, 1880-05-27
PEN NNSYLvANIA.
INTERVIEW WITH A DELEGATE.

ATRHuNE reporter ran ncross Pennsylvania
politician at tho patmCr, but he was averso to
talking. However,, as he wRs known 10 bo well
posted regarding tho delegation from that etatc,
having special monns for getting 'nfor1natlon,
tho reporter stuck 10 him and lnnlly got him to
opon bis mouth after promising not to uso his
unme. .,.
"Iwaa at mo Harrisburg Conventions" said
ho, "and CnmeEou, in orttcr to prevent a dlsns-
trous bolt, hnd TO respect tho wishes Of tho MI
nority; and tho Grnnt progrum was pulled
through, as yuu know, by tho slender majority
of about two dozen. III that Convention,
unlike tho ono In Illinois, whcrn L.o-
gan Ind slate Of out-and-out Grant
mon, and Ignored tho minority cnttrcly.
n committee of nno was SGT up to whom the
district delegations had to prrseut tho names Of
Delegates to tho National Convention, aud the
Committee could Incorporate tho snamcs thus
presented in their report. Or not, ns thoy saw IT.
The result was, although bound by Instructions,
thGrc Arc
bELE0ATEs III TitE rENSsYLvAStA DELEdA'
TION,
aud i've who arc known to hayc preferences for
any man except Grant. 1t Is a woll-k,lown fact
that james McMancs tho President, Of tho
philadelphia Gus Trust, aa powerful political
mucbInp ns tho Tnmmnny -iInll organization of
New York, rucontly called tho ten phalAGel-
phta delegates together aud announced TINT
y.n{1cr no circumstances would ho support Geu.
0nnt,-that ho would bolt tho Instructions.
llu hns sutd that over his own aIguaturo In print.
lIo Is followed by William Elliott, cx-sherd OF
Philadelphia, Willia,n 8. Douglass, and, when
you got outside OF the city, by men who havo
boon in National politics for years, md who In
the Conventions OF 1S88 aud 1875 bolted llatruc-
tons III order 10 respect tho wishes Of theif con-
stitucuta Cameron so fur recognized ths bFcak
tn fhttu'iopha that hg WIS cnnEolled, 10 go
wis kc,.t ir nbcyMi,ce until ho KIT u Chlcag.,,
hn would thou heed tue Wishes q tne minority: .
s 99Sso ist he W. Il 1Es tbu O ss q tbe o
puiitiGuli futuro. Iio has tho lofttost contempt
and tic slnoorest regard md gratitude for
Grant, WHO lifted him out u what, might oo
oal'ed politioa! obsourlty and maau him Cab
iMut o11cer. -.
lie HAs THE ZANE lNTEMEar m GRANT THAT
OONKIlNN AND LOGAN HAVE.
II another man like Hayes 10 made President,
and hls gFlp On tho party uinohiao: po,. isn't
eoMsiatnnt. 1le Is now here advocating tho COM
Pis sSy t ns San%9s Al fsifs e %
ILL., %asn liz IL asssstisa r.
away and. voted for somebody clse for Vice"
&:a;si MA Soa think Grant witt oo nominated'"
"WW'htat arc your : teasous for 10 thlnkings"
~ Ibclture Il will bo found when the delegates
get hero TINT there will 10 enough In the In
structel and un!ns.Eue.ed delegat%!ons % TO n p,f; !;
that is not enforced tho Aelegatcs will 1eol that
thoy have right 70 exercise tnoir ~ discretion,
ity, Will fellow their prctcrenoss,"
"Will tho opposition Aplegatea ~ tho instruct
cd deleRalons hayo dasanco " vote sgalnat tho
unit ruler"
"fCx."
"Won't tho Chairman cast tho solid vote In
favor of i resolution recognising ~"
vile can't, WhOu the question oomo6 up
esoh delegation will probably retire, Or get 70.
Gother md 900 how they stand, and when called
on 70 v0to tho Chairman Will sAy 20 many votea
for and 70 many aYatlst,"
VINO WILL III NOMINATED.
o.l1ns, "naxS you any Idos Us to who will DO the
!" don't think II will bo Dlaiuo."
rThS rAnt men wilt kill him."
Can you suGgest tdArk horsef"
"Most likely Edmauds or Washburno; but
may bo wrong. ~ Logan, and Co9kling, aud
Cameron will haye big claque In tho Conven-
| ton and Will do thDlr utmost to break down tho
weak, anu-01ans delegates; but with any fair