The New York herald., 1870-09-07

THE SARATOGA CONVENTION.


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Gathering of che Republican CInus--The En-
tire state Represented-ss0ldiers' Movement
In Favor Of WOodford-Ur. Greeley 60 BIO
tho Nominee for GOvcrnor-Distinguished
Politicians in Attendance.
SARATOGA, Sept 0, 1870.
The trains last evening and this morning brought
large numbers OF delegates and others to attend the
State Republican Convention. Almost every part OF
the State is represented and the canvassng has
commenced.
The entire Kings county delegation arrived to-day
and are quite active In urging the claims OF Lieu
tenant Governor woodford.
A soldiers movement, initiated In Brooklyn and
almost wholly confined to that locality is here
urging the Convention to recognize the SOL
der This Is WoOdford lobby, and Is
ignored by many Of tho leading delegates who served
In the army. The first attempt Of this outside SOL
diers' ring TO hold convention took place In the
opera house and was q failure. They assembled
and made temporary Organization with Major
General Robinson, OF Binghamton as chairman; but
the attendance was 80 small, there being only about
two dozen present. that they adjourned without
attempting TO dictate terms to the the Convention.
The chairman himself is opposed to any attempt on
the part Of the soldiers. as such, to control the
action Of the Convention.
The Bmghamton delegation will present the
name Of General John G. Robinson tomorrow and
give him their nrst vote for Governor O compll-
ment. They viii then vote for Mr.. Greeley, II ho Is
not elected on the first ballot
The friends Of Marshall o. Roberts regret the
withdrawal of his name as candidate. He is here.
looking well and mingling with the crowd, many Of
whom urge him TO consent TO let his name be used,
but he positively declines.
Judge Robertson, OF Westchester county is here,
and has many frends but 1t is understood that he
will not stand in the way OF Mr.. Greeley, whose
name will be presented to the Convention by the
chairman of the Wcstchester delegation, Mr.. Chaun-
cey Depew.
Senator Conklng Is here, quartered at tho Union
Hotel, and Senator Fenton makes Congress Hal his
headquarters.
Collector Murphy has been here since Saturday
stopping at the Union. He moves about among the
people, Is quite popular ana IL well received. He
Is desirous OF harmOnizing the clements. He Is for
Mr., Greeley for Governor and, singular to say,
Senator Fenton, with his friends, whose first choice
was Marshall 0. Roberts, are now for Mr.. Greeley
Senator Conkling Is also for the philosopher His
principal opponents are the Kings county Woodrord
who fond Of lager, Will vote against Greeley be-
cause he Is advocate OF temperance and they
sertlng that on that account alone over ten thou
| sand Germans will vote against Mr.. Greeley, The
answer to this by the friends OF Mr.. Greeley
| Is that he Is not only popular with the
| Germans account OF their belonging to the
republican party, but because he has sympathized
| with Fatherland III the pending European struggle
and has always rendered aid to the German emi.
grants. His friends declare that all the leading Ger
| for Greeley.
| There seems to be difference Of opinion about
the V Convention. s The Conkng men % are taking Of
George w. Curtss, OF Richmond county, and assert
that there Will probably be no opposition to him:
able to say that know there will be opposition
The FentOn men will put forward Judge James, Of
81. Lawrence, or Judge Edward Pierrepont, OF New
Senator renton are urging hlm to consent 10 be
president Of the Convention: up to the moment tot Of
sanSnao % tina that they can s elect dG him '' '''
Among the leading politicians already here from
different parts Of the state to attend the oonven,
states District o., attorney ,. TiTaosy.' Farmer
United States Appraiser Benjamin Field, Spencer
Kirby, Hugh Hastings. Mr.. Terwlliger. private
Supervisor butcher, Colonel Frank E. Howe Isaac
Il. Bailey, ex.Assessor Z; 2. Webster, Daniel D.
Sheridan Shook, Thomas 6. Acton, superintendent
man Thomas Il. stewart James W. Booth, General
| A. p. Ketchum. Mr.. Greeley Is In New York and
At the present writing thirty minutes past nine
p M, Union and Congress Halls are thronged with
tie UonVenon anu Old pocans ve wo Soe Nave
attended all the deliDeratye conventions that have
been held In the State for many years say that they
never saw u liner set OF men assembled on such an
occasion. The several districts in the State have
evidently sent their best representative men: A
desire to investigate pending difficulties and har-
| mOnize conflicting interests seems to prevail. The
| greatest order prevails.
| for Governor in the minds of the delegates An ef.
fort has been made this evening to induce Marshall
O. Roberts to change his mind and allow his name to
be submitted to the Convention as candidate for
Governor. He positively declines again. There Is a
| class OF delegates who are persistently pressing
| Judge Robertson, of Westchester. He is unques-
tlonaby stronger tonight than he was this morning.
william orion, President OF the Western Union Tee-
| graph Company, Is mentioned by prominent republl-
| cans as prominent candidate tor Governor; but
Mr. orion, who Is here, refuses to allow his name TO
| be used.
| noon was more numerOusy attended than in the
| forenoon. They resolved In favor OF a soldier
member announced that their desire was that Wood.
ford should be the man. This fact greatly injured
There is much caucusng going on OF the tmo Of
writing In the different delegations, which are all
| pretty We'll represented. Notwithstanding 1t is the
Judgment OF the prominent men OF the party that II
| the New York delegation determine tonight or In
the morning that Mr.. Greeley is the best man for
the Convention to nominate he will be declared tile
| nominee OF the Convention. This much will be
conceded to New York, because there Is where the
1t IS decided to run Senator Fencri for President
OF the Convention by hisifriends George W. Curtis
Will the opposing SandidaIe for , President sa
man, but up to ten O'Clock nothing definite has been
In addition to those already mentioned the follow
| ing among other prominent men, have arrlved-
| Major General Peasanton Collector Thirty-second
| Internal Revenue district; ex-Surveyor Wakeman,
| President OrtOn, Of the Western Union Telegraph
| Company; United States Marshal Sharpe, General
| Cochrane, General Arthur, ex-COngressmen Dar-
| ling and John A: Grlswod, Charles Spencer, Con.
cey Depew Daniel w. Northrup and General Curtis.
| Mr.. 0pdyke In Congress Hall at eleven O'Clock,
says Greeley cannot be nominated. Another promi.
nent gentleman says that Greeleys temperance viii
kill him with the lager beer Germans. On the other
hand, 1t Is clear that Greeley Is stronger at
| eleven O'Clock TO- night than ne was an hour ago.
Every possible effort has been made to defeat his
| chances thus far without success. He stands
strong against all combinations