New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-11
NETWORK REPUBLICANS.
PLANS FOR TIE NATIONAL CONVENTION
HOW TIE DELEGATES WILL ~ ELECTED FROM THE


A1nANY. Feb. 1O-James d. Warren, chairman of
the Republican State Committee, has announced
that it, will soon meet 70 select day for holding
the Republican State Convention, at which dele
gates will be chosen for the Republican National
Convention. II is stated on trustworthy authority
here that since making this announcement Mr.
Warren has decided to have the committee meet
some day In the first week in March. HE
official call for the meeting will he Issued,
in all probability. during the present
week. The committee, it is already APP
parent, will call the State Convention at such
a time in advance of the holding Of the Ma
tional Convention as viii permit Of the cleo
ton of Congressional district delegates 20 that
convention. For a month past Democratic
newspapers and Republican newspapers with Dem
ocratie leanngs have been charging that majority
of the members of the committee We're plotting to
POSTPONE the holding of the state Convention to so
late day that according to rules laid down by the
National Republican Committee Congressional
district conventions could be held. Then the state
Convention which could be more readily manIp-
ulated than the district conventions wOuldeectau
the delegates.
POLICY OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
There has been no ground for this suspicion.
Every member of the State Committee desires
that the delegates TO the Republican National
Convention all be elected in obedience to the
letter and spirit Of the instructions laid dowL by
the National Committee. The State Committee IN
deed has policy. 1t will try to draw M a plan
for the holding Of conventions in the Congressional
districts which viii prevent the sending OF contest
ing delegations to Chicago. II will also put the
date FOR holding the state convention at o suihc-
ieutly late day to secure the attendance at the
Republican primaries of every Republican who
is said was suggested by Senator Warner Miller
who pointed out that if the convention was held
early in the spring many Of the Republican farmers
would be unable to attend the primaries in conse-
quence Of The bad state Of the roads.
ANY plan tLat tie state Committee may suggest
for holding the Republican district conventions
will be advisory and not mandatory. Nj. Martin,
secretary of the National Committee recently sent
to Scion = Smith. Bernard Biglrn, and other mem
Der of the Republican organization III Aew-l ork.
circular letter containing the resolution passed by
the National Committee, giving the Republicans in
each Congressional district the option OF directly
electing their delegates TO the National C0uven-
tion or Of having this work done for them
by their delegates to the state Colvcu-
ton Similar letters have been received
by others. This would seem to indicate thai
the National Committee egarls the Republicans in
Of the authority Of the State Committee Of their
state
ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
In several of the Congressional districts the Re-
publicans are already making arrangements forhod-
Ing district conventions There is not yet COM
mon agreement as TO the proportion Of delegates
each county composing a Congressional district
shall have at the several conventions but
this il an obstacle TO the holding
of the conventions which can be easily overcome
Cougre ssm8n Charles r. skinner, who is chairman
CO the Jefferson County Republican Committee
has already taken steps 70 secure an agreement
with the Republicans Of 81. Lawrence County st.
Lawrence and Jefferson composing the Congress
iona district for the proportion OF delegates each
hall have at the district convention. The Repub-
Hcsn County Committee Of Auegany County re-
Gently appointed a subcommittee TO make ar
ran gcmcuts with the Republicans Of ChaUtauqua
and Cattaraugus counties for the proportion of
delegates each Of these counties shall have at
their district conventions. The Republicans
Of Westminster County, the county itself compris-
ing Congressional district, have already decided
cx-Speaker Hustled states. to elect district dele
gates. The Republicans of Chenango County will
soon have their county committee meet in order
to institute negotiations for the election of dele
gates To a Congressional district convention.
APPoRuOSsHNT or DELEGATES.
In the new Congressional district composed Of
the counties of Herkimer Otsego and schoharie
there are signs that the several county com
mittees viii soon be summoned together Tor
the purpose OF coming 10 a common agree
ment on their proportion OF delegates 10
their district convention. 1t is not unlikely that
Senator Warner Miller will be one Of the dele
gates to the Chicago Convention from this district,
living a ne does in HcrsImer County, and favOring
as be- has done so ardcatly the district delegates
plan for eecting delegates to a National C0nveu-
tion.
II all the Congressional district IN the State
should elect delegates 20 the National Convention
sizty-ei-ht Of ew-iorAs seventT-two delegates
would be elected ia JAis manner, leaving for the
S;..e Convention ONLY the light task Of elect
ing four Gelecatc,-at-.1rge. Politicians think
that the district elections will split
I'D the New-York delega ion as a whole into FIVE or
SIX divisions. They doubt whetherany one Of these
divisions VIII be as large as that which supported
Grant at Chicago in ISL. The ex-Presdent there
had the votes Of 81 of the New-York delegates the
9 remaining delegates dividing their votes among
other candidates
FRIENDS OF TIE ADMINISTRATIONS.
President Arthurs friends seek to get him the
support of a majority of the New-York delegation
and if possible the unanimous support of the dele
CATION for al least the first ballot. They frankly
acknowledge that there many Republicans in
New-York who are not in favor of the nomination
of General Arthur for President, but they say that
these men ought 70 consider his strong claims for
their support for at least n brief time in the
ventiOn til il is evident that he cannot be nOmi-
mated. In their opinion his Administration has
been so able as 10 entitle him 70 the nomination.
Moreover, as a Now-York man, and probably the
sole New-York candidate they argue that he ought
to receive the unanimous support Of the delegation
Still they viii not attempt to get him unanimous
delegation by the old-fashio1ed methods The