The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-11
The State EIscllons.


The State Elections.
Now. the Presidential candidates being placed De-
fore the people, the two great parties in the State Of
New York-whgs aud democrats-are beginning to
cast about for available State candidates. The
struggle for nominations, with each division Of the
parties, viii be ardent ard angry. So far rs the
wings concerned it is indispensable that candi-
date for Governor be- taken from the silver gray
ranks. This section are already discounted and
mortified at the defeat OF Webster and Fillmore;
and should the woolly faction, under The imperious
dicaior of Seward, now the prince of aboltionism,
contend for, and succeed in hosting the name Of
Sim. Draper, or any other man of that stripe, the
slyers will act their own peasure-if they do not
bolt outright-in supporting tho ticket. The wings
are lamentably deficient in material ont Of which
to manufacture candidate for Governor. The
most popular among them is Washington Hunt, be-
cause be has managed to trim his sails as to avoid
the rocks of both Seya ard Cha.ybdis-i e. the Gen.
sure and condemnation of either the crays or
vooieys. lie has particularly offended neither, and
therefore stands erect before both factions He how
stated in his last annual message that he intend
ed 10 retire from Office in this State: but then the
Vice Presidency was pending. Now that the no.
mination has been given to another he may take a
''sober second thought" and consent to another
nomination for Governor. The other whig aspirants
are Geo w. Patterson Of Chautauque James NJ. Cook
Of Saratoga. Simeon Draper Of this city, Amos p.
Granger Of OnoAdaga, George Geldes Of Onondaga,
fthe Seward section; and Edwin D. Morgan OF this
city, George r. Babeock of Erie, Amos X. Hadey
Of Rensseiaer, and VIM. c. Hasbrouck Of Ulster, of
the Fillmore side Of the whig party. Should Gov
Hunt reremptorily decline, one the other of the
above names viii be substituted, neither Of whom
possesses any remarkable strength, and could no.
concentrate tie entire vote Of the party.
On the democratic side there are also several am.
billions gentlemen, who are anxious for the honor
Of being Governor Should the greatest care
not he observed, they viii most assuredly lose the
State. The canal question win absorb ali Others
and the merits of the enlargement will become the
principal ground of controversy, should man be
brought forward who has been at all conspicuous
during The last year two, in bringing about the
state Of things as thoy now exist. Although a
large majority of the people justify the Court Of
Appeals in declaring Seward and Weeds canal law
unconstitutional = although nine-tenths are per.
factly convinced that the greatest amount of fraud
corruption and villany constituted the canal let
tings under that law although all honest men be.
licye that ii cencocted as mammoth political
scheme, TO retain power in the State-still not
withsanding all this the feeling through the GEN.
trail and most populous portion Of the State is SO in
ensely excited in favor OF the enlargement project
that tens OF Thousands Of votes stand ready to dash
to the earth and trample under foot any man, upon
any ticket who shall be IN the least suspected of har.
boring an idea Of ,hvarting the progressive spirit
cf an immediate completion Of the canals The
men who are looked upon as being able to cave
the democratic vote, are George w. Clinton, Albert
Il. Tracy, or Elijah Ford, of Erie James Wads-
worth, Of Livingston L. Darwin Smith, OF Monroe
Alonzo C. Paige of Schenectady Erastus Cor.
ming, Of Albany; Aaron Ward, of westchestcr;
VIM. I. Havemeyer or francis &. Cutting, of this
city. There arc Others, known to be anti canal en-
largement men, who arc ambitious for the nomina-
ton but the alert democracy are well aware
Of certain defeat with them, and will consequently
exert every power, and all influence, to nominate
for Governor a man who is a canal completion man
without the shadow of doubt. The great portion
Of that party repudate any candidate who, fer the
sake Of deception, viii pledge himself to certain
measures before election, and afterwards emphlti-
eally declare that no such pledges were ever au-
tLoriztd by him deception Of this character
cannot he repeated with success in this day and
generation.
In order TO save an immense amount Of anxiety,
and weeks and months Of scheming and wire-pulling,
in both parties, we will undertake to make nomina-
tions uow to which we solicit early consideration
As il s certain that Washington Hunt cannot be
Vice President under four years. q. least, let him
frame plausible note, and present il 10 the wing
convention, intmating that should his friends deem
it advisable, for the sake Of the harmony Of the
party, TO place him again in nomination, he would
consent q become a candidate rather than to see it
divided asunaer upon any other man. On the
democratic side, we select George w. Clinton, an
unwsyerng canal man, residing in the western en-
pire city OF this State--a man whose inheritance
comes from the father Of the New York canals.
With him, the demo ,racy retain their votes on
the canal question, and perhaps obtain hundreds Of
Others on account of the "reminiscences Of his dis
tinguishcd ancestors Both these gentlemen are
in good standing with their party, possessing abili-
ties Of the highest order and would administer the
affairs OF the State with satisfaction to their friends
with honor to The State, and dignity to themselves.
From neither OF them would any pledges be re-
quired, for the people possess confidence in them
both, as honorable men, soaring far above all mere
political or personal considerations.
HEALTH or THE CITY.-Wheres the Board Of
Health! IL there such body in existence in this city
as Beard of HEALTH Who constitute the Board Of
HEALTH Are not its members al parcel of old
logical Arc not the streets of New York flthier