The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02

Arriyra sf Delegates at AIbany-Ths Probable
Candidates.

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tendance 80 long In advance Of the hour Of meeting
There are only LIS delegates in all The presence Of
vesixths Of the Convention ct the paoe Of assembly
twenty-four hours ahead OF time Is one OF the many
indications Of the interest which the party take in
the deliberations and result OF the gathering. The
friends Of the respective candidates are all hard at
work, and the rooms and portioos Of tho Delavan
House are already black with politicians from all
parts of the State. The interest very naturally
centres on the prospective candidate
FOR GOVERNOR. an.Ur
There Is little doubt, from all the signs OF so much
OF the Convention horizon as Is now Visible, that
'ohn 1. Hoffman will be easily nominated for this
position. He Is the candidate OF Tammany Hall and
VIII receive the votes OF at least seventeen OF the
twenty-one New York city delegates A year ago no
man was so unpopular with Tammany Hall IS the
Mayor; but he had his agents through the country
working on his behalf and he has forced Tammany
10 ADOPT him. 1t Ia a bargain and sale by which
there ID to be union OF such strength he himself
possesses with all that Tammany can contribute.
he VIII dispense the ofices and patronage OF the
Covernorshp under the direction Of Tammany in /
return for the honor OF the position, which
his ambition yearns for as o stepping stone
to still higher honors in the nation. 1t is
no secret that Mayor HOFFMAN had his
plans arranged to secure the Vice Presidential IL not
the Presidential nomination itself at the New York
Convention. No man was more astonished when
those plans so inexpcably failed. His friends that
Is. Sweeny and Tweed. who are here, running the
machine-caim his nomination on the first ballot by
ninety votes, to which the Murphy men reJ0n by
saying that it Is only "bluhn Tweed last winter
wanted to DO Governor, bat he knows now that he
could not be elected. Hoffman was the forced choice
Of the City Hall autOcrats.
The next prominent candidate ia Henry @. Muir
VINO came within one vote Of being the candidate
for President Of the United States in place OF
Frankln PIERCE at the Democratic National Con-
vention OF 1852. He has been State Senator for
several terms cOnsecutively, and at the last Guber
nomination In 1858 il he would then give way to
Holman, which, 1t will be remembered, he did. His
me Kings county delegation is for him as a unit
and he claims several delegations from the interior
sheriff 0'Brsn, OF the New York delegation, is for
! resolution to cast their vote as unit for Hoffman.
O'Bren says he was not present at the meeting and
Is not therefore, bound BY its action. He b bitter
| foe OF the Mayor and will fight against him to the
last. 1t was the intention OF the New York delega-
ton to meet this morning and select a chairman
cast their vote al unit In the Convention but as
they have not done so up to this time 1t Is fair to pre-
sumo sumo, that they anticipate the trouble which
session and demanding to cast his u' vote in,
dividually as he wished, and hence will
men are well provided with money and will use 1t
| lib rally to secure the country delegates. The
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is too brilliant a one to be abandoned without
struggle. The prize is too valuable to let slip with
out an EFFORT
Senators Tom Dreamer ana Mike Norton have re-
nquished the tight against Hoffman, after all the
Saratoga caucusing which they did for Murphy
| sting Of his opposition has been drawn. John A.
| Green Is also on the ground and said to be for
| Murphy, but, as the General has an Old trick or
changing his opinions the night before the Oonven-
tion there is no knowing who Will be his candidate
Sanford E. Church is 'notr candidate after the
fashion OF HOratiO Seymour. He Is working for
Murphy, but would accept the nomination. n he
ventioD. He prefers trimming his sails, however,
for the United States Senatorship next winter.
vention by the Albany and Troy delegates il the
night between the HOFFMAN and Murphy men con-
tinues acrimonious. His claims as compromise
dersto0d, will support him against Hoffman. The
Kings county men are all working harmOnlously for
ters divisions Assemblyman John @. Jacobs is
| their leader in the onset against Hoffman.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
| number OF names have been presented. The most
prominent Is thar Of A. p tanning, Of Bufalo.
The names so Of Alien G. Beach. Of JeIsrson Smith
Weed, OF Clinton, and A. J. Aver OF st. Lawrence,
are also mentioned. A. p. Lanning is most likely to
| ''slate." with Holman at the top.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER
the names OF oliver BascOm and N. u. Mlliman,
OF Washington; - Lamb, OF Saratoga and Andrew
J. Yates, OF Montgomery, are mentioned. AS the
and as oliver Bascom is the choice OF majority OF
the delegates from washington county, he viii very
probably receive the nomination.
FOR INSPECTOR OF STATE PRISONS
only one name Is mentiOned-that OF David b.
Mcneil, who ran in 1859, and viii probably DC 70.
FOR CLERK OF COURT OF APPEALS
two names have been administrations OF the Gin.
syita6le" \, Q: Perrn Of Kings, and Cornelius Ten
I last Assembly, might have the nomination II he
wished 1t, but no declines 20 be a candidate.
A number OF prominent democrats who consult
the interests Of the party rather than the selfish
objects Of any clique or faction and who embrace,
plin, Comptroller Allen, DE WOLF Of Oswego, Angel,
Of Livingston. and Butts. OF Rochester favor the
selection OF either Sanford n. Church or John
Ganson, OF Bufalo. It Is not at all likely that their
counses will be needed. The "rule or ruinr policy
OF Tammany will prevail
THE PROSPECTIVE TICKET.
The indications are that the following ticket will
be nominated tomorrow
GOyernor-John T. Hoffman
Lieutenant Governor-A. p. tanning.
Canal Commissioner Bascom.
state Prison Inspector-David b. Mcneil.
Clerk Of the Court Of Appeals-E. o. Perrin.
The sporting men are betting two ways on the
nomination for Governor-one that HOFFMAN viii
have majority on the nrst ballot, and the other
that Murphy will have ut least forydve votes at the
There Is also betting at the rate Of fy to hun
that neither Holman nor Murphy will be nominated
The caculators are making egregious b!unders
and "a high as sixty for Murphy on the first ballot.
MORRISsEY.
II was prophesed that the Honorable John would
make poor politician, however excellent his quail
ties as q sporting man. The Saratoga fasc0 for
Murphy was put upr for him by the 1ammanyites,
and he fell into the trap. Sweeny and Tweed
wanted TO kill Murphy In advance and hence they
fastened Morrssey TO him by little strategy Johns
sporting laurels have furnished In the political
arena
ARRIVAL OF SENATOR MURPHY.
Senator Murphy arrived this afternoon. IL II said
that he has been sent for by the Tammany leaders,
with view To induce him to withdraw, so as TO have
o s'harmoniousn AFFAIR Of the whole thing. HIS
friends to the number OF several hundred, arrived
this morning In the special steamer Rip Van Wnkle,
which came up from Brooklyn with Danu Oh music,
expected this afternoon. II he withdraws he Will
disappont great many, The Murphy headquarters
are IN the ladies' dining room OF the Deavan and
the Tamn any Headquarters In the reading room:
Ia all nfnd