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that they believed such proposition If brought

that they believed snch proposition, If brought
into the Convention, would be beaten.
This discussion went on all day without decision.
While good number of delegates were in the city,
a majority of them did not arrive until the later
afternoon trains; and Senator Conkling was not
here to throw the weight of his word into one scale
or the other The train which arrived from New
York at $50 p. m. brought the Senator and q
great crowd of delegates, which filled the
hotels to overfowing. crowd of del
egates and citizens met him at the sta-
ton, and he aliphted from the train in the midst
of a cannon salute Mr. Conklng was accompanied
by Congressman Levi p. Morton, and drove at once
to his house. 1t was not until late in the evening
that he appeared in the corridors of the Bags
House and pressed through the thronG to the state
Committee room and the conference of the leaders
OF the majority was fairly begun.
CONVENTION WITHOUT BITTER DISPUTES
The result of the conference promises
moderate and fair course on the part OF
the majority, which Will deprive the
minority of any point of attack, except
the Endorsement of General Grant. If the eXpecta-
tions raised by to-nights conference are realized
there will not be the slightest attempt
TO interfere with the action of the Con-
oressonal Districts in choosing their delegates,
nor any attempt to force the adoption of unit rule
Senator COnkling is quoted the best authority as
not approving unit rules. There will be series OF
resolutions. which it is now expected thaI
he (Conkling Will present as chairman OF the
Committee on Resolutions. These Will sum up
briefly the principles of the Republican party, re-
count the brilliant services which General Grant
has rendered to the country, and instruct the dele
CATION at Chicago to all honorable means TO Sc
cure his nomination.
The minority say tonight that they viii certainly
90 ON the record against these resolutions but.
from present appearances, there VIII be no other
question of importance which can provoke a con-
test. Tie signs therefore, predict convention
without bitter disputes, though not OF course WITH
out wide differences of opinion.
WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
Important action will be taken on other points.
There are no State officers whatever to elect this
wear and all the work convention could find
TO do next fall would DO to nominate
the electoral ticket and name new state
Committee. 1t has been suggested that both
of these things might as well be done now. and the
marty Thus be saved in a campaign in which all its
money and energy will be needed, the
great expense and labor Of getting together
n State Convention. 1t has been decided to adopt
this policv Anew State Committee will he formed
Tomorrow which is expected to be almost a dnpli;
cation of the present committee. 1t was proposed
at one time that the convention should
authorize the new committee either 10 call con-
vention next Fall or TO electoral ticket, as
they deemed best but IL is now expected tbat the
ticket will he made up tomorrow.
Charles E. Smith, until recently Editor of The
Albany Journal will be temporary chairman oi the
convention General Husted's name has been mem
toned for permanent chairman butlt is not known
vhether under the circumstances, he would ac-
cept. 1t is possible that Mr.. Smith, toward whom
q very warm5eelng exists among hepuDlcans OF
all opinions, will be confirmed rs permanent chaiT-
PROBABLE DELEGATES.
The delegation-at-large to Chicago will be as an-
nonnced in to-days TRIBUNE-SenatOr C0nkling.
Governor Cornell. General Arthur and James d.
Warren, of Buffalo. Many of the Congressional
districts have not yet selected their del
egatcs. but IN some cases their choice
is well known. Among the delegates who are
likely to be sent from New-York City are: Edwards
pierrepont. E. W. Stoughton, Clarence w. Seward
John d. Lawson Jacob NJ. Patterson. jr., John
O,Brien and Michael Burns. 1t Is said that Gov
ernor Cornslls son. Charles f. Cornell, may also be
'''Tii The following are likely to be delegates:
Tcelnk Dishict-WiIam II. Roberts aud James
Hustled. pou
Sirieentk-Johu +. Smvth aud Henry K. Plcrson.
Sereneentk--John NJ. Francis and J. y. Baker. jr
kghte"-MH kEgeter"HcsIey M w. RHsse and H. r. James
acknowledgements DaYld H. Wilbur ana
JgTfufu-thffQ-W.
Tcemty-sirM-W. B. Woodin and w. T.. Van Rens-
selaer - nj,
TIirtg-frst-Lieutenant-GO Governor Hoskins aud
THIRTY second-C Cong gressman r. V. Pierce.
SENATOR BLAINE's STRENGTH.
There has been some little speculation concerning
tha probable choice of tho delegation if Grant
shonld not be candidate. THIS has disclosed
the fact that there is here, as In other
States. the friendliest feeling on the part of the
Grant men toward Senator Blaine. He Is
evidentlv the second choice Of large
number of the delegates to this convention.
Some estimate his strength high One-half, some
az high as three-quarters of the whole number.
The Erie delegation, numbering nineteen, Is
unanimous for Blaine as second chOlce'
some of the delegates in that county were m
structed for Grant as first choice aud for
to do anything they could to favor the nom
One prominent delegate said that he thought one
half of the deIegatcs would go to Blaine II Grant
pr0minent, predicted that Wasbburne would get
| The vote of NewY0rk if Grant did not.
Talk of tins sort has naturally brought MP Mt.
| Conkling's name AZ that 0i IA possible candidate. A
Republican who high in the councils of the party
saws however. positively aud authoritativcly, that
| he will not be candidate under any circumstances
GERMAN REPUBLICANS
| A GATHERING AT SYRACUSE TO PROTEST AGAINST
| THIRD TREM-OPINIONs OF wELL-KNowN CIR
MAN PoILuCIANs--A note OF WARNING FOR
THE UTICA CONVENTION.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEl
| syR.crsE. n Y, Feb. 24.-Turn Hall in this
city was filled tonight ;yIth German Republicans
gathered here from all parts of the State to protest