, 1880-05-20
SENATOR ROBERTSON.


STRONG OPINIONS FltoM NEpulLleANa
A0AlS3r THE rIiIKD!TElM scjIEstl.-1ltE
SENATOR'S COURSE As 4 DELEdATE AL
pNOYED. '...
Correspondence Ntsp Fork Tribune.
ALBANy, N. T., Muy 17.-The revolt OF
Senator Robertson n1ld other delegates to the
Chicago Convention ngainst tho unit rule llas
not been viewed pleasantly by the partlsals
of ox-prcsidont Grant. They Ind counted
upon seventy votes from this State, mid now
they ca1 rely upon not moro than nfty-slX,
III their resentment over this unexpected
loss they llayc fallen into the habit t!,c past
fortnight of declaring TINT tho men who
braved their dlspleaslre arc "dlsloyal" to
tho State Convention, and oven that they
have tlcted "dEshunorably" In accepting Its
credentials md now disrcgarllng It's instruc-
tions.
Unfortunately for tho men who thus SEEK
to mark with brand OF dtshonor their oppo-
itents, this view of the revolt Is not taken by
men Of high official station, whose Ideas OF
loyalty md honorable conduct ate regarded
by tho public With us much respect as nolr
own. Senator Robertson, tho le1ler Of the
s,volt, Inns received scores Of letters tts past
! -Heeaa commanding his course and TINT of
felloW-delcgntes who followed hts example,
from men who llaye been honorcd with high
offco by the people, md others not ~ oflcig!
lite held Ill equal esteem by the PUBLIC. All
pre Of the opINlon tllnt tho district lu!egntns
70 the Chcago Convention ,nre not bound in
Instructions of me Ulica Convention. Ex-
tracts from a few OF these letters, show tho
Tevoit. An * sGoyernor Of tllo Stato writes:
tn tic Jn':1a.s 11 t. wieh h III nI il l, 1 to Now
York Tribune q yesterday on tho sNRtest
Stato Convention u Utica. Ths Wow YOU
tnke In not only In accordance with estal>-
iIsed prcceuont, but enltnently just and cor
ruct. Only thu dclngates+at-lntgo can he
yontion. W. iii know for wllnt apeclNl pur,
pose that rule was intr1luccl; aud by Whnt
inacl,inery It wis brought alo,it md carried.
So far Us my observation ana ki,oWledEo TX *
triet would prefer the 'o&ningtton Of 1rant 1T
publican ticket II either Mir. Blaine, Mr.:
ss st Ss Ses ~ ior s Gr%nt shoua L s 1st Ss no
Next comes pointed letter from q dis.
t!ngulshed editor, writer, aud !cn!ter of tue
lnaepsaenst ennS4ss 41an wt # ts stS stnfe; rote
to You how slncere!y, GLAD I a!n . tl1at yo''! y
tho machine has sought to bud Republican
lndepetiefSe aa MaxS no y 1o@Us or yoas mn
veiltlons Of the B!ayls'. system q INSTRUCTIONS
and unit rules. You tsse too old q sol1ler,
atn sure, to mind tho mud batteries OF the
enemy, and quits an calabl 10 OF guarding
your Ilunur ~ those WIN find 1t honorable
Tor Il Convention to atteMpt to Instruct thase
proud tllnt It WIS Il Now York Republican
who l,;ts irst openly take,! tho true 'osttlnli
pllti conRratnIate you with hll NY hturt.h
All eW.luent polltictan, OF New jersey. wl,o
during his o,ie term In Congress won ful
himself National famu, writes:
~ write to express my tA!!i!trnt!0n OF yo!'1
L courage Iii being tho tiht Now York tlelo
Eute to declare his Intention to brenk thu
Unit rulu- No stop Of your very successful
llta llas met with such general APPLAUSE"
4 yeter1u nINl yetlurAble leaIer III State
aud National politics writes: t...
~ callnot resist MI tllplllso to THINK you
na 10 heartily, for your aaasonAble nh
strongly reasoned letter.. 1ta Influence ex
tending to other States will provo very salu
tary." ,,
u Louder In National 1ulltics, writes Ia tllt
same strain. lI0 WIS III Michigan wlleI
Senator RnbertBOn'S Letter 4pIMaresi, 9llt
therefore ulludcs t0 the politics Ut tha
State:
"Your letter In the Erenlng Journal i
by all odds the best thing Of the luy. II VII
| mako our fall}lnx cry III Chicago LII the tits