New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-24
NETWORK REPUBLICANS.

THE NIGHT BEFORE THE CONVENTION
THE DELEGATIONS OPEN To GLORIOUS COMPARISONS
REFLECTIONS iron THEIR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ORA wFIIoDREssED BODY-RECoGNTTION OF THE
EEKD OF NOMINATING RESPECTABLE CANDIDATES
--TREAsuRER RAINEs TO BE SACRIFICED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRIBUNE.l
UncA Sept. 2S.-To any one disposed TO be critical
who remembers how, during the Pierce ana hu-
chanan Administrations, the delegates TO AdininiS
tration Conventions were classified by the oppo@-
lion as ofice-holders and citizens, with paipaoe
sheer at the holders Of office. and sneenng express
son Of disgust al n iii interference IN local pooS'
the Convention Il borrow will he open 10 odorous
comparisons Some OF the gentlemen "ho' III
that far-away time, considered IL very
Objectionable in the holders of Government once 10
be taking part in State Conventions are themselves
serving their country in similar Official POSITIONS 10
dav et ms hone 70 the credit of the Government, as
well as TO their own profit. Many changes nave
bsppened in fifteen years, and doubtless the views
of these gentlemen have changed upon the subject
of the relation of the oce-holders to local politics
The critical person. looking over the list of dele
cafes who tomorrow will nominate the ticket
10 be elected, would great array
Of names that figure on the payrols Of the Custom
honse Post once. and Revenue Departments, and
while noting the intelligent cOmtenanceS and gen
femanly department of these urbane officials as they
minge IA the crowds AT the hotesto-mght, he would
lee very likely TO remark that without them the
Convention would he very thin. Such reflections
would he unchartablc of course, but very natural.
Another person not disposed TO be critical hut rather
20 see the best side of things would
hook over tie crowds assembled here tonight and
see only that they were for the most part well
dressed and respectable in appearance; that they
were not Immediately proiane or gwen TO much
guiding and that as Conventions 90, they are
above the average. If il is too much 10 expect Of
the ofiee-holders Of the Administration 10 keep
their hands from State politics, if they indig-
nantly protest, like Supervisor Simmons of Massa-
rhusetts against being DISTINGUISHED by holding
Office then We must Try and he content If
they will only gloves, be or
DERBY. and not bully For a Convention
Of oihce-holderS which this promises 10 be almost
pure and simple ii viii be very decent. ii will not
be large but will be entirely harmonious. Tonight
there Is symptom of disturbing ripple on Its sur
face The financial disturbance Is no doubt one of
the causes that operate to make the Convention
email in numbers. some of the prominent New-lork
delegates whom no ordinary occurrence would
hinder from attending, being detained at home by
the imperative demands of business. There are
substitutes enough on hand, however, and there
Is no danger but that a full list OF delegates Will
appear on the Ioll
On the train. coming M. today. the talk was
more Of finance than of politics, and the listener
could not but observe that the delegates handled
that intricate subject as dexterOusly and witha as
wisely as they habitually doihe simple questions of
Custom house and Post Office politics 1t is a great
luxury TO get among men whO though they have
larger stOmachs and Tedder faces than the average
philosopher, do not shrink from graphing every sub
ject, from the appointment of mall-carrler
10 the grayest questions of political economy,
aud are generally at home all.
give these gentlemen credit for desiring to make
good and respectable ticket tomorrow, and as
honest one as they can, consistently with their
obligations to their friends. Having said so much,
hate to qualify it III any sense, or 10 trace the
feeling to a low motive; aud so, if anybody wishes
To believe that they actuated by single and
sincere desire for honest administration and good
government, ] shall not whisper contrary sugges-
tioD. ] think, however, there is discemible
in the tone Of the conversation among
delegates recognition of the fact that
this Is not a good year to try the patience of the
people with candidates of Incidentally bad charac-
ters There is a sort of tacit confession among the
leaders that the nomination of one or two candi-
dates of pronounced good character and unimpeach-
able record will be a very polite as well as whole
some proceeding. Were it not for this, ] suspect
that( controller Hopkins would stand a much smaller
chance for a denomination than be does.
That their anxiety for honest administration does
not rest above party and partisan consideration is
shown 10y the fact that Treasurer Raines who has
been able honest, and faithful in his discharge of
t.tfo and
probably will not receive vote Perhaps it would
De unreasonable expect party III power, and with
almost certainty OF continuing so, TO do otherwise
There are a great many people, however who are
not panSans who believe that this is not the first
time the Republican party could not strengthen IL
self more than 10y renominating Mr. Ranes, with all
his dreadful heresy OF having voted against Grant
The delegates without being enthusiastic, calmly
confident Of eecting the ticket TO he nominated
Tomorrow, but their confidence arises from
the weakness of the opposition than from their own
strength. These politicians impress one with their
air Of responsibility. and you cannot help feeling in
their presence that yOu are behOldng the men who
run the Government. If they defer to popular
timent in the resolutions which Gen Woodf0Td in
his rotund phrase. says will be pronounced upon
the salary grab and other swindles it will be with
lofty air of cOndescension putting their condemna-
ton IN the most general terms, so as TO offend no
one How could they do otherwise, indeed, at
the home Of Senator COnkling and Congressman
RObeTts7
TALK ABOUT CANDIDATES.
tHE DELEGATIONS LARGELY COMPOSED OF OFFICE