The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-05-02
The ..National Union" Movement A. e.
Work.
corrrsroudsnce OF tie y. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence OF tie y. Y. Tribune
Troy, April q, 1896.
The State Convention of the National ups,
men, which assembled in this city ON the ISL
inst, appears 10 have attracted scarcely ia sh,,,
OF attention from the metropolitan press. hss
called, as you are aware, 10 select delegates "a
the Baltimore Convention, and TO take measuv.
for State organization. In February last thar,
met at BInghampton, through a secret undo,
standing. dozen and hall of Americans xho
under the guidance and inspiration of Erasiu.
Brooks took this work into their banda ana
undertook TO iorestall the National moyemeu,
but more particularly TO place themselves At III,
head of 1t. Not Only was that meeting, its pisss
OF organization, general purpose, and batch q
delegates thrown overheard here, but the NJ
tional movement, so far as this State is concensJ
AT least, was placed in entirely different hsrs
while the Americans of council fraternity Lrs
for policy's sake, have recognized and funiss
a share of the delegates, Yet the Old Line Whc
took possession of the Convention and, a On
| sequence, of the organization in the STATE. Il
future the policy pursued will be their poEes
Whether or not a third electoral ticket 10 plcet
in the field in the State of New York, in the On
ing Presidential canvass, will he for the Old LIN
Wings to say, they having secured the machinr
for managing all such matters in their own hand
The policy OF Hunt, Barnard, Duer, and thea
compeers twhere is Frank Granger y was Places
completely in the ascendant by the action Of The
Convention. That policy is to leave the vu
clear, if it shall be thought best, to support Tie
Democratic Electoral ticket without hindrasce
incumbrance, backed by what force the Uua
organization can command This 10 in the teest
of the professions of Union men elsewhere, par
ticularly at the South and il remains to be sses
how the attitude of the New York Nationals vii
be regarded by their brethren when they assep
BILE at Baltimore. The debate which arose CO
Mr.. Duer's resolution, declaring that the Nation
ais of New York, while they sent delegates 10
Baltimore, reserved to themselves, or rather Their
State Committee, the decision Of the quesda
whether they would support the candidates, IN
other words, that, no matter what the Baltimore
Convention might do, the New York Natioask
would do as they chose-the debates on this reso
luton fully disclosed the fact that the Old Line
Wings, and perhaps a share Of the Americans
proper, were to follow and be part Of the NJ
tional movement, only with this understanding
With them, the National movement Is pureiy
local and sectional. IL is doubtful whether de
delegates they have appointed will 60 the Con.
vention at all; il they do, they viii not be bosst
by it, a. they have already declared II is quite
certain some of them will not go.
IL was apparent from what could be gathessd
from the delegates individually that, should The
contest be between Mr. Seward on the one hand
and Mr.. Douglass on the other, the whole poser
Of the Union organization, whatever il may b,
would be exerted for Douglas They claim thsl
under such circumstances, they would be able
command $4,000 votes in the State, enough
distinguished delegate assured the Convcntia,
10 control the result. On the other hand, vhs
a certain proportion within the Union organin-
ton will, under any and all circumstances, cup
port the Democratic nominee, | conclude, frun
all could hear, that, should either Mr. Bate O.
Judge Mclean be nominated at Chicago, "
great body Of the Union men in New York vouA
give him their cordial support. Such, also. il :
declared, would be the case ia Pennsylvania spc
New Jersey.
The Union State Convention in this city, then,
did nothing but take its position, and set he
machinery to act independently Of Baltimore; 70
reserve To the organization here the right 70 take
whatever steps shall To themselves seem mof
expedient; which steps will not depend On Wis.,
is done by their own party at Baltimore, busg
the Republicans at Chicago. This is the Only
significance the proceedings have. 10 secure
this much the Old Liners appear to have ese
into the Convention. They desired to have no
thing more or less done; and they accouptehea
their object. Nor is there any probability OF thef
being cheated out Of it in the end, since ID
whole question whether or not a third electors
ticket shall be brought into the field, was cor
nitted TO a committee Of their own seiectl@-
1t is more than likely tina, the course Of the Nss
York Nationals viii create Lot little feelings
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