The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-05
THE DAILY INTELLlGeNcsR
The Democratic Situation In New
York.
FREW & CAMPBELL,
WHKELIS0, ". Va.

Our dispatches this morning announce
that the New York Democratic State
Convention is to be re:cOnvened at Sara.
tcga on this day one week, Sept. 18th, to
nominate a candidate for Governor in
place ofSeymour, who positively and per-
.i'tently declines to accept the nomina.
tiOn that was thrust upon him last week,
snd tha! some Of the Democratic leaders
thought they could fasten upon him no.
lens yOlens.
Sopersistent has been the effort OF the
Democracy to induce Seymour to become
their candidate that the New York World
Of Suuday last actually advised the State
Committee to decline to either reconvene
theoll Convention or call a new one, but
to let the people vote for Seymour and
conrriPt him, as it were, into the service
Ot'the party This suggestion however
lOea no. seem 10 have commended
ittet With much forceto the ring.leaders.
They have ielt reluctantly compelled to
call back their delegates to Saratoga and
tight aAev the battle OF last week.
The trouble with the New York Dem.
Ocacy is that they are hard pushed for
Acindilate; that is, a candidate who can
Qnise the party-ono whose nomination
'illcarry with il an assurance of sue
es Gov. Titden's iayorite candidate
lD'Hheimer) is bitterly opposed by
Kelly, Tho Chief Of Tammany, who said
IMWeek that he wanted a man for Gov
srnOF who, was BORN Democrat and
h' ever been a Democrat" The
Trouble with Dorsheimer Ia that he
Tnl Liberal Republican, and agreat'
F." trouble still is that he was Tilden's
Elsh'haud man al St. Louis, while Kelly
And his Tammany allies were bitterly
opposed to Tilden's nomination. The
NsN York Herald oil Sunday says that
A'l Tue Candidates named before the
Convention "were considered as Tilden
and int.Tllden candidates.9 II this "a
True |! 'hows that Tilden's chances for
carrying New York this fall are decidedly
'e@ than many people have conceded
easatO be. It shows that it is not Inn
probable that the secret influence oil
'Aaaany, the powerful political organi.
"aon Of New York city, will really be
's'ia's Tlden in the election.
Perhaps many of the readers OF the
.NtELLIaEScER will remember that 4
document citing the names Of numerous
Is@oetaIS WAS circulated at ST. Louis
N0a'nE thai TiIden could not car
. bis own State II nominated. II
I''sa such names as Augustus schell
nusu'' Belmont, General Slocum
roger A. Pryor, Ex-Governor HoE
IlG, D. e. ,llaIeiohn, Amasa ]. Par
% r"'s' 5 Cox, Etastns Brooks, Fernando
Nood' E'a'tus Corning, HoratiO sey
.a ~oa'' JF, Judge RappallO, and grOa
sumter oil other we'll known New York
" . ile'e men opposed his nomination
-. o. Louis, Ostensibly on the grount
S' he could not carry the importan
sAe OF New York. John Kelley's nam,
~ YRe oil the most prominent on the lis /
.aa rs he is the Tammauy sachem-or
:, I',e Re properly speaking, the head devi
that organization.
A.. Nov its nice question to determine
a9T s'H. ''f 'he.e:inauentlal Democrats ar,
lung to 'eeaTilden succeed. whu
,Iy IS'ney 'UeIPect in the way Of pOliti
aN'asd in case Mr.. Tilden comes int.
tS'' y over their predictions to the contr,
"@d over their efforts to prevent hi