The New York herald., 1866-09-05
The REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO the NEW YORK HERALD.

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SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Syracuse Full Of Delegates Familiar Faces
AIisscd-NIeetinx Of the state Loyal League
COuncii--Fenfon's denomination Certain
The Other Candidates. &c.
SYRACUSE, Sept. A, 1865.
The State Council OF the Loyal League has been in
here oil day Tho attendance has been quite large
They have spent nearly all the time far in denounc
ing the President and Raymond and this afternoon
busy circulating report that General Grant and Admit
raj Farragu refused to accompany the Presidential party
any farther than Cleveland The cause assigned is dis
gust Of Seward.
The dsnunc.ation OF Raymond arose from telegraph
from the boilers from the National Republican Commit
tee, in session in Philadelphia, asking tha: may
be named to that committee from this State Ia
the place OF Raymond discussion took place
who should DO designated as his As matter
Of course each delegate had to give his opinion Of Ray
monds action before they could say who they favored
for his place. There strong feeling man
ifestod in favor OF designating Greeley, but
1t Is Understood that he does moi desire
the position preferring to bc member OF tho state
Central Committee 70 be appointed by the Convention
here tomorrow No conclusion therefore arrived az
by tho league Thoy are holding the matter open, in
OF League Council s with closed doors No
person Is adnntted but those have been fully
Is for the consideration of resolutions.
The meeting of the league here nt this time hrs given
tho Appearance Of very largo attendance 70 the Con-
ventt0n Tue hotels all hed. large portion of
those here arrived last evening" and have been busy
since fixing up matters for Che Convention The fceling
Is very strong ana unanimona, with general desire TO
have but little contest over candidates This rs no
marked that the several asprants for the mination
are unable TO tell how they stand or what their chances
Fenion's nomination Ia certain The balance Of the
ticket Is liked and usuxsa every hour There is con
Tho
Governor aud also to the balance OF the tickets espec
atty Is this the case from the lower part
ot the state. The nsmes pressed for Aivord's
place George Dawson. OF Albany: W. A.
Wheeler, OF Franiin woioni. OF Kings and Chauncey
M Depcw The latter could be unquestiunsbly month";
ated if he would csnsenx to He has more real
strength than any other candidate Cor that Office His
arrived this afternoon and privately refused 70 let
his name be used THIS declinaon oa the part ol De.
POW has iei tho contest hswecu Alvord, Wheeler and
Dawson, with tue chauues In favor of Aivord.
All the candidates. from the Governor down to the
lowcs arr working for themselves the selfish
manner They do nor hesiiate 20 denounce Fenton
any of the other officials who up tor Office Even
Avords friends ready to bargain the ovcrthrow
OF Fenton. " fhey for their man in tho
convention The r.ie applies AL tho o. her can
ddaes toward ch other asgc outsiders
here yea ousy working for tho OF tbr prc
sent ocais un.er the belief will prove 40
tory TO tho party in the state oad then the
large detection IA the ranks Acast oaethrd OF those
present are @tuated by ts motive b keen up appear
ances o bcng strict sect radicals v their talk and
boasiings as 10 ne results of tneir districts Is no
course hero becsuse more for the con-
servaiive movement tnan by directly
our party ut pfeseri'
IL r. somewhat amusing those who have been IN
the habit OF running 10 thuriog Weeds rooms for con-
suitaon at former conventions wandering around
The city, they reen entirely lost and aud ran
into weeds old rooms and take ioox Ihougii they
expected 10 see his ghost. They 10 all appearance
lost aud unable ~ tell what do where 20 60 II il
quito evident thar large number oil the real worksr IN
tho party have gpnc on with Weed They are not here
any rate and Their absence Il consdered coacl,sie
M m.
party.
Tie resolu,ioss bid fair 10 be OF the mos, radical
stamp. Those who are iabnrng for the adoption OF
moderate rcsoiations making hut little heaiwuy
There is the sentiment and feeling existing here
now, As that which charseTix- the Convention which
nominated Wafsvorfh In 1855. with fair prospects for
the result
Nearly four hundred delegates have been elected 10
the Convention aud with out lew exceptions. the
yariors county delegations are already hand
TIE outside attendance y quite iauc usual,
Messrs Weed Raymond, ,wskemsp -ttnes Abel Hollis
White Palmer, v. Kellogg, fnvid Dudley Field aud
somc others who have beca generally met in syracuse
The delegates very generally speak connient.ay ss 60
tue success OF their ticket ts fall couicnding that the
detection caused by the altitude OF President and
sscrsary Seward VIII amount bn sn extremely small
percentage on their total There opposition
10 Goveruor Fcnon, based upon twoor three OF his
toes OF last winter but apparently Two thirds OF All the
Delegates are for him aud II not Improbable that
MS nomination may be made by accanstion. There Is
considerably moro opposition 20 Lieutenant Governor
Avord aud two three candidates are named Tor his
pace Weschestcr, backed by part of New York and
soe Of the river couptieS presents the OF Chann
cev n. Depew. Ex-senator William A. Wheeler "
NAMED by the delegates from northern and csicrn
counties, and the name of George Dawson Us promi.
ncnily mentioned BENJAMIN ~ Bruce the
present incumbent, N leading candidate for Canal
eomm ssioner bat there Ia considerable opposition 10
hin and Dr Bates of Jefferson. IL urged ~ the dele
Cater from his section fos renominaion Inspector OF
STATE Prisons Among the most prominent names
mentioned Tor either u these positions that OF Colonel
Gates, OF the Twentieth regiment Ulster county.
Judge James, a ~. iAwrencc, and SPEAKER fremain,
are each named both Tor temporary aud permanent pre-
siding officers
strength OF Governor senton ensnring his success
before the convention, the idea that dnctioA ought
TO Be made and that Messu Aivord, Bruce and Bates
ought also 10 be renomnaed gaining ground, nod u
is possible that this will bs the result