The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-08-18
MARSHALIAG THE FORCESi
LEADING REPUBLICANS Ill CON-
FERENCE.
a DISTINGUISHED GATHERING
N TIE FIFTH AVE
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DISCUSSING THE METHODS OF
THE CAMPAIGN-A VIC
CROUS FIGHT IN THE
NORTHERN STATES
ADVOCATED
Prom The NV Ylrk T1a.-, Angus. ..

Prom the N,v York Tfas-, Angus. q.
Never before In the Listorr of the
Republican party. save ata National
Convention. have SO many leading
men In the party been collected to-
rc.her out of Congress as were seen
Yesterday in the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Most of them were drawn TO this
civ by the notice that conference
OH political matters would be held,
and others came 20 pay their respects
to General James \. Garfield and
General Chester 4. Arthur, the can
dilatcs OF the party. The halls Of
the hotel were crowded with men
who were interested in the business
meeting and des;rous of seeing Gen.
Garfield. and nothing but the pres
cncc OF guard at the foot of the
stairway leading TO the first floor,
and to the rooms In which the dis
tiuguiShod visitor and the conference
were lodged prevented constant con-
fusion and annoyance. The confer
eDce was called TO be held at L
o'clock. Before that hour the small
diuina-room facing0n Twenty-fourth
street was crowded with prominent
men. Among them were John Sher-
man. Secretary of The Treasury;
United State, Senator'S Logan, OF.
Illinois Allison, Of Iowa; Plumb.
of Kansas: Blaine, Of Maine; Dawes,
of Massachusetts, Bruce, OF Missis-
siupi: Rollins and Blair, Of New
Hampshire, and Cameron, OF Penn
-vlvania. Representatives Page, Of
California Miles, of Connecticut !:
Godlova :. Orth and W II Calkins,
OF Indiana: George Is. Loring, of
Massachusetts, George L. Davis, OF
Illinois: Omar D. Coneer and Jay
4. Hubacli. of Michigan: James T.
Briggs. of New Hampshire; George
VI. Roheson. Of New Jersey :. B.
Chittcnden. Arson G. McCook. Levi
p. Morton. John ". Ferdon, John
IT, Bailey. John II. Sydrin, Frank
Hiscock. John Van Noorhis, and
Richard Crowley. of New York /:
Benjamin BG.tcrworth, William Nc
Kinlcv. and Amos Townsend, Of
Ohio: Joseph JorIcnscn. of Virginia;
Charles G.. Williams. Of Wisconsin !;
MessrS. John c. New, Gen Ben Har-
rison. Gen. A. d. Streight, and Nor
rison Harris. of Indiana cx-Gov.
Waruoth, p. B. :. PiuchbacS. Gen.
John II. Svpher, Of Louisiana: cX-
senator Conover and V. Y. Hicks.
of Florida: ex-Govcrnor Richard c.
Mccormick. of Arizona: J. !. Youngs,
Thomas B. Keogh. North Carolina
General y. 2. Banks. cX-Sccrctary
George :. Boutwell,. of Massachu-
se.ts: VIM. +. Chandler, of New
Hampshire: the Hon Gaiusha 4.
Grow. the Hon. John Cessna, Clay
ton McMichael, Charles +. Smith,
Edward Mcpherson, Gov. Henry VI.
Hovt. of Pennsylvania Assistant
Poslmaster-Geueral Tyner, Washing
ton : Col. Long" Jones, Emery \.
Storrs. Illinois: William W. Phelps,
Joseph Colt. ". 4. Stiles. George \.
Haisev. Frederick 4. Potts, John 7.
Jackson. State Treasurer George v.
Wright. Garret 4. Hobart, New Jer-
sev: Chauncey l. Filley, Missouri: :
William r. Moore. Tennessee: Col
g. II. Moulton, Ohio; ex-senator
Dorsey. Arkansas the Hon. i. W
Stouchton. Thurlow Weed. Thomas
(. Platt. John NJ. Francis. George
Dawson. John VI. Stivers. General
George II. sharpe. James J. Belden.
Gen. Horace Porter, ex-Goy. Edwin
D. Morgan. John JAY, Hamilton
Fish. j.. Gen. John c. Robinson, ex-
Iieut-Gov. Thomas q. Alyord, Gen.
John \. Knapp, William J. Youngs.
Carroll q. Smith. Gen. Charles K
Graham. George VI. Van Mort State
Senators Robertson. Birdsal, Nc
Carthy. Rockwell, Davenport, and
ex-senator Hamilton Harris, of New
York.
SHALL THERE nE a SOUTHERN CAM
PMGN2
The room was too small 10 hold
all these men, and many Others not
so well known, and many Of those