New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-24
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Tee caucusing upon candidates this evening shows
clearly that no slate has made up by the leaders
or II so that II will be broken. The effort 10 run Con
troller Nelson X Hopkins off the track, which II re-
ported to be work mainly OF Speaker Cornell mas
totally failed and he will be renomnated by the ConVeh
ton without opposition strong fight has been nauo
and is still making against the denomination OF Wn d.
TAYLOR for State Engineer which is also likely to fail
Attorney. General Barlow has written severe leuer
against him, which is shown around among the ue'e
gates in which it is shown that Mr. Taylor u tooi OF
the Canal Ring who always voted for It's JOBS I'D inc N
Board and that he is utterly unworthy OF confluence
The letter closes by declaring that he Ought not W NC
nominated by any Convention and that II ne Is no'ni
mated he ought be voted for by any honest man.
Mr. Tayor's friends explain the enmity Of Mr.. Barlow
nv saving that on one occasion Taylor carried the
Canal Board with him on a legal point, in which Mr.
Barlow had given opinion. Mr.. Taylor resides IN
Utica and being the ground 10 plead his own case
has the advantage OF the Attorney General, who is
absent He even carries the into Africa, and is
trying 10 defeat the denomination of Mr.. Barlow, in
which he is likely 10 be as successful as ne
was il securing his own AttorneyGeneral Barlow
Will get few # any votes from New-York and Brooklyn
or the river counties, and his denomination is
scarcely possible. IL certainly will not he spontaneous,
a contingency which alone. he intmates that he
will accept it, Delegates say he has once declined 10 be
a candidate and they disposed 10 take him RS the
country took Mr.. Coaxat his word. With the excep-
tion therefore, OF Controller Hopkins and Engineer
Taylor none Of the outgoing State officials Of the Re
publican party are likely to be The
ddate strongly urged for Attorney in Bar
lows place is b. Plat Carpenter Of Poughkeepsie
Giles Hotchkiss of Binghamton also has many friends
for Secretary Of State in place Of c. Hilton Scribner
Col. Wood, Secretary scribners deputy and member
Of the Assembly of 1870 pretty sure to get the nom
nation although he has competitor in ex-senator
Tlayer OF Troy. Both of these gentlemen are good
men, For Treasurer, d. G. Fort OF Oswego, Chairman
OF the WAYS and Means Committee in the last Assembly
has inside track, his rivals being Mr. Beade OF FL
mira and Gen. Dence. Prof. Dwight OF the COLUMBIA
College Law School is said TO have consented to become
candidate for State Prison Inspector and Will prooaby
get the nomination Ex-senator Plat of Clinton County
is also a candidate. This office is now held by MI Scheu
of Erie Democrat. For the Office of Canal Commits
soner which is also now held by Democrat Mr. Fay.
there are several candidates who have about equal
chances Among them are Chas ii. Morell OF Batavia
Col Mead Of Cayuga and Jno. Napier of Cattaraugus'
Very little is said about the resolutions 70 be adopted
by the Convention, and no one appears Wiling 10 TAX
on the subject Col Stewart i. WoOdord. who is to be
Chairman of the Convention, assured THE TRIBUNE cor
respondent that they would very pronounced on the
Rack PAY steal and Credit MObier but nothing more
definite could be asceTtaiDed II is not generally De-
neved that they Will be pronounced as to shock the
nerves of senator Gambling and Congressman Ellis Ii.
Roberts or TO shake the stolen money out Of their
pockets into the United States Treasury Mr. Roberts is
i'm Europe where he can't hear the anathema pro-
nounced whatever II may be, but Senator Conkling Is
here aud will probably TO it that the resolutions are
discreetly drafted
Later-The New-York delegation is 10 hold a caucus
AZ O'Clock tomorrow morning, and decide whether to
present a candidate from that city for nomination on
the state ticket II the decision is III the affirmative.
there will then be a TO who shall be named
for State Prison Inspector The workers in the party
as they call themselves object 10 presenting the
name Of Prof Dwight merely to add responsibility
10 the ticket and think the plums should
be given 70 those who do the hard work Of the party
This class which numbers majority of the delegation
are favor OF VIM Haw r for Inspector In case New
York names the candidate. The Maddox faction of the
Brooklyn delegation has not arrived yet They took the
Midland road in order TO travel by different route
from the JourdanTracy faction and 1t is reported that
the cars on that have been elzed and cannot run
If they arrive in time there will be hot contest
between the two factions for membership on the
State Committee from Kings County. Messrs. Cornell
Bliss Woodford, and two more went TO Senator
Conkling's house this evening with draft of the
lutions proposed to offer in order to get his
advice on the difficult point of suitable wording for
the resolution condemuing the Salary Grab. The result
Of the conference has TRANSFERRED Senator Thayers
chances for nomination for Secretary Of state have
improved the latter part OF the evening. Mr. Ramsey OF
Albany working hard for Mr.. Barlow for Attorney
General, but has no chance Of success.
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