New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11
HOW PENNSYLVANIA WILL VOTE.
TALK WITH GOVERNOR HOYr-THE EFFECT OF
THE INSTRUCTIONS To DELEGATES.

A TALK WITH GOVERNOR HoYr-THE EFFECT OF
TnE INSTRUCTIONS To DELEGATES.
Governor Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, was found
last evening by TRIBUNE representative among
group OF Colorado silver operators at the ST. James
Hotel. am not In Nrw-York to talk politics. he
said, IT'S silver that brings me here"
" yOu are quoted in Pennsylvania paper" s1id
the reporter az saying at the unit rule u not bnd
ing upon the district delegates to National Conyen
tion. Is that your vi p
' Oh we'll. Was chatting with my ncighDors AT nome
last Saturday and reporter printed part OF the tax
in the sunday paper dill not suppose was talking
for the public. As to the unit rule and inStruc-
tions adopted by state Convention, have Away held
that they are binding only ON deegatcs-ltarge. took
that position in the National Conventions where was
delegate. At Cincinnati I'm 1876 / was delegate
at-largc. Tho other three delegates opposed me
ON two or three questions, and, Of course
1 acqulesccd. because deegate-at!arse
held myself to be bound by the unit rule adopted by
our state Convention. Tbc district delegates though
& ttng their credentials from the State Cony,non are
Ihaye always believed, free ia the way which
they thluk viii represent the views OF then cousutu-
ents."
.Was this the understanding Of any OF the men who
voted m Harrisburg for the Grant mstrnctions|
"I have no doubt II was The movement for instruc-
lions aud tne unit rule transparent that every
body saw through II TO the real contest which was one
!
the cireumsttuccs in taking the course it took But
.nerc were plenty II me- voted for e instructions
In oppo.ion 10 their own convictions and the WISHES OF
their people ~ home because they believed they would
amount TO nothing so far as tying up the delegation
was concerned"
what viii De- the practical result OF this view whch
you say is prevalent in Pennsylyanat HOW VIII your
delegation vote at Chicago ,"
"Itmarine that the district delegates will feel bound
TO represent the views Of their constituents asmani-
tested m June rather than the views OF a
STATE Convention held in February. IL VIII be
the same thing with your NcgYork delegation, too.
There may bo men WHO Will take the Hsh
Of voting their own preferences without re-
gard 10 their constituents. but such men VIII
BE- few unless their preferences should lead
them 10 the winning side. delegate will hardly ven
tnrc TO vote AGAINST the sentiment IN his district
and vote NJ the same time candidate who IS going
L. bc beaten"
Then you bold that district delegate can vote rs
he plcases no matter wnat resolutions the state Con
vcntion adopts -
THE National Convention couli maze the unit rue
hindlpe suppose Otherwise II applies only TO del
egates-at-large."
"Do you think Grant viii get the solid vote OF Penn
syivauial ?"
"I am "a Grant man myself and | think that II
Il "a important that he should have the vote
,of PENNSYLVANIA In the Convention he will get
not s the result ~ the Harrisburg Instructions and
the unit rule however tn instructions were not IN
dctood 20 haye much significance AS bearing upon the
result nj Chicago AZ the time they adopted They
c- the weapons used TO the local fight for leader
ship"