New-York tribune., 1880-02-18
PPOR,BLE ACTION AT UTICA.

BELIEF or MR. BLAINE's FRIENDS THAT GRANT IN
sTRUCTIoNs WILL NOT De CARRIED - REASONS
FOR THIS OPINION.
Friends of Mr.. Blaine in this city expressed,
Yesterday some confidence that Grant instructions
would not be carried at the Utica Convention with
out controversy that would attract the
attention of the whole country and make it
apparent that the Managing politicians, and not the
people make the strength of the third-term
movement.
Among the Grant men the general opinion
seems to be that they will have at least tWothids
of the Convention and will pass their Grant m
strnctions t after a little breezy debate. which
will do no harm. There is rumor aicat that AlI:
Conkling intends to appear III the Convention anu
make powerful speech intended 10 tone up tue
f;rant movement all over the country.
I An influential supporter OF Grant and warm
friend of Conkling said yesterday that II was now
as GOOD as settled that ouI-iths of the delegation
TO Chicago would consist of Grant men. Four-hiths
would be about sixty. which would leave thc anti
Grant men fOurteen-thc Representations OF seven
Congressional districts. This IS rather more than
was conceded to them a fortnight ago. The gentle
man above quoted was ASKED ~ ia o Ut 1-
lie thought tins would be done, but could not he
| SAID say positively.
| 'tWhy should not the convention pass resolu,
ZION in favor of Mr.COnlling adopt unit rule. ana
| let it go at that I" he was asked.
! because Mr. Conkhng does not desire II. he Is
not candidate and is determined not to be PM III
The attitude OF one. There can be no douDt about
| his position. lie does not intend that ms uane
| shall 90 before the Chlcsgo Convention Il He ca"
help IL"
| SECRETARY SHERMAN AND RESUMPTION.
| WHO WAS THE AUTHOR OF TIE RESUMPTION ACrf
WHAT TIE sECRETARY's FRIENDS SAY IN RE-
p1yTo STATEMENTS SAID TO HAVE BEEN MADE
| BY EX-SENATOR DORsEY-rHE CIVIL SERVICE
ORDER IN ARKANSAS.
| TO the EditOr Of The Trt6une.
| SIR: No one of the attacks on Secretary sher-
man has attracted so much attention here or caused
| so much indignation among Republicans OF every
| sbade of opinion III regard to the PresI-
| dential candidates, as that which appears
| in q New-York journal (The Times to day. The
material for the attack purpoEts to have been fur
| n,sbed bv ex-senator Dorsey, of Arkansas, whose
name gives it an Importance it would not otherwise
| have Mr. Dorsey's reported attack consists of'twO
| parts.
| Frst he bames Secretary Sherman for some
things which he is represented as saying colored
| man from Arkansas. Mr. j. A. Emerson, now clerk
| IN the Treasury Department, is DONG ana sec
ondly. he attempts to take from the Secretary all
credit for the preparation and passage of the Re
| sumption act.
| Mr. Emerson is one of the ablest colored mon of
| tbe Sonth and he came forward promptly in his
own defence and in that Of Secretary Sher-
| man. He told the writer to-day that
| II Is true he knows every politician
| Of influence and power in Arkansas" lie admits
that he has written to many of them, Federal officers
d others in behalf of his candidate for the Presi-
| dencv Secretary Sherman. This, he asserts,
| he has perfect right to do. The
| CIVIL Service order does not forbid any
Federal officer to write letters TO any one he chooses
| or 70 suggest means of accomplishing any poltlcal
] ends he may have at heart. Mr.. Ener-
| son says that ex-senator Dorscys anx-
| nrlar
strictly interpreted and rgidly enforced seems to
disappear when Federal officials work in harmony
with him and for the choice OF Grant delegates to
| the Chicago Convention.
| 1t is no secret here that nearly all the Federal
officers in Arkansas who hold positions of influence
favor Grants nomination. and L have seen
| a letter describing a conference In st. LOUIS
| recently the purpose of which was to promote the
| Grant movement. IL was participated IN by ex-
| Senator Dorsey the Postmaster at Little Rock, the
Unitel States District Attorney and the United
States Marshal for Arkansas. and others.
Mr. Emerson says of course it IL perfectly proper for
these Federal officers to work for Grant, but 1t is a
crime for clerk in Washington Department to
write letters in behalf of Secretary Sherman. The
trutb il that the Federal Adminisirat tion instead
| of using the patronage of the Government
| to nromote political ends which the President is
known to have at heart, is exertng no influence at
all. and almost the entire corps OF Federal officials
in Arkansas is actually working for Grant while tie
business men and colored people of the state
favor Sherman's nomination.. ana are likely to elect
sherman delegates TO Chicago. The sidc. which tie
| Administration sympathIzes with is supported Dy
| the rank and Gle among the Republicans ard OF
| posed by the Government officers.
| What Senator Dorsey is reported to have said
about Secret@-v Sherman's connection with the