New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-25
SENTIMENT AT LOCAL MEETINGS.

Extracts relating to some recent Republican prl-
mary meetings and local conventions in the state
are given below from letters to THE TRIBUNE:
THE REPUBLICAN TOWNS or ToMPKINS FoR BLAINE.
IruACAN N " Feb. 2I.-In the Republican Convention
here today Mr. PIerson OF Ulysses strong Repub!i-
can town. said that mncenths or the members OF tue
marty there are opposed General Grant for President
Mr. speed of Caroline also strong Republican town,
said the same for his place The towns In this county
Qompklnsl that give Republican majoIiues arc Tor
Blaine Ithaca. which Is generally Democratic baa
twentynine Grant delegates in the Convention. A
Grant dele CATION Utica al hrst appointed uut
the Blaine men secured reconsideration aud ballot
was ordered by a OF 50 20 81. Two Grant and two
Blaine delegates were then elected. sP.
Ax1I-GRAYT FEELING IL MONROE.
PTr1srrEID " Y, Feb. 2i.-At the recent primary
meeting here Grant delegate and four Blaine dele
gates we're elected TO the Ist District Convention On
vote for choice Of Presidential candidates the result
was: Blaine. IS Grant. 4; sherman, 3; Edmnnds. Il
washhurnc. undecided, 4. In the District Convcn-
tion here today L. J. Billings, G. Holden and 3 H.
stone were tisctsu a. "oi 49,.
tion. IL Is said they are all Dt men 'he es'
two known 10 Dc against the e1 Frcsldent- C. H.
A STRONG BLAINE VOTE IN cHAUrAUoUA.
JAAEsrowN ~ Y, Feb. 2l.-At the primary meeting
here for the election delegates the convention for
the rst District 600 Blaine aud Six Grant votes were
COS, Al. c.
THE VOTE OF Az ALLHGANY TOWN.
BELMONT, " Y. Feb. Give bad our caucus last
for this county lcgauyl 20 b, held in this place on
Monday % Instant The vote was Anti-Grant, 49, {;
Grant % That VIII be about the proportion In the
Couufv (ouvenIou ". r.
GRANT NOT THE CHOICE OF ULSTER COUNTY.
KINGSTON. n. Y, Feb. 2i-No intelligent and inde-
pendent Republican OF this county believes that
General Grant is present the choice or tho Ulster
County Republican voters FOR President some Of the
saunchest men the party outside Of oncchoding n-
luences declare their opposition 10 third term, and
preference for Senator Blaine or some other strong
candidate In fact many OF these believe that the
nomination Of Grant VIII drive large number OF
Republican voters from the party rauks. Resolutions
against instructed delegations To the State Convention
were unanimously passed at most Of the caucus meet
ings I'm the county In the First Ward o this city. In
which Speaker Sharpe resides the contest between the
the Grant delegates chosen only after the passage
of a resolution Of tho kind referred 10 above.
In ntion Tor the Ist District, speaker Sharpe
made brief address, n which he said white he honestly
beeyes That General Grun is the best for Iresi-
dent he does not think II wise for tho Republicans
TO nominate candidate before the National Convention
meets. Tue Grant men were active IN the Assembly
Conventions and secured the election OF delegates 20
Utica who while they pledged TO vote for an ul-
instructed delegation Chicago, are personally In favor
of Grant At time IL is tro that four Of the
nine wards OF Kingston, and many OF the outlying
towns elected Blaine 10 the Assembly conventions.
THE TRIBUsL'r CANVASS or Pennsylvania ts watchrd
with much interest by Republicans throughout ibis
county H. H.