New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-12
FROM THE CITY DISTRICTS.
MEN WHO WILL GO FROM HERE TO CHICAGO.
NEARLY ALL THE DELEGATES FAVOR Mr.
BLAINE WITH Mr. pEPEW AS THEIR SECOND

BLAINE WITH Mr. DEPEw AS THEIR SECOND
CHOICE
Conventions held last evening in each Of tho
eight Congressional Districts Of this city, to elect dele
gates and alternatss to the Republican National Con-
! vcntion. The utmost goodfeeing prevailed. Tho
gentlemen mentioned in The TRIBUNE yesterday. wero
chosen. The great majority Of the delegates selected
in favor Of James G. Blaine the candidate for
President Whenever his mentioned It was
greeted with cheers The delegates from most Of tho
Districts uninstructed leaving them free to unite
on whoever may be deemed the most available candi-
dats for President when tho National Convention
meets The second choice Of most OF the delegates Is
Chauncey NJ Dcpew. The delegation from this city
is strong one, and viii compare favorsby with any
that Zen sent from this city to Republican Ma
tional Convention
In the With District, the Convention At No.
Abingdon Square chose the following delegates {,
George B. Deane, ST., and Stephen B. French Alter
nates-william H. Gedney and Frank Carroll. Tho
delegates were instructed to favor the nomination Of
Chauncey NJ. pepew first choice, and James G.
Blaine for second.
The With District Convention met at No. 90
Clinton place, and these delegates and slternatcs
werc chosen unanimously: Delegates, John d. Law
son and Charles N. Tantor; aternatcs, Denis Shea
and william N Doyle Mr.. Lawson, the only
delegate who was present made q short speech, say
Ing that this would be his sixth National Convention
and no should 90 to 1t as he had always gone before,
The concontion for the With District was at No.
242 Grand-st. Tho OF Bernard Rourke as
possible delegate was not even mentioned. John J..
0'Brien elected by acolama tion and then a kind
Of informal ballot was taken between Arthur z
Bateman and John Collins, who received twelve
votes to Bateman's fifteen. Mr.. B0emans election
made unanimous. John Simpson and Theodore
Broadhead, president Of the James q. Blaine Asso-
citation, in the With Assembly District the alter
mates, simpson being the alternate for Bateman
They both in favor of Blaine as first choice and
Depew second. Mr.. O'Brien refuses to say whom
he favors, the convention is q long way OFF,
Police Justice Jacob NJ. Patterson and George Hill
lard selected by reclamation to represent the
IXth Congress District. Tho meeting was held at
No. % Avenue A. 1t had been supposed until the
last moment that Coroner Nugent would be elected
delegate with Justice Patterson but the Coroner hoard
that Mr. Hilllard wanted to 60 to Chicago again and
Mr. Hilliard was accordingly elected The alternates
sructons given the delegates alfernatos
enthusiastic supporters of James G. Blaine.
Third-ave The following were chosen: Delegates,
A. R. whitney and Robert Ray Hamilton. Alternatcs,
viii go TO the Conycntlon without Instructions but
It was stated that Mr. Whitney e for Blaine first and
the nomination of Mr.. Depcw first and Mr.. Blaine
The XIth District Congress Convention was held
at No. 43o Ninth ave; Frederick s. Gibbs and
Sheridan shook werc elected as delesatss. and r. A.
delegates were not instructed Ex-senator Gibbs
favors James g. Blaine and his next choice is Chaun-
ccy NJ. Depew. Mr.. Shook is not In the city, but no
is known to favor Mr.. Blaine. The members of the
convention were enthusiastic for Blaine.
Tho convention IN the XlIth District met at No.
East Fifty-ninth-st. Scion b. Smith and John T.
Plummer were elected delegates John III. Gunner and
Alfred c. Mason, altcrnatcs. The preference Of both
alternates is for Mr.. Blaine, but Mr.. Plummer would
ony that he was for the candidate who could win
Mr.. Smiths views could not be sscerta aimed.
In the XIlth District the convention met at No.
$3.50 Third-ave The delegates elected Police
Commissioner John McClave and Donald Mclean: al
tenates Morris Frlcdsam and John Eicsonwebcr, all
of whom are decided in their preference for Mr. Blaine