New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-25
WORK OF THE CANVASS.

WOnh OF 11t IAN ADD.
BOTH PARTIES ACTIVELY ENGAGED.
CHEERING NEWS Az THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
uEADQUhRTERs-THE STRUGGLE ~ VERMONT
THE NEw-JGRsEY STATE COMMITTEE AT JER-
sEY OTY-A COMPLIMENT TO EX-GOVERNOR
ENGLISH.
AT the rooms Of the National Republican
Committee many letters continue to be
received indicate that prospects OF sue.
cess were never more hattering. The
New-Jersey Republican State Committee
met yesterday in Jersey City, and was
organized. Talks were held with the COM
mitteemen and other leading politicians,
and the opinion was found to be
universal that New jersey would fall INTO line as
a Republican State this fall. At the Windsor
Hotel, in this city, Ex-Governor English. oc
Connecticut. received a delegation of his
friends from New-Haven.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
OPINIONS UPON THE ACTION OF IHE sTATr CON-
MITTEE-NO CONVENTION NEEDED-NEws FROM
DTFERENr PARTS OF THE UNION.
Tie rooms of the Republican National Committee
were filed with visitors during yesterday. among
them being many members Of tie state Committee.
The conver alton during the afternoon naturally
turned upon the meeting Of the Srste COMMITTEES
held III the morning at the Fifth Aycuue Hotel.
aud much satisfaction was expressed at tho
result. Both among politicians there, and
among those fOInd in the lobby oe
the + nth Avenue Hotel, IL was held tat 10 call
State Convention together now wien tlers
was nothing before it except the nomination Of
n Judge of the Court Of Appeals. woa.d have been
ar unnecessary expense, besides interfering un-
necessarily with The course of the canvass.
General Woodtord. WHO IS On his way irom Maine
to West Virginia where he is TO deliver addresses,
said The result in Maine is certain II is only
question how large the maj lrity VIII be-
f. r. Locke Petroleum v Nasbyl has also Just re-
turned from Name In reply to questions put by
1HE TRIBUNE reporter, he said: " do not
know that | ought 10 say much about
affairs in Maine. as | went there not To
work but to enjoy myself slll kept my eyes
open, ard I know pretty well how things stand
there. We shall carry the state by
at least 5000 majority. The Democrats have
nothing to fight upon. Public opinion Is entirely
against them on account of their attempted
steal last year. I have very partIcular
friend out there who is Democrat. and
he said to me n few days ago that he
was virtually DISTINGUISHED. The Democrats have
reIOminated the very men who We're prom nent ~
the shameful affair of last year. and
he cannot vote for them; so h. viii nou
vote al all This u only an instance. Hundreds
of other Democrats IN the state say they cannot
vote for the FusiOnlsts because they don't be ieye
I'm the tail wagging the dog. The great bulk Oi tho
Democratic parry there doesn't ike its leader, and
will not support them Oar victory Is sure Tell
you."
VI. A. M Greer, Of Pennsylvania. is the Chicago.
delegate who nominated General Garfield. lie was
m the rooms of thf committee yesterday. and was
glad to talk OF the result of the National Conven-
tion, apparently tax ng pride IN the iaee that no
first mentioned Gdrticlds name 10 the COnVeh-
WAS it the inspiration of the moment with
% mot 80 at n"' , aIl,s was the reply. "It was
no accident, knew Garfield would BE-
foT fop him, HH ard re spoke with delegates from,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and other states abous
him. They all admitted that he was strong man,
and | knew his nomination was bound % coma
when the Grant people got tired OF balloting."
Emory A. storrs, OF Chicago, speaks In New'
Brunswick, n. j.. on Thursday evening.
The letters received by Chairman Jewell yester-
day from all parts Of the country were full % hopes
ful words Many Of them Were from places already
noticed, and where success u already assured, but
many others were from cities not before mentioned.
and show that the Garfield enthusiasm Is rapidly
spreading.
licau State Committee. writes:
I'VE are having glorious time. From hilltop
and village come the glad tidings thar all Is going
well. Such enthusiasm IN Vermont never was
known since 1910 No dissentOns. 10 STRIFE but q
determined effort to outdo each other in the good
work, and swell the great majority
Among the visitors yesterday were: :. {. Holly.
and q. o. Holmes, Danbury. Conn; II. +. rarbox,
Batavia. ~ Y: Charles Turner: Ala
bama; ". A. N. Grier. Hazleton.
Penn; p. B. Sbev. Eastfield, Conn; X. s..
Robertson. Fort Wayne, Ind; Edwin II. Coates.
Philadelphia General John Ramsey. Jersey City,
Stewart l.. Woodford. William j. YarIey and Oliver
Drake Smith; EngIewood, y. j. William K. Moore.
Memphis, J. p Smart. Cambridge, n. vi
". Is. Snet, Buffalo; James NJ. fownsend.
East Haven, Conn: cleveland p. Brown. Philadel-
phia c. L. Kimball. Be!lville, ILL.,; Charles A.
Williams. }. f. Haskell. Baltimore v. J. Denny,
Philadelphia; W. f. Sanders, Helena, Montana.