New-York tribune., 1876-08-21
lied, should the people revolt against the
Turks when the Montenegrin standard is dis
played on the Albanian hills.
TIE UGRE 1t SIn1TNGI.

Mr. Cornell has failed to carry his own city.
Twenty-three ont of the fifty-ninc regular
New York delegates oppose him, while the
returns from the whole State show that
two-thirds of the entire Convention VIII be
against him. Under these circumstances, we as
sumo that Mr.. Cornell is too practical pol
ftciln TO insist either upon forcing a light
over his own candidacy or upon attempting to
transfer bis chances to such makeslnit
representative of himself as Mr.. Andrew ID.
White. The Cornell movement we pre-
sumo, will be at an end-f wise
counsels prevail-by the evening be-
fore the Convention meets. We do not
think, however, that the figures above gwen
indicate any general bitterness toward Mr.
Cornell himself. Indeed, it would only take
little more of the same sort OF per-
sccution and brutal attack to which
he has been subjected to provoke for
him good deal OF sympathy. He fails to be
nominated, primarily, not because he is person
ally odous, because he has been the friend OF
senator Conkling or because he has the MS
fortune to be bankrupt. He Will not he
nominated simply because he is not the
strongest candidate, and would not make the
best Governor. There is q strong conviction
among New-York Republicans that they can
not afford any but their very best man that
they cannot afford any factious quarIeling,
and that they must cOncliate every wing
of the party and attract every possible float
ing voter this year if they expect TO
win. 1t is q simple matter of fact, not ncces-
sarily tending in any way to dlscrcdlt MI
Cornell, that he cannot unite the supporters
of HAYES and Wheeler in TINS State, ana
that he could not be elected. The Liberal
Republicans, the Independent Republicans, the
Reform Republican organization Ill tins clty,
and the Union League would alike resent his
nomination as a personal alirOnt and Hayes
and Wheeler have no hope in this State unless
they secure the support of these elements.
Mr. Conkling is bound by so many ties OF
gratitude and personal friendship to Hir
Cornell that he will undoubtedly continue to
support him so long as he sees any chance oi
success ; but he cannot afford to push his can
didacy in any intocrant way, and we do not
believe he has a thought of doing it.
The Convention which meets at Saratoga
next Wednesday can decide who is to be the
next President. Gov. Hayes cannot be elected
without the vote of NewYork. Tlrs Con-
vcntion cannot assure him that vote
by putting forward as his standard
bearer in this State any man identified
with the Administration that has brought the
party into such peril, any man involved i'll the
diSsensions that have distracted the local or
gauizaton, and for two successive years thrown
New York into the hands of its opponents, any
man even whose merits are merely negative
and who has not lifted his voice at crit
zeal moments in warning or rcpIoOf. We are
not now asSaimg gentlemen subject to these
disquahfcatons. Perhaps the party does owe
them a great deal. Perhaps they have been
at times unduly censued. Perhaps they are
on some points misjudged. Doubtless 1t
is hard for the faithful wheel-horses
to find themselves set aside to please
the suparlinc and inefficient ma!contents
But the fact remains-they couldn't be elected !;
and unless this Convention means to nominate
a ticket to be elected it lrIs no object in meet
ing and the man who, for his own personal
ends, misdirccts it has no future in New-lork