New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS.

The Connecticut Republican Convention Will
meet at New-Haven to-day, and will probably
send an unnstructed delegation to Chicago
Most Of the delegates, it is expected, will be for
Blaine. An effort will be made, however, by
the Edmunds men to secure the passage OF
resolution favorable to the Vermont Senator.
They will also attempt to change the custom OF
selecting delegates-at-large. The prevailing
sentiment is against any change and in favor OF
an uninsructed delegation.
CONSULTATIONS BEFORE THE MEETING.
NO DISPOSITION TO INSTRUCT THE DELEGATES TO
cmcAGo-THE MOVEMENT AGAINST BLAINE BY
THE EDMUNps MIN NOT LIKELY TO BE Sue
cEssFUL-
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNP.1
Nrw-HAvEN, April 6.-Large numbers OF dele
gates to the Republican State Convention. to be
held Tomorrow have already arrived. and the even
ing has been spent in informal consultations, some
of the county delegations holding caucuses to decide
upon plan of action. The arrival of the Hartford
delegation dscoSes the fact that Gen.
eral Hawley will not be candidate for
DeleQate-at-large. The Hon. Henry L. Robinson.
late Republican candidate for Governor. will prob
ably be selected for that position. Tho only can
didate named against him is Geo. w. Houston. OF
ErHeld. Mr.. Robnson's preferences are beloved to
be. first for Washburne and second Ed
minds; between Grant and Blaine he is for
the former From the lid District the candidates
for deegates-at-large are II. B. Bgelow, of New
Haven. and John NJ. Douglass. of II ddetown. with
the chances In favor of Bigel0w. From the
lid District the Hon. Augustus Brandege,
of NeW-LOndOn, will he the deegate-at-
large, and from the IVth, Samuel L. Fes-
senden, Of Stamford. For district delegates
there are two or three candidates from each county,
The Hartford delegates are urging that the coAven-
tion itself select the observation-disclosures without
leaving the selection to the district delegates rs has
been the custom. This movement is aimed at Mr.
FessendeD who is q pronounced Blaine man, and
perhaps at Bigelow. who is also counted as for
Blaine. There is strong opposition to the proposed
change, and it is not probable that it will be
carried
There Is no disposition manifested in any quarter
to attempt to instruct the delegation; but the Ed
munds delegates from Hartford are urging the pas.
sage of a resolution indicating the preference OF
Connecticut Republicans for Edmunds. 1t has not
been decided on their part to present such res
O!uton in the Convention but they are sound
ing the opinions of the delegates as to It's feasibility.
II is rot likely such resolution conid pas, II q:
delegates, there appears to be no disDosi-
tion to press any candidates claims to
ceedings. The general desire is to select
delegation which shall he for the most part uucom-
uiiitdl and uutrainnelied anu readV 10 ACT lof le
best interests OF the whole party when the time for
action arrives. The lid District delegates. who
had been reported as for Sherman, are nov said To
be for Washbune Mr.. Braudecce is for Washburne
for first choice, and the two district delegates are
likely TO 70 the same way.
AS to Presidential preferences. however. very
much less is said than would be expected. On all
sides there is an evident desire TO avold positive
committas. and any attempt to influence the ac-
candidates will be voted down. The idea OF the
delegates seems to be to appoint men in
whom the party has sTsD a9d aay9 sbeT
action. Efforts will no donbt be made
at the opening, of the Convention, as
has been already indicated, to defeat the deegatcs
who are supposed TO favor Blaine by taking the
choice ont Of the hands Of the districts and this.
will excite discussion. When this question is dis,
with the actual business. There will be no occa-
sion for discussion upon any other question. The
Hon. Amos s. Treat. of bridgeport, will be per-
maneut chairman Of the Convention.
The candidates for district delegates are; Hart:
ford County-Por.er, Of Pennington, UpsnD, of
County-Piatt ana Lines, of MerIden. and Wooster
of Derby .New-Londcn County-Chadwick. Of
n%S Tdrs a1G
Of Danburv. Litch6eld COunty-Badwin, Of New
Milford. Tolland County-Converse. of Stafford
and Corbin, Of Union
THE VOTE OF CONNECTICUT AT CHICAGO
a DIVIDED DELEGATION PROBABLE, WITH SIX OR
SEVEN VOTES FOR BLAiNE-THg EDMUNDs
MOVEMENT MADE IN TIE INTEREST OF WASH
BURNE AND HAwLEY
lFRoa sTAFP CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUyE.1
NEw-HAvEN, April O.-Whencver there is more
than candidate in the field for Republican
nomination. you NAV count with certainty upon
Connecticut not being unit. The vote of the
State IN the Convention at Chicago will be, as
usual. divided up among the several candidates.
From present appearances, l should say there
was reasonable probability that Blaine would re-
ccve on the first ballot six, and nerhaps
seven, of her twelve votes, and that the
rest would be divided between Edmunds
and Sherman, and perhaps Washburne.
The movement IN favor of Edmunds has
made considerable progress within the past
three or four weeks; its promoters having shown
more activity and been more aggressive in his be-
half than the friends of any other ome candidate
its chief strength is in Hartford. and one of the
theories concerning it in New-Iiaven, where there
is general disposition TO trace political move
ments to the ambitious designs of General Hawley
aud his friends, is that 1t is diversion in favor of
Washburne. OF some other dark horse" from the
West, with General Hawley on the ticket for Vice
President. The grain OF truth in this conjecture
is, suppose, that the candidacy of Erlmunds
is in fact q fent, the purpose of which
is to divide the vote of New-England and prevent
the nomination of Blaine. The inventors of the
boom hardly pretend to make any secret of their
purpose, though great many Lave been drawn
intOis support by the sincere belief that there is
reasonable chance for Mr. Edmunds's nomination.
There was quite energetic squirt in his favor here
in New-EaveD a little while before the holding of
caucuses for the choice of delegates TO tho Convcl
tiOn which meets here tomorrow. 1t was inspired
CHIEFLY by some Of the college professors, who lI-
tenCed thereby 10 emphasize their OppOsIOn the
two leading candidates. Grant and Blaine, and was
engineered with such shrewdneSs and good man
hgcinent that they came, as they Think very near
making IT O success.
Their miss, however was as good as n mile for
their opponents aud the four delegates from New
Haven are counted rs Blaine men. Blanc's pro- |