New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-26

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,ll d eiegafrs wac di.s.nl the report OF the
majority ~ the committee. But lei fhem go there oo
III Terroras from the North. the south the Ea; me
West; and The igh hat discussion, tl'F "l X,
VIII meet m hearty Rrpub lean support an over. -
tell Jon gentlemen You have no need 10 pres -,
not to press It upon This Convention, and offend. as
know Will, many wlo are mere ana man con d
who behind ilrm "a may exercise l.n p9Mv. .'-
Won may aftcrward possess yourselves n 'htr near
| 9pcra ION We do not want to drive hundreds MO
say t01 70 would d. no cause TOR -eho.h , Nr
me Rcuub can party by nominating G.n'ia' II"nl o..
any or r man who has been named iu connection wa"
! me Presidency. / Lope this resolution "il ne Nv
amended as not amsiruct deie gates 10 ChnaS eAc' W.
to state tat we able 10 carry nud tni we WI" 'itJ
tie state OF Ncw-Yosk for any Chicago nominee
Mr.. Forster accepted the amendment.
delegate from Clinton said IBIS constituents were op
posed t. any instructions whatever It would do E'e"'
harm in bis county uext Fall
After fur Their debate tho question was stated on MI
! Forster's amendment.
SENATOR CONKLINGs SPEECH
A VIGOROUS ARGUMENT IL FAVOR OF GENERAL
GRANT.
Mr. Conking rose aud greeted with prolohSeu
applause and cries OF Platform, but hc KEPT III P"oo
on the fl ior and spoke follows;
| MR. PRESIDENT / would, now aud always When non
orcd with seat IN a Republican Convention lhat l
might st a vote question agreeing WIN every
other member Of the Convention. would hardly nope
IN any case that might cast vote satisfactory 10
attend IA outsiders Mt ConventiOns-sOmetlnes to lm-
nresS mon the members the idea that the convictions
expressed by oamor and applause are the cOnNcoh7 VI
Republican constituents But, Mr.. President e"h"o'
vote with the gentlemen from Weschcstef 'ht NeM
York. | ca vote with any man VINO lf'i N nom
To ritter away and sduaDder, IN Tue pr-b't 81 ki0s
emergency, tie hpeIal and overlapping influence Vi
| the great STATE of NewYOrk. tApplausfI .
T1e rlcction ucfore u.s. fellow Republicans, Is destined
eu nv "r tr dcspefatIon Of the only
before the people decided IT, hut rear aerWard
also. II is the last TO occur Under "a census Mc" SE"s
nnhallo~6u aau t rer bccansc every colorcd per
son counted TO swell the Representations ana yet The
T r noen,ent aves 10 the southern states bu
fory-seyen electoral votes less than inDOry'
new count il about 10 take place new apporii0n-
| ment is to be mhde-farly made The sceptre VIII be
taken from tire states lately In rebellion. and 10 pass
| ia The North and TO the West. Bur, with Democratic
President next time, and Democratic Congressto make
al these adjustments, you will have an apportonment
under whic the Republican party may not carry TINS
country again for the ueXt ten OF lNeny Yeas. Mor-
over close result, however clear may lead 10 as
puted electoral cOunt ana open tnc door 10 udh VI
| evils which no prophet can ioretcll.
The last electoral count, when one House was Repub-
| lean ana one Democratic. tho extra session. WIN It-
! revolutionary plot; The dOiugs In Ialne, ana Olher
| thng- arc enough 10 warn the blind and the deaf
choice OF the next President the hand, OF Demo
cratic IlOuse Glw found In single electoral ceruh
Houses 10 refuse count IT, and tine rsult Is gwen into
he hand. the House ~ representatives,. where the
| election must be made by states.
Al VIM tD NV -f,t.. II 4. Krpubir,n And tber,-
fore-yes venture say thereiole-.lr Wasuburn, Of
! Minn,soia who was elected BY more than 1000 ma
,rtv ana Orth of Indiana al marked Tor de- trucuou
| 10 he deprived OF taclr seats Whvl Bccau-e tucy
! hold the casting vote IN their delegations Minnesota
rnaiority of Democratic members and Indiana has
minority Of Democratic members; and n the election for
II, sent is thrown INTO the iion.c Che vote being taken
b, states the election ~ thc td Dtmocralic FIe.iuen
! j. insured. say this much. Mr President. TINT may
20 use tae language ~ ex seetion when say
tnat the election before a., n s lasting rcsut' dnd u
s pcrs. IL t0 DE mrm1i"Dle perhaps @iteI We may Be
RESPONSIBILITY or NEW-YoRR.
