New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-19
NEW YORK POLITICS.


sented majority of the voters of the State
Of course the Democratic element, constitut
ing as it does the main body of the party OPP
posed to radicalism, was decidedly predomi
nant, butts influence was used only to ce
ment the conservative alliance, and to assure
the necessary concert of action at the Noyem
Der election. The Republican branch of the
new organization was well and numerously
represented. Among the delegates of this
persuasion we find such names as those o
Abraham Wakeman, formerly Republican
member of Congress and surveyor of the port
of New York, by appointment of Mr.. Lincoln
A. Oakley Hall, for a long time district attor
ney of New York, and r. H. Pruyn, late
minister to Japan. Besides these there
was large number of Republican delegates
from the interior counties.
Mr. Hoffman, the candidate for governor is
mayor of New York, and has always been q
member of the Democratic party. Other
gentlemen had been spoken Of for the nomi.
nation; but when it came to a ballot, the
name of Gen. Dix was Withdrawn expressly
in favor Of Mr.. Hoffman, and the latter gen
tleman was unanimously nominated Of Mr..
Hoffman the Times correspondent says that
although his name is not one that majority
Of the Republican delegates wished sit is
perhaps the strongest purely Democratic
name that could have been put forward in
those parts Of the State which are expected
to roll up the heaviest majorities"
Mayor Hoffman arrived during the proceed
a.
the following extract:
When the war was at an end with my fellow
citizens ! declared that the war having ended
peace should come. AT the New England dinner
December, 1865, when a distinguished United
States senator said that according to the old Puri
tan doctrine it would be necessary to shed more
blood for the remission of sins, | took my stand
and said BLOOD enough had been shed to remit
the sins Of the universe ! declared then, and
on the Sth OF January following, that we were on
the eve OF great and important events and that for
the time all political antagonism should be buried
| There l took my stand, and ayowed my readiness
| to unite with all men, whoever might be the lead
ers. under the battle cry of 1.-THE Union and the
| Constitution to sustain the President (cheers)
in his determination to restore every State to its
proper position in the Union. (Cheers.)
/ My fellow citizens, pardon what perhaps may
seem to be the egotism Of these remarks but it
| is due to those have never had the pleasure to
meet before to tell them what has been my plat
FORM and is at present. Ifeel, as stand here in
the presence of this convention, and selected as
have been by the great constitutional Union party,
that have been hOn0red among men who have
been hOnored everywhere. IhaYe been mentioned
in connection with Dix, Murphy and Slocum and
other distinguished names; that | have been
chosen by the unanimous voice the standard
bearer OF this great conservative Union party of
the State, and when feel that selection has been
made from among names honored everywhere,
wherever mentioned-that I have been in this
convention named in association with Dix,
Murphy, Slocum and Herman, and that
among them all you have done me the distinguished
honor Of saying that, in view Of the present con
diton Of affairs, in view Of the emergencies of the
day, that am the man TO run this fall for the
office Of governor of the State of New York.
feel it due to you and due to myself to state every
doctrine l have advocated. l cannot make
any long speech. l stand here consti,
tutional Union man, pledged to carry out
what the Senate of the United States
promised in its resolutions, referred to
in your second resolution, and what Gen. Grant
promised when Gen. Lee surrendered to him
tCheers.l What is the issue? 1t is, whether the
war for the Union shall be followed by Union
1t is whether SECESSION having been put down, i'll
theory and practice, whether-slavery having
been abolished, whether-the South having sub
mitted to the authority of the government the
Southern States shall be represented in the Con
gress of the United States by loyal men That is
the question of the day. The radicals themselves
differ in of their propositions. Mr.. Thaddeus
Stevens, on one hand, declares for universal con
fscation, and universal suffrage, and universal
ruin. Mr.. Horace Greeley, representing another
element, on the other part declares for universal
suffrage and universal amnesty. Others are for |
this plan, others for that. But the great practical
question is what have just stated: whether the |
States now kept out Of the Union shall be repre-
scented insthe Congress of the United States by
loyal men. Great Cheerlng.) That question will /
be determined this fail. distinguished radical
travelling in the cars to-day, admitted
that in his Judgment the contest would be close
one, (Cheers) Perhaps it Will, geutemen-that