New-York tribune., 1876-08-25

REPUBLICAN STRENGTH IN NEW-YORK.
The Republicans of New-York might have
made their victory certain by the nomination
of Mr.. Evarts. They have made victory
highly probable by the nomination OF Gov.
Morgan and Senator Rogers. 1t is not often
that convention, missing the very best
thing, still comes so near the very best. For
Mr.. Morgan is not only citizen of high char
acter. one of the earliest Republicans, who has
filed high stations with ability and honor,
and who has so conducted himself, through
all the period of corruption and demoraliza-
ton, that his name has received not the least
stain. He is one of the representatives, OF the
best element in the party, and his bearing
with respect to all reforms has been such that
he will be welcomed by independent Repub-
licans, Independents, and Liberals IN the
spirit shown by Mr.. Curtis, whose motion to
make the nomination unanimous was no empty
formality. And he is also politician OF
large experience, for years the leader and
chairman of the Republican National Com
mittee. In his nomination the conven-
ton saved itself from more than one
error. 1t might have nominated man closely
identified with Grantism, and 1t refused. 1t
might have nominated man comparatively
unknown, whose name would have given no
especial character to the canvass, and IN
whom, it might have been suspected, the
managers of the old machine" had found
new tool. This, also, it refused. 1t might have
nominated man liable to be assailed on ac-
count of personal participation in corrupt
or questionable schemes, and this, also, 1t re-
fused Its candidate is of clean record, too
strong, well-known, and experienced to be re-
garded as the tool of any combination, and
fully identified with the Repubcanism Of the
best and purest days. In short, the nOmina-
ton calls to the front once more those early
Republicans who led the party when 1t was
irresistibly strong, and whose participation In
public service has been missed of late because
they were not willing to be the instruments OF
a combination of spOsmen.
Mr. Rogers is q worthy associate Of such
leader, for he has won an honorable reputa-
ton as a faithful public servant without iden-
tifying himself with the combination which
has 50 mischievously ruled the party. Like
Mr.. Wheeler himself, he has earned respect
bv his independence of character. In selecting
him, rather than any one known as the choice
or favorite of Mr.. COnkling, the party gave
additional proof that it intended to emancipate
itself from q species of dictatiOn which it has
tolerated too long. That Mr.. COnkling and his
friends are members of the Republican party
in New-York, but not its proprietors
that there is room within the party
for other opinions and preferences, it
was necessary to show to the Salts
faction of independent voters and the country,
and this the convention has done. Mr.. Conk-
ling was in no way assailed, and if Mr.. Cornell
should unwsely construe the result as humili-
atine to him If, he must attribute it in part
to the intemperance which he has himself
shown, in denouncing as impudent" express
sions of opinion differing from his own. Men
who assume the airs of dictation rarely make
successful candidates. 1t was blunder in Mr..
Cornell to present his name once; that 1t was
presented twice was an illustration of that
singular indifference to or inability to COM
prehend public feeling which has made his
leadership disastrous
With excellent candidates, who represent
free party, the Republicans of New-York enter
the contest with every reason for encourage
ment. They polled 100000 honest votes in
1868. and 44O, 900 in 1872, when the number
of Liberals who voted against them was much
larger than the number of Democrats who
belned to reflect President Grant. There are
over $4,000 voters in this State who have not
voted since 1872, and the greater part of them
arc Republcans. The largest vote ever really
cast by the Democrats in this State was IN