The New York herald., 1866-09-07

TX HERALD, FRIDAY, s
Governor Fenton'. denomination eneral
Dix the Only Man 10 Defeat Him.
The republican radicals Of New York have
gone through the labors of their State Con-
vention, and their State ticket and platform are
before the people. Thurlow Weed has disap-
peared from their councils, Raymond has been
cast ont and superseded by Greeley, and, "for
better or for worse," the political firm of Sew
ard, Weed and Raymond has been turned over
to the conservative Union cause, as embodied
in the policy Of President johnson. The radi-
Gals have renominated Governor Fenton as
their candidate for Governor, with respecta-
BILE State ticket to back him; and, adroitly
lodging their great ultimatum of negro suf-
frage, they enter upon this State campa gn with
the reconstruction policy, and evidently intend
TO make searching. earnest and vigorous can
vass in every town and city and hole and
corner of the State.
Now, what is the prospect against this radi-
cal party, ticket and platform? The Presi-
dents popular vote of the State and the vote
for Governor in 1864 were thus divided
PRESIDENTIAL
For Abraham Lincoln. .36S ,S5
Lincolns majority 6,7i9
GuBRRNAfoxIAL VOTE.
For Il T. Fenton... .36s 90!
Fenton's majority. .................... S293
Here It will be observed that while the vote
for Seymour fell behind that Of Mcclellan, the
vote given to Fenton exceeded by nearly .
thousand the vote Of Lincoln, very extraordi-
nary result in a State contest subordinated to
the superior pressure of Presidential struggle.
Whatever may have been the causes of this
efete result, it certainly proves that Fenton is
strong man before the people Of New York.
In our State election Of last November the
popular vote for Secretary Of State was thus
divided
For General BARLOW rep,. .30l 055
For General Soouin dem .2'3 09o
Republican majority ........................ 2!s5'
In This contest, however, as both parties
stood upon the johnson platform, the election
may be considered as having gone by default
upon greatly reduced vote on the old party
issues of the war upon which johnson was
elected. We see, too, from the returns of the
late Vermont election that those old radical
party lines Of the war remain in that State
at least pretty tightly drawn, Notwithstanding
the ruptures between President johnson and
the radicals on the new issues of peace and
restoration. But aside from Vermont, as an
exceptional case, it is evident that in order to
defeat Governor Fenton in this coming Novem-
Der election = candidate will be required on
thr other side actively identified with the
Union war party OF the war and personally
command'n-, as ripe and experienced
s.atcsnan I've respect of all parties through
ant iic State.
We contend that General Dix satisfactorily
mne.s al these requirements, as he is, more
eyer, the only man jnst now within reach Of
tn. johnson Union conservatives, democrats
and republicans, who can defeat Fenton.
Mayor Hoffman Is democratic politician Of
abilities but he is young and
compars s'vely unknown beyond the ring Of
II an attempt is made vt such crisis as this
10 spread him all over the State. The same
may BE- said OF Mr.. Murphy, Of Brooklyn. In
each of those, and in all similar cases, more
over, we shall have that old democratic close
corporation experiment which is no more
putting Of new wine into old bottles This
journal will have nothing to do with such
ioolishness. To the democratic and republ-
can conservatives Of New York we submit
General Dix as our candidate and our ultima
tun for Governor. We care not what may be
the demands Of this clique, that clique or the
Other. We have nothing TO do with them.
Onr object in this matter is simply to break
down and break up the radical power in the
Empire State in the defeat Of Governor Fem
ton. We are satisfied that with General Dix
AK the johnson Union candidate this result
can be achieved; but we are as well
satisfied. ON the other hand, that with y
candidate OF any mere democratic ring
SIT up against Fcnion the result will be
The latter's reelection, and that by an in
titdStu uCutfui OiAs bcsCioisy AZ
our ultimatum to the Johnson Union conserve
tives. If they nominate him we shall cordially
assist to give him Mr.. Stewards promised forty
thousand conservative majority. Otherwise,
we warn The democratic managers OF the con-
sequences. We never waste our ammunition
upon what we believe to be impossibilities,
aud II is too late in the day to expect the New
York HERALD to dance to the music of any old
party clique, ring or regency.
PooR MAX AND Poor MExICo.--Our latest ad-
vices from Mexico show that poor Max is in
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