The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-01
The Republican State Convention and
/. What Came Of II.
THE GREAT BOLT AT SYRACUSE.
Conkling To Be Defeated ct All Hazards in
the Senatorial Contest.
THE ROCHESTER, CONVENTION,
Two Delegations: the Tammany and tho
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the long and painfully anticipated Republican
Convention has come and passed away, and like
tempest which leaves the marks OF lis devastation
behind It, so is the result OF that stormy gathering
OF the republican factions to be seen in party
more utterly demoraized and disrupted than If an
enemy had combated 1t, and not its own
brethren. The leaders Of the party who
have gained ct Syracuse q barren victory
have set their political life upon cast
and Will nave the days OF fresh conflict TO come
to ..stand the hazard OF the de.n They have left
open no road 10 compromise and their temporarily
defeated but powerful opponents have rather
gained. Anteus-like, additional and renewed
strength from the blows they received in the late
encounter than any actual damage. In fact, the
words truce or compromise or general amnesty and
reconciliation are tabooed In the political vocabu-
larry OF the Fentonites and any overtures that
may be contemplated or desired must
come from the present vtctors, with such
conditions precedent that 1t would be
idle to expect Just yet such surrender Of the booty
and patronage secured OF Syracuse, The late con-
TEST was waged with all the strategy, bribery
wheeling and menace which SO Unexpectedly gave
the victory to the very same leaders at the previous
State Convention at Saratoga. But after that there
was still long look -out ahead to the great
campaign of 1872, and the wounds then
inflicted would have time to heal, and
wiser counsels might prevail to bind the
republican brethren in amity and unite them In
solid phalanx against the common foe in the Presi
Dental fight. No hope OF that now, II the vows OF
vengeance Of the Fenton- Greeleyets are to stand
good on the register, Twice sold, the leaders have
thrown away the scabbard and II Murphy and
C0nklng fall their chief now In their manipulation
Of the administration party in the State it Will 60
hard with them anu him IN the supreme struggle
that Is at hand.
THE BOLT AT SYRACUSE
will have the eject OF completely severing the rcpub-
hcan party in twain In this State, the time between
this and the fall OF 1872 to be In strengthening
either party, according to the SKIN and influence Of
the respective leaders The defeat Of the Fentonites
In the Convention Is to be attributed to their own
openly expressed desire for harmony, and the
covert designs of the Murphyites by which harmony
was TO be rendered impossible-0ne party acting In
good faith the other ready TO spring mine at any
moment so as to compel their opponents to evacuate
the position held by them. And very e1ectnally
they exploded the mine at the right rime The two
city delegations claimed admission to the Con-
ventaon, which was agreed to, with the
ono provlso. that the Fenton- Greeley delegation
should endorse the action OF the State Committee
which had previously stgmatized that delegation as
TsmmAny republican, requiring confession and alb
Oiution 70 qualify them to seats beside their i'm
maculate brethren or the Murphy Custom House
stripe. This was the sine qua non Of their
admission, and while Fenton and his
leaders and followers were anxious to con-
form to all other political rituastic lmpositons
they were not prepared to commit sacrIfcial
hGrtEdrf within the temple and In the presence of
the whole congregation. The resolution that both
designations be admitted to equal vote on the
noor and that thereafter the State Committee
should be clothed with all powers necessary to q
organization and harmonizing OF the two factions,
scanned to give general satisfaction until Conklng
cautiously opposed 1t, declared the compromise
resolution must be rejected, and, having fired up
the dying embers OF opposition among his ad-
herents, succeeded In having 1t rejected. This was
THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK.
The Fentonites had no alternative but to accept
political degradation or to retire from the Conven
tlon They chose the latter. OOnkllng would share
no honors with his rival, Fenton, He acted very
Hotspur In his exclusiveness OF dividing the honors
or patronage OF the administration He should
have all or none, and he won. Fenton, on the other
hand went into the combat empty handed II not sim
gle handed. He knew from his dear-bought expert
foe to encounter lie summoned his faithful fol Ow-
ers to meet him In council at the Vanderbilt House.
and 10 map out the field whereon the fight OF The
succeeding day was to take place. In parnng he.
addressed them, :
And should my standard bearer fall fan well he may
For never saw promise yet OF such bloody fray
The chief standard bearer, followers and all fed
before the charge OF the custom House eaguers and
Ofhce-holders, and syracuse was but repetl-
uon OF the day az Saratoga. But Fenton
has still fight left In him, and his chances
for signal reirieval OF his fortunes and the utter
brighter tnan ever Conknng the Alciolades OF the
Syracuse nght cared not Tor Murphy cared not
for the administration or for party unless these
served
that was to get control OF the organization OF the
5sate to be able to send solid delegaI ION 10
the National Convention in Chicago in 1872 IN favor
OF the renominAuon OF General Grant to the Presi-
dency and OF the nomination OF Roscoe C0nSling as
Vice President the latter he thought, could only
be accomplished by his being recognized as the
most influential leader OF the republican party IN
the state. But
vaulting ambition doth oft o'erleap ITSELF
and il Is not unlikely That Roscoe Will fall tother
side'' In this MS vaulting effort He did net autcl.
pate so serious bolt In the Convention. He got
h0sted on his own petard, and on the withdrawal OF
the county delegatlons IN the wake OF the Fenton-
Greeeyites he saw the first vanishing Of the ancl-
pated realization of his POLITICAL screenings.
AFTER THE BOLT
II was found necessary to rush the proceedings
through lest worse remained behind. The state
ticket was nominated; but strange 10 say, none oil
Tue nominees were present 70 accept or decline II
the platform exceedingly shaky.
THE FEAToN GREELEY soREHEADs
and their antICustom House federalists in
the interior are yet undecided as To
which Of two lines of action to take
nndcr the circumstances, whether TO frame an in
dependent State ticket amt to submit II 10 the good
sense Of the republican electors, to accept The
C0nkng- Murphy ticket and To trafhc anu bargain
on IL everywhere throughout the state. The demo-
Gratis Will be ANXIOUS To secure their state ticket.
The Fentonites don't care continental for IL, aud
Will only be too glad TO vote the
democratic ticket In return for democratic
votes Tor Fcnt0n men for senators. Here lies
the danger overlooked by Conkling, and which rem
ters his return to the senate hopeless were 1t not
already ioregonc conclusion IN the schemlng
scOnce OF his friend, Honest Tom Murphy that the