New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-01

. GrQnU people, ana Tue mcnDcIb Ol Luo COulcIcHCS
therefore voted to-day that they would add five
| members to that committee These five members
will, OF course, represent the majority in the com
mittee. 1t was also agreed to appoint committee
to select temporary chairman for the Convention
| and tho chairman of that committee will be IN
structed to call the Convention tC order on Wednes
| day if the chairman of tho National Committee
should then for any be absent. After taxing
some action to insure the fair distribution OF tckett
the cOnferSpce adjourned.
The spirit of all the members OF the National
| Committee present at the meeting to-day was ex'
cellent everyone was determined to resist any
usurpaton OH the part of Senator Cameron.
THE EMPIRE STATE DELEGATES.
EIGHTEEN OF THE NEw-YORK DELEGATES RESOLVE
TO OPPOSE GRANT-A MEETING OF THE DELE
| CATION ZELDA FOOLISH EFFORT TO COW THE
| ANTIGRANT MEN.
| rBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNRl
| CHICAGO, May Ex-senator COnkling remarked
| to-day to sympathizng Grant Republican that
the Ncw-YOrk delegation was giving him more
trouble than any other. How tho Senator was JUS
tilted in making the remark may be inferred from
the following anti-Grant pledge which was drawn
up this forenoon and signed before noon by sixteen
| members of the delegations
The undersigned delegates to the Republican National
Convention TeprssentnE our se[e9 ConSressonm Gls %
success OF the Republican party nt the approaching
election. and realizing the hazard atcndnR lujud-
inafion OF General Grant by all honorable means. We
are succre the conviction that In NewYork at least
battle to tight and victory Il within reach.
earnestly protest against entering the contest with the
Loren b. Sessions. XXXIIId DIstrct
NJ ID: stycrs, XVIII District. w., r,-.
W. Wagner and Grorgs West, XXth District.
Albert Daggett, lid District.
Il. g. Wales, XVIII District.
John Brdsal 1t District.
j. p. DOUGLASS and y sylvester, XXIId District.
T,ln u Iuf ttof
Henry l. james and Wells 5. Dickinson, XIXth Dis.
James W. Hustled. XxvHIth District
Thomas Mailen, XX&Llid District
There are seventeen names in all on the list
Norman NJ. Allen having authorized by letter the
use of his name in any way against the third term,
and it 10 not believed to he the limit of those who
will take this stand within the Now-York dele
cation.
movement was begun In the Pennsylvania dele
CATION to draw up a similar pledge for the anti
third-term members there but strangely enough
the leader of the minority Mr.. McAlanes had not
reached Chicago mp to this evening, and the oppo-
slton in Pennsylvania is comparatively liiclcss
and unOrganzed. 1t Is not unlikely. however. that
the pledge wi II be still drawn mp. The promptuess
and decision of the New-York minority are due to
the energetic leadership of Judge Robertson. II
General Grant cOnld be defeated by the firmncss Of
these delegates, Judge Robertson, who was the first
to proclaim the revolt in Albany, would deserve
large share of the credit.
A well-informcd Ncw-York politician, speaking
to-day OF the effort the Grant managers had made
to suppress the Blame revolt in the New-YOrk dele
CATION said that they had held ont gttcring prom
ises of the nomination for the Vice-Presidcncy to
four different men. They had first tempted Judge
Robertson in the hope that he might thus be Sc
duced into the support of Grant 1t only just to
4 fhof this Of af doaa Do
come from him. Then they tried their arts upon
General Hustled with the result seen above. Lieu
tenant-Governor Hosdns and Stewart i. Woodford
were also led to believe tlat they respectively
In imminent danger of tho nomination. Levi p
Morton's name has also been mentioned among
Grant delegates No one of the last named three
however, is suspected ofBaineisn. witty New
Yorker said to-day that the Grant managers
ready TO promise the nomination for the Vicc-prcsi-
dcncy to any Blaine man from New-YOrk, or 20 any
four Blaine men in strict confidence, and in the
hone that either wouldn't mention it to any Of tho
other three.
ANTI-GRANT MEN BUSY.
The Central Ant-Graut Campaign Committee Of
New-York, of which Mr.. Charles Watrous is pres-
dent and Mcssrs Sheridan Shook and A. j. Ditten-
hoefer are prominent members, opened their head
quarters at the Palmer House yesterday. At o
o'clock this morning they called by appointment on
the Louisiana delegation, aud assured its members
I'm several brief but pointed speeches that if General
Grant should be nominated by the National Repub-
Iicau Convention he would certainly be defeated i'm
New-York. After they had presented the case n
member of the Louisiana delegation said that n ma
jority of the delegates from that state were opposed
to Grant. During the day this committee called Oh
other Southern delegations and assured them of
Grants certain defeat in the Empire State If no is
the Republican candidate. Members Of the COM
mittec feel assured that theV have made deep I'M
pfcssion upon some Southern delegates, and that
ihe thlrd-erm vote from the South will he reduced
through their efforts.
GOVERNOR CORNELI's OPINION.
Senator Conkling has received tho following let
ter from Governor Cornci
II seems almost certain that the result OF the next
Presidential election will be determined by the vote Of
the state OF Hcw-York. Hence 10 is my firm conviction
tbat General GTaut is by all odds the most available
candidate to insure success lie VIII be stronger IN hs
Satn by many iEOuannd votes than any other possible
candidate. Careful inquiry saRaciOns and intelligent
from every section OF New York during the past
few months has greatly strengthened my own opinion
of General Grants popularity with the people. As n
candidate he will arouse nn enthusiasm u,h We have
never witnessed in our day. Tho opp1stion to his
exaggerated by three VI LEADING newspapers
IL would not BE- heard Of It has substantial footing
General Grant will carry this State by large majority
as any Republican candidate has ever received. Sin
cerely yours. A. 3. CORNELL.
THE NEw-YORK DELEGATES MEET
At a meeting of the New-York delegation to-
night the subject Of the pledge came up in an OK
pected manner. The speed with which secrets
travel In body like this was shown by the fact
that although pains were taken to confine all
knowledge of the pledge to a few persons, its exist
ence was known to the Grant managers in time to
call the meeting of the delegation for O'clock.
1t was evidently called In great haste, some Of the
delegates receiving notice only Ave minutes before