The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-05

Governor Seymour and the Canvass.
Governor Seymour has written. letter on
the canvass ''Some years ago" he says, IL
advised you that 1 had made up my mind
never again to occupy an official position.
have adhered to that purpose against every
temptation to vary from it." Further he
says that while he has no reason to suppose
that Mr.. Tilden would ask him in the event
of his election to fill some honorable Office
at home or abroad, that in no case would he
accept At the same time, as long as his
health will permit, Mr. Seymour will take ON
active interest in public affairs and exert
himself for the success of the democratic
party, believing that upon its success de-
ponds the best interests of the country.
This decision on the part of the Governor
will simplify the contest before the Demo-
cratic State Convention. We are glad that
he has taken this high ground. The condi-
tons upon which it was proposed to nomi-
nate Mr.. Seymour for Governor were neither
honorable to himself, his party, nor the State.
1t was suggested that he should run ms
strengthening plaster for Tilden, which is
what Tilden does not need. Some wild
people, to whom politics is juggle, seri-
ously proposed to put him on the ticket
anyhow. in spite of his declination. But
Mr.. Seymour saw very clearly that no proud
Commonwealth like New York, an empire in
itself, would force it's chief executive posi-
ton upon an unwilling candidate Conse-
quently he withdraws without any condi-
ton whatever, and leaves open the problem
of selection.
There is no difficulty in finding good
candidate for Governor on either side. The
democrats have many men whose names
would honor the ticket. who would repre-
sent the party and who would poll full
vote. We have no idea that either party
will win any recruits from the other unless
there should be an especially good man on
one side and a weak man on the other. So
far as the active workingmen in the demo-
cratic party express q wish they prefer Mr.
Marble In the republican party that wish
goes out to Mr. Cornell. The objection to
Mr. Cornell is that he represents the aims Of
Mr.. Conkling, and that the nomination will
be given to him at Saratoga because of his
services at Cincinnati. But the opposition
to his nomination is Us strong as it was
to Mr.. Conkling, and in some quarters
it assumes o phase Of personal bit
terness. Mr.. Cornell is too good
man and stands too we'll in this State to be
thus treated, and it may be that the war
upon him will command his nomination.
There is q small faction Of republicans call
ing themselves ''reformers" and SO on who
go about crying, Harmony" Harmony !"
Harmony y and tomahawking Mr.. Conk-
lng's friends wherever they can be found.
tenths of the party in this State. It is very
hard for the nine-tenths to submit to the
one-tenth but if Mr.. Conkling is wise he
will withdraw from the canvass. If MIR.
Conkling will run for Governor, we'll and
good ; but we do not apprehend that his
young man and can wait. Tho alliance
against him will not last, as such alliances
are always weak. He should go out into the
States. His weakness at Cincinnati was that
no one knew him outside of New York If
he withdraws from this canvass altogether,
dominates Mr.. Evarts and makes cam
paigning tour in the West and the South, it
will put him in the track as the leading
candidate in 1880.
With Manton Marble and William DORIS
heimer on one side, with w. Nj. Evarts and
A. d. White on the other, the two parties will
have men at their head whose nomination
would be an honor to both parties, and whose
election, no matter who was successful,
would be an honor to the State.