New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
DELEGATES TO UTICA.
YEw-YoRK AND KINGS FOR GRANT.

DELEGATES CHOSEN ~ OTHER COUNTIES.
In all the districts of this city except one dele
gales TO Utica were elected last evening OF these
forty-seyen are believed to lie for Grant and eight
for Blaine. with doubtful but it is impos-
slble to. classify ali with absolute exactress
at this time. Delegates were chosen in seven
Kings County districts; all Of these were Tor
Grant except in the I'D District where there
was contesrng delegation. In Queens
Comfy four Grant delegates were elected.
Delegates wcro also elected in Lewis,
Cayuga, Chautauqua and Essex Counties. MFR.
Blaine s the favorltc with most of the delegates
from these counties.
THE DELEGATES FROM THIS CITY
LARGE MAJORITY FOR GRANr-DELEGTEs IN
sTRUcTRD TO VOTE FoR lin IN ABOUT ONE
HALF THE DISTRICTS.
The primaries for the election Of delegates
the Republican state Convention, 10 bo ne at Utica
February 25, nor sharply contested IN some
districts was expected. The great majorty OF
rho delegates outsDOken for General Grant aud IN
about onehaf OF the districts were Instructed FOR him.
Inc Ist Assembly District chose delegates Chester
A. Arthur and Colonel Michael ". Burns. General
Arthur lives uptown but It was deemed advisable that
be should represent this district order 10 uead the
delegation the convention Hj colleague served tor
two in the Board oi Aldermen and has also held
positions in the Custom House The dele satce were IN
structcd FOR General Grant.
E1-Mu afer l.. W. st0ughton was chosen p delegate
from the III Assembly District, ana J. A. Rlordan rs
alternate. On account OF the small Republican vote
cast This district last election t was only entitled TO
one delegate. no instructions were given bur II is
understood that ne favOrs General Grant.
Owing to the recent conflict I'm the INA Assembly DS-
tric for soas in the Central Committee, between the
Taintor and Geary and Reilly factions, trouble antic
ipated at tho primary election, which was held at
No. l4l Eichth-st. Many roughlOOling men
appeared carly I'm the evening with evident deermi-
nation to oppose the election o. William Freeman, col
ored man, he altornotes on the ticket but the
presence OF large police deferred them from
atine ans disturbance The name ~ Thomas Mountain
WAS pnsed over that Of Freeman, and an attempt
made TO vote Mountain, but II failed. on account OF
the inspectors refusing numbers OF whose
could not be found the roll. Ihese delegates 20 un-
instructed
The primary Of the Fourth Assembly District Republ-
can Association held at No 52l Grandst The dele
gates were instructed for General Grant and expressed
thoms ,lges as Individually fav0rng mm.
In the Vh Assembly District the primaries were held,
one M No 1913 West HoustGnst and tho other at No.
1870 Princ--st. The Organization at the latter
place ia not recognized as regular. At No.
1913 West Houston-st., which is the head
quarters OF the regular Republican Association Of tho
district 1876 votes were for the following tickets
Deerntcs-Tohn Brady and Edwards Perreponti
Alternates-Robert Black and Luther Morey.
To "a TRIBUNE reporter Mr. Brady said;
We 90 fo Grant. The association IS Grant assoca-
ton. But SIN We 20 unlnstructed and unpledged.
Nv second choice "a Blaine; he would make good Pres
ident But we shall BE- ready TO vote FOR what seems
the best Interests Of the party when the convention
semDle= From what l can glih"r The New.York
sh"ol's dftr ct Tho Frocnm IN rega,d
to this otl'r organization n oui district Mr. Brady
added "it is not recognized 10y u-i nor DO any
OF il. members belong 20 our association Tdey
rav. ID chance oi recognition Dos tine con
.ri III
iae CIV. ~ the primary ut NJ. 1870 Priucc-
,cc, = D,lc.oJ % JsmS. JSs w.r,,rbottom ana 'G' Emil
A. H. bc. = tefr aie.-NHl,lm g. Irving aud
purpose 81 opposing the thid term movement
u tle WIN pI-flct mere ~e- H.le Cppo't'oH' I"o
delegates were insruo. 81 for General Grant. .
