Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-04
NEW YORK NONSENSE.
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL PARA'
GRAPHS.
President Arthurs Movements Attending
to His Private Business Ex-senator
Piatts Precautions-"lest II
Night Be Supposed
Other Items.
NY. REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

New YoRk, October 3.-The President
was so absorbed to-day in finishing his
private business that he did not drive
out as he had intended, but confined
himself to his study in order that all
preparations for bis departure might DO
complete by to night. Tomorrow alter
noon he goes to Washington. 80 al spec
ulations as to his connection with the
State Convention will be settled.
Ex-senator Platt, chairman ei
the State cemmitts, who In
staying at the Gilsey House, keeps sioot
from the Presidents residence lost it
might be supposed that q conference on
politics was in progress. 1t YVES for this
resson also that Plstt selected the Gilsey
house instead OF the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, where be learned the President
had engaged suit of rooms. The Pres.
ident tomorrow will proceed directly
from his residence TO the Desbrosses
street ferry, and will bake the Pennsyl'
vania railroad at Jersey City. He will
be escorted to the depot by Police Conn
missioner French only, as he is desirous
to leave the city as quietly as possible.
1t is not likely that he will return to
this city after the extra session OF the
Senate, but will remain at the White
House.
Attorney General MacVeash, 1t was
stated, would leave for Washington
within day or two, as Secretary Kirk
wood Is the
Only Member Of the Cabinet New m
Washington.
Relative TO the rumor of the under
standing between the President and
ex-senator Conkling with regard to the
State Convention, by which the
latter should arrive In this dtS
after the departure Of tRe Pres
ident was stated in 'NR 9p%
qram IN the most positive esfns
this afternoon by one of the Presidents
advisers tfiat Gonkling will not come to
the city during the convention, but has
postponed his visit till next week, when
he will have some professional matters
to attend to. This announcement was
conveyed in letter that reached this
city this morning. About forty dele
gates TO the convention from remote
section arrived to-day. They announced
that about one hundred more Will reach
here TO- morrow morning. All delegaes,
whether Stalwart or half breeds sooated
the idea of bolt from the convention
in any svent. They
Anticipated Harmonious Gathering
Collector Robertson stated to repor-
ter that he was not at all uneasy about
the result OF the convention. "Our peo.
pie have elected clear majority al del
epates and cannot for moment share
in the apprehension that there will be q
resort to any sharp practice that would
defeat the will Of the people so clearly
expressed, much less to oust such a
number as would place the control OF
the convention in the hands OF
the men whom the people have
declared they are unwilling, TO
trust Such result would be down
right fraud, and would be promptly met
by the righteous Indignation OF the r.
publican party throughout the State.
All talk about the commission being
ruled by cabal in this city | pay no
heed 10. We have no cabals, in the
offensive sense, in the Republican party.
The commission may prove to be what
you would term spirited one, but will
be a fair one"
In answer to another question, the
Collector said: "We are not fighting
the machine in this State"
Ex-senator Conkling telegrsphed
again to his friends last night that he
would not attend the State Convention
tomorrow, and would not be In the
city. Stalwarts and half breeds talked
Of peace and harmony, and all political
prophets about Fifth Avenue Hotel in
the evening predicted sharp and quiet
convention. ltwas conceded even by
the stslwarts that the half breeds
would have majority In the convention
ranging anywhere from forty to eighty.
The latter figure being the halt breed
claim. An impression prevailed last
evening that the movement for peace
and harmony in the party was largely
the work of President Arthur knd Gov.
CornelPs influence was thrown on the
same side.