New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-25
.pirit Of economy in public e1peoditure. A R.di.

but be has neither been in Office nor candidate for
several years past. His nomination was likewise
made unanimously without the formality OF a ballot.
So was that of Judge Hogeboom a. Treasurer
after be had been presented and withdrawn as q
candidate for Secretary Of State, there belng an
overruiDg desire to assign this post TO the western
part of the State. Judge Hogeboom was never,
we believe, in any conspicuous public position ul
last Winter when he attracted general regsrd ana
esteem by the independence and frankness of MS
course, and his vigilant and effective opposition 70
every .cbeme contemplating prodigal or needless
disbursement from the Treasury. Mr. Geddes has
served with favor in the Senate, where bis iutelh-
gent devotion to the policy Of vigorous prosecu-
,ion Of our Public Works to an early completion
won him many friends Though an extensive and
successful farmer be has had large experience in
engineering, and knows the Canals of our State,
their value their needs and how money may be
saved in their completion and management, at
least as thoroughly as any other living man. His
father, Gen. James Geddes was one of the most
efficient of the early champions Of the Erie Canal,
aid the son will have the proud satisfaction Of di.
IectDg the completion Of its enlargement. Messrs.
Clapp and Thurston are new to official life, but
they viii enter upon it with resOlute purpose to
deserve the confidence of their friends. Mr..
Thurst0n was the candidate for Treasurer on the
"Soft" ticke. two years ago, and received very
large vote in the locality where be was best known,
but the running of rival " Hard" and Soft
tickets rendered bis election hopeless. Liviog at
Emira in the Southern tier, he ought to be exempt
from even a suspicion of partiality toward Oswego
or Buffalo, and his friends give assurances that he
brings rare abilities and unsurpassed zeal to the
service of the State. Mr. Kirk patrick, the candidate
for Prison Inspector, has served one term in that
Office with eminent brightness and fidelity. There
are men of more transcendent ability and more
varied literary culture 10 the State whom we should
have preferred for this post and we had hoped to
see John Stanton Gou'd presented as the candidate.
Mr.. Gould, however, like Robert Campbell of
Steuben, A. Diven of Cbem1Dg, and Oliver II.
Lee of this city, peremp toriy declined any nomina.
ton, and, for reasons of personal character in
sisted that bis name should not be used in the
canvass. Mr. Kirkpatrick's experience aud iufex
ibe resistance to peculaticn will render him val
liable and useful officer.
Complaint was made while the ticket wa,
being formed that it was taken almost wholly
from those who were Democrats prior to the
formation of the Republican party; bu; the
whole ticket does not justify this allegation. Four
of the candidates (Messrs jenkins, Denniston,
Hoeeboom and Tburston) were formerly Demo
Gratis, the other four were Whigs-zeaous efficient
and innoyable. la patronage, no other off g to
he filed this Fall compares with that of State En-
glneer, which is assigned to a lifelong Wing We
should not regard it as of the least consequence
that six Of the eight candidates had been Wings or
Democrats in the olden time, provided all had been
as capable and worthy as the eight actually pre-
seDted; but the truth is as we have STATED.
Nor should any weight be attached to the fact
that most Of the candidates are taken from the
Eastern half of the State, since most of the can
didates seriously proposed from the West were
nominated, and the Comptrclership would have
been assigned to Robert Campbell, Asa S. Diven
or Martin Grover, had either been disposed TO ac-
cept it. Mr. DennistOn was present as Delegate,
with no more idea of being candidate than of
being Pope, until the peremptory declinatlon Of
others brought the nomination to him. Hs loca
ton was no ground Of but rather an obstacle to,
bis selection.
The contest on State Engineer wa, most ami
mated and was in fact the pivot of the Conveu-
top. Mr.. Silas Seymour, the incumbent of that
post, was elected two years since by the American
party After the defeat of George Law at the
American National Convention, Mr.. S. united in
the North American" movement, gave hearty
and effective support to Col. Fremont, and has
thrown the patronage of the Canals measurably
into the hands of the Republicans. These facts
created strong and obvious claims, on the score
alike of gratitude and policy, to denomination by
the Republicans. Opposed to these, however,
stood the fact that his nomination by us would
have led TO practical Withdrawal Of the present
American" candidate, aud the concentration Of
the vote of that party on the nominee of the Slave
Democracy, in order to wIesk vengeance on one
who is detested and denounced by his late asso.
ciates as traitor. This concentration might have
been defed; but the fact that Mr.. Seymour was
potoriOusly acceptable to aud warmly supported BY
the great body Of the Canal Contractors,
was insurmountable. The Republicans of
the State had elected Convention embodying
large measure of ability and character with frm
determination that it should be above the sway of
personal considerations, and should present a ticket
free from even the suspicion of pecuuary interest
adverse to that of the Ssate. The undeniabe fact
that Mr.. Seymour was the favOrite of the Con-
tractOrs-who had at former Conventions defeated
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officers whom they disliked-rendered his renomi-