New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-07
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES.

The Presidential preference of some of these
delegates is known.
II am for Mr. Blaine first and Depew second"
said Mr. Robertson few days ago.
Il am for Chauncey NJ. Depew," said General
Mr.. West and Mr.. Wells have not yet disclosed
Mr.. Thompson" said Assembyman Hadley, of
Franklin County, recently, is a redhot Blaine
man His first and his last choice is Blaine. .
Mr. Emerson favors the nomination OF Mr..
Senator Fassett said the present week: have
nc candidate for President yet. | shall go 10
take that eminent Republican who is consid
cred the best candidate for the party III II
Mr.. Blaine will not take the nomlnatlOh thlhk
we shall 90 for Mr. Depew.n
The attitude of Messrs Warner and Hamilton
Senator John Laughlin said recently to THE
tion of Mr.. Depew and shall vote for him on the
first ballot All pur.,o ,s tor NJ,
The first choice Of Mr.. Payn is James G.
Blaine; that Of Obed Wheeler is Ohauhcey M
Depew
OTHER PROBABLE DELEGATES
The present week forty-two delegates in addi-
tion to those named will be elected in the Con-
rressjonal Districts In 1884 George William
Curtis was one of the delegates from the lst Dis
trict. 1t does not look as if he would be elected
this year Queens County has united upon Colonel
William F. Coggswell The Republicans OF SUI
folk arc hesitating between Senator Hawkins en-
Assemblyman f. A. Carpenter and Judge loungs
The Brooklyn members of the Legislature say that
the following men will probably be the delegates
from the Congressional Districts Of that city iId
Granville Gran W. Harmon, Timothy L. woodruff; lid,
William A. Taylor, Jesse Johnson; lVth, otephen
Y. White, Michael ]. Dady; Vth, Daniel W: Moore.
Iacob Worth This will be one Of the strongest
Raine delegations in the State. David A. Bald
vim chairman of the Republican General Com
mittee of Brooklyn, aspires to DC one OF 'he uei-
eg1IieS-aih In the Xvth Dstrict-orange and Sullivan
Counties the probable delegates are Charles p
St John and H. R. Sarles. In the Avlth the aeie.
t sheeS eSSapddates named are George H. Sharpe, who
favors the nomination Of Sheridan
S. T. Hopkins and G. d. Wheeler: In tne 1os AuinS.
Smart and John A. QuacSenbush In the AIAtn
District-Albany County-only one OF the delegates
has vet been slated namely ex-senator waters
sell If he desired it, could be the other delegate,
bnt IL is said he declines the honor. Inc men
named for the vacancy are Hamilton Harris. An an
drew s Draper u JNRn Railev H 'iei0'''i' -e'
s"1,' In tbe XXtb and XXIst Districts the delegates
have been elected In the XXIId, one of the dele
gates Joseph Mullen has Sesn IN
eSO S. OAttorney.Cfeneral tic Russell General Ed
win A. Merritt and ex-senator oOdiastns Gifas4n:
The r XxXlIa Rdba,,s seDator Dstri'i IL j. Ccgsesha %
( Ezll III.
h. I PhiIlins and ex- -Senat or Knapp. The AAlVih
District Convention will be held on friday so
that politicians will son learn II warner Nliler
has chosen to 20 as district delegate or mas takeh
| the risk of being elected q delegate. .at-large ,
In the XXVth District the candidates are oeha-
tor Francis Hendricks and Howard u. Whlte.
| The convention in the XVIII District Will not
| he held until after the State Convention Whe1, II
ex-senator Thomas c. Patt is not elected a deie-
gateatarge, he will be elected aiserct an n tie
gate: There is triangular contest ahead ~ tne
AXVIIth District Cayuga County fav3rs ex,
Congressman Serene f. Payne rs delegate wayne
County wants ex-Congressmann e. John H. camp
and Oswego Senator George b. Sloan
In the XXYLIlth District the convention mas
been held. In the XXIXih the election OF Sena.
tor John Raines, who favors the nomination oi
Mr.. Depew, seems assured. Yates County VIII
have no candidate, and Sieubc: county Is n;Vlued
between Stephen 7. Hay aud D. r. farKnurst' n nain
Steuben County may compromise upon ira Daven ven
been been elected: The xxxist District has three
candidates, Edmund L. Pitts. IL Tarbox and
L. ii. Humphrey. In the XXAIId the delegates
have been selected. In the XXXIlld 1t looks as
IL Congressman Weber would be one OF the dele
gates The XXXIVth District has Jerome FISHER
and Frank Higgins.
There has not yet been much canvassing re-,
specting delegates-at-large. II may be stated
that among the men named Senators Evars
Cornell, eA-Senators Warner Miller and Thomas
c. Platt, and Levi p. Morton.
GEORGE RAINEs WILL NOMINATE CLEVELAND
The Democrats have thus far selected only one
Of their four delcgates-at-large. This is George
Raines, of Rochester who being man OF fine
presence and with powerful voice. Is to be sent