New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-15
KEYSTONE REPUBLICANS.
THE OUTLOOK AT HARRISBURG.

FIFTY-ONE OF THE DELEGATES TO CHICAGO TO BB
FOR BLAINE-QUEsTIoNs TO CONE BEFORE THE
STATE CONVENTION.
lFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBusE.l
HARRIsBURG, Penn, April IA considerable
number of delegates to the Republican State Con-
vention, which meets here on Wednesday, are
already on the ground The convention will elect
SIX delegates-at-aTge from this state 10 tho
National Convention, nominate Presidential elec.
tors and a candidate for Coneressman-at-large, and
select new state Committee As 1t will be the
first regular Republican State Convention held In
this State for many years free from the control of
the Camerons its proceedings will attract unusual
attention. The indications that the attendance
will be large.
The delegates from the sixty-seven counties in
tho State to the convention here have all been
chosen. Fifty-nine counties have instructed their
delegates for Blaine. In addition twenty-six OF tho
Philadelphia delegates are counted for Blaine, and
few from other counties, making total OF 22l
delegates for Blaine in a convention Of 25l Efforts
have been made by sharp practice on the part OF
Messrs. Quay, Magee, and other Cameron supporters
to enough delegates to control the organiza-
tiOn of the convention cOncedng the deiegates-st-
large to Blaine. But the majority against them is
so great that it Is believed that the scheme has
been abandoned. Ex-Speaker Galusha A. Grow
dent of the convention. As he desires to be
chosen delegate-at-large to Chicago, he will
probably be selected. It IS conceded that the
Philadelphia delegation shall name two of the dele
gates-at-large, and ii has agreed upon James
McManes and Hamilton Disston. Mr.. McManes
led the movement in the Pennsylvania delegation
In 1880 for Blaine refusing with several Others to
obey the instructions Of Camerons convention.
Mr.. DsstOn is large manufacturer but is not pro-
nounced for any candidate. One delegate-at-large
Is concededto Allegheny County. The Citizens
Committee which carried the primaries there
against Mr.. Cameron's lieutenant Chris" Msgee.
has agreed upon b. F. Jones as its candidate for
deegate-at-large. He is large manufacturer and
q Blaine man. Among the other names mentioned
for deegates-at-large are those of Senator Lewis
Emery jr. of Bradford, Senator John w. Lee, OF
Venango, General w. H. Koontz, of Somerset, and
Congressman George V. Lawrence, of Washington.
Senator Mitchell is not a candidate The dele
gates-at-large will probably be instructed for
BlaiDe
As there is no Slate" number of candidates
are on the ground waiting for the nomination for
Congressman Large, among them General f. ).
Osborne, of Luzerne; General William Lilly, OK
Carbon; ex-Congressman Watson, of Warren ; and
DR.. c. II. Bresser, Of York
Among the questions to come before the conven-
on the same day throughout the State for the eec-
ton of delegates future conventions and for the
abolition of the Senatorial delegate, and for baslng
representation in the convention according
sSmg sS the as EsP%OpaS nG% provas Is'' In % a
At present the PSI delegates, TO the state
Convention are elected by Senatorial
Republican vote This has made it easier for the
machine to keep control by manipulating the heavy
Democratic districts will the aid of the Federal
An affnr will ha MAJ la IN n
change, and Republicans living in the minority dis
tricts object to being deprived of their present
Of the sixty delegates from this State to Chicago
the Blaine men claim ifty-one, leaving nine doubt
full. Forty have been instructed for him. and there
are seven for hlm who are uninstrncted. Excluding
McManes and Disston from Philadelphia he will
have the other four delegates-at- large, making
6fty-One in all, with probability of getting some
General W. II. Koontz, of Bedford, who is now
here speaking of Blaine, said Il believe that
and work for Blaine than for any other man. The
caumnles against Garfield did not hurt him;
neither viii such talk hurt Blaine. As " the talk
about our foreign policy a little more ylgor IN IL
would dr. We out sectional strife and increase our
foreign trade. 1t is time to cease mousing around
for a candidate without a record. As 10 the reye-
nue. reiOrmers they did not hurt Garfield aud they
cannot hurt Blame"
Colonel Taggart of Northumberland County, who
was chairman of the convention that nominated
Beaver IN 1852, referring to the Blaine movement
said 81 have been close observer of political
events for fOrty-eght years and in all that time |
have never seen such spontaneous outburst of
enthusiasm there is IN Pennsylvania for Blaine.
There is no machinery heavy enough to keep 1t
down There are no names that stir the blood of
Republicans like those of Blaine and Lincoln, and
if they are nominated as believe they will be,
more hard work will be done for them than has
been done since 1864"
United States Marshal Rutan, of Pittsburg, a
strong Cameron man, says: Blame Will go lnfo
the National Convention stronger than ever before,
and with almost a certainty OF leading on first bal
lot, and may be the nominee
Among tho Blaine men here is Senator i. V.
Cooper chairman of the state Committee. lie says
that the majority for Blaine and he believes the
majority sh0uld rule. Mr.. Cooper has been an ex-
treIne Cameron man. But he is seeking reelection
to the State Senate in strong Blaine district.