, 1880-08-04
PRESIDENTIAL.
Grand Preparations for the
Republican Conference
III New York.
Gen. Garfield and Friends De-
part from Mentor for the
East Yesterday.
A Brief but Eloquent Adj
dress by the Next Presi-
dent at Geneva, o.
The General and Party Warm
ly Received on Arriv-
ing at Erie.
Little Prospect Of Healing the
Breach In tho Virginia
Democracy.
Contrast Suggested by the De-
mocracy's Newborn Love
for the Soldiers,
Ex-Gov. Austin Blair, Of Michigan,
Declares Himself for
Garfield.
More About Hancock'a Great Insult to
the Fourth Ohio Infantry.
Contrast Suggested by the De-
mocracy's Newborn Love
for the Soldiers,
Ex.Gov. Auatin Blair, Of Michigan,
Declares Himself for
Garfield.
More About Hancock's Great Insult to
the Fourth Ohio Infantry.
TIE COMING CONTEHENC CE.
PREPARATIONS TN NEW YORK.

THE COMING CONTERENC CE.
PREPARATIONS IN NEW YORK,
Special Uspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW IORK, Alty, 3.-Every preparation Is
being made by tue Republican, Associations
In tl,ts city to give Gen. Garfield Il brilliant
reception OH Ills arrival tomorrow evening.
All tho Ward nnu district associations arc
n,nklng preparations for the event, eac1i net
lug OIL its own account. Tho train colltain-
Ing the purity IS expected to reach the Grand
Central Depot Mt Z o'clock tomorrow night
Tho members of tho National, tho State, aud
tho local Committees will bc there with War
vetur1ns nnd district associations ami clubs Of
every kind. a procession will bo formed ut
tho depot, md Gen. Garfield will be escorted
with great pomp to the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
where rooms haye been prepared fur his nc
comnlodnti6n.H a serenat!e Is on: tho pro-
gram, a1'd lis likely that n littlo speaking
will be dono at the hotel by Garfield and
others Of Ills party III response to Mi address
Of welcome which Is being prepared for tlRln.
No hour has been liked for tlle opening Of
the conference OH Thursday, which will be :
An lNFoIsuIAL MEETING THROUGHOUT
30 as to avoid the appearance Of attempting
to work up any artificial enthusiasm. =; -,
Senator Dorsey sud to1lay sthat I'LL. tho
prominent Republicans Of . TIC country
would be present at.the conference; but few
OF tho,n have yet reached tho city, =.
Gen. Garfield will remain here until the
carly part Of next week, IT not compelled to
leavu sooner by previous engagements.
+: Tomorrow evening
GEN. JOHN c. FREMONT
will bo gfveu reception, beginning at 8
o'clock ut tho headquarters Of tho Republican
Central Campaign Club, In tho Coleman,
House, in this city. lle will mike n long
nddress OIL tho issues Of the calnpu!gn, tho
first he llns made In many years.
A Republican Elee club las been organized
hero with 3O1 inalB voices under the lentler-
ship OF Lafayette Sykes, MI old calupalg,l
singer. 1t IL thought tliat this viii prove lin
attractive feature during tho Stnte cullraSy,
md 1lanY applications for their services III
tic Interior llnye already been nude.
SENATOR CoNkLtNu
was lodging about: tho city to-day to keep
put Of tho weX, OF luterviewers and cl,1tos-
Avenue 1fptel,. but lo IL not TO
be found there, aud oan' only
be reached BY giving certain signs to tho
clerk Of the Lotul resembling the silent lall-
g1laRo OF recognition employed by Frcenln-
sons. Conklillg will make little addresa to-
morrow night, 1t IL supposed. ut tho hotel,
utter GarilUid'H arrival. Until TINT t!ue llo
refuses tU aAy anything.
Edwards pterrepont, tho Hon. Stanley Mat
thaws, Of Cincinnati, and Il nu1!lber Ut other
prominent Republicans visited tho National
headquarters OIL Fifth avenue to-luy.