New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-28
TIE SITE CANVASS.

Probably by Thursday next the Democracy
will be irving their level best to ret party foot ont
ofit.
Mason L. Baldwin has been nominated for
Assembly from Yates County. and d. W. C. Peek from Ia
nId District OF osweGo County. both by the Repu"-
hcans.
The Liberal Republicans, The Syracuse Stand
ard SAYS "aFc nearly unanimous Ia tIoir support o.
GOV Morgan" Ths may well be true, Gov. Morgan
WIS the original preference OF many Of tc whse C"re
In his behalf doubtless had sOm;tnng to do WIN the IT,
suit
Two of the nominations TO be made ut Sar-
atogn on Wednesday Will be mere formalities judge
Earl who now MIS- Judge Growers seat IN the Court oi
Appcals will be- nominated, rs VIII also state Prison "
.occur Clark appointed last Winter 10 fill the vacanc!
caused by tue death oil Ir Piatt
Gov. Morgan, If elected, will be the only
Governor with the exception OF WIN L. Marcy who has
served tine terms since adoption OF Che Constitution
of 1921 Gov Marcy's tbreo terms were consecutive
beginning In 1888 and ending In 1889. Mr. Seward ran
three times FOR Governor aud defeated once HoFa"
Seymour ran lyo times and WIS beaten three times.
lain # UuH nan ran thr,e times and beaten once
rX-Goy Dix twIro. and beaten once. Gov Morgal.
running for tho ttird time and has never Deeh oeae
yet.
Geo. w. Clinton, Judge OF tho Superior
Court Of Buffalo Is named "A candidate for the Dem
ocr,o po,un alton for Governor TIE first Governor o.
the sato was George clinton. who entered on his once
I'm July I777 Just little less than century before tile
opening Of the next Ibcinatofal term Tho great dim
Guilty however. the way Of Clinton Centennial seems
10 be in the fact that Mr. DOrshemer has got the Bua"
delcgnton II that were OF the way there might be
another fact that Judge Ci non hurled great deal
Of nusnnge NJ Secretary OF t9 t5 Vim Mr. n ii,inN
was. Probably no has now found QUIZ
Thnrloy Weed denies the report that he was
ths bearer at Saratoga Of letter from Gov. Hayes
designed to further the nomination OF Gov Morgan He
says in letter TO The Albany Journal: I" have never
81 h.Ura Rsnfa anvil Ia fs
from Gov. Hayes expressing intmatinR. directly or
Indirectly any wish opinion relating Tn the Repubh-
can nominee for Governor, or auding In any manner
TO the ac OF the Republican State Convention THIS
denial ia Intended to be- bread explicit and specific
any and all accusations I'm utn- To Gov hiyeS we
manifest mpropi.ty of interfering with the dC.iDelu
lions OF the Republican state Convention"
Comparatively few of the delegates to the
Democratic State Convention have been Instructed.
Those from Buffalo pledged to Lieut.. Gov Dorshei-
mer; those from Monroe 10 sanford H. Church; those
from Suffolk aud Westchestor TO Carlson n. Potter
those from Chcmung BroOme and other southern tier
counties are favor Controller RObWSon those from
Cattarsugus Controller Green those from Jefferson are
pledged to Alien C. Beach, and those from Lewis TO DE
witt C. West IA this statement shows the great mass
OF the delegates are entirely uniustructed. The only
prominent candidate who has not some delegates clenly
pledged MIN, however, Is the one WhG sretlB % Dr
growing in proportions as the possible eantdat-Abrau
5. Hewitt.
1t was said the other day that the campaign
bal begun. This mistake. IL begins to-day. To-
day. The Troy Press announces In bioodcurlmg Tone
IL will publish " the speech OF the Hon. Andrew j. Col.
vim of Albany delivered in the Senate Feb IL and L.
1861 showing up Senator MOrgan'S yiiamous robbery
OF the City Of Troy in the purchase OF the Schenectady
and Troy Railroad, giving the inside history Of tie
consolidation scheme. how lie smlrglud the bill
through the Ley aturc and hoascd III the obbcS Of his
victory, and how he sold q railroad aud realized
81 $50 600 In single day" This is not ALL Gov. Nor
gan was interested shOddy contracts, and lost money
in the NeTOr,rans aud Mobile Railroad. Tins lhsl
charge looks serious To nave made money IN railroad
Is bad. buG to lose mOaey by i'll IL may become nenes
sary for Gov Morgan 10 withdraw
Tie albany Express, in reviewing the Sara
oga convention, rcsatcs ITS for supporting Mr.
Cornell and makes this comment the revival Of his
name tho second place: Bu the presentation Of his
name for observation-disclosures great POLITICAL
blundcr. We hope and trust that IL was unauthorized
1t injured HIM than bis Withdrawal from the
vaSs for Governor had helped him. and left upon the
minds Of many who had been disposed To regard him
with great favor the impression that he WAS after ALL
only a seeker after office The presentation Of Mr. Cor
nots for that office, IN view OF all the clrcum-
stances OF the case, repeat great mistake. II
was, however. which might have been pnrdoned.
But the attacks made upon Mr. Cornell by Messs. Curtis
aud WOodin were cruel and upiuStIiablc They ought
not to have been made ut all They left behnd them
bitter feelings W part OF the friends OF the gentle
assailed and II C"rtpnly Is not tue part Of good
policy to inaguIte All important campaign WITH bitter
ness and III feeling"
Judge Church may be considered fairly in
the field The Rochester Convention to elect delegates
Saratoga, declared Ivy resolution ITS opinion that he
would be the strongest candidate for Governor that the
convention should give him unanimous nomination;
and that, in the event of hIs nomination, he ought To
sacrifice his the bench Votes for JUDGES OF the
Court OF Appeals for other Office being vodl and
cepL The Rochester UniOn, in commenting upon this.
says: For some time past we have been receipt Of
numerous inquiries from various parts of tho State
whether Judge Church would accept II nominated
Without assuming TO speak auhOrltatyely, may cay
from knowledge of his views that Judge Church has
not BEEN now, and viii not be. in any
ddale FOR nomination before the Democratic state Con-
venion that he not seek and has desire for tho
Office OF Governor; aud that only the contingency Of
nomination rendered with the hearty OF the
entire party wOuld he entertain the question Of accept
ancc This position Il mt consistent with the dign
fed office ho ut present holds with tho personal sacrifices
his candidacy would Involve. ana with the Obligations no
owes his friends to his party. ana to tho State Ger