The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-02
PENNsYLvAN1A's POWER
Gives the Grant Boom a Lift-AlIeuheuy
and Dauphln Counties Respond to
Don Cameron's Jerk Of the
Wires, and Instruct for
Ulysses.

PIrrsBuRdH, January Sl.-The Republi.
can County Convention met this afternoon
to elect and instruct delegates to the State
Convention, There was considerable
wrangling among those present on nearly
every question that was brought up, after
which the eighteen delegates to which AL
legheny county is entitled were elected
Before the election, however, a resolution
was adopted that vote be taken in the
meeting for President, and that the candi'
date receiving the majority shall receive
the support Of the delegation. The vote
resulted as follows: Grant 106, Blaine 49,
Sherman l, Garfield !, Conkkng /, Wash.
burne 8, Edmunds l.
This action is important, as It goes to
show that Cameron is determined to march
the Pennsylvania delegation to Chicago
for Grant. The committee Is to a great
extent controlled by Chris. Magee and
other local politicians, who have been
doing Cameron's work here for years.
Further evidence Of this Ia the action OF
the nauphin County Republican Conven.
ton to-day In instructing her four dele.
gates for Grant. Also instructing them TO
vote for the resolution instructing the del.
egation to the National Convention to vote
as a unit on all questions. Dauphin Is
Cameron's county, and contains the Capi.
tal Of the State,
HOW TUE GRANT BOOM WAS WORKED ur,
HARRlsBuRd, Pa, January 3l.-The &C.
ton Of the Dauphin County Republican
Committee to-day, in instructins the foul
delegates selected by 1t to the State Con,
vention to vote for resolutions instructine
the Pennsylvania delegation to Chicago tc
vote for Grant for President, and to act as
unit on all questions in the Nationa'
Convention, was inspired by Senator Cam
eron, who was here and manifested much
interest in the proceedings OF the Con
vention:meeting. The resolutions clearly
indicate that the Chairman OF the Nation
al Republican Convention will exert al
his potent influence in favor OF Genera
Grant in the Republican State Conven
ton, and they are intended as chal
lenge to Rlaine men. Senator Cameron
appears confident that the Convention
will declare in favor OF General Grant
Dauphin county Is the first in the State
that has instructed It's delegates for Grant
and but for the fact that Blalne's friends
have been working up strong sentiment
the past few weeks for their candidate by
having conventions instructed for him
Senator Cameron would not have insisted
on instructions for Grant in this county
There were considerable number o
Blaine men at the meeting OF the com
mittee, but they were dazed by the rapid
ity with which the proceedings were dis
patched, and offered no resistance TO thu
Grant resolution.
The following from the Harrisburg Tele
graph, reflects Senator Cameron's views
1"Ithas been noticeable to the most super
fetal observer that the majority Of the SO
called instructions from other counties II
favor Of other candidates than Genera
Grant, were not instructions at all, bu
simply resolutions indicating preference
but leaving the delegates from those dis
tricts free TO act as their best iudgmen
dictates and the exigency OF the occasion
requires, Dauphin codnty's resolution OF
the subject Of the Presidency Is bindinl
instruction TO the delegates to vote for tn
man who is the party choice as declares
in open assembly, and that choice can
be departed from by the delegates in tn
convention without a breach Of the con
fidence reposed in them by their constitu
ents. We predict that this action Of ou
committee will In q great measure detel
mine the action OF the State Conyentio
next week in favor OF their choice OF th
distinguished soldier and statesman fc
; President"