New-York tribune., 1881-10-04

Staiwart but will e Tote for Half-Breed without
the least hesitation if his claims are just so 'nS iS
the stslwarts w Will act h,ro,S as OIoyb believes
did not have its origin among the
Stawarts There certain men who think 3 IL MISE
| to hate COnklng and to antagonize him; pqt "hen
an election arises they want his support; his mo
tives will doubtless he impugned II he does no' a'
'Wili means be used to contest anti-ConkGng
| delegates ~
"An attempt may be made on general principles
! to bring some of them over to the StalWart ranhs;
| but no extraordinary means will be us, I?m I arc
on one side, say, and am OH another iou VIII eI
deavOr to get me over on your side lhat IL ali. II
reports are true the ant1-Conkng men Will have
majority of the delegates and the feeling among he
Stawarts far as | know is that no captious oppo-
! sitiOn should be made The new State C0mmilii!tee
/ Will probably have majority or ahurSohhhuB
| memb rs" .,.
Alderman John McClave who was present at this
conversation said that he concurred III the oi
! Mr. Mason and he thought that the partisan line be-
! tween those who called themselves ADMINISTRATOR
! Republicans and the Conkling Republicans was less
! marked than formerly. There was really now noun
Excise Commissioner Morris Friedsam, delegate
from the lid District, was of the pinlon that per-
feet harmony wOu d mark the proceedngS. IL elci99
was division he thought the antl-Slaiwarts woulu
William If. Ijeamy, n stalwart delegate from the
! XIXth Assembly District SAID: n should oe
surprised if there were any trouble, for don't see
what the other side has to gain by IT. Ihey nave
! the Governor OF the Sta and the Presdeht Oh tno
J
| foolish TO begin a quarrel Everything VIII 60 on
pcaccaLy. The local sentiment VIII not DC Oh SUI
icent effect to change the opinions II the deiegates
! think that the next State Comimttee' Ike the
present one, will he Stalwart." II,
Major Bullard a Stalwart of this city, said
"From what can learn am ljicunea 70 nIoG peneSGG
, that what many are p.eased to tH nall-Dreeus
have a majority of the delegates 10 the CohVentloI
That being the case OF course u maJoIl!y WI. !.
/ rule Concerning harmony III the Convention IL
- INV belief that when the delegates leave the
| Academy there will be no Hal ID eedS aud no
Stalwarts but all will be Republicans
Ex-Congrcssman John ID. Lawson SAID: - 40 hot
know awning certain about the Convention, Out
INV IMPRESSION is that we will have very harno-
niOus meeting-a regular love teast., ..,. .,
"Do YOU think that there Will be any at'empU W
! pack the Convention =, nj,
Why should there bel We are all of us Repub-
hcans Mr.. Conkling does not ask Tor ANYTHING & AS
| for myself am for the Republican party ana Ueh-
"Wbo do YOU think will be the President OF the
| Conventi0n.P .y
| A well-Rnown auti-Stalwart said last eYenlng:
al do not Anticipate much dlscorI IN Pnnh
lcans are willing to allow the nkhng men q ialr
voice in the selection of names But there rs a ae-
termination To have reor5anl. 1tipn Oh lle paaty
i'm this city, and any movement against the pt.ocit
machine organizations will, OF course, be bitterly
opposed By Cohkliug's followers. 1t Will uhqueS-
tiouably STIR up some strife
harmony IN the Convention: the mmiSsi3ner Oh
Emigration. hr. U,rch, SAID; MINK tha' ina G tng
nuet manner uplcss strife sstlrred up Dy te HAN
breeds The Stawarts hly. no measure 10 brlng
forth which be hkrly 90 etea,F amE
ance They &C disposed 10 submit 10 any ihIh9 tiaC
viii lead t0 harmony. But If the haf-Dreeds at
teInpt to crush them too much, suppose they VIII
resent H. | say this because have been tOld tnaI
a nromInent antl-C onklng delegate proposes to ~
troduce esohltlOu ycr.' uncompllnehtaIS W III.
