New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-27

. I'm. thar ,urnose was accomplished without II.
The general result is a striking instance OF Sena-
Tor Conklinqs personal influence over men. h'S
,arnestnesa his way of saving thns as II no "'v'
on;p,on was possible tcnable or for momehi cree
lille the strange union OF physical ana me''"
mower which seems to pas five hundred NE" a7
,oncb m awe q; him rs one were never more Silk
irclv illustrated than during the Convention o. VS.
terday.
Some of ,hc Grant men are Disappointed at the
result. They say II was evident week ago t""l
a resolution including the obnoxious W"r"
"ins.ructv would necessarily meet the
opposition of at least hity o'ieE'''S
who were really for Grant but whose constitute ATS
had instructed them AGAINST q pledged delecaro'.
Now, these men say, the vote ON this res luton"
which was the only yea and nay vote taken III
the Convention. goes out 20 the country as
a test vote on Grant aud his majority seems 10 be
only 81 out of total vote of 397. The moral eHcc'
of tins must be TO give the Grant movement m"fh
less of an impulse than 10 wonld nave re-
ceivcd if there could have been woe
on a resolution simply proposing Genera
Grants name as the choice of NeW-1orh'
In that case the majority would nave pech
swelled. they claim. by not less than hIg
votes and the Grant wave womb nav
risen LITTLE higher. Bat Senator Conkllng nnuFI-
stands the science of politics. without tAe WoIu
" iuSrfuct,N the Blaine delegates coulu "o' nav,
bcen mt upon their honor TO support Grant Ana
nj Chicago the country will no longer remember
that the rcso' utOns passed hy a small majority u
will merely see that New-lOrk is casting all her
20 votes for Grant. -, n, 49,.
Nevertheless claims are still made that the Blame
feeling IN the delegation Will break ont III sp'e 81
the instuctlons-that, If the Blaine men nnd thal
their votes Ill nominate their t8Vorte AT ChcaVo,
they will stand by him. No doubt vast number OF
The Republicans of New-IOTk would be
glad to see them do 1t, but the man
ayers of the Blame canvass are probably Shic"u
enough to see that they cannot count upon any
votes from Ncw-YOrk that # they can, II Is hOt
wise 10 clam them just now. Inc gallery applause
for Blaine curious ana nheNpecteu
thing. All the aTrang ements Tor the COIlVohtiVh
were i'm the hands of the local Conkllng commit
tee. Great care was taken to exclude persons nom
the galleries who sympat hZCd with the local nght
against Mr. Conkhng. These efforts seemed 10 nave
been unsuccessful. When ex-senator LOWerY rose
10 present his claim for Nh COnAllngs seat IN Tue
Convention. ne had no applause from the gaIIelicS
When Mr. lieIsOn attempted to ellclt applause LOT
Grant by indefinite illusions to the one kepunilcdh
who was first IN the hearts of all among 'hG cries
that drowned his voice many calls FOR CouklihE
beside many more for Blaine. Almost every iecier
for Grant applause was met with calls OF Conkllng
and Blaine The galleries were unmlsidkaOy coid
toward Grant, and heartily for Blaine.
Tins statement of facts would not be complete.
however, without putting on record the opinion Oh
many of the minority, that the state OF Ncw-lorh
cannot be carr ed l0I General Grant D. d. l."