Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-06
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
ESPECIAL 10 re, coin .uI DAILY nml
rHg PENNSYLVANIA GRANT BOON.
Opinions Of the Eastern Press as 10
the True Inwardness and Practi'
cal Results OF tho Harrisburg
Convention.


New YoRx, February 6.-Ths Hsrdl'
says: Tho contest, the struggle, TIL
strength Of the position and the divided
sentiment Of the Pennsylvania Republi
pans will naturally make an impression
on the Republican party at large. bu'
the party at large is but little regarded
In the calculations Of the astuts mana
gers of the third.term campaign. They
have q definite plan Of operations, which
they expect to carry out without much
assistance from the Republicans Of those
States which must elect their candidate
after he 10 nominated. The Grant men
will attempt nothing In New England.
which 10 for Blaine. nor In the North.
western States Except nlinois). which
are also for Blaine. They have strong
hopes In the Pacific States, and IL dele
gates from California would swell their
number to 1853. leaving them 1877 short
OF q majority. They expect to make up
the number from the Southern States,
where Blaine has no strength, and the
only rival Of the ex.President Is Shsr.
man. With the three great States and
the two Pacific States, the third.term
candidate would need one less than half
the Southern delegates to give him o
majority. N~ine.tenths Of the Republi.
can party in the South consists Of col
ored voters and It has never been dis.
putsd that the colorsd voters have q
strong and enthusiastic preference for q
candidate whom they regard as their do.
liverer.
CHICAGO, February 5.-Ths Tribune,
ed~itorislly, after showing that 1t was q
scramble and not . victory for Grant,
says: "The Pennsylvania delegation,
therefore, stands instructed to cast It's
entire vote for General Grant, but II 10
believed that fully one.third Of the dele
cation are Blaine men. and that Blaine
will get every vote In the event OF the
abandonment OF tho Grant movement,
either before or during the session OF
the National Convention"
The Inter. Ocean says: Tho action OF
the Pennsylvania Republican Convsn.
ton yesterday gives the boom additional
strength and volume. and places the
Keystone State In the raj for Grant.
The results, summed up, are that the
delegation Is instructed to vote as Q unit
for General Grant at Chicago. and that
the action OF Pennsylvania must. at this
time. be . strong card for Grants sup.
porters."
The Times only ~recites the facts. with
evident condemnation OF the proceed.
ings ct Harrisburg.
C~rScrSsArr, February 5.-The Cincin.
natl Enquirer regards the result as dc.
that Grant will be nominated Of
Chicago. Iplcass something should in.
and Grant withdraw Blaine would
doubtless be the nominee. Sherman
nc show.
The Commercial regards II as m injury
to Grant to force the real sentiment OF
the State into tho shade, but e~pjoins
Blsins's supporters not to DO downcast.
The Gazette takes the same ground.
New YoRx, February 5.-An Albany
to the Evening Posi- says: The re-
suit OF the Pennsylvania Convention Is
on by Republicans here with
some degree OF caution. Outspksn
Grant men approve and are in favor OF
The New York Convention following the
example. They say that the action Of
The Harrisburg Convention shows that
Pennsylvania IL for Grant, and that he
will, IL nominated, carry that State with
kse. The more conservative Republi.
are reluctant to eriticiss the result
Of the convention.
The Blaine men predict trouble in the
New York Convention II the attempt 10
persisted In to instruct the delegation In
fsyor OF Grant.