The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-02-11
THE STATE CONVENTION.


menced to liven up. All the hotels
we're packed to overfowing, though
as usual the Lochiel received the
liop's share and was the objective
point. Lemon and Passmore both had
their headquarters here, and here also
was all the caucusing done. Mr.. John
Hay, of Cumberland, said to be rel
ative of Blaine's, also had room at
the Lochiel where he was on Monday
evening enrolling the delegates as they
arrived, who favored the candidacy Of
the Maine Senator. Though it was
we'll understood that Blaine did not
desire any effort TO be made on his
behalf, as he did not wish TO antago-
nize Senator Cameron, Mr.. Hays
claiIoed he was acting under authority.
The Blaine men had caucus in the
dining room of the Lochiel on Tuesday
night when one hundred and ten
answered to roll call. After arranging
their tactics they adjourned to Join in
the general caucus which was held at
8 o'clock when the two factions
Grant aud Blaine) got into wran.
gle over sending the delegation to
Chicago with instructions to vote as
unit. After selecting officers for the
convention the caucus adjourned.
The convention met on Wednesday
at II M, at the Opera House. Hos
tilities began at once in which the
Blaine men got" slightly worsted.
Russell Errett an out an out Grant
man was put in the chair over Senator
Lawrence (Blaine) by vote of 158
to 92. Then came the resolution de.
claring for Grant, and that the dele.
cation to Chicago should vote as
unit. The vote stood for the resolu-
tion 1873, against 113. This must not
be taken as a victory for Grant as a
number of the delegates were unin-
siructed and majority were opposed
to Grant, yet as Cameron had said he
would have Grant delegation, and
they being his friends would not vote
against his resolution, as this would
have shown that he had lost control of
the State and would have to resign his
position as a leader. Though he
knew the feeling to be against Grant
he had expressed himself and dare not
now go back, hence the result. Lam
caster county had expressed for Blaine,
yet its delegation, being Cameron men,
supported the resolution in the face OF
their county's will. Forty-six dele.
gates from Philad'a, with but one ex.
pressed Grant man, the others leaning
toward Blaine, in spite of a protest
signed by Philadelphia's leading. citi-
zens, and their own convictions, voted
for the resolution, not because they
wanted Grant but because without
their support Cameron would have
been defeated. l do not now believe
as he has carried his point and found
how weak his candidate is, that the
Senator will force Grant on his dele.
cation, but that he will compromise or
Blaine and substitute Washburne
Here is an opportunity to show hi
gratitude to Washburne (who mad,
him) by endeavoring to throw al hi
strength over to the Elk Minister
After taking up all the afternoon
wrangling over resolutions the conVen
tion adjourned at o'clock to tn,
House of K, presentatives, as the Operi
House was engaged for the evening b,
minstrel troupe. When in the Hous
they adjourned to 1880, when it oc
Cured to somebody that the candidate
for Supreme Judge and Auditor Gen
erql had not yet been nominated s
a vote was taken which resulted in tn
nomination of Judge Henry Green, c
Northampton, unanimously, and tn
placing of Senator Lemons name o
the ticket by a vote of 1853 against 8
for Passmore.
Your district, the 25th, will be rel
resented at Chicago by Joseph Bufiinl
ton and James L. Long. Alternate
A. Wilson Taylor and j. B. Agne'
Your representative in the State Ger
tral Committee is the editor Of tn
paper, J. Z. Wenk.. | have had II
pleasure in the psst few days of NEE
ing r. L. Davis Esq, and Mr.. l.. Al
new Of your town; also Mr.. Pete
Berry Of Fagundas.
Xuurs W4pREN