The New York herald., 1866-08-26
CITY AND STATE POLITICS.

10 the President by the Citizens Of New
YOrk-Caucus NJ the Astor Housc-Another
State Convention 70 be Called -l:Ossip About
the Candidates for Governer-Whe is On the
sisse-General DIX Not ON Any Of the Slntes-
Twenty-third street Republican OrGaniza-
tiOn-cOugressi0nal GOssip, dc., sc.
The events of the past week have fully aroused the poll
ticians In this city. The political cauldron has CON-
menced boiling, with every indication OF decidedly
lively time from this to tho day Of the elections The
most important feature Of the csucusng overthe
candidate for Governor This, however, takes DIFF
different course from that stated by the political writers
in most of the city papers For some reason they seem
10 be entirely on e truck In this respect the develop
men,s yesterday were very significant not only In their
bearing upon the State ticket but upon other events
which are about 70 happen
II has already been announced thai grand dinner Is
70 be given to the President and hts party their ar
rival here next week by the business mon OF the
metropolis The funds have already been subscribed by
about one hundred Of our capitalists who have
ibuted with the understanding that the surplus Of the
amount requed for the dinner shall be devoted 70 do
nsying ro legitimate expenses of the campaign. This
circuiAancc and the fact that business men have
volunteered TO defray the expenses show that they
alarmed the OF under radical rule,
and that tho atve viii BE- supported
by the commercial interests OF the country
CAUCUS Ttix AsroR uouT.
The fusion Of the two committees Albany and their
uniting In a call for joint convention do TO
please the conservative republicans They declare that
il looks though they had been swallowed up by The
democrats and do not purpose 10 be placed In that light
before tho country Tho public had supposed that the
Philadelphia movement had In fact swaowcd the
democratic party by that organization through its State
committee, adopting s platform and creed, thus leaving
tue republicans alternative but 70 JOIN
hands and endorse their action. But Weed and his
friends who are managing tho republican side OF the
question. do not look upon II in that light IL Is vel
known that Weed at Albany during the ses-
slons OF tho two committees aud therc insisted
that thera should DO two conventions called
the same day He left In the afternoon t-aln under
the full belief that other course would be ndopied
But after he had left the state capital the lhlndephia
commit tee found themselves obliged To cndorsc the
o. The democratic committee or be compelled to take
posi,ioh asain5. sha united movement. They tried
to obtain time FOR consultation, but found that the
would do when a majority o. sr- ,y,, nttse de-
cdci % approve the cali Of the democratic cori,..ae
and abandoned the idea of separate convention Rut
this docs 10 suit the maners Ia this section
therefore called at The Actor House NJ $50
O'Clock yesterday al which a number OF the
seryaye republicans After cansassing the question,
pro and con, u decided tina, a convention IT the
conservative republicans who approve the Phad lpa
Convention and tho restoration policy Of President
should be At once caed to meet the day the Demo
cratic Convention meets and 9 be composed o. one dele
gate from each district The call Issued al Albany spe
cinsd that there should BE- Two delegates from each dis
rcf Tor the purpose Ut giving the conservative repub
cans st,ce me convention The latter having now
changed theI1 progrAmme by Withdrawing The endorse
ment OF the democratic call, they confidently expect
that the democratic committee viii mold another
ing and reduce their number OF delegates 70 from
each district. whether they win DO this he
The probabilities that they will endervor TO
hold the conservative republicans ~ their bargain
aGre ed upon by tho comulttse representing them al
Albany
the fsct N setlsd however that there are be
conservative conventions Instead OF one This move is
force in tho State, but 70 bring about the result,
that contemplated BY the united call issuea at
nomnased ba. in selecting that clc, il is proposSd 70
do II IN more round about way and formal manner.
