New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-28
THE ALBANY CONVENTION.
NEARLY ALL TIE DELEGATES TO IT REACH
THE CAPITAL CITY.

THE CAPITAL CITY.
THE RESOLUTIONS AND THE NATIONAL ADMINS
THATIoN-MANY CALLERS on MEssRs. rLATT
AND HIscocK AZ THEIR HoTEL-THE
PROBABLE COMPOSITION OF TIE
DELEGATION TO MINNEAPOLIS.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYEI
Albany April 27-What promises to be one of
the most representative conventions ever held by
the Republican party in the State of Ncw-lork
will assemble in Harmanus Blocker Hall here
tomorrow. The delegates to the convention in
clude the most prominent Republicans in the
State, and every shade of party sentiment is repre-
sented by them. But, outside of the ranks of
the delegates, many leading Republicans have come
TO the State capital to witness the proceedings
of the convention There could not be a better
evidence of the strength of Republican feeling
this year than this assembling of over 900 men
to be present at convention with the
parativcly slight task before it Of selecting four
delegates-atlarge to the Republican National con-
vention, of adopting party platform. and of elect
ing new State Committee.
The delegates arriving here by every train
to-day and by midnight nearly all of them were
in Albany 1t evident from their talk that
their choice tomorrow for delegates-at large to the
Republican National Convention will be Chauncey
NJ. Depew, Thomas C. Platt Warner Miller and
Frank Hiscock. The State Committee also met.
and selected William A. Sutherland of Rochester
the Republican candidate for Acknowledgement
last fall, temporary chairman of the conven-
ton. 1t also became apparent that Whtelaw
Reid, of New-York, would be the permanent chair
man.
As to the resolutions TO be passed. it was evil
dent that President Harrison's Administration
would be warmly praised and thus heartily in
dorsed Some enthusiastic friends of the National
Administration from Brooklyn, in the course of
the evening, expressed their intention of intro
'ducing a resolution in the convention tomorrow
instructing New-York's delegation TO vote for
President Harrson's denomination but the gen.
eral sentiment at midnight was against ilstructng
the delegates and In favor OF leaving them at
liberty 10 act as their judgment may dictate
regarding a candidate for President when they
meet at Minneapolis in June. 1t should be stated
that ardent friends Of President Harrison outside
of Kings County, oppose the passing of any :" in
struction" resolutions and therefore the general
opinion that they should not be pressed cannot
truly be considered as In any sense lnimlcal 70
Mr.. Harrison The earnest praise OF
Mr.. Harrisons able and successful Adj
ininistration which will be adopted by
the convention tomorrow will clearly
reveal the attitude Of New-York Republicans
toward him The political conferences which
were held during the day regarding the policy to
be adopted by the convention in dealing with the
various subjects referred to were nearly all held
either at the Kenmore Hotel or at the Delavan
House.
Ex-senator Thomas G. Platt and Senator His
cock arrived here about noon, and took the noted
room. No 45O, at the Delavan House. 1t is, In
fact a combination of rooms, and admirably
adapted for political conferences Mr. Patt and MT
Hiscock here received their friends and acquaint-
ances for the of the day and there was hardly
q moment for hours when there we're not dozen
delegates present seeking interviews with them
There were consultations with them upon all sorts
Of subjects but the chief topic was the matter OF
the massage OF resolutions instructing the New
York delegates to the Minneapolis convention to
vote for President Harrson's denomination. IL
vos discovered that the who was most
actively pressing the adoption of these resolutions
was Theodore b. Willis of Brooklyn, Naval ON
Ger Of New-York.
Mr. Willis was much in earnest. and urged
the delegates from Brooklyn 10 press 'he
resolutions He expressed his confidence that IL
they were urged they would receive tl'e No'c'
Of sixtv-two delegates out Of eiehty-one delc-
Gates from Brooklyn to the State ConNeh'lo"
But Mr.. Willis encountered Senator lliscock mte
in tl,e evening at the Delavan House; and the
two drifting into conversation about the SUBJECT
OF instruction resolutions" the latter SAID that
in his Judgment the resolutions on2ht ho' ~
Ia nrosen,ed This advice led Mr.. Willis To
modify his policy far as to decide to submit
,Je ,na,,er 10 the Judgment Of the delegates from
BROOKLYN tomorrow morning. II MT Willis
takes the advice of George W. Lyon, surveyor OIL
Of New-York, given him late tonight, he VIII
not even present the resolutions 10 the Brooklyn
he of MIR. Wills con-
,nltod cx-Congrcssman Henry G.. Burieigh, eX-
Senator Titus Sheard and ex-senator George ID
Sloan. the intimate friends of Warner Miller, to
learn their opinion of the obstruction resou-
tons" and were informed by them that they
did not think such resolutions should be intro
duced.
Ex-senator William II. Robertson, who is
one Of the Congressional district dele
gates 70 the Republican National Convention.
best expressed the general view held of the pro-
pDsed resolution when he said Il now favor
the nomination Of President Harrison, but should
not wish 10 be bound TO him by instructions. /
think il wise 10 renominate him now, but political
conditions might BE- such in June that | should
deem il Fimpolitc 20 do So Therefore, In my
oDinion. the Ncw-York delegates should be left
fee TO act for the Republican party at Mnre-
apolis as they deem best in June. ! hope Mr..
Willis will not press his resolutions tomorrow in
the convention.
There was a good deal OF debate also in the
rooms OF Mr.. Patt and Mr.. Hiscock on the subject
OF the organization of the Republicans State Com
mittee for the coming year, with the aim OF max
inc II n hiQhy efficient body. The fact was rccOg
nizc1 that the new Democratic Congressional
Apportionment law, if its districts are made the
basis of representation in the new Republican
State Committee, will place a majority Of