New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

organizations, instead Of call emanatng from tho
Democratic Committee alone. 1t is said that the
Democrats would readily concede this wereit MOTOR
their personal hostility to the Chairman of the LID
eral State Committee. The leaders OF the democracy
have said that they would favor such action II the
Liberals would substitute for the present Chairman
of their Committee man who supported the whole
Democratic ticket last Fall.
ABSENCE OF SYMPATHY BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND
LIBERALS.
The action of the representatives of the Demo-
cratic party since the last Fall election has not peei
calculated to cement the union between them ana
the Liberals. The contest over the canal appoint
ments last Winter produced. in the canal counties
great iealousv and dissatisfaction The four Demo
cratic members of the Canal Board refusing to name
any Liberals in their respective districts all VINO
were appointed are understood to have been forced
upon them by o threat of the Liberal member TO
bolt. Neither one of the Democratic State officers,
elected as they all were by Liberal votes, has given
the Liberals the slightest recognition III their per-
sonal appointments Mr. Willers, the new Secretary
of State with IS clerks to appoint in his office, neg
lected TO name single Liberal Republican. On the
other hand and as an offset match to tho action
of the Democrats it is charged that Controller Hop
kns who also owed his election to the Liberals, has
not shown the slightest appreciation oil the oDilga-
ton he is under TO them. The appointment ny
Treasurer Raines-the only Liberal In the State
Government, and holding tho balance OF power IN
the Canal Board-of a Democratic deputy in his
Office the other day, is construed by some as an ihdi
cation that he intends to join the Democracy but on
the other hand he united, few days ago, with the
Republican members of the Canal Board III appoint
ing two Republicans to office.
1t is not unlikely that the Liberals will take
course similar to that last year-hod their own Con-
yention and select such candidates from the nomi-
nees of both parties as most worthy OF support
This proved to DO wise policy last year, and en-
abed tho Liberals to dictate the result 1t may be
that neither party has given them the recognition
they deserve in the distribution of Offices. but this
is of little Importance and besides it is not likely to
occur second time.
The coming Democratic State Convention will
witness fierce contest between the Liberal Democ-
racy reinforced by the Liberal Republicans lin case
there is joint conventon), and the old Democratic
leaders for the control of the Democratic-Republi-
can party in the future politics of the State. There
is possibility that the Liberals may divide-a part
going to the Democracy and part to the Republ-
can party-the present prospects being hopeless Tor
an Independent movement of the people.
The recent fight in Tammany Hall is also likely to
be renewed this Fall with additional vgor and Bit
on the Democratic State Committee are obnoxious
TO all parties and the bad blood so often exhibited
during the past Winter between the NewYork and
BROOKLYN Democratic Senators, Ledwith and Gross
on the one hand and Fox and Jacobs on the other IS
regarded surface indication of the deep-seated
disOrganization going on underneath. Democrats
indulge The hope that this may not affect the State
ticket; but that will depend altogether on who are
the candidates.
NO QUESTION ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
Tie Republican slate for the Fall campaign. so far
as the head of the ticket is concerned may be re-
garled as definitely fixed thus early i'll the season.
The plots and cOunterplots of the Conkling and
Custom-house wing of the party by which they
designed to cheat Gen. Dix out of denomination
have recently been countermanded and abandoned
by authority from headquarters. Self-preseryation
is the supreme law of political parties well as of
the individuals who compose them, and it has been
decided to be better to live to good old age with
Gen. Dix than to die a premature death without
him. In a word, President Grant has given the COM
mand to the Custom house to back Gen. Dix for re-
nomination and If any man rebels against the
order TO "shOot him on the spot" This leaves all
tho other Republican asprants for the Gubernatorial
chair out in the Cod-especially Judge Robertson
and A. b. COrrell-and they must make the bost OF
the situation they can So far as Mr.. Cornell is
yided for in the arrangement and that he is to be
tho successor OF Gov. Fenton in the United States
Senate-always provided the Republicans carry
the Assembly. But Judge Robertson is not so for
inmate. He seems to BIO doomed to be cheated. lie
yos trcked out of the nomination for Governor two
wears ago. and when other men would have taken
their revenge, he inagnanimously stepped into the
breach last Fall and saved his party in the Ninth
Senatorial District-not, however, without posi-
tive promise that he should lead the ticket for the
next Gubernatorial election. Now he is asked to
stand aside again. and the most that political gossip
does for him is to mention bis name occasionally for
the second place on the ticket. And oven for this
place if rumor be true, Lo awakes to find rival In
his old and fast friend James W. Hustled. The office
of Lieutenant-G Governor is an honorable position
surely but 1t is a curious commentary on the ways
of politicians that it is held out to DO specially de-
sirable during the next two years for the reason,
more than once repeated, that death must finally
oyertake even the most rugged octogenarian"