New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-11
TIE STATE CANVASS.

On Wednesday Dewitt C. Littleohn, who
was OF The N"wYOrk delegates 10 81 Louis viii tel
Han electors "' 0'"''' WHY L" '1''' '"''' Wv
Convention No has changed its base again.
that 1t viii meet In the ballroom II
Congress Hall The next announcement ought to be that
Al j. not % meet at all.
Dewitt G. West, who was rapidly assuming
prominence candidate for the Democratic nominal
ton for Governor wltdraws bis IN letter 10 Tho
UGcd Oberyer Be says that he has 10 the ooncu
sion DO 80 Tor personal reasons alone.
Every eligible Democrat ia the State has
been suggested for Governor bus Hiram Gray the grcat
Telegram ahsobcr OF tho lato convention aud now Tbs
Locpo Uo ILLS up tn gap by suggesting Hiram Gray.
This closes up the list nominations, aud the roll
now be called.
We shall never hear the last Of this Seymour
business. Now the Story that Congressman Beebes
prospects denomination have been somewhat injured
by his course in the matter II NJ. Becbo who AZ
sured the convention his fluent way, tla he believed
Mr.. seymour would accept II be we're no'alndtcd
There are some extraordinary Authorizations
aloat outside the State 10 hat Coy. plJen can do
with the Democracy. The Goson Herald seems actually
to think thai Nj Evart he nominated on wednesday,
and Ihe Riehmond Dispdtch wants Controller Green Tho
obstacles in the way of both are hssGrnountaple hr
yars supports Hayes, While Mr. Green has boon To- ro
TctaHt 10 support Democal lie workers OUT 0i the city
treasury 10 be pos iblc ciGuIite
1t Is announced by authority that Gen. Hus-
TED will not be candidate Tor any office Ais iali THIS
leaves the open FOR the nex Speaker9n o tnc As
sembly, If that body Is Republican. Mr. Sloan al Os-
wego who likely to be nominated, would seem to bs
tho most Promising candidate, though eX-,i0y. AnJid
who has been nominated for the Assembly, will hardly
allow himself 10 be orgoJtrn Mt 5ioan " h,'ed blih.
self with universal favor speaker pro teu OF tue ast
Assembly and Is gen cmab Of unmI eacitOc record
The rival candidates for Congress in Utica
F.l.4l r. o. 10 s.fp1f ~ lion
Judge Bacon nonaird, the OJseyre sam some very
mplimentary things about him. and aftcrNarj said.
by request of Scott Lord that he did hot agree WIN rs
estimate or JUDGE Bacon. Then Scott L0,d rcnOm
mated. The He,aM fell upon Tim and rel; En. and
Judge Bacon requests me Hcad to state that NJ mas
stru; personal regard Tor Mr. Lord aht zee 'Itss Lma
higher profe >siUndl standing Than me Herald lhs
2lcases everybody ont the editors.
Controller Robinson, il Is reported from one
source Will not allow lis to be used before the
Democratic Convention; but The Au6wn hcrs, which
has been most prominent IN ursns io nauc says tat
ne Will never ask Tor the nomination FOR Governor;
Int IL nominated he viii acc, pit" IqUOics John krlys
demand for born Denoc, al, and shows that Controller
Robinson held ms first Democratic Office at tie axe Of
~ thai he was the candidate in 1851 not OF the puD,
Icans. bd Of the Union Convention, ana was ind'scl
By the Republicans aa that in SOB hc WAS put on tAe
Republican ticket by Tie state COMMITTEE 10 AZ va
cancy, ~ response 10 popular demand
Sentor COnkliug WAS scrcn3ded the other
as follows IL seems be reSIded, in some quarters
as nor belong b. the Republican, party,
and TO bayC battod for its nancn ncc We are told tus
Republican party is machine. los. gONcfnLieht 10
q machine: a CHURCH Is macE.nci an ARMY Is ma
chine an order of Mason, is mici'Le; tho common
school ~ etcm % the state oi AcwIoIh Is machnc
political party macEiue every organization winch
binds men together for common uurrosc i machine
II Il purposes not honest thS -hod be hc"h down
and cast the fire. BuU If IL purposes are loyal ana
patriotic; II It's aims are justice CIVILIZATION prOs'V''.
diem Il is useful line ald - JI;ht 10 he preserve"
for the good that IL. ihcroi0rc believe the Epue
lean party to Cmbody The better feelings OF TIE con"
muity Despite toe Lnlves, lyrocites aud p:eteno'f'
q s in the main right an wiling aud glad - c1's s.
ia the presence o. all these witnesses. th hNNiLr ~
on,at 10 it and Believed IL through AL tipSe yc-is.
never nave prcu more Republican thhb lO-i'-H'i 80
the canvas 10 JUgin hnow !0u "Iii 40 Your ,i
| vii Try 10 ni.n. Lo.r mat Nh'i we e.ey.ui -
over We mas meet to rejoice IN the triumph % h,lW
lcan principles a Republican eaho"''tS ono az" '''
Ex-Consrollcr Hopkins has made statement
In relation to the Reduction OF state ;iX"s whOh tcS
yc.y different, story from Gov Ti'GcnS In Tine lac IT.
views The history OF the bounty d"b ana SHOWS ''' on
the 81 Of JANUARY 1876. there had b,en H''m''"un
the treasury sufficient funds and securities 10 mcut III
bnt S705 1888 oI that debt, which ead could Seh PROB
ably be reduced 20 100000 by Increased PR mums on
s.rrt,ies Sc lie shows that decrease OF S5,67Haoo
m mi, YEAR: taxes due 20 the tact thdt no ;N OF iV
importance was required Tor dcht purposes for The o
REM year. lie also shows That tic tax ioI general l'
noses .cr the current year exceeds by SOSjjl tho any
ohr year IN the history OF the taic IN 'HTo 81 'H'
statement he gives the figures OF the tax ISL s-oIo
IA; 1873, $3.i9f,3o5; 1874, Sj,2jJA6l; 1872 fo'
es56o7 1876, %, 52i 27l Nh Hopkins concludes MS
st.temen. as follows: "1tc debts were 80 iar ai VI
provided for that embodied IN my last annual report
euient t. the effect tina: while tho tax OF 1910 Wass
mills on the dollar % state valuitl0A lut u. VI -,
need act eVcced mit-, YGiCh S.id % t'',,' III
0vcr seven millions. The riut l am c"hischt W.,
move that this calculation was correct iiI 'il,,s
NV INA, a ,,lnill tax upon the Increased Ndtldt'ns
tLc current year WOud produce an AtiJ'ht N.'}, =.
Gent 20 pay of what al rcuiai Oh ,Hc S'3' a. "a
we'll rs t. meet AL the prOPriatinus hdio w '0 ~
Legislature"