The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-20
1lnte Politics.


MEETINGS ot THE HARD AND SOFT Jr1rE cEs
1EAL ooMMfrrgEs--YUsIoN MOVEMENTS AMONG
TINE STATE rosdricfkKs--THE HALy shELLs, &C
sncc the nominal lion Of the hqoor dealers State ticket
al syracuse on the 10th inst there has <ecr strong
pressure ON the hard ar. soft state Central Committee,
to meet together and sec IL possible TO ,cre such
candidates not thar ticket 30 tnat the de-
mocracy might present united front on election da y
Petitions resolutions, maniicsoes sud rcmon
from all paris Of the State rcrt TO the
chah men Of ihs committees, fa,prihg union and asking
that She comtaHces together sake some action
on the matter Samuel Fowler, Chairman OF the hard
committee, in obedience 30 this generally expressed de-
SIRE called the committees together and they assembled
on Thursday last At the Brevoort House In Fifth
aveaue, to take such action they might deem e,s
pedIcnt After the organsEation, a nurabcr Of re.
quests read from 0scss, Chenango st. Lawrence
and Albany, all expr ,ssing esire TO forget past differ
tDces ant unite common platform and state ticket
e mansssto, together with TIE ticket adopted by tho
iaif shd Sen.ral conistec &c g. Johns Ts was re-
ccvcd and duly considered. As the charr,ap together
wi n several Of the committee fully ccmmitted TO
fusJm by their action u the usr Dealer state Con-
vention the feeling generally N favor Of action
beiDStaken; but here difficulty Tho state Com
mii'er would be competent TO nm vacancy should any
resignation occur, but In the oprton Of several the
mcmbsrs they would exceed their Jwers la taking tho
Initiative to the retirement ~ their State cana
dhtes, without an expressed dedrc the part Of the
litter ,odo So The committee therefore adjoururd
III some day next week in rier To ccu the insrestei
parties, ncforc final action would be taken.
The sot shcn State Committee WITH assemble ON the
2itb instant, to take actin on the same matter.
Meanwhile correspondence has taken place bccscen
Josiah Sutherland, hard ehoh. state candidate for
Attorney General, and Samuel J. IilAen soft li,uor
DEALERS and half phe canddate for the same ofhce rhe
former offered to withdraw, provided NE latter would
freely endorse the Kansas and Nchrass act and other
wiAc express h, assent sound natioral platform To
this sr. Tildeu replied that while he ht any time
ready 70 give his views when property ierrogated, he
endored BY the liquor dealer. would compe him
cline negotiating with Mr. Sutherland. whe in the opin-
ion 81 Mr. Ttlden should address the Hard Commit
tee the subject rendering his rcsigration and to
their nerrogatores, provided hi- state committee
inteTposed no objection, Mr.. Tdoa would Immediately
respond Here the correspondence closed, snd the
ter II thus referred 10 the respective committees
The Union manifesto OF the st. JohnA nsi organi1a
ton was also sent to the Tamnsny naA st,yvesant In
situte committees In thscity Both organizations had
the subject before them and the propety of fasng
warmly debated The soft shells appoated eonmttee
of i've headed by Daniel H. Dolsvan To consr with tho
Halt shell General Committee to tho hest steps
taken fuse the state and city ticket In The hard
committee different counsel- prevailed nnd after warm
discussion the half smell address was Laid tho table
for further considera ton.
On local nominations there very geaerai fusion be-
tween the two sections Of the party The haris asa
general thing get the Assembly nosination and the
tofts the Senatorial II Ia reported thai gets
the soft nomination who IL committed John Van
BuIen for the United States Senator who Is elected
N the winter OF 1867. This, howvysr 10 specula
ton.
Yet notwithstanding these enruest Efforts to ehec.
union In odcr to carry ,hc state af,aa-t the black
Iubcnns ~ is nevertheless that many old haras
aud especially the leaders viii not listen any ,uch pro-
position. The Dickinson wish to Keep the hard
intact that complete delegation may @,
from this State 10 the Cincinnati convention jane
who win be pledged 10 Daniel q Dickinson. should iha
fusion hn shell movement prevail r. u feared by both
the hard and soft pocians that thee elains of hsir
spectye leaders Marcy seymonr aud pskason will got
the go by, and some outside tho State--BIchanan
Jerlspsreceyo the support o the united party at Gin
einuau. These presidential consasrp ions viii induce
many to oppose, who would oihcr.is. favor fusion.
1T the meeting Of he Hard state Comggtcc Thurs
Cay, the most cheering accounts f)r them heard
from all parts OF the State The soft reported " be
descrting their candidates. portion joining repub
iicans, the other aud more numerous dsgused viii the
Cassidy sDendnasnt, returning TO the fold II Ae adaan
tines. The bnrds confident Of o setting every
their State ticket who il endorsed by the iquor dealers
whose support L. considered worth fifty thousand
Yet union IA deemed desirable 10 that rezu.
The action of the two State Committees will DO looked
upon with great interest.