New-York tribune., 1884-02-18
DISTRICT REPRESENTATION.

A rrrII>G IN WASHINGTON THAT THE STATE COM
MITIEK WILL ACT IL GOOD FAITH.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE question of eiecting
delegates to the Republican National Convention
according TO Congressional istric.s does not, i'll
the opinion of Congressman Hiscock, present as
many difficulties as the current discussion in news
papcrs would seem TO imply. This view, il may be
said is shared by large majority of the New-fork
DELEGATION. They are almost unanimous In ex-
pressing the opinion that the state Com
mittee will not make an attempt 10
exert its influence in an lllegltlmate
way. or attempt to act contrary TO the expressed
wish of the people. Indeed, how could H. they ASK
even if it were disposed to do sol There is aoso-
lutely nothing to show that the committee is not
perfectly willing to do its work carrying out the
directions of the Chicago Convention.
Why, they say, should the voters i'll the different
Congressional districts have 10 await action on the
part OF the state Committee in order to hold their
conventionsi Are they not perfectly independent
OF The state COMMITTEE: Can they not act without
being called upon to do so by the cOmmltteei !
Wouldn't they have to hold these Conventions next
fall TO nominate congressman and if then, with
out any initiative the part of the state Commit
tee. why not nOwi The proceeding would be the
same. The same methods would have to be EN-
ployed then which would serve now in setting the
machinery in motion.
The question of the representation in
the District Conventions is one
for The counties settle. The State Committee has
nothing whatever to do with that. 1t Is a matter
70 he settled by the County Committees, and as
one member of the New-Y0rk delegation expressed
himself to-day there need be no fear THAI they VIII
fail 10 agree among themselves upon this question.
lie had not heard Of one instance III which trouble
case. lie thought, would it be necessary
70 call upon the State Committee to
decide disputes arising on questions
OF representation The action of Chairman warren
in announcing that the State Committee would meet
on March / has OF the whole produced a Eood IN
preston here and is regarded as ths sut6st H9n
that the committee mcauS TO act IN GOOD falth
III is not to be denied however, that the lact thal
TIE "old machue" element only was represented al
the Glsey House meeting last night was lh some
quarters regarded not only as strange 1 oh1
also rs being in questionable taste at the
present me and not calculated to ailay The sasplc-
ions ON the part of those who still persist IL Ques
rioning the GOOD faith of the COMMITTEE.
Intimate friends OF Senator Warner Miller thin
II ridiculous 10 suppose for one moment tDdl ne
would lend himself to such bargaining as was NIL
mated in Buffalo dispatches the otner dal' No
body that knows him." said one of them tonight ;
would think him capable OF dong IT. nor would
be consent 10 meet Mr.. warren OF ayOou} GiSI loI
the purpose indicated in these dispatchcs He HIM
self as might have been expected, denies the truth
of these stories. His indifference TO the absurd
charges IS best calculated perhaps, 10 SHOW nov
false they are.
NFsSRs. WARREN AND WHEELER IL WASHINGTON.
James d. Warren chairman Of the Ncw-Iork
Republican State Commit ee, and Dewitt C.WA r.
or arrived here last night. Air Warren, he has
already stated in NewIOTk, is here solely for pleas
ure and recreation. SO presumably, is Mr..
Wheeler at i. fiyinG trip to get litle rest and
70 go to Richmond where L have never BEEN" MI.
Warren SAID tonight.
seen the PrCsldcntI
"NO Sir
Going to see him"
"DOn't know, SIR
"lleTe on p0itlcsf
"NO, sir
These and like questions Mr.. Warren was engaged
in answering with the utmost good lure many
hundred times in the course Of the day, while he
stood in tie lobby of the Arlington. lie expressed
himself gain and again as IN favor OF Chester 4
Artlur now and all the time ." thought III fact, that
the New-IoTk delegations should be made " solid ~
for him; that such a course was best calculated TO
ald the Republican party in the state and that
moreover the President desired a denomination. Mr.
Warren thought that the pursuit OF pleasure
would require his presence III Washington ten days
or more It is needless to say that neither hls nor
Mr. Wheeler's name appears on the hotel register
fiat being of course, incompatible with visit to
the capital Tor pleasure merely.