The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-09
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Wltulu the ensuing uay oi t"o oiA eiie
New York delegates will be en- route for Gin
cinnati. They 90 to the scene of action full
OF hope and courage, with the disposition
and ability for energetic efforts and with
strong confidence in the success of their
candidate. They are inspired by a credit
able feeling of State pride, by warm personal
admiration of the man of their choice, by
perfect trust, founded on many trials, in his.
brilliant qualities as leader by an IN
faltering belief in his ability to carry the
Empire State against any competitor whom
the democratic party may put into the field
against him. 1t is conceded by all compe-
tent judges that Now York will be tho main
battle ground of the campaign, and that
neither party can elect the President If 1t
loses this State. In the estimation Of Mr..
Conklings friends his strength as candi-
date lies in the expectation that he can carry
New York, while it is certain that Blaine
cannot, that Morton cannot, that Bristow
cannot, and that Washburne or Hayes would
be weaker than the man who is the conceded
leader Of the republican party of the State.
If it were the appointed task of the Gin
cinnati Convention to nominate candidate
who would please the greatest number of
republicans Senator Conkling might not be
the strongest man in the party. II the Re
publican National Convention were an cleo
toral college, and not mere nominating
body, its action would be MS free as that Of
the Union League Club in electing its presi-
dent or that OF college of cardinals in
electing Pope. Democrats have no voice
in choosing president'of the Union League
Club; Protestants have no voice in the cleo
ton Of Pope; but the Cincinnati Conven-
ton, instead Of choosing o President, will
merely propose a candidate. The demo-
cratic party will have something to say
on the question of his election. If the
Convention at Cincinnati had commits
sion to elect the next President and
were under no necessity of looking
to any other Endorsement than that of the
republican party in the several States it
would be safe for it to act as the Sacred Col
lege does in the election Of Pope, which
pays no regard to Protestant feeling. But
the problem ct Cincinnati is not to find the
candidate who would please the largest num-
Der of republicans, but candidate who can
be elected. There are fifteen States which
can be securely relied on to give majorities
for the republican ticket, whether their
preferences are Endorsed at Cincinnati or
not. There are fifteen other States which
the republicans cannot carry in any event.
1t would be political idiocy to nominate with
reference either to the fifteen States which
the republican party can have no hope Of
carrying or with reference to the other fif-
teen whose support of any fair ticket admits
of no doubt. The election will be decided
by the few doubtful States. The ticket on
both sides, if wisely selected, will
be made up with a view to its chances
of success in those States on which
the election is to hinge, and espe-
cially New York, which is the grand pivot
of this campaign. The party which wins
New York will win the election; the party
which loses New York will be bankrupt for
the ensuing four years. If anything relating
to the canvass is certain this is certain.
Every prominent politician on both sides
admits that the canvass hinges just here, no
estimate Of chances made up and paraded by
either party leaving out claim to New
York, or including votes enough to elect the
President without those of this State.
The great strength of Senator Conkling
lies in this undeniable fact, that his party
can have no rational hope of success without
New York, and that Mr.. Conkling is stronger
in New York than any other republican in
the United States He stands higher in New
York than any other republican, for various
reasons, oil of which have some weight. In
the first place, his abilities are superior to
those of any other republican since the
death of Mr.. Seward and the alienation Of
Mr.. Adams, and it is natural that the party
in his own State should be proud Of
his intellectual prominence In the second
pla &C, he has been for several years the
recognized leader Of the New York republic
cans, and they have found him safe man to
follow. Every republican who has competed
with him for the leadership of the party in
this State has been rejected by the people
and remanded to private life, including the
three ex-Governors and ex-Senators Messrs.
Fenton, Dix and Morgan. No republican in
the State approaches Senator Conkling in
political influence, and no republican outside
of the State has anything like his hold on the
confidence and admiration Of the party in
New York. Now, considering that the great
problem in this Presidential canvass is to
find the candidate who has the best chances
for carrying New York, considering that fail
ure in New York involves the defeat of the
party that loses it, the question for the Gin
cinnati Convention is narrowed to single
point-namely. what candidate has the best
chances for getting the electoral votes
Of New York? On this point the
most competent judges are the New York
republicans, who understand the State
better than any outsiders. They would be
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