New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-13

who have thus far been named for the position
| Allegheny is not united on anybody, neither i
Philadelphia and Mr.. Grow will get some Vo'cS ~
each Of these cities. He has the additional prestige
| of having announced himself a candidate early in
| the canvass while none OF the numerous and very
| excellent gentlemen named against him havo yet
| siQnisd their Willingness to enter the iists.
Besides, ffty-ive of the Republican Representatives.
have been elected with express and emphatic
instructions TO support him, and to this number may
now be added the six votes of Montgomery County,
the regular organization of which met within
the last few days and adopted resolutions request
ing its members--who were hitherto uninstruoted-
to support Mr. Grow. This makes the number Of
instructed members sxy-One and OF the state Sena-
tors holding over there are at least nine welknown
outspokeu friends of Mr. Grow who will run the
list up to seventy The counties that have not in
structed their members but winch are favorable to
Mr.. Crows election, will furnish more than the
other eight votes necessary to a majority of tho Re-
publican caucus, provided those who are pledged
will stick to the instructions Of their constituents
The next Legislature viii have ihrtY-two Repub-
Hcan Senators and 122 members of the House. pro-
vidcd Colonel Norris is elected to fill the vacancy
caused by State Senator EllOtt's death IN Phila-
delpha, which now seems foTeQOne conclusion. 1t
will, therefore, take seventy-eight 10 make ma
jorlty of the caucus and this number, and even
more, Mr.. Crows friends clam to have. The recent
declaration of Representative Mckee, OF Philadel-
phia that Mr. Grow is the best man named thus iar
shows that he will have some support in that city,
since IL has not united and is not likely TO unite
upon any candidate of its Added to this Is tie
fact that Senator Cameron has not proclaimed his
preferences for any candidate, aud is not likely
to do so. He has thus far main
tanned a neutral position, in accordance
with his promise made to Mr.. Grow and others, and
no matter what his personal opinions may be he
will not take sides. 1t is violation of confidence
to state that in the course of o friendly chat with
General Simon Cameron this morning he expressed
himself entirely disinteresed as to the result, and
SAID II did not seem TO him that any of the gentlemen
named against Mr. Grow was likely 10 concentrate
sufficient strength 20 defeat him. Inc neneral aIso
informed me that he had no personal preferences IN
the matter further than the state represented
by good man in the councils of the Nation. The
story ndustri0usy Circulated TO the eilect that
the CamerOns working against Nr Grow, IS
entirely without tou. datIon. Ihey are working |
against one in tins hght, and their policy Is 10
let hIm win who can
strong opponent of Mr. Crows occupying an |
active position in State politics, but who refuses to
permit the of his name, thinks It possible TO |
concentrate upon some who can defeat Mr. |
Grow by making a big breach in the instructed |
support Of the latter. he way to accomplish TINS,
he says, IS to name numerous canddates, among |
structed their members for Grow, and then have |
them unite their strength on new man at the |
eleventh hour There seems to be no
prospect however, of the success Of such coup de
main Mr.. Grows supporters solid, and viii re-
main sO He appears 10 have the utmost confidence |
in their fidelity and thinks hls opponents do the IN
coming Legislature great injustice by assuming tor
n moment that its members would disregard their |
Certain 1t is however. that nothing
snort of complete violation of instructions on the
part of constituents can bTlng about Mr.. Grows de-
feat judging the situation from IFS present aspect.
and il Is not rash prediction TO say that with tue
present favorable condition in ms behalf at the
critical moment Mr.. Grow VIII be elected on the
frat ballot.