The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-22
Governor Fenton's Views on the
Presidential Candidates.
THE MARYLAND DEMOCRACY.
Ex-Governor Pendleton on the
Currency Question.
SARATOGA, July 81. 1875.


The ghost OF Horace Greeley would have been
aid Mt rest long ago but for the busy character OF
some or MS partsans In this state While mere
exists an independent party in many States, here
IN New York only is there liberalism. the same In
composition and constituents As took new de-
parture when President Grant sided with Conk-
hing ana Murphy against Fenton ana greeley.
THE LIBERAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The gentlemen meeting to-day in Saratoga at
she sumptuous United ststes Hote-whose pro-
prietor was for two terms Congressman ana
Is himself republican on edge-were as fonows:-
Chairman, John Cochrane.
Secretary, B. A. Wills, member OF Congress
elect.
Memoers-E. A. Merritt, st. Lawrence; B. p.
Nanierre, New York; John Cashow. Kings; II. q.
Lake, Chatauqua; II. Bowen, Orleans; John Walls.
Erie; W. W. Dewey, Lewis.
THE CONVENTION
when IL met In the forenoon, was embarrassed b
tne manifest attitude oil MI Casnow. OF Kings
county, TO oppose the generally desired coalition
between the liberal republicans and the regular
republicans. The subject was not directly pre-
scented, but It was generally understood that
Uashow was the only member disposed TO assist the
democrats. Three memoers-Was, OF Buffalo;
Bowen, OF Orleans, and Dewey, OF Lewis-were alb
Sent. After an hours adjournment 10 near from
Ehem the committee found itself still incomplete.
1t was agreed that the present attitude OF parties
was not such as TO encourage POSITIVE step by
ago, when the whole Liberal state Committee met
NJ Albany At that time there was an ADJOURN.
second adjournment was now determined on after
passing UNANIMOUSLY
Whereas some doubt about the time when the
ponventon ordered by the Committee should be
Z which was referred the aSnr Of the time am place
pre- absent whose opinion under the circumstances It
Resolved That defer the determination of said
E Merritt " ''AD O0'HAH' o. T. A-HiSf' anu T. ;"
This appeared to be acceptable to ali, and the
body adjourned.
OPINION OF THE DELEGATES.
Conversation with the delegates leads 10 the
belief that the liberals viii strive this year less
Tor ONCE than Tor representation on the regular
Republican State Committee where they expect
10 receive from one-lourtn to one-tnird OF the
members They generally repudiate sucn liberal
getting once through their advocacy. lett the
DrganlZauon and became democrats.
General Cochrane said, alter the adjournment,
Anat the committee this year was looking less for
ONCE than Tor their constituents wishes. He said
fne undoubted DRIFT of tue whole liberal repunll-
ran BODY was toward the republican party II 1t
combined TO Improve In conscientousness and
sect Wits, Of New York, was no exception TO the
Etndency Of all the rest
between the regular and the liberal republicans
was pretty well related In fragment o. CONVEX
eader Of mae tns EssembiS. manager Of tae mpeach
nent against Judge Barnard and mooted regu-
bar republican candidate for Secretary VI St4te.
TALK WITH AssEMBLYxAN PRINCE
"Thls meeting OF the liberal committee to-day
n TO alpoint q time ana place lor the Liberal
etate Convention. fits significance VIII lie in
whether /: IS nxed to preceds or follow the regu-
lar republican Convention. me present exDecta-
bon l. that 1t will meet first and nominate regu-
lar republican ticket, excepting only q lew places
wnAT PLACES CHIEFLY
att Is the general mprf sslon that E. A. Merritt,
ncKet for chef Engineer. That is his avocation In
eiyn Life. ana that. suppose, be would prefer In
Dfficial llle.u
: "Wil ne be acceptable to Roscoe Conkling, nav-
II don't SUPPOSE said Mr.. Prince, ''that Mr..
ConknnR's wishes will be particularly paramount
In the matter. Our Convention Is apt. 10 be tree
from personal domination TINS year"
"You tnlnk that Merritt Will be accepted by the
regulars ~
ayes; the feeling is general to accommodate
them to a reunion on the oasis oil their numbers.
Tney also seem TO be gravitating back by volition.
Dur 0eeat last last year las DreugAt around gem
Rral comfy. They may not get more tsan one
man on our general ticket. They are not very
numerOus.D
John Cochrane thinks the liberals and inde-
pendents OF sew York pol 50 600 votes" said ].
con, pshaww said mir. Prince; 'the liberals
proportion 10 irantsm AS the ihird term fails
IN the background liberal repu5lcanlsm declines.
EvsTy TINE we near good oeal about Grant run.
Dts TO Saul"
regular candidate for secretary OF State.p
"weL, snail not make any movement that way
aces. sat by lNsn Ia the Assemb last winter,
and found MIN such an agreeable, Interesting
nSn that, In common wltn reguolcans generally,
want 10 see him ON the ticket"
~e.nce's pane Is however, quoted for the once
PICTURE OF GOVERNOR FzSroN.
The erect Of time, OPP sitlon and retirement
whole advantageous HIS iur Is sleek, his bite
toOthsome, ms eye good for night watch or the
nay. A fine frost, such as we see on the silver
fox or occasionally on the Alaska fur seal decor
ates his beard and hair. he takes suspiciously to
nquestiOn, but grows more polite as he eVades IL,
untii finally he seems TO shea in terrogatIon points
IKE ponsh.d steel. lie Is the best master We
Sreierred a portfolio to 4 sword HIS type is rare,
oven in America, where we possess all ad mix
sures OF race. de seems TO walk on down, To
emile out or q jeWel case, 20 converse out oil a
book OF universal concurrence, to reject host OF
bues from mis- complexion like black cat in the
aark and " purr.
a. Fentonis, yet in once few men have equal
eelfmanagement or more distinguished appear
auce Every scar semDance OF former Dusl-
ness career mas departed from MS polished eX-
serior, and the forest stofeEeeper and iumoerman
On the mountains rs sceker than Ricnelieu and
polite as George calvert. lie has not the stold,
inssnsate reucence OF Grant, but speech tnat Is
silence IN siiYer, Win ring tut WltnouC opinion.
no time Was ever sqnandered Dy TINS economical
nature IN inc purault OF mallcs or revenge. HIS
eery-naired colleague IN the Senate expends
threc or four times Fenton's personal force every
day In mere personally, mental Or verbal; but
al yesterday EeuOsn was as silent the grave,
Rhether TO enemy Or irend. II The corpse or
yesterday gets UP In the shape OF some opponent,
the ex-senator extends hand and remarks:-
why hr. Lazarus, let me inquire Tor your
lamlly.O
Nobody ever lived who could refuse bis hand,
Or refusing IL, ola not feel seii-reproved alter-
ward. ''N0t on speaking terms" eau only be said
OF Reuben Fenton on MIS- grayestone. This excess
Of seErestralnt 10, OF course, ATTENDED vita weak
nesses, as when you train your racer too hne be
cannot stay His strength being in his expert
ness Governor Fcnton IS
A TRIMMER-
Be win 20 into 8 movement but Is always uncer-
lain there. Formerly democrat. next the war
magistrate or the repu ullcans, then tue muscular
victor over Morgan, ana, finally captain general
behind Greeley Governor Fenton bas trimmed
boat with a consistency worthy OF political cox
Swgln lie IS now about 70 return 10 the bosom
ri tie republican party u appears; yet ne - very
lc ectlc in bis politics. But VINO Is not nova
Blysf -
Tho Governor expressed himself 70 The wiitcr
Is nearly in the following language as an inter'
ftts. al e.