The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-30

GUS They contend that the democrats have no other
candidate than Seymour who carry the State
against strong New York republican like conkiing
and that they win not only ges strong man by NOM
mating Conklng but actually put II out OF the power
OF the democrats to force Seymour into the field This
feeling, then, conkling this particular 10 hurt
full Blaine especially It In backed up by tho sus.
pcion OF many that Conklins's friends in many parts
Of the State would DO rather ukewarm in his support
Like Blaine. Brstow appears TO be well thought Of
by certain class Of republicans who have idea that
Conklngs close Identification with the present admin
istration will DO hurtful 10 him. Two weeks ago he
very strong In parts OF the State. but he has
gradually been losing strength since then, and strange
as Il may seem, his weakness has become more ap-
parent the Fifth Avenue Conference. There Is
strong feeling that he is too much thought OF BY the
democrats and that when they talk about him as the
best candidate their opponents could put In tho field
thcre purpose in It not intended for the
benefit OF tho republican party The fact IL there
suspicion that II not nominated at Cincinnati Brstow
would take the nomination Of party made up OF re-
pubicans like those who attended tho Filth Avenue
Conference and sindcpendent" democrats or that he
would accept the ST. Louis nomination II rendered
to him Ridiculous as OF these grounds for sus-
pcon are they have nevertheless already had consider
able effect But in my opinion the great drawback to
Bristows nomination In the eyes Of tho republicans IN
tho State, so far rs ! judge from CONVERSE
tions held with the active men OF tho party
and with voters generally, Is that coming from 1.-THE
other side the ne he might possibly II elected turn
out to bo another johnson and "go back" on the
party II is understood that tho republican party, II
the party the State be taken as criterion, VIII
hesitate u long while ut Cincinnati before they nomi-
nate who haiis from one OF the ex-save States
There arc those however, who fear that Morton will
A. shA loot mt IL,
tho Convention and make his nomination possibility,
but this suspicion laughed at by the Conkng men,
who do no not believe, in the nrss place, that Morton
can transfer his support failing himself to come TO
the mark, and that If he could no would sooner
transfer It to Conkling than any other candidate
THE DEMOCRATIC sIDE
The democrats In the State are anything but band
or brothers In all my experience never remember
time when there was much pulling and hauling, and
such little determination to join hands for the common
good Of tho party. Mr.. Tilden has undoubtedly at
present majority OF tho delegates to st Louis out
wardly In his favor There but very few Of them
in the country districts who openly declare against him,
like wairast and Littlejohn, but it is my candid
conviction, from tho way most OF them talk,
from their manner in talking iavoraby Of Tildcn
rather than from what they say, that very largo
majority of the delegation is at heart opposed to him.
They will undoubtedly voto for him the first ballot
aud there Is strong feeling manifested in his favor
at St. Louis by delegates from other States the majority
will stand by him just long they see that be has
a chance Of being nominated. But there Is wide
difference Of opinion among the delegates Of the interior
as to Tldens being the most available candidate-the
candidate who give the best OF success
Several feel certain that II nominated he BIO elected
yet there are others who contend that there Is such
ugly feeling against him In his own party that his
nomination would be terrible risk for the party to
take, as no could not carry Now York. The tide was
setting very strongly for him just previous TO the
holding Of that conference in this city, where Hoffman,
Parker, Allen, Corning and others made known their
plans, and which the HERALD gave to tho public, but it
is not to DO denied now that its effect upon the demo-
crs,s in the country districts who were gradually
becoming reconcled to him possibly good candi-
date has been for him very discouragng one Demo-
Gratis who were few weeks ago willing to stand by him
so long in their opinion he stood good
chance of getting nominated now foar that II
nominated tho democrats arrayed against him will
deicat him in the election by killing him this State
and thus crafty their own spite. ose tho nation to
the democracy for four moro years The question Is
then Have the democrats opposed to him influence
enough to defeat him in this state II nominateds Ny
observations the various districts have satisfied
that, order TO the election of men to the
resorted to many Devices and did through his Canal
Board, many things that have exasperated beyond
measure many Of the active men in the party and
that in large number Of the districts, he only
ceeded IN getting the upper hand by the most extraor
binary display Of the powers Of the wrepuller, who
little hcstaes about the means he employs SO long as
he secures the ends he has in view. There Is not
Congressional district north and northwest Of New
York. with the exception three where there is not
more less bad feeling among the democrats against
him rs a candidate. Yet candor compels me to say
that In majority OF cases the opposition TO him grows
out OF the disappointment Of who either wanted
to control certain canal appointments or who falcd
or whose particular friends failed the places
they wanted or to hold on to the places they had.
TILpExs WEAKNESS STRENGTH.
1t is doubtless tho fact that men looked upon a.
the friends have acted tyrannically in
overriding the wishes OF = majority OF the party in
certain portions of the State in the distribution Of
patronage and have rcsorted from limo to time 10 such
questionable methods for controlling the vote and
securing the support OF men devoted 10 tho Governors
political ambition that there Is right left in tho
country districts. feeling among democrats Of the
bitterest hostility to him candidate; but at the
Same time have found that the democrats who
interested in the patronage question or who
had anything directly Indirectly, to do with
Inc canal KING CONSIDER nun, next 10 seymour, Inc
strongest possible candidate that be nominated.
There is too strong feeling In his favor unmstakabe
in its sincerity among farmers and others. who.
rule have not for years voted tho democratic ticket
and who consider him man who means what he says
when he breaches reform and who ripe anyhow for
a change This is somewhat Offset by tho attitude Of
many democrats, who believe that his reform policy
only sham and intended from the startt advance
his political fortunes The opposition from all
him in his party In the State lie, doubt
less very serious one but there those who think
it is an open question whether, II nominated, he will
not gain than he may lose by the opposition
OF embttcred democrats from that class Of tho
who will apparently DO quite the election
this year, and who will vote for change Of admins.
traton anyhow SO long the opposition candidate has
a clean record As proof that they have ground
for their opinion Will say that, while some OF the
most bitter things have heard during tho past fort