New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
POLITICAL.
KENTUCKY.

kENItCk1.
-.N,NANY TACTICS IN THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.
louisville, KY, May ia special dlspa'on
srm Frankfort to The Commercial says the
se Central Committee have decided to return tine oa
LOT Of the late Democratic State Convention for
20 the Secretary of the Convention, TO correct tne
ond nublsh IT, The correct count Of the ballot e'os
nomination 20 J. Alexander Grant by two ana n"'''
votes. ,oup-
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNvENTIoN--In,, rps
pON TRIIrNPH-wHO ARE THE CANpiD. -
TrxINGToN. XIV. MAY S.-The nonl nn"D,,o -,
leslie for Governor by the Democratic se thing for
has taken everybody by surprise Tee pr pr that they
the Democratic press just now VIII Do 49,, that they
confidently expected this result al W" or1d comneta
~ - 80. no mon in the state who eouiu ooiipe'o
nth the gifted Leslie and that his , - 60.
doregone conclusion. But this W." w. I,doer seems 40
mild and easy decivities to Whio" ,,,,,, =. e.,
martial Fven the Leslie man'Seis -, - - -,
ISiu'. - and knew that 1t coud De secured by
favorites success ar - n must be confessed, they
on! ONO ino'u, GOOD deal OF skill and energy.
prscu'eu WIZ conaue the nomination to the
Inns wa SS,,s.-Ieslle, King, Brown, and Jones-who
u' - most prominently IN the county conventions,
hau e, 5own every attempt TO widen the ring from
anu : enc nominee was 10 be taken. In working out
wnso1 1,an thew were aided by happy accident This
'De- ,bo mistake Of Duluth" Knots friends in NOM
,,o, him too soon. KnOtt's strength politician
l,ravs consists in being Hobsons choice" He OBJ
,,ped his first nomination for Congress by accidentally
onnoarinc on the field after everybody else had been
ansbtered But his friends made the great mistake of
nr3ngine him forward before Leslie, King, and
BROWN were quite dead, and before any else
had had an opportunity TO decline. The conse
onenee was that it not a fair case of
sHobson's choice" Not only this, but the premature
entrance OF Knott warned the Leslie of their danger
and caused their exerons to be greatly increased as
well as their determination to win at all hazards There
Fore. when the name Of Father McCreery OF Arlington
vas mentioned, it unceremonously hooted out OF
The Convention, then the Buell. had no heart to
bring forward their candidate The scheme Of the Leslie
faction was thus successful thanks TO luck and bravadO
The choice restricted to the four candidates first
named-nObody else could get in; and Leslie. as the
strongest land perhaps also the best of the four, was
declared the nominee.
Grave charges of corrupt bargaining made by Les
LES enemies; but these natural under the cir
eumstances that I am not inclined, from anything
have yet heard, 20 believe them 1t is said that Leslie
had an understanding with the Cincinnati railroad men,
Rnd also that acting Governor, he has abused the
pardoning power TO secure the nomination. He has
made ndsoree and unfortunate Of the pardon
sng his clemency he remembered that he candi-
date but be is represented by those who know him well
20 q knd-hearted and forgving man. and Is 70 be
hoped that this fact alone added to the bad
Get by bis predecessors ed 70 ms OF e
Governor il by far the best and strongest man on the
ticket Howard Smith ex-Hebel soldier, renOminated
for Auditor is excellent man and incOrruptbe 0cei
He was wealthy before the war hut he followed Breck
3nridee TO ruin Burdened with large family he set
fled In Owen County practice law But the Democracy
concluded make him Auditor and for that deserve the
thanks OF every honest man IN the state am inclined
10 think that, IL the Republicans, IN their approaching
convention will nominate their very best men Tor AttOl
NeyGeneral, they may possibly deeat ltOdDaL Intir
office and for Register OF the State Land once,
sor which Dawson, The Ledger man, was renomlnated
by the Democracy 1t was godsend 10 the KepuDl-
rans that ROdman and Dawson were nominated. me
GOurer-Ournd took malicious dellght III showing now
near Dawson came TO being beaten he as extremely ds
tasteful to large section Of his party. believe he can
be beaten before the people, by proper management
Henderson, for Superintendent OF IuDhc lnsuucIOn
was an important selection the more so as he IS certain
40 be elected. Zach smith, the present incumbent has
ms predecessors combined, and this fact defeated MN III
sbe Convention. Zach Smith ought 10 run against AN
rersOn as independent candidate, Tor
no other reason than TO defend ana uphold
before the people the reforms he has introduced III our
numbering old school system. IL Is understood
1ha Henderson is pledged Overturn everything that
Smith has done Upon the whole, the work OF the con
Ieution rs a complete triumph for the BOuTbons. The
platform means nothing predicted, ana the cahul-
s1ate with the possible exception OF Carlisle ana smith,
are OF the ma gnant, hOme-ReDe class. ii may
not be very Kind to the Northern Democracy nut IL Is
7he fact and they Will have to make the best OF it.
learn from high Democratic authority tnat many OF the
most prominent Democratic leaders az the North wrote
10 their brethren here impOrng that Buell. might he
nominated but the Kentucky BOurDOns turned deal
EAR 10 their enreaties resolved 10 go on IN the
good old way. The PrOgressives are greatly chaElheu
and disappointed; The COurerJOuTH0i, ater a uelay'
announces its determination TO support the ucket non
tsty and tries delude itself with the platform The
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