New-York tribune., 1884-02-21
TIE REPUBLI,1N CONFERENCE.
INVITATIONS STINT TO $50 PROMINENT MN IL "
RIOCS STATES.

INVITATIONS STINT 10 $50 PROMINENT MN IL W.
RIOUs STATES.
The following invitation was mailed on Tues
day 10 about $50 Republicans in Newiork, Massacill-
sets, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Missouri and other
States. who VIII take part in tue dinner given oy
NEW -YoEN. Fc3. L. ls5t
DEAR Srr: Taking advauiare Of tie presence o. many
prominent Republicans ir0in Oihef Slats al lhc ooe1ia
tion III Brooklyn on the evening oI NaeHut''A 'i ,H
day. Ia. Uudcs gucd CnluIiit,at az lir ItQi'l o H'Hy
Reunicans, and acting upon me sUag HOn tIlt mD,o
consultation may be elI1be w !n can 'e "!u q, pu
lie dinner invite you % meet Win others FOR such con-
oulta9u al 40 Gl MadsOraFc., n thus city, ~ hall
past 10 o'clock Of the toio"u- n"ilhAs, sAlu@y 10
ruaIy %. Ii is no, proposed To- o"iile movement m
behalf any candidate Jut % is hoped th&t a. resut
OF compS 500 OF Hlc"s, some ''p7 my nay oo OlA @ ~ ~
gave preston 10 Oh" sentiments oi large H"nnsf 90
the coming Presidential contest can be assured only by
the nomination Ot uon WAO arc 10 hohJ accord VIA
will command theunros"ryed approx Al aDd ~ por OF the
Independent and thought NJ yoor o. me United staied
George G.. Crocker, Boston, james u. Bu2bee Boston,
Richard H. Dana" bo1t EsIg d!g t5 sen bdv Bro"Evn
Edward Packard Brooklyn William Sanger. Brooklyn,
Fred Fred. v. Hollis Ncw-YoTk Fred.A Potts NewYork,
Geo. H. Putnam, New-Iork, II. l. Sprasue, NeW-11 DIX
F. b. Reeves, Philadelphia l. u. Mckee, Philadelphia,
Henry C. Lea Philadcphia, Il. lockwood Philadelphia.
F. C. Garrett, Philadelphia II. i Carson Pnla4clphi,
mos Leaning Pnilade pma, John 7. Bay, Philadelphia.
Frederick w. Hollis one Of tle the invitation,
and the Republican candidate for Senator in the West
chester District last fall found in h law o!ce, No.
100 Broadway, yesterday and IN reply tOa TRIBUNE re-
porter spoke Of the confero aud its objects thus:
"Tbe cal. really explains ITSELF aud little be said in
elucidaton As you VIII see on the most cursory exam
ipatio the names OF the sgners and those of more or
less representatiye Republicans in their respective Ocal
ties men who sincerely Republican this
fall and who wish 10 do everything In their
power TO make that success possible They
recognize the gravity Of the political
situation as far party is concerned. There
widely prevalent feeling of Indifference as to the result OF
be Presidential election, and this feeling is undeniaby
stropre. in the ranks of the Independent Republicans
Unless It can be overcome defeat is certain for the Re
pubean party cannot spare single vote IN this contest
The proposed conference in so far as may refer TO the
ndspen1ent sentiment, will probably indicate to the
ory tbe proper only method by which success
be attained the circumstancos-that is the nom
ma ion OF who will receive the hearty and
MeIe negative merit is not enough, To win
this time need all the strength Wnion clean record
reform and general Availability can gVe Inc lnachne
especially In tis pivotal stAte OF Nc orr hsd better
ence Will fulfilled good purpose II II serves merely
to euphssze the great truth mat ma maehne % homihaton
movement In the interest of any particular can
Most certshly not. Amy attempt to convert 1t into
boom would be dismal failure
"Will the conference he public I"
"Ihat cannot tell. H. Will not be secret, but sdnis
sion will be by ticket, and the number OF tckes Is
strictly limited. don't know whether reporters VIII DO
admitted or not" ~
els this movement hostile to the nomination OF Pres-
dent Arthur"
TO the movement, must decline to define its OBJ
jects all than has been done In the official call
IL did not originate IN feeling OF personal hostility TO
any one III you my individual opinion about the
nomination Of Mr. Arthur have hesitation In saying
that should consider II equivalent 10 party disaster 30
far from overcoming the feeling OF Indifference OF which
have spoken, Mr. Arthurs nomination would only In
crease It, and the result would be defeat only less over
wheing In Newly than tnat Of FOgor In 1882. This
Is year for eIpcriments we must put our boet
men forward really etResmanlko pAtiorm, ana "
we do 50 shall win"