It H.. ~ n, raInRo'
Nsest"ln'y !.;y ln"hes uhHNalths tho ffesldeh-
1laI asperaslons Of John Sherman lii this ycar
OF our Lord. 1t Indicates tllat, II Grnnt
should refuse to accept the nomination or II
future noiitIcu1 nrci,lcnta nnfnrsaa,, sIo,i,,
nrs"at v % ~. un,,,'ase Hves, ~, u1osee'', s1ouu
prevent ilis nomination, the mantle Will fall
upon, blaine: 1t Is Grant or Blaine. Shtr-
mM,l Is already nominated to bs out.
Thc Republican candidate for tho presl~
dent!al nomination win, above oil others,
has eRsll red for 1t, WHO 1,as used ma
eli!nery for It, who llas used patronage for 1t,
IA .1nhr Nknr,,,nts HIudrn t,,s