The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-03
NEW YORK roLITICs.
A Decided Victory Claimed for the Anti.
StaIWart Republicans.

New YoRK, October 1.-The prospects Of
harmony in the Republican State Conyen-
ton, which meets in this city this week,
was topic of great interest among the
local politicians to-day, There were two
views expressed by those who said they
knew what would be done, Late last night
| 1t wasreported that Mr., Conkling had aban-
loned the intention Of being u delegate,
and the friends OF President Arthur would
counsel peace and harmony, On tho
other hand, ex-senator Plat, who was alb
sent in Oswego endeavoring to be elected
delegate to the Convention, was reported
to have said before his departure that the
Stalwarts would control the Convention
and the nominations. A well known
police official said that the friends OF Mr.,
Conkling had control OF the hall, and
would likewise control who went into it,
An anti.Conkling member Of the State
Committee said there was no doubt that
the opponents Of the machine would be in
a majority, and that they would assert their
rights The time had gone by when the
minority would be allowed to rule by
fraud.
This was the tenor OF the talk, which in.
dicaled u very unsettled feeling ny to what
would be done in the Convention. Since
It has become daily more apparent that the
Garfield Republicans would be in u major.
ity in the Convention, there has been q
visible change IN the talk OF some Of the
leading machine men who are known
to be on familiar terms with the Presi-
dent, These men are now counsel.
ing peace and submission to tho
will OF the majority. There has been
u belief among tho Garfield Republicans
TINT the State Committee, which is con.
trolled by Mr., Conkling, would place on
the rolls OF the Convention enough Stal.
wart contestants from the districts which
have been carried by the anti-machinO
men to give the control Of the Convention
TO his friends, and that Mr., Plat, us Chair.
man pro tenn, OF the State Committee, would
then name the temporary Chairman, and
thus secure an important advantage for his
side. Since II has become manifest that
this can not be easily done, the iear OF
trouble in the Convention has diminished.
Another plan Of getting control has been
to pack the tloorof the Convention so that
when vote was taken on temporary Chair.
man, the non-menbers on the floor could
not he distinguished from those having the
right to vote. 1t would be easy In such u
clSe for Chairman desirous Of carrying n
motion, to declare it carried Irrespective OF
the vote. In the Saratoga Convention In
1870 the hall WIS crowded In this way, 80
that when the delegates were asked
TO stand up there were four times
US many persons OH their feet us delegates
to the Convention. The committed in
charge OF the Academy Of Music states that
the arrangements this yeur will prevent
such confusion. The members OF the press
will be accommodated on the stage, the
delegates and uternntes on the floor OF the
building, and the general public in the
balcony and galleries. An effort will be
mNde to have the alternates separated from
the delegates to render the voting custer,
The 1ribmes estimate shows that the
convention will stand 2S2 anti.Conkling,
GGConkling, 24contestel and % unknown,
A great victory for anti-Conkllng.