New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-06
DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
A. B. CORNELL'S QUALIFICATIONS.
F-on, Tn, fLhaau Erpr,ss lRrnl

The Hon. A. b. Cornell, Speaker of the AS
sembly in 1873 is warmly pressed for the gubernatora
used in the Convention. He Is strong man. has had
large experience political affairs, is popular, and pos.
thing we may be assured and that is II he is
mated and elected, the Hopkins Pruyn dynasty,
may be called. will no longer he all powerful.
Ii is stated that efforts are being made TO
induce Mr. Cornell TO accept the nomination lf0r Len
tenant-GOvernor upon the ucket with Gov. DIX. We
trust he will resist them II he Is entitled 10 anything.
timd who are fearful that II Gov DIX s not re-
nominated the party Will go to destructon WIN al
ture the opinion they mistaken The success OF
the Republican party does not depend upon one man
ana If II did that man is not Gov. DIX That ne has
done very well Governor, no one Will deny ;
but that he is the !only man whom we
can elect we very much doubt Keen politicians are,
however earnestly at work TO create the impression
that Gov. DIX IA immensely popular with the people,
and that thousands OF Republicans would be greatly
offended should the State Convention leave him of the
ticket selhshness Is mostly AT the bottom OF All such
DIX for many years. and do so again 4 necessary
Let US, then keep up our spirits even though GOV DIX
sees at 10 place him in the field again. then OF
we Will turn in ana do what TO give him
a hattering majority, aud mus hep psrpetuate the
Hopkns-Pruyn dynasty for two years more.
MEANING OF THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.
From The Utica Obserur Deua)
The PrOhibitionsts are TO hold state Con-
Governor in adyance Of the great parties Il is under
stood that MyrOn III. Clark, who has once hl.ed the
Executive chair he named DY THESE ltTd
people The avOwed object Of the movement IL 10
defeat the nomination Of DIX IN the Republican Con-
ventiOn. The Governor who vetoed the Local Option
bill. is naturally under cloud in the Prohibition camp
But the socaed apostles OF temperance represent some
thing than the antquor sentiment at The present
time. They are strengthened ana reinforced by a
large body OF Republican managers who are bent on
running venerable Chief Magistrate on the track
ana securing the guDernstorIa nomination FOR Robert
Cornell equally subseTvlent follower OF the
party Is they will furnish the snews Of war 20
the Auburn agtaors. In the time the sentiment
Of the appears be settling IN favor OF the Dem
ocratic party. The administration OF Gov Dlx-satis
factory the main, but married by serious detects-s
hardly sufficient offset 10 the general corrupt ana
vicious policy OF the dominant party
AN OFFER DECLINED.
Prom The Troy Press ,Dtpj
Our Republican friends are suggesting that
Democracy take Liberal for Lieutenant
ana present the name OF Hon. T. q. AlvOrd as
IN every way available and valuable. We fear tnat
cannot accept the tender Gov AlYOrd mas had "a
long time look about and is to-day much OF Re
publican anything. Ii is not improbable that when
he. during the last session, looked about nm
heed 20 his appeals, felt that hls independent
position altogether lovely, out at that time
whenever he expressed any preference 1t wac for the
Radical party We do not undertake 10 say that II was
because that party happened TO be IN power that ne so
leaned; merely that such wac the fact. Nor do
undertake TO say that the Liberals Will not present
the name of Mr.. AlvOrd only are certain that the
Democrats desire such venerable specimen OF jon
berry 20 illustrate their ticket We are OF the opinion
that the Assembly OF Is7a saw the end OF MI Ayord
political life.