Conliling. II he sdOuld 10 so doIt peneVe tnal
Mr. COnki - friends VIII listen 10 Inc
discussion ysy quietly. There Ia 10 need OF sllch
Tcsolution. am Idou't knoS positively that any
sncl, movement ~ ON foo; bnt II certainly WoHla
, be m uiwise a,tIOn. Mr. Conkllng Is noJ seeker
! afrrr any otfic. and don believe that ne VIII De
present at the Convention; therefore THINK he
/ oupnt to be allowed to rest. FROM WnaI near
I there ia disposition among some OF the
Uali-brced delegates To attempt 10 crush Sir. Conh
| hug ana lessen hg, political power Iney VIII
| 49, 70 "o il through 1.-The medium of a shroud.
tEuk that il - unfair rs well rs unwlSe TO drag the
/ and President 's name lrtO the canvass by soule
| nrnnis NJ 'Onklmgs name Is beng associated win
""J1t % be opped before the Convention assem-
b;rs for there nothing 10 be gained Oy OrlnBlng
rm,c the Conven'On and depart quletiy. l
! have heard 40 candidates mentioned d1lt Know
| who viii be temporary chairman, ana nave no
,do as to what tue complexion of the next State
Won think that the ticket will be electedf"
heIrye that 1t can be # the ilaif-DreedS con-
J,ct thrtnsrlyes properly. Jhe StalwartS VIII work
for any tckct that Is nominated Oy INC 0oh'en-
ton" 49,. ...;I .to4 La tbor,h+ tba
, ! 80. nrore,dInCs would be nducted haTmOnlously
: aud uuetly. lie did not know OF amy issue 10 DC
bronant u1 that would create any opposition. lie
I 5oaari mo names mentioned Tor temporary chair
nan ar candidates, and thought that the positions
would be ned very readily.
} DEFEAIED sTALwART's VIEWS.
Sto+e Senator Halbert of Binghamton, arrived at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel late last night MIR. Hal
bert adhered so tenaclously to the fortunes
of Roscoe Conkling in the contest in the Legis-
Iature last spring that he lost the laVol
LII la ala tod n de
,,t, to the Convention. lie comes to the Conyen'
t,o nov os defeated Stalwart who sues for peace
81 see nothing in view that will disturb the peace
of the Convention" he said last night " In
= ,oct feel certain that everything Will
noss off hormonously. l hear of no strife for nom
nations and think that the present state oihcer'
vii Inc renonnatcd 50 far as they desire renohiia
tIon As to carrying the State we Will nave u "oih
loT n Witt C. Wheeler in reply to question as tC
, whether there was likely to bo a hght OF ooiI'
''"y yybv should there be The Half;breeds
soo, 70 have decided majority, and we desire the
success OF the party as mucn as ,eg I thcrS
ma he a disturbance. But as l SAID, II Is my
: opinion that everything VIII pass lS,o ~ w
I orirtIv As far as the StalwartS are cohcerheu
Ery Viii certainly go into the Convention with the
D desire for harmony ~, c,-,;. ill oo,,c
uc" No do not; because think that he will decide
tnat il is best for him to remain away: o,,o,
lis it likely that there will be much contest ovel
r the norlnatonsP ~ .. c,,uol A,
!, | Cor the Treasurer have not heard OF name.
a Police Justice Solon B. Smith who distribute;
tbc tickets for the Convention was the most souSh
Fter of ony of the leaders yesterday. He fount
time 70 say to n TRIBUNE reporter: ~,
81 believe everything will pass Oft smoothly Iher
10 no reason ior a contest. The Half-breeds nave
tbe Convention and we won't dispute their right t.
= control"
= SCENES IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM.
MANY sTALwARTs IN ArrENDANCE-"hAi iiE'
l '--, , >,,,, srp,ur To-TALK ABOUT THE PREsID
t ING OFFICER OF THE CONVENTIONS.
: The room occupied by the State Committee a