, 1876-07-20
GENERAL.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE POLITICAL
FrKLD-wuO ARB TALlsED-OF FOR GOV
RRSoR.
Special Correspondence er ThS Tribune
NEW YonK, July 17.-Whilc the nomination
OF Hayes md Wheeler was step calculated to
develop the greatest strength Of the Republican
party III this State md to infusc into It degree
Of enthusiasm. aud unantmty whtrh even tic
nomination Of Senator Conk1tng would havo
talct to do, nevertheless 1t will he such m easy
matter for tho Republicans to undo this good
work by1naking improper nominations for
State officers, that the assembling Of tho
State Convention, Aug. %, Ia looked for
ward to with much apprehension. With
satisfactory candidates for Governor and Lteu-
tcnantdoycrnor, the success VI tho Rcpubl-
cans in this State Tits fall Is assured; and, II tc
feat comes, It will bc attributable to tho octsou
OF the State Convention.
The most prominent candidate for the nomt-
uattoB nt present Is
THE n0S. A.. d. C0nNELtS
Chairman Of The State Central Committee, Mr.
Cornell lsa gentlemen Of ability, an earnest
Republican, an energetic worker in the party,
and man in every way qualiilct!t to make good
Governor. lie has hccn speaker of tho Asscn,-
lily, Surveyor OF tho Port, md Is
nov Yiec:Prcsflent Of tho Western Union
Telegraph Company. At the recent meeting of
tho National Republican Committee, nt pLLla-
dclplIa, Mr.. Cornell was brought forward for
Chairman of tho Cunnittcc, polling moro rutcs
than any other candidate, except Secretary
Chandler, wlu was elected. But Mr. Corncll's
candidacy mcrts with nueh opposition IN tho
ground TINT he is now, and for many ycars l,as
been. identified With ssthc inachinc"-ia other
words, llas been Ntlc Of the prominent managers
Of the Republican party IN this Htatc:. H. Il Il
warn personal ind p2lttcal friend Of ssHatnr
Conkllug, aud II was slr. Cor nell who was the
9cnator's trusted lnatager at Cincinnati. lie
is, with Collector Arthur, Postmaster Janncs.
ficn. Slarpc, and few others, thu recognized
had Of tS Ra5ly n this etytnfs b ~,
ii addition to m,,c!. local influence Ills rcpiit,-
ton Us akilful political manager Is ~ grrat In
the wcstcrn part Of tho State as here, anil, In
D,!t, ~ hpro taIi, the fact Of Ills having bcen
. political nlannger Tor many 3ycats constitutes
his chief weakness;: Such h tt.a inEratiti'do uf
tllen throw them overheard at the moment when
There is cl1ancc for those wllo have stoud the
bruut Of t,any u battle to reap some Of tho
houors of victory. Not Que of ihe city papers
u,e llayo declared hostility TO lin III the most
outsla,kcn manner. Tlla Iises Imposes lin on
account Uf its hostility to Senator Conklfng;
but 1t seems the height Of lresumpt'ons impu-
Republicans utter the baae l,ia1lner IL which it
pcEs suggest the i.arcs Of
WILLIAM u. EyArsTs OF GEORGE WILLIAM Gun.
for tho consideration of the State Convention.
While both these gcntlutuen ase nblo nlcll,
looked at from party stand point, II In difficult
to sec What claim cttllcr has upon tho llepul'.
cans. When thu Millennium, is reached, nnt
lncn are onorcd for their intrinsic worth. ttsiore
will doubtless lc soi,o hops for tho elevation to
Offices OF trust and responsibility such men ~
Eyarts md Curtts. but, II, thcsc days, when
tho relative strength Of tlc two great political
parties Is so ncarly equnl, and 'shea the iniu-
enrc of every trio aud EoN1 cittzcn is necessary
to SECURE tiiu triumph Of tl,u Right, men WHO
arc simply political ncgatlons nro not likely tn
b. rewarded for their apathy ny receiving lt0nors
nt tho hands Of thu succsssfuf party. Thcu
have been times when 1t cost sunletlllng 10 bc
Republican, and when tho brains .aHl c.lcr-
Ey Of llir best men Of the 1aMl were
required t. gy1 s"sss to tt h. rt
taking any conspicuous part In politics then. They
hays Ilsayy ncsn Ncpa0lirant - t1'a"; but Nsw
pruven their fnsa by thcir works. and ,yho arc en-:
Titled any honors TIA. may be at tho dlsPuaa' af
Esa,ts M t nj MI. curt!s il iiEe'y 10 receive Tie
nomination for Governor.
Tlis non. MARX roMaRor
man viz ie:1 served a. TempoS.ty Chairman q thu
Cincinnati Convention, and made Ill admirable
speech On that occasion, ilc T. man u rase
gtea. iaauenco Ii the interior Q! thc State, aid
n sstsy ssn11 wotfhy q bs1g oossFn1r
lion OF the State ~ ths lion. William A.
Wheeler. the Republican candidate for Vice.
ocers should not s. selce.e from tho t saa,e 10.
caltty. So far from agreeing With this, think
.hns dsay teetoa wh!sh ean Foaqse m sas S L.
III. pomeroy would n,aks most satstactory can.
aidate, aaa b. nominaslon Would ada strength e
IL pqsssa &c T. no ~ saept .enx Fl XVI
tSs iien. ElIs IL i: Rebs5t.. Il vtss. i lii
prominent md able Representative IN Congress fo
several terms. ILL., record i excellent, and h!i
positive man, ke has aot an abuadsnce u po!iica
trlends; and. therefore, conclude that tha o.
bernatoslal perssmmon to beyond the reach Of hi
''''' : CEN, ROBERTSON
h sometimes mentioned u an asptrant for tha
ho.ernorshp. lla belongs IN sho we,sern portion
leased Of Considerable inlinrncs, The ulost
know Of bin, u, that hc was onee tha uepsstmcn
&C. & Ct r. s asna ta a & e. ssuy PS
ks IL not generally known.
1t has been tntlmatud that
ORN. D. +. tICKLE5
WAS coming home from Europe to seek The noTara
tiGn for Hosernor; Iut know tfAt the !llea OF Ill
candidacy dor1 not come tra,u him. but IL Ink tor
ward by rome ot his warm sdnltrsra. WIN ire alx
ious he should becutnc tdentiheh once mosp Will
Slate politics. have no ides That lu has the lea,
intention OF dolug ~. ils II vrry eoll
i.stably Altaated IL he is-h Ictlre1 Major
General u tho aTMy,- with Ill AWpl
fortune 1t hi1 command, and . uluch larger ono h
pfcspest He would bc very foolish IL return her