The New York herald., 1867-10-10
NEW YORK STATE POLITICS.


NEW YORK STATE POLITICS,
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE r The HERALD
| The Conservative R~pubIle.os and the Re.
| cent Conveution-Thuriow Weeds BeaurifuI
Plot spoiied-The Ruin Of the Fenton Wins
Aimed at-Ex-Lieutennns Governor Alvord
and the Democracy-Thc Country Repubii-
cans Leaving Their Party-Mayor Hon-
mans Egotisin.
ALBANY, Oct 8, 1851.
The refusal Of the late republican State Convention 10
admit to seats In that body delegates your city
assuming to be conservatives but better understood
among the initiated the Weed ring has spoiled Of
the most sdroity arranged plans ever emanatng from
the fertile mind which organized year or swo since
the great political demonstration Philadelphia while
only few Of the radical delegates the city u New
York to the Syracuse Convenoa been assured that
Il was for reasons than appeared on the surface
that the conservative delegates we're dssous Of obtain
ing seats In that body yet majority Of i,s members
In the carry stage Of the proceedings nothing In the
conduct OF the applicants for sdmisson except what
seemed natural desirs to unite and bsrmoniss the
party. And the same view taken BY the republican
press and republican party generally. throughous the
STATE Tho subsequent refusal by the Convention to ad
init this delegation 70 seats. and the still moro direct
action Of that body also refusing reorganzs rspub
licans the men composing the delegation, consid.
cred by many act OF unnecessary harshness cal
culaed 10 lrrtate and provoke retaliation.
Something like great political had evidently
been made, and, Tallsyrand has said or
been made 10 say, political mistakes little
better than political crimes This imputed mis-
take on ths part OF the radicals was OF course,
eagerly seized BY . few OF the leading managers
OF the late democratic Convention and turned their
proceedings show to q not unprontabls account The
passage Of the resolution OF Mr. Green Of Niagara with
the amendment Of Oakley Hall declaring the Mozart orga
nzston and s members to be sound democrats and OF
unquesonable fidelity 70 the democratic party and
derng 70 the delegates honorary In the
Is also TO the German delegation then assembled In
Albany, were the conps detat from which great results
were expected. 1t considered that BY this very
clever piece Of strategy, which understood TO have
originated with Tweed and Sweeny the smbarrassmsns
OF the radicals would be increased and that general
private condemnation OF the unwise conduct OF the rad
cal Convention In the rejection OF the dele
CATION would BE- loudspoksn and emphatic. The situa-
ton was plainly presented tho hand OF tho demo-
cratic party going into tho state election
an unit while the republicans had unnecessarily
and fooshly embarrassed themselves BY prescribing
party and its leaders, the latter composed Of OF
stand ng and influence In political Iife combination
Of circumstances dscoursgng TO the prospects o. the
republicans has not itself to them for years.
and II ID apparent that the day or those which
the almost necessary consequences Of overushsd
and III regulated success 10 fast approaching Sucn q
least the present aspect Of ars-as dbhearening
the republicans is encouraging 70 the democrats
with whom hops and conndencs twin allies who,
after long dsserton, 70 BE- ready ones moro 70
lend their powerful cooperation.
The movement OF Hall and Green had the look OF an
impromptu affair inspired By the exisoncies Of the
AA~A ~fs-.
ness II WAS IN reality the work Of . carefully
be from the following parcuss gathered BY your
correspondent both in this city and New York. that the
radical Convention, in refusing seats In that body
the Thur0w Weed organization acted wsy In rejecting
an alliance with men who asking Gvors and
which, obtained, wsre to bs ued TO the injury OF the
party granting them. The delegation the conserva-
tive side u said TO have been selected wsth
. Of preventing any future statement BY
the radical leaders that the political sntecsdsn Of the
delegates were unknown 70 them, and that they had
been deceived the character OF whom they
had admitted 70 seats II this the sole objocs Of
The conservative leaders IL must confessed that the
nst great their after calculations
were failures In the nrst place. fact was known 70
every member Of the Syracuse Convention that the con-
delegates unit opposed TO the radical
party aud that the question Of negro suffrage this
opposition strong and decided They were at the
PhiIadelphia Convention, At which Raymond. OF the
Times, assumed the leading position and approved the
proceedings Of that body and farther known that
each and every election In the State within the last
two years the said delegates had voted without dsgus
the democratic ticket So far, then, there no de-
cepuon practsod but 1t must be admitted that under
SUCH circumstances It pece Of on The
thoy entiticd by any ,f party organza-
t"n Yet notwithstanding all this. there very
alter il ten ing 10 The pathetic appeal Of Rafus "a An
dews tor mercy and pardon disposed exercise
forgiveness Tor past denquencies 1t said that
th ESQ mcrcyinvoking pleadngs OF Andrews were in
fact disguised and cunning attempt further deceive
the Convention and throw on its guard and 1t is SUBJ
jcct Of congratulaon that the sympathy impiored BY
him confined to few The conduct OF those rad.
Gals who, understanding the wires that moved these
claimants detained with severity against their ad-
strongly condemned. But the very uncomfortable re-
fisction still that there has been terrible
the bunder Is not unlike effort TO repair broken
crockery. which, made 70 look almost as good as
new, still leaves suspicion Of weakness and liability
20 fail 70 pieces whenever roughly handled -'A"
During the sitting OF the Convention, neither Weed
nor symond was In Syracuse, and their absence was
intended 70 be construed evidence OF their entire
disnIsrcsedness In the success OF the party claiming
recognition u such recognition had been granted the
proceedings Of the Convention would only have been
In errupted, but n report DO true any resolution de-
clarng In favor Of negro suffrage would have
given rise 70 tumuls beyond the power Of political
in circulation u was so arranged that the con-
servaiivs delegation through Its chairman wss 10 cali
the attention Of the Convention TO the disastrous effects
likely 70 arse from the passage Of any such resolution
The action Of the republican Constitutional Con eu,Ion
b referred "a. showing that BY sirict party
u had refused 10 submit the question OF ueoro suf
fags 70 the people at the coming election and any ac
non counter 70 this on the part Of the political conven
tion must necessarily Involve the republicans in Q
dilemma from which there could be escape The Coz
stmutiopal Convention, Il argued had pursued :
course having for s object the Interests Of the
party, and the rcntroduciion Of the dark subject 20
which had given shs cold shoulder could not have
failed 70 excite an acrimonious debate replss with mis-
chisf 10 the interests OF the radical parry csusure
had been cast on the conservative delegation for having
introduced 30 dscordant element OF controvsrsy Ia
their midst the answer ready-that harmony and
the success OF the party were the only objects they
had In view Tor 30 doing. II would then
have been too late for the Convention 70 correct |
The mischief which had brought upon itself |
By admitting 70 full membership tho weuty third street
delesation would seem thai this result foreseen
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