The sun., 1880-02-01
rOR CONKLING FIRST OF ALL.
rgr REPUBLICAN, STATE COMMITTEE
OUTsPOKIN IN HIS FAVOR.

r.,,o. or Nearly All the NJ embe bers-AEninst
1obn sherman In Any Eveut-Opiniona.
Who Republlcan State Committee held its
a., ueeting since the November election yes-
,.rdav morning, in the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
For an hour before tho assembling OF the Com
i,,ea many OF its members stood In groups In
Ms oorridors and in the barroom OF the botcl.
tobnobbing with John ]. O'Brien. Bernard |
pi,lir Robert G. McCord. Polico Commissioner |
Trench. Isaac o. Hunt. Alderman Perley. and !
o,her city Republican politicians. Collector
Merritt came into the barroom about half past |
10 nnd spent half an hour talking to members !
NJ the Committee OF the adylsaOility OF holding |
.lots stote Convention. One OF n group OF pol |
iticians who are firm believers in the machine. |
obseryng the Collector In earnest conversation
with a committeeman from one OF the rural
rounties said: Tho Collector Is trying to
make converts to Sherman" Two minutes
afterward tho barkeeper was mixing drink
for the country committeeman ana one Tor
"machine" Republican.
The Committee WAS called to order by Gen.
Chester A. Arthur. Its Chairman. Nineteen OF
the thirty-three members answered the roll call.
They wero Benjamin d. Hicks Of the First
Congressional District. James Jourdan OF the
Second. william A. Leaycraft of tho Third.
Jacob Worth OF tho Fourth. Dewitt G. Wheeler
OF the Sixth. Jacob NJ. Patterson. Jr.. of the
Seventh. Cornelius Van Colt of the Eighth.
Sheridan Shook OF the Ninth. Chester A.
Arthur OF the Tenth Jeremiah Drew OF the
Fourteenth. George H. Sharpe OF the Fifteenth.
John T. Smyth of the Sixteenth. James s.
Smart of the Seventeenth, Edward NJ. Johnson
OF the Twenty first. John W. Vrooman OF the
Twenty-second. Arthur b. Johnson OF the
Twenty-third. William o. Bum of the Twenty
fifth James D. Warren of the Thirty second
and Orsni T. Jones of the Thirty third. Robert
C. Brown of the Eleventh District was repro
sen,ed by Scion D. smith and Senator William
W. Rockwell was the substitute for Benjamin
p.Gapp Of g. the EShteenth t District ThS2mSNs
( kaapT @pi' oi The twenty siSth, TISmas G. Plat
e. n Tndny HnE Gdden
Thir,icth sent proxies to other members OF the
Sy y 6o fS F bsT F5'ff2 f.
son OF the Twellth; John Is. Dutcher Of the
sem Ms Wss + Of the Il,
N. Scott q the Twenty-seventh. and II. NJ.
Chairman Arthur said tha, the Committee had
been called together TO fix a time and place Tor
satos. deqsaies, to. the, National Convention
which i to be held i'll Chicago ON the second
Mr.. Hicks mqXed that the time for the State
promutly presented an nmrndment naming
Feb; 20. The amendment was pnsSed.
Twenty-third District Utica was selected MS tho
place tor the ConventiGn. The formal call for
the Convention is as fellows:
FrrurrIG4y Isv STAT S5A5s Co, copsrTTSE y, ,,so
ofuts ." Wcdc ssy t. 5t DAY 5 .. Fcbfary y ~ ms f al
r}SsS3 KsPabsas S U tie stac {S Of FSi YGrF the
he is 40 a,
vcePe,,dent Of ihe United states,
Ga as TGe come s
T6c Ri can electors .ed meet in their
By order of the h''aSaan ss's Isaan Chairman
hPya9 hPyt1r 4 N; alISpEs' lGTssos' Secretaries
After formally adopting the call the State
Ho@sa in Utie1 at 10 A. NJ on F Feb. 3D. 25 ''0'
.There was no talk in the Committges session
PTsy on tint SUBJECT to 2ns an
who were in attendance. seventeen are out
spoken for Roscoe C9nklinG. if he becomes a
Gen. Grant, if Senator Conkling is not candi-
datei The other two have no choice after Mr.
MANY Of tho seventeen friends of Senator
CouklluE are inclined to favor the nomnntion
oiJam G. Blaine Il neither Senator Conklng
Grant can be be % and oyry @ one
sSok rs @ CHOICE fH shoo anY and Mr.. r. Bennmn Srnan
SFf M Hsfs a3 s"Pst the
John sherman. ono OF the Committee said that
many Of his colleagues and large number Of
the Republican leaders in the State wero begin
hins y aelteve thq, Con Grant canno, be nom
inaleG You need not D. surprised" he added.
r,5r, to gee s9nn;or GonE!ipg's stock advanced
ms Gy F IS fs} f 9S"F NE s Who @an
y carry tho State Of New Iork and, if the Ma
can can be SeGted without s' 2 ha ese
tortl vote Of that State, don't, see what is to
E2p Mr. ConklinG's nomination"
Eiwnrd NJ. johnson. the Committees secre:
hry. is one OF the most outspoken advocates Of
Soa!s ' iSsf he canddae @ %E Ge aa HFf' But q
dont believe he. wants the office. Therefore
WHEELER lie is n third term or twenty term
5S ys Of ts Ms sint esG sGd s % W92i
can cnrry it. Blaine or Garfield might carry it.
John i, ,,Smy.h' the INSURANCE Superintendent
is nn ardent Grant mail. He said: I'm for
sDs EHa 5aHa hqa 5 Mg a1 aer
Conkng and Grant is Blaine. or any good Re-
p9,!lGan, who doesn't live in the United States
,"dI Iao4t believe that Gonkli9g is a candidate.
Ea,n" t"gGond," said Police Commissioners DE
Mi sSasqF is ndaate 9"n t. Et f%f FFs
Sonsni wish the nomination. then I'm for
Nr B.njamin D. Hicks Of Queens County is
nnrd term for any man IAN hy he sas. 0REMiSea RMy rst t2
ga%ss gGa9ss i ino,I }ohn Sherman and my second is
=, I'm here as the substitute tor Robert c.
Brown" Mr. Scion B. smith said :" But you
iog shcIja GIant i & Conkllng u is not a candidate"
My man is James g. Blaine, and believe that
st m2st OF MS committee are Blaine men at heart.
Mr.; Arthur b. Johnson Of Utica said that he
S@,rotinC CRSiinE 5as di mrSt ana Grant neSt Every
lhey are all for whoever Roscoe Conkling
wants. have no doubt that that is why the
S3hVrnuQn Is called TO Utica-in order to have
tsvHta'@r Conkling near by to advise them what
Mr. Johnson WAS asked what he thought OF
secretary Sherman's chances.
.Ne'., said he. earnestly. Sherman is a
sprcuator in Government securities
JSusl Ii'rn a reporter took out pencil, and Mr..
ccoMhs4n hNrcelvng this action. slipped into the
Solhmltlge room and closed the door.
cen, George II: sharpe. the Speaker Of the
assembly said: "Oh. yes. I'm for Grant. OF
eourse, ! believe he is stronger than the
parry ana tina, We can elect him easier than
any other man. Tho people with Grant viii
Mo' %%rrAin that there wont be any triniuG with
an W." Hhhh'os, and that wo shall have strong
soEnrhH"ht ln every way. and that Is whHt they
SSant, oi course | should be for COnking II
~ VIZ randiiate, But do not know III AT no
h9 present writing"