The election ~ he WIN As-cmbly District was
On q ah IL was 9rd ~ HP 81 yaIo ot a'
Cny,,iin Dr Hll, Alderman Morris. Justice Morgan.
OILY ono uSk,t a. 'nr n si,tnn in GS,' but
Al the pr mary ot The VIM Assembly District, at No
o5 81 n 'Ago sam We S yry ir"e iniIo
ny favored Genera Grant, aud tue Delegates were IN
Tne prlnarg Of the Republican A.sociaon OF the Ixh
Assembly District was held IN the Beecker Bu,ld
tcset Tao hundred and forty votes east Mr.
ncrAee. whose name he.d' o., d. gi H. WIS pres6ent 6
at the yot NJ lie .nid 10 lRnUNE repo.trr - Our
dersauon viii g. 10 Uuca uHlnstiucicd Th0ugh my
por-onal preference - for Blaine, ! shali not 20
H. ihe convention to hghi. We intend to vote ior
Tho Ctleg ,tcs who vll support the best man MI
Patgburn said . do not care 70 site my my
prcfercuc", ui'ueh nave one shall vote
~ favor Of supporting ihc nnu who SENS ms =" have have
Blaine or Sirr an w.uid mhA" "a e,"u 49, 49,
npne 10 he The DrSi man Tor the party. whcn
The convention asseub cs shall be ia favor Of" Mr..
k,nc rorusrd 10 express any opinion the subject.
The primary OF the KIN Assembly DISTRICT was hed at
Coucorda Assembly Rooms. Nos. % and 80 Aycnuo-A.
Therc was -rarcey ary opposition ana the deecates
were instructed Tor General Grant under any and al
There wa. oaly one ticket run In tho, XTth Assembly
District The dclcgntcs 'rc uninstructcd. bu are be
heyed to favor General Grant
v,nIoUs EXPRESSIONS or OPINION.
The delegates from the Kiln Assembly District are
Asa Bennett and Chester II. southworth represent
ing the Grant element, which largely predom-
inaies. The candidates for delegates repre-
senting the anti-;hId term element Were
Thomas J. su,lGc aud Henry Fischer Following
the expressions OF opinion OF several promlnenI mem
bers OF the association: Asa ~ b,nnett-l - an @ nor
for the Presidency. The feeling III his district 10
very slns 'n @ ns w. o ste,vnr. here and wis"anJ
for Gront the front ranks EN Alderman C. H.
sonthworth 81 am "A Grant man"
II was stated by members ol the opposition wing.
called the Custom House iaci"n hy the oihrr members
OF the association. That they bad no preference among
toe candidates aside from Grant but their am was to
defeat fhnd term movtmcn .
One ticket was run IN tho NIlIth Assembly DIS rct.
The d.egtes instructed 10 vote only Tor delegates
to the National Convention VINO favor tho nomination
The election Of the XIV Assembly District Republican
Association hold ut 2O3 EJs' Twelfthst. Ihc dec,
in favor of Grant but have receNedho pecia
Instructions
THE sHOOK-LEASK CONTEST.
In the XVIII Assembly District the old contest oe-
tween Sheridan Shook and Henry Leask Was kept up at
last nights primary but he result was more decided
victory than for the Shook party There was some
excitement and much loud talking was heard toward
10 o'clock bur there no violence sheridan
Shook who himself leads the delegation 10 Uuca, said
that the delegates opposed TO the renotn'nauon
OF General Grant bnt otherwise were unpedged Ills
personal preference was for Blaine. Hchry o. ihsk'
| pear the polling place during tue tNrnnE'
! but the political complexion of the delegation
| which ne led was sufficiently apparent Ion
the MOTTO Grant and Victory" which appeared on u,
ballots. The shook delegate were electcd py WIZ U!