The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-06

HE Soft She'll state Convcntiou-Di,cour-
aging Job Of Work.
The free soil administration soft shell fac
ton of the New York democracy hold their
State Convention at Syracuse to-day. -Four
delegates have been called for from each As
sembIy district, and q large number OF the dis
tricts have made their elections accordingly.
Nearly all the old wire pullers who have sur
yivod the great drought viii be there-Captain
Ry nders, Henry Arcularius Isaac v. Fowler,
John Cochrane, Lorenzo B. Shepard, and Ben
jamin Welsh being among the number elected.
In the absence OF John Van Buren,, we presume
that the management Of the convention will
chiefly devolve upon Captain Rynders and
John Cochrane.
The first difficulty, after the organization,
will be a candidate for Governor. Men Of
straw will do for the State ticket but i. is Of
the first Importance that the candidate for
Governor shall be man competent to bring
out the full strength Of the faction. Governor
Seymour would undoubtedly be their most
available man. Some have been little fearful
concerning his veto Of the Maine liquor law;
but that could not damage him, because the
administration democracy, almost to q man,
are constitutionaly opposed to the projects OF
the temperance alliance There ID nothing among
The rem nsnts of the Albany regency nothing
among the custom house organization; nothif &
in the antecedents of Tammany Hall, or 10 its
present platform nothing but deadly opposi-
ton 10 the Quakefly notions Of total abstinence
from all intoxicating drinks. Therefore would
Horatin Seymour, upon his veto Of the liquor
bill Of last session, DO the most available, and
the most consistent nomination, upon the
liquor question, which those shells could pos
.itly make. But Il is understood that he wont
accept the soft she'll nomination upon any
terms 1t is not worth having. lie perempto
rily declines in advance The gentleman who
accepts il must be exceedingly hungry for
little notorioty, and yet, We suppose, h,ey viii
find their man.
One of the most sagacious of the. soft shell
organs has proposed that the administration
faction, considering "by-gones rs by-gones,"
make merit Of necessity, and rally upon
Judge Bronson. This would prevent that ex-
posture Of weakness which is go much dreaded,
and might possibly restore, at LEASE, a Temporary
appearance Of democratic harmony. But Bron-
son is not the nan for Guthrie, aud we more
than half suspect that Messrs. Fowler, Cochraue
and RJnders have beea duly Informed Of that
fact Any other man thau Bro ason-aven
Dickinson-could be swallowed, for the sake Of
anon, and for the sake Of the spoils. but
Bronson Is too much. IL will be most extra
ordipary act Of Cancellation, on the part Of the
administration, should they consent to take
Bronson, and thus plead guilty 10 the indict
mem of the hard shells, and ask for their for.
gveness.
This is hardly to be expected. We rather in.
dine 10 the opinion that there is 10 other alter
,otve for the deserted soft shells, tnan o ticket
Of their own. out and out. john Van j lrsn
would answer very well under the oircum-
stances for Governor; Tor John is elastic and
rigorous, and in the prime of life. lie might
stand a popular defeat or two and still calculate
n poa future promotion. But the Prince Rss,