The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-02
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NEw YORK, January Sl.-The Republi
can State Convention to choose delegates L
the Chicago Convention is called to NEE
in Utica February 25.
A great deal Of comment occurred
among politicians and citizens generally
over the action OF the committee to-day in
the selection Of Utica, Conkling's home, ,at
the place for holding the State Conyen'
ton. The meeting was not in session
over twenty minutes, and business was
transacted exactly as 1t had been mapped
out by Conkling's friends. The commit
tee was called to order by General Ches'
ter A. Arthur, and the roll was called by
Secretary Edward NJ. johnson, when it
was discovered that seven members were
absent, and that eight were represented
by proxy. Without any preliminary
sparring A. B. johnson, OF the Twenty
third District, moved that the Convention
should be held in Utica, on the 25th OF
February, and Roxwell, proxy for Benz.
D. Clapp, Of the Eighteenth District, NOV
ed to amend by striking out the word Uti-
ca, and substituting Albany for it. The
original motion prevailed, and the Chair
man appointed Speaker Sharpe, Messrs.
Smyth, Warren, Smart, Wheeler, E. NJ.
johnson and the chair 0 committee to
draft a call, and then recess OF twenty
minutes was taken.
One of the members Of the committee
said: "Conkling wants to show the coun-
try by having the State Convention in
Utica on the day he selected for 1t, that he
holds the State in his hand, and when
Grants name is mentioned in Chicago on
the first ballot, and II Is withdrawn by his
friends, who don't want 1t To be put be-
fore the country in that way, Conkling
will be nominated on the second ballot.
See II am not right. 1t is only machine
tactics you have witnessed to-day" s-..---- :-
The leanings OF the members were
shown when they were asked their Presi.
dental preferences. "I'm for Grant" was
the stereotyped answer.
"But suppose Conkling Is Q candidateW
"But he isn't; II he Is I'm for himof
course"
Mr.. Hicks, and Sheridan Shook an
nounced Themselves IS opposed under all
circumstances to third term, "and !
would be-" added the latter, "if it were
Washington or Lincoln as well as Grant"
81 am for Grant for three terms or
twenty" said E. NJ. johnson, Secretary
OF the committee, although oil course I'm
for Conkling II he consents 10 be q candi.
date"
Commissioner Smythe said: "I'm for
Grant and Conkling first last, and always.
II neither is q candidate, then I'm for
Blaine. After that you can count me as
eternally opposed To the United State OF
Ohio, although, OF course, ] will support
the party's candidate, even II 1t Is Sher-
man" ltrs
A careful canvass shows that 30 Of the
80. members favor Grant as first choice:
that Conkling is the second choice OF 80
members. Sherman the first choice OF 2,
Blaine the first choice OF 2 and the third
choice OF 10.
WILM1YGroN, O., January 3l.-A cores
pondent has interviewed number Of per.
sons in regard to their first and second
choice for the Presidency, with the fol-
lowing result as to the principal candi.
dates: Sherman, first choice, "a second
choice, %. Blaine, first choice, 50; sec
ond choice, "a. Grant, first choice, 81;
second choice, Q.
OMAHA, January Sl.-The Evening Nelus
has made canvass among the Nebraska
newspapers on the Republican Presi-
dental preference: Counties for Blaine,
10; counties for Grant, 8; papers for
Blaine, II; papers for Grant, I; papers for
Sherman, ITO. OF the Omaha business
men interviewed, IS were for Bailne, 81
for Grant, . for Sherman, and the rest
1's. SAN FRANCISCO, January S1.-The Re
publican Convention Of Arizona ap.:
pointed Ex-Governor Stafford and Levi
Basiord delegates, and r. @. Mccormick
and Hancock alternates To the National
Convention.
New YoRK, February 1.-The 1ndepen-
dent Republican Central Committee
(knowu as HScratchers u last evening
adopted resolutions against the nomina-
ton OF General Grant or Senator Blaine.