The New York herald., 1874-09-25
THE UTICA CONVENTION.
Return of the New York Dele
gates from Utica.
The Talks and discussions on
the Road.
Why Robinson Was Observation-Disclosures
Speech and the Next United
States SenatOrship.

The New York and Kings county delegates to
the Utica Convention arrived in this city yester-
day morning at the comfortable hour OF seven
O'Clock, having left Utica by the fast train, which
started from there at half past nine O'Clock on
wednesday night. When they left many of the
country delegates had already gone homeward to
the west and north; but the majority OF them re.
mained over, intending to leave to-day some time
before noon. On the train bound to this city, be-
sides the New York and Kings county delegations,
there was q large number of other delegates from
the southern tier, and as each delegation had
with 1t o host OF friends, who had gone 10 Utica to
see what their representatives looked like in con-
vention, and there were seventeen cars to the
train and an average OF twenty to each car, there
must have been over 800 persons on the train who
had been directly or indirectly connected with the
Convention Most or these political passengers
did not go to bed till alter midnight, despite the
fact that nine out Of every ten OF them must have
been up the three nights previous until three and
four hours past midnight. The Chief topic OF
conversation was the Convention, the proba-
bilities OF the election and Mr.. Conkling's
speech. The delegates, one and all. were in
high spirits and seemed to be perfectly
delighted with the harmonious way in which the
Convention had done it's WORK. Collector Arthur
who, doubtless, had there been the ghost of q
show for him, would have gone into the Conven-
ti0n with MS henchmen an earnest advocate OF the
claims Of Mr.. Cornell, remarked, as he got on the
cars, to n friend:-
''wELL, WE SAVED THE OLD MAN''
(alluding to General Robinson). The latter occu.
pied a berth in the same car in which
were George W. Van Mort, Senator Tobey
Commissioner Disbecker, Hugh Gardner-how
strange these names look side by sidel-Chares
w
known local republicans Collector Arthur
George Bliss, General Sharpe. Thomas c. Acton,
William A. Daring and several other members of
the "inner circle" OF the admins ira tionists also
had car to themselves. For some reason or
other this latter party, as a rule, tabooed politics
on the way down, and seemed to prefer story tell
ing OF the war times, cracking jokes at each
others expense and narrating peculiar hair
breadth escapes through tied and mood OF some of
their friends, who would a-woOing 90, but not TO
the war. Yet, when they did allude TO the Con-
vention, there was but one sentiment expressed,
and that was OF supreme satisfaction. 1t was the
general opinion that the friendly spirit
manifested upon all sides, especially when
1t the start there were so many diverse
opinions as to the Lieutenant Governorshlp, was
SURE HAEBINGER OF VICTORY
at the election. Attention was called to the fact
the city and country had gone determined that
change should be made in the second place on the
ticket, and yet that, when they saw that it would
to for the benefit OF the party to renomlnate the
entire old ticket, they fully acquesced in the
views OF their opponents without even attempt
Ing, as they might have done, TO show their candi-
dates strength in the Convention, which OF Itself
might nave given rise to chickering's and discus
BiOns ol an unpleasant character. AS to
THE THIRD TERN
question: not one OF the delegates could be induced
70 talk seriously upon the subject. Every one OF
them seemed to have q perfect horror OF 1.-THE
gentlemen who do business on government
was the only one Of the party who ven tured even
an alluston to it, and he did by giving
ms opnon tat as dea Mss over
The General fearful possibly lest this assertion Of
you know, and made every one laugh so heartily
saddled it upon some old friend OF HIS who s now
and who IS also doing business on government ac-
count In the little talks and big talks during the
journey. Tilden's chances were canvassed
almost unanimous that he had not the ghost OF a
chance against General DIX. although every one
spoke kindly of him with the exception Of one
blunt delegate OF no small prominence from this
city, who said that he had been associated In pub
nc affairs with MI: Tden ior long time, when
they were both much younger men than they are
now. "Why," said he, "he was known twenty
years ago. to nv own knowledge, as
One OF the delegates, in speaking OF the tenn
perance movement against Dix, remarked:-"It
think the best proof of it is to be found in the
prominence COnkling gave 1t in his speech. He
seemed to feel that great danger was to be appre-
hended from IT, and the more you look at 1t the
more formidable 1t seems, especially as move Is
on foot to put new ticket In the field instead of
she present total prohibition one already nomi
mated, and to get up a platform on when the total
proh,biti0nists rs well as the less eXacting tenn
perance men can stand tOgether.0 the majority
telpUatpS. however
ment and appeared TO look upon 1t as mere
phantom raised to scare the tlmid and weak
kneed; "a phantom" as one OF them remarked,
'that wants to get well led body at the govern
ment's expense" Mr.. Conklng's speech also
n1orded ample food Tor discussion It was re-
garded ny the delegates as the Keynote of the
campaign. In TACT, SAID one:-"lt is the general
order OF the day. ana G rom NIL, sHls tlme i2fwara tne
peal to the republicans to stand together and not
to be mlsed by the talk OF the democrats, who,
under
THE GUIsE OF REFORM,
mean to undo all that the republican party mas
there was some diversity Of opinion among the
delegates as TO Mr.. COnkllng's views OF the cOndi
tlOn ol affairs IN Louisiana, and quite an animated
discussion at one time ensued IN regard to the
euoJect between two of the delegates, one OF them
conte nding thai, while he did not believe that any
faction hau the right to Overturn the Kellogg gov
ernment Dy iOrce OF arms, the administration
should not have given 1T the aid 1t Tad, when, by
frrn polcy, long ago. IL would have headed or
the excesses which have prevailed In the State SO
long, Mr. Acton gave this terse opinion OF the
speech lit Is the bugle blast OF the coming cam
paign. lt IS speech that Will keep the opponents
OF the republican party busy In trying to answer
II from now till November Up to this day the
democrats have been acting on the offensive. Mr..
ConkIing has apparently thought 1t time the re.
pubicans no longer acted on the defensive, and
thus IN this speech ne has turned the tables ON
the enemy"
THAT SWAPPING BUSINESS.
1t was apparent from the general tone Of the
conversations held by the delegates who are sup
posed to be more or less connected with the Gus
tom House and Its branches that Mr.. COnklngs
speech has had very good effect In one respect,
and that we will hear no more rom this out about
plots and counterplots within the party lines for
the overthrow OF republican candidates now that
DIX Is really the nominee Of the rarty. In relation
70 the runor tnat has prevailed for some time that
the democrats would swap votes In certain AS
semDly districts with the republicans they voting
for DIX In exchange for votes cast for the demo-
cratic or liberal Assemblymen, a delegate re-
marked ;-"rhat thing would not work now. 1t
Llay nave peen talked OF some weeks ago by shaky
people 10 some OF the districts, but the majority
Ior DIX Is now certain to be so very large that
IN ar OF