New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-24
BLAINE DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.

A NEW-YORK CONGRESSMAN WHO EXPECTS HIS DIS
TRICr TO SEND Two-REAsoNs FOR NOT NoMI-
MATING GRANT.
A Congressman from an interior district in New
York, cautious, as most Congressman are just now,
about taking sides openly on the third-term ques-
tion SAID the other day to tribune reporter:
"If you won't print my name L will tell you
something. Don't believe what the Grant
men tell you about solid Grant dele
CATION from this State. There will be moth
ing OF the sort. | can't speak for other districts;
but | know my district IS going to send
two Blame delegates to Chicago. They won't
stand alone. either. Look at Pennsylyanla.
See bow one county convention after another IN
structs for Blaine. New-1ork Will break loose
pretty soon in the same fashion.
." have nothing against Grant; He and L are
old personal friends But we cant elect MN and ana
when we have plenty of stronger men, Why drive
off all the Germans and Liberals and independents
aud Anti Third Term StalwartsY We must have
their votes and they will not give them 10 Grant"
NEW-YORK DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
WHAT GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL EXPEcTs-sIXTY-
TWO DELEGATES FOR GRANT AND EIGHT FOR
SHERMAN.
"If you will promise not TO mention my name,r
said prominent Government official holding Office
in this city, and having some influence in National
nolitics. to TRIBUNE representative recently,
thinl, can tell you exactly how the New-York dele
The promise was given and twice repeated as the
conversation went on. The official said
.In due time a State Convention will be called
nv General Arthur, Chairman of the Republican
Executive Committee. 1t will DO made up
"a usual of delegates selected in Assembly
n;strict Conventions. Now it will be per-
fectlv competent for the State Convention
70 appont the entire delegation to Chicago in a
body making up slate and voting on all the names
at once There is precedent, If l am not mistaken,
for sucb a course. In 1868 Governor Fenton had
the entire delegation thus selected to sup
mort him for Vice-Presdent. Since then. however,
the other course has been pursued of referring the
selection of the District delegates to the representa-
tives in the Convention of the several Congress
siopaI Districts This was done III 1872 and
1876. and will no doubt be done this year. The
Convention as body will select the four Senatorial
delegates anu FaIhy 'no a0Vioi VI 'no D'o'ii''
What is your prediction as to the complexion of
'' That four of tue Congressional districts will be
renresented by Sherman delegates, and the other
twenty-nine by Grant men," o. ,...-,y
Will You name the four sherman districts 7
"No; would rather not"
Il suppose the Chautauaua and Cattaraugus Dis
"if Fenton does not carry it there will be but
"WiIl George William Curtis represent his dis
'sHe wants to- l understand II he does not
there will be one less for Sherman"
How about the st. Lawrence District !"
"Wen If Wheeler wants to represent 1t he can do
so and in that case Sherman you'd get another dis
f,ict not included in my four.
1.-The remaining two. winch we nave not placed,
are probably in KirgS County"
"PoSsibly."
cation will stand, including the four Senatorial
Delegates, sxty-two for Grant and eight for Sher-
man."
"Will the New-York delegation be instructed for
GrantT ... p,.., ,,o
Pherson broke up that practice at Cincinnati when
he decided that Instructions bad no binding force
The Convention you will remember. sustained his
decision by small majority. Governor W9odiord
clincbed the argument on that occasion by showing
that il ali the States should instrdct minority of
the convention might nominate candidate for
President"
It should be added in explanation. that the gentle,
man with whom the above conversation was held
believes that Grant is going to bc nominated by
the votes of New-York and Pennsylvania and two
or three smaller Northern States, added to those OF
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