The fact of thc matter s certain politicians were afraid
OF losing their Identity by eonscntug 10 the convcn.
ton movement With two lions the, main
tain their promncnce in the negotiations and secure
they imagine, bcttcr position when the convention
over Ths ihen Is the secret " This movement which
put out oatcnbly the plea that the call sncd st
becn swallow ed by tho denocrais Il In believed by
those who favor tne call Tor eparne eonvtnaion uat
argr nro, hunosr .. me n'uD..s"ns WI. Aappon pn,n
by ono convention, while nj the sanie time
H. will deprive tho radicals Of The capital
which they trying ~ make by charging that the
republicans have gone over 10 the doinocras rcli,l
Clans sometimes great sckcrs 10 forms and oxcccd
do jeopardzs tho of hs great noscn,en,
loot by their whms IL may. perhaps, he well 10
Indulge them In little Of their sensvenoS. We msy
look therefore, for the convention at the State capital
the it'll Of September. and unusual amount Df paror
nrraAgrment vi
Conservative Republican Convention win probably be
sued Us Monday with all tho explanations In iuii
cuREKyAToaiAL w!nyftILrs..
Tho radicals for cause, grUr ing quite
easy about the unpopu!arity OF Governor Fepton.
number oi their leaders really looking around 20
n they have no, more available candidate.
Even Greeley Who hss succeeded alter failing FOR
dozen times, In occurring his election ~ q dsssynie
70 the Radical Convention ia said 10 be privately adyo
eating tho selection % other tholr caud.
date senator folgcs has boon spoken or, but II n
probable that the developments NJ the EXTRA session OF
the trial oi Judge Smith VIII reveal facts which viii
! place him outside Of tho list The original copy
\ OF the charges indictment which sent 10 the
Senate this question las been found, and they
abe 10 show who rcsponstIe for the charges
Tho handwriting h too plain 10 H. msund~rs,nod and
the senator. ~ih others, will be placed n an
pleasant position " not compelled IL appear before
Jury TO defend themselves against charge Of forgery
II Il understood that Icntons friends preparing
develop this matter 20 di-r0s. of Two wh"
u feared. stand 10 the of their prosramms, both
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. This will, -
matter a course draw out y counter movement and
fire which materially damage FerJon's chances
But rrc Z no rn,as,ng tc fac, lha. mo chances ~
4 they no~ stand ais In faya ol tire nomination o.
| renisn.
On the other sldc the successful candidate ~ not quite
rcrnt Tho delc sa,icn rom this ci,y and in ac
IRON The river counties TO ,ie Democratic Convention,
will be for Mayor HeGuAn TaInmany moving heaven
ana earth to his nomination, si,d rs fhoreuchiy
united and harmonious IN that movement; upon this
thai they are prssii,g biz claims In ornlds,. ras
and upon strong batis The Philadelphia Convention
has placed the nsme Of General DIX quite prom
! ncnl before tho public. AZ least thcre 10 great
deal ~ talk pro and con IN regard 10 HIS nofnins
ton for Governor Hut contrary 10 sil assertions
hy not urged hy any of the prominent mans,
gerz either side FOR Governor Tie talk IL all on
eide u the political Clique who are supposed {, mssipu-
late the conventions II u NOD tho intention Of either
the denDcrrtic leaders the conservative republican
managers 70 nominate birn doc there apprer bc
any prospect that he VIII he selected ~ the csndids'a
Certain 1t thai he u not Weeds slate. and u
be- expected that he ~n 10 the democratic slale n
Ibc republican wing Of 'his movemen. 10 no, prefer
him. II u unaerrtrod and in fact positively known
that Weed is now bsstating whether he will hts
nuenro for Henry g. lrphy, u Floyd Jones, Mayor
| Hoffman B's arSi choice + n 70 10 Murphy, With
Robert rryD, of Albany. Tor Lieutenant Govsrnor But
Il l. not al Al imschabr that he may substitute tho
name OF Jones Hoffman In tho piace Nurpby
| This rrotsoy vii dcpnd upon the develop
fncnt 81 strength ~ those between this
nfsenllng o. the eonvcrtion Certan 10 IL that
he mas nov no nisnton Of ikL General Dir Whatever
b. may Do hereafter The fear ssem~ ~ be- that Vi
fsnds n The denaerac party x arei hi. ohance. and