New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26
REMARKS on THE RECENT CONTENTION
JAMES A. BLANCHARD CORRECTs SOME FALSE
REPORTS.

JAMES A. BLANCHARD CORRECTs SOME FALSE
REPORTS.
James A. blanchard. the New-York member Of the
Executive Committee Of the Republican Nati"hai
League who has just returned from the National Con
venton was seen by a reporter from The Tribune, and
said
Il have Just returned from the convention IL The
League at Cncnnatl having been detained 10 attend
the meeting of the Executive Committee. II was the
largest and most enthusiastic convention the Loa-ue
has ever held New-York had forty eight Of it, sew
entyfour delegates present, while PENNSYLVANIA OHIO
Indiana Illinois, Nebraska, south Carolina, Lonl lana
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan. Massachusetts, Yer
mont New Hampshire, Iowa and Kansas had fun
delegations nearly all the other states. Ike Ne"
York were represented by partial delegation. The
local committees Of Cincinnati had made ample gro
vision for the entertainment Of their guests The two
leading Republican clubs the Lincoln and Blaine clubs,
kept open house and delegate failed 10 ind In
chem a cheerful welcome. TOO much praise cannot
be g1vcn to the people Of Cincinnati for thc: generous
hospitality. The Republican papers published fn 40
counts Of the proceedings OF the convention, and The
Democratic papers were good natUcd in their criticism
and liberal III display and space devoted u tie pro
| ceedings.
"The work Of the convention most satisfactory.
The election Of General Carhson % the pre- dcncy and
the reelection Of Secretary Humphrey and Treasurer
Loun sbury are guarantee thai the League viii contnu'
In the course which it has pursued in lis recent past
The veheadeI and brilliant Senator Spooner of Wis
copsn had host1 of friends and much regret wa eX
| pressed when II understood that he could not
accept the presidency. Mr. Tracy Of Ihio,, wa
the upanimoui choice OF bis delegation, and cndeaed
| himself 10 League mon everywhere by "liidIa"lAS
| his name for the presidency. with him ont oil th'
field and senator SpOoner no longer possible, tAt
! desire for General CarltsOn was unanimous. ana JIG
was elected by accamatio2.
| Il think that SONS Of Tho papers have failed n
catch the true spirit Of the convention 1t was not
convention in favor Of blaine and again,, Harm JA
as some of them have asserted, nor was It a convcu
tion in favor Of any particular dIdate. The PIre
| dent had many friend, there. did Mr. Blaine, AID
| 50 did all the other possible candidates. There wa
no test whereby relative strength of each could
| be determined even apprOXimatcG. The cauvcn
| ton was composed of a body Of ,tahCh and earnc-
Rcpublicans whose chief desire and purpose are TIC
! election Of a Republican President in 1-92. II is
not the policy OF the League TO seec; candidate, roi
to boom them It is merely It's business 10 elect then
after they have been put in the field by the rcrul1
nominating convention and the fact that the LcaeI'
| convention decide! not to hold ito meeting next yea
| until after the nomination has beea made, shows IT,
purpose not interfere III the selection OF The hcA
| Presidential candidate.
| The Foraker incident, which has been 50 WdcN
| commented upon. has received an exaggerated lul
| pOrtance The eX Governor may have expressed h
| own views and those Of a few Of hi; personal follow
ing but in 10 sense did he voice the sentiments %
the convention? on the contrary, EXPIRE BlOHs ~ GI-
approval were heard ever hand. The re,ol -tpa
adopted by the convention expressed H. Vie S. al.
they received with enthusiasm, The de"ctt"
rising and cheering for the President. ] am iuoNu-'
10 the general belief frat the eX Governor, rcmarI
was a Slip Of the tongue, and that he intended d,
| disregpcct to the President"