New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-20
STATE NOMINATIONS.

The telegraph has informed Us that the Republican
Union conierees Of the XXlIId Congress district on
Tuesday nominated DENNIS MCCARTHY of Syracuse
for Representative of that district in the next House;
whereupon the delegates from Cortland County with
drew and refused 10 ratfy the nomination.
Cortland County has about onO-fourth the popula-
ton now required for Congress district, and has. We
think. had representative in the House r"ors than
fourth of the time for the last twenty, thirty forty
years. And yet. we presume that we should have
favored her demand that the candidate be now ac.
corded her. But it has not been done; and boiling
can have no other effect than to reduce the majority
for Gov Fenton and his associates the State Ticket
Hence, we call on the stanch Republicans of Cort-
land to frown down this bolt and stand by their most
worthy and capable nominee.
DENNIS MCCARTHY grew up most ardent, active,
efficient Democrat. He was the intimate friend and
fayorite of his parys eminent leaders, and had the
fairest prospects of party favor ever offered to
young mans ambition. When the reverberation OF
the Rebel cannon fired at Sumter reached Syracuse
he put party instantly under foot in Difference to his
absorbing love of country In defiance OF the preJu'
dces the hopes the enreates, OF nine-tenths OF his
knsmen his admirers and personal friends he took his
stand with the unconditional Unonists and has ever
since sympathized with them intensely and worked
with them effectively. Though loving and honorng
Horatio Seymour he did his utmost for the election Of
Wadsworh and of Fenton. OF the many patriotic and
jealous War Democrats in our State not enc is more
deserving or more efficient than Dennis Mccarthy,
and there is no man Of whatever antecedents for
whom we should more gladly aud proudly vote to
represent us in Congress. And his character aud
course are so well known in Central New.York that
we believe he will have not vote less than 5000
majority, whereof 1900 will be given in Cortland
County 1t would be wrong and shame to let his
majority fall a vote below 5000.
There is most shameful split in the Rochester
District which we mainly regret because il unhealed,
it is likely TO reduce Gov. FentOns majority there.
That district is good for $500 majority for the entire
Republican Union State Ticket; and every yote short
of that will be so much squandered By that wreched
feud respecting candidate for Congress. We entreat
the Republicans of the district to close their ranks at
once; 4 sthcy fail TO do within fortnight We shall
ask the State Committee to send an impartial depua-
ton to Rochester TO investigate the matter and, on
their report to advise the Republican Unoni;ts of the
district as 10 which candidate they should support
For Assembly, thus far the mass of the Republican
nominations are remarkably judicious and worthy.
OF the very best class Messrs Pitts Of Orleans,
Palmer Of Duchess and several other members ofthe
last House. Others equally admirable are suggested;
and we have strong hopes that the next Legislature
will be an improvement on the last, which was de-
cided improvement on its immediate predecessor.
We hope to hear that Judge selden Of Rochester,
Messrs. Tremain and COchrane of Albany, and some
other of the strong men Of the last House, will yet &C
cept nominations Until we can have Constitutional
Convention and largely increase the number Of men,
bers the only breakwaer against corrupt legislation is
the choice of emnently strong and pure men.