ftle fltIa ,ylfll Nur. pivotal
ScVYork Whose vote is To- mako the President u
! tie United stltt7-has she no opn.on-no opinion TO
declare TO Che Republican of othcr States Who Is DE
man ip a O. -, likr th.I Lct mc as thc que ton as 20
Nr,r-YorE Have che Rpubl.caus Srw-forh mo- opiu-
ION who' iu thr pirr.u,, O.. .' " ~ , J..S 'J
men Republicans can tl u moot cer1i" 20 De t'e,teu
mot certain - De !1"m,' ana peic'"o' "oa'H "i''F
Now Mr. President Tor what s thl' convention htld
Conrrc--0ua Districts inform the Convention who tue
districts are going 10 send TO tLe Nat3nai
puboan party OF tnis sat, have come mere 10 meet
together lhlH H I T nrs ,s.ycr The G,cstin
| what Is the 81 delcgatet Is u man to go 10 "a
me- individunlly prefers and chooses what lac Will do
! No. Mr. President; delegate "a an agent; IL mas
principal behind him-a constituent yana II NE ls iatn
hi bc goes 90 represent that conautu'ucy My honor
| able friend from We u ~ NV, W IA 49,, ~ 49,
and expected 90 near from hl H- "u WIN p' 's'Iit
| innt II DO accepted the commission or convention
,ych had indicated what he WAS 10 DO. DO Womb never
Violate uHt understanding, h"j No. tApi, @uu
SIR PRECEDENT Jet me ,ty frnuhly Tor myself that any
thIs CONVEX ion would declare or who woud prove
recfcaut 70 ia judsmcn,' let aloe IT, ln.,1'.on.,
- us.n We ats here 10 express 10 Republicans On
! 0. RrpnDIlclns ~ NrwYork--!f we are here 20 cx-
mss 10 them our opinion lu ths emergency. and II dole
rtous are to go 10 represent not mon wibut Tie
viii and Judgment oi those hehl'l ih"n WAht - me o.
lectloui WHAT would DO the cowafdice 81 our manuiy
saving what We believed
STRENGTH or GUASr.
N,xt year we VIII need Two things 1 mean when We
come TO have counted the electoral votes we shall need
,o things: nfst decided unm.sakablo result: and.
| .crnnd a man with the country behind nina man iU
whom this whole country mnch confidence tnat
m revolutionary Plot conspiracy VIII uplft its hand
! To- sirkc down ms election; lApphuscI ,.
now Mr. Pres don't, n the name NJ tne history ~ The
,st fifteen year, OF war ard 81 poace looking over uil OF
those tasic event. W,n-lIi',% "ar rue cou'iry Gas
,.r, !. fl-rc-I as every m,ubci %! ihs Convention
! LAY hs uaut on n'ui ana tna"r.-|h j, l,eie
"clicyemrut. upon whose character and strength tho
! ,,o s,fc.y repo-c [}np.tu.c and CRIES o. Grant
and "Iaincl Grtnrrc - sues man VIII fll short In
the duty Unsigned 10 r by h' scat WIN winch n con-
sutuenS haIe non I, n,,t in i,s Snt, r. t,r nr
such mau. u We 90 .io' 'Ap'''' ''' J"'-' anu Wv"
CON- H Pr,-ent how history does repeat itself re-
! mrinbcr. aud YOU rcmembcr, wEeu Abraham Lincoln
| was -rrnomiuatrd lApphuSt'I ana you r'n' "D't
,oy he sounds We hear now. dl seen anu heard
,Inn Newspapcr people took cauyasses oi the people
and found that three i0urhs of them were opposed To
! Imcoln Anybody bat LncUui anything 10 beat
| tmcriu - Conventions were hcld. IN which the galleries
| md outsiders WIN tIat uodesty aud That courtesy
| ny. oh.rryCd sucn occasions lllu2hter ana
L..e.I undertook To impress ana miseau Conventions
,,h lie idea that puzzle judgment was against ADra
| nam Lincoln. The people knew beteF. Every body
! ",'"rs bettcr than anybody. You may nave in
| coDuty aud Republican county, an aOle corps ol
,raincd officials NOu may nave men Wth tielr salaries
I'm tnclr p1c kcts, camied IN particular political uis
,ct ana making their headquarters IN the saddle car
ry,n On an active campaign on the high roads aud by
,aIs for mOnth. particularly II the roads are bad or
No -nov ia deep, and may produce rom That dis
tct nm anti Grant or an anti Lincoln delegation. You
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| -. Inc uursiou fairly stated and an overwhelming
ana unmistnkahlc verdict Tor Ulysses :. Grant lap
ni,.ei and h,n yol may hnd from tnat very district
J"i,5,tlou SO slaluy brought 10 pass that JOny
,r. ,,r,tust him. and %