New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-11
NBAYY DELEGATES TO UTICA.
RESIGNATION or SIX or THE TEN WHO WERE CLIO
sEN--AN INDIGNATION MEEIGNG TONIGHT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

SEN-AN IND!GNATfON MEEIiNG TONIGHT
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRBrNE
hp,NY. Feb 1O-Ihe Independent Republicans
Of Albany County have prevailed, in their protest
against the manner in which delegates to the Utica
Convention were elected from this county during
the past week. They complained that suii-
cient notice was not given Of the
holding OF the primaries. Their com
plaint is declared just one by six OF the ten
delegates elected. Tie remainder of the delegates
who reside in the country. said to share IN the
same opinion. They could not be reached in time
to-day. however Tor their signatures to be secured
IN tbe following card, which appeared on the ed
itorial page Of The ErCpiag journal Tonight;
To me Republican General Committee " Albany County;
AT District Conventions ueld uuder the call and direc-
ton the Republican Gencr1l Comuiitee tAe uHuer-
signed were chosen ~ delegates To the approaching
Republican State Convention. We cannot he insenslble
OF fact tna ess than tue customary notice was al
lowed FOR the primary metlngs Ne are uu" iins ltt
represenayes OF Albany not The fair choice OF their
Republican, constituents after free aud iui eApIessl2,
and leel tt incumbent ourselves TO adopt such
as VII open the WAY 90 tae c OIL M
have adjourned without day. The General Committee
remains the only authoritative body which, under the
We Therefore return to you the trust which has been
committed in order that you may take such action
as the case requires. c.. =, ,.
jas j. r. W. rTr2Ii Ers4Elr JSais' JSRls H. K2Ihr 2iHEN
The delegates who sign tho above card wish It
clearly understood that they resign the Office to
which they were elected, and will not serve under
my persuasion. The ErniHg Journal also announces
that I'm Difference to their request the Republican
General Committee will meet tomorrow night and
take action on the designations. IL is understood
that John f. Smyth, the leader of the Republican
organzation and his friends who control the COM
mittec have consented to have the primaries held
anew.
The committee tomorrow night Will accept the
re.gnations and call fresh primaries, and Will put
them at such distant day that all republicans
will have ample opportunity. II they desire To vote
at them UnQuestionably this viii lead to an
earnest struggle az the primaries for the control of
! tie delegation TO Utica.
bv the sudden holding of the primaries published
n call Rht for IN indignation meeting III lived
! die Hall Tomorrow nlght. he call Is signed ny
| nearly GOO Republicans Of this city. Among the
signers are 1hos. W Alcott, Hamilton Harris Geo.
| Dawson. john ;. Perry. Euids ii. KING, John +.
| Rathbone. Theodore Townsend. E j. Lanabee.
| Ihurlow Weed Barnes. Charles Il. Knowles. George
| Twedde, Thomas II. Tearcy, William VI. Van
| Antwerp, A. G. Judson. James \. Hauck, Richard
! Anuescy Philip Tcucyck. and Andrew q. White.
! The chairman of the meeting Is 10 he George
| Dawson, and there viii be speeches by ex-senator
| Harris and others.
| PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS INDIGNANT.
| wgATH IL LANcA5TER COUNTY BECAUSE THE
| POPUIAE SENTIMENT WAS NOT REPRESENTED
Al THE STATE CoNYENTIoN.
Republican from Lane lster Pennsylvania. talk
ing with a TRIBUNE reporter, yesterday said thcre
was great dissatisfaction throughout that section
with the action of the Harrisburg delegation and
| especially with tho behavior of the Lancaster
County delegation, in voting for the Grant instruc-
| tions.
More than nine-tenths Of the Republicans OF
Lancaster" lie said, "are earnestly opposed 10 the
| for delegates
burg voted for the Grant resolution. Did say our
delegates They were in fact Senator Cameron's
| delegates for we had no hand in selecting them.
committee in accord with Mr.. Cameron's scheme
| for controlling the convention appointed them"
Did you hold no county convention T.
"No because county committee refused 10
| call one, knowing that if the people had chance
to express their views anti-thrd term resolution
would be passed There was no excuse Tor not cali
| ing n convention. Our COngressl0nal district Is
| composed of the single County OF Lancaster, ana
| a county convention would therefore have been
at the same time district convention ana could
| have chosen its own delegates To Chicago Just as
| Chester County did. This is what the Cameron fac
tion determined to prevent, 80 the c0ninltco com
| mssioned a lot of men 10 go 10 haTIlspurR ms
Lancaster delegates ana Vote aS MI o"iioion u'-
rected:p -. A. ..o.
"Wi!l anything be done to set the matter
rightT
| !" There is talk of n convention to be called by
| prominent Republicans without regard to tho
committee. 1t is quite possible that delegates VIII
| bo sent to Chicago commissioned by tho people
to contest the seats of the selected TO msrepre
sent us by Mr.. Cameron's Committee OF Niue. The
| conviction that the Republicans of Lancaster have
been outrageously treated Is growing stronger
! every day."
| MANY BUSINESS MEN FOR SHERMAN.
| CLUB TO BE PoRMED TO ADVOCATE HIS NoMINA-
roN-wHY HIS SUPPORTERS FAVOR HIS CANDI-
DACY.
| number of leading downtown business men
will hold meeting this evening to form the nucleus
of a club to advocate the nomination of John Sher-
man for tho Presidency. AS one of the promoters OF
this movement. Samuel A. Haines of No. 113 Cham
bcrs-st., was visited by TRIBUNE representative
Yesterday Mr. Haines said that very large pro-