The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-04
THE GOvERNoRsHIP

candidates enough to select from-that is, for the
State Conventions to nominate from. II is certain
that the present incumbent has no further aspira-
tons in that direction. Governor Hoffman has al
ready received three successive nominations from
the democracy In his first race, in 1866, he was
defeated, but in 1883 he was elected, and in 1870
was reelected II Is contrary to POLITICALLY usage as
1t is repugnant to the electors themselves to put
man in nomination three times for the same
ofice-an office held by the present incumbent two
terms in succession. Governor Holman, therefore,
retres with the laures and emouments of double
term, earned and enjoyed In the highest Office in
the gft of his fellow citizens This il honor enough
for any one man. He does not, however, retire
from the political arena as is shown in the pr0mi
nent part he played in the Baltimore Convention,
at which he cast the unanimous and spontaneous
vote of the Nav York democratic delegation for the
republican nominee OF the Cincinnati Convention.
There was no hating or vacillating policy In his
action on that OCCASION and should the standard
bearer OF the liberal republicans aided by his allies
OF the democracy OF the nation be successful in
November next no doubt Governor Holman win
have his reward In an appointment at the hands OF
his grateful friend Horace to first class mission to
Europe. NH
THE MISSION TO BERLIN 0I
is what he most yearns after, and with that goal
in view, he win undoubtedly exert all his powerful
political influence with his party to insure double
victory in November-thc victory Of Greeley and
his own prospective success in the attainment Of
his European mission. Governor Holman Is rich,
and can afford to play the statesman and the man
of leisure for the good of the republic and his own
official aggrandizement There are several
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATES
in the field under the present administration,
and at this particular juncture the cry is,
"Rch men to the 'front.'" And so we find the cry
responded 10 in the persons Of ex-senator
Morgan ex-Mayor Opdyke and Judge Robertson.
The friends OF each will be IN force at the
nominating Convention and press the claims OF
their favOrite with all due persistency aud what
ever logic may be found most conducive to secure
victory, whe aer it be the logic OF sense or dol
lars 1t Is sctl that Judge Robertson has the
inside track. Morgan, perhaps, would be
more acceptable to the Grant ticket than either of
his competitors. II the logic OF events between
this and November does not lessen the ardor of any
seeking the honor from casting his fortunes in
an evil moment with losing cause 80 far as the
liberal republicans and progressive democratic
ticket goes, the probability is that when things
political shape themselves into something more
definite there will be q
f.tw COALITION CONVENTION
held, as happened in 1885, when Hoffman demo.
crat) and Pruyne johnson republican, were put
on the same ticket for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor The Convention that nominated these
parties was composed Of one democrat and one
Johnson republican from each district. Now, fol-
lowing that precedent, the probabilities are that
the nominating Convention will be composed of one
democrat and one Greeley republican from each
district. Hoffman having served his two terms and
received prior unsuccessful nomination, political
usage requires that the nominee OF the cenvention
shall be- ter rS,, .st-s the. nther 80 - w oS~.e.
cles and would probably consent TO run although
some persons contend that he Is averse to the
proposed honor and declares that he will not allow
his name to he used in the Convention in that |
connection They say that hts health would not per-
init him to accept the honor, IN the first place. and
in the second, he at present fills the highest judicial
once in the State, tie duties OF which he IL fully
conversant with, and in the discharge of which he
finds that repose which the cares and responsible
ties OF Governor would entirely deprive HIM or He |
has twelve years yet before him OF his present ON.
cial life, with handsome salary, and these advau
tages he will pot forego for the higher but more
neeting honor OF occupant OF the Executive chair
of the State. Senator Alvord is looming ND os a |
candidate for Govtrnor. An old line whig. he en- |
tered the Assembly es a democratic member and |
served term SPEAKER OF that body His claims will
and warm supportrs. Francis Herman of Utica
very popular AM active politician, is also spoken
|
looking to the hih Office to which he has hem
lieutenant durin Governor H0frman,s term.
There is no doubt ut the selection of candidate
for Governor will be the most important work IN
the docket of busiess for the
COMPROMISE CONVENTION,
but the probabilities are that between this and
then line OF acbn, arising from political afilia-
tons ond understandings between the anti-ad;nIn-
istration party ( either stripe, will render the
THE vAcANrfNIrED STATES sENAToRsuIp
One of the firstnd most important duties which
uni n arvtcl LOT
election ola Unit States Senator to m the vacancy
following on the EXPIRATION OF Senator Conkling's
term OF Office Whatever hopes the pOmpOusv |
oratorical Senat might at one time have enter.
tanned for renonation and reelection must have
melted mo hnr ch ere THIS Under any crcum
and wider betwn himself and his colleague,
ENATOR FENTON,
would have almt precuded the idea even IN !
republican LeRllture, that he would he returned '
to his seat In u United states Senate; but now E
like, has jumped and closed the chasm that III .
vided the lberaepublicans and the democrats on q
the President, Issue. he cannot entertain the II
ghost of q chanthat his name viii be ever snoken
OF in that coIiction. The candidate is vet
dark man, y as compromise will be the order
publican able willing and acceptable to all to
take Mr.. COnkfs place in the United states Sen.
THjONGREssrONAL TICKET n,
The CongresSal districts have all been cut nm | -
predicate anypg upon past election results az az 81
to how the c0ig election will be decided the la
last Leglslatu republican. having adjourned VA,
before full reptntsti0n was given TO the state WI
under the disappointment act by Congress- There ~
is Congrehn at large to be elected from this va
city. In the fymandering process proposed in s s
the redistrictilof this city, which PRESENTS an co
inextrlcable y OF patchwork, Cox's old demo. ~
cratic districts been SO cut up and merged ~, ~
here and therto republican districts of other Ut
wards not lfofore included In the district III
that Cox haeen, in fact legisated out indie ~
pendent Of alliances he might have had Tor re- 50
election as district stood before and the snn of WI
his representa- there sets forever An effort o oe
will be made put him on the general ticket Gor ex
election as Cessman at large until the annor. wa
tionment forf city is finally decided upon. The Is
Fourth distrp done altogether away with in the
city, the lOwaumbered district being the Finn
formerly tliourth), Rooseveit's old district.
TiROLLO HALL COUP D'ErAT.
Perhaps neal political event has occurred tina
since the god warlike DAYS of Tammanu anI | -.