The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-05

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Where u.sa ior mules are traded"
Asttw WINS then. so il remains TO this dav.
excrntinr thar mules and men do not en-
Ter ms much ,nto the hnrroius as they did
rho,, o,,r Southern brethr,,un t tho Spriups
owned l,r,,e droves of both. The trading
poes on nevertheless.
was here heforc the Republican State
Convoution mot. and witnessed its pro-
ceedinps watched the course Of the
democratic state Convention last week. |
,on, ~ ,ro,,hcr- disnatsc. md hnye since
o,,,,,o,.ad with nromiunnt politicians of
Nov Work md other Stntes. Roth Con-
,,ar,,ors rrcro lnrcc. cnrh containing i'm the
moi. bhorbood Of four hundred delegates
7, Tho ,,,ror,ont elements of managing
I'll. o,,d dcbo,i,.- mower. the Republican
ronver.ion yeas far superior 10 the Demo-
,,otc Tins remnrk holds true. too. in re-
,nact ~ the outsiders AS well as TO the dele
gates. In capacity for giving wise counsel
In those emergencies TINT ALWAYS spring up
on such occasions. the Republicans who
surrounded their Convention outwcighed
the Democrats OF the same class two TO
one. To put it mildly, will say that the
Democratic gathering OF last week was the
weakest | ever saw IN this state.
The clariug defect OF the Convention
consisted IN this: There was not one man
of eminence among the delegates, not ten
Of much distinction, not thirty who rose
above the level of the ordinary politi-
clans that lead I'm ward and town caucuses.
Nevertheless. the Convention embodied,
as a whole, fair amount OF talent; but
this talent did not gather itself up IN
punches here ana there 50 rs to furnish n
dozen long-headed managers. and another
dozen OF iirst-class dcbateis.
have spoken freely of these defects in
the Convention because they greatly en-
barmssed its proceedings, ana especially
In the matter Of the nomination Tor Gov
ernor. Every convention Is OF necessity
run more or lees like machine. when
the hnchpin suddenly dropped OUT Oh tue
man axle last week. 10y the Withdrawal OF
MI HEWITT as Il candidate Tor Governor
the bunglers aud the boys VINO were Try
ing to run the Convention completely LOST
their heads. Worse than TINS they seemed
gnoed men, standing on the outside with
their senses unimpairod. The result should
teach them Lesson II they run the next
Convention. and Iun il as they did the
last there is danger that their party will
be smashed in November.
| learn that the late State Convention
will be reassembled here on "Wednesday Of
next week TO nominate a new candidate
for Governor. II was out OF the question
for the State Committee to think Of making
the nomination. The defects Of the Con
yention can be remedied by n liberal
number OF substitutions. In this way.
Hfty OF sixty able. bigh-minded men can
20 in the room Of inferior delegates. The
Democratic constituencies hould insist
mon prouer substitutious.
As 10 a candidate for Governor. SrY-
nouR would have been satisfactory to all
the factions in the party, and the other
ssuitants would hive deferred TO him.
This was one of the main elements of his
strength as nominee; and il was This in
part which carried his name through the
recent Convention like whirlNind.
1t is best 10 sneak plainly. Those who
opposed Mr.. TIIDrN' nomination for Pres
ident say he If not couciliatory enough on
the subject Of II nominee for Governor.
know nothing Of the truth of these asser-
ions, but 10 know that they are made
by men OF influence. rome of whom crate
Their lc,rh, and declare with emphasis
that they don't mean TO be iIined with.
Some gentlemen shy that tie cold shoulder
has been ueedlesaly TUNED toward the
friends Of judge CHUncH IN the mutter Of
The Goveinor,llip. know nothing 1T all
Il the c,rrsctuess Of th,se statements.
But do know that thrv are made NV
Democrats Of considerable strength. nrd
N tones so acrimonious a. to la,s, a Sis
picion hut ito use common phrase, they
don't care whether school keeps or not.
In national crisis like the present
set my face AGAINST all malcontpnts. but
have deemed i u duty to state these facts
by way Of caution to those who are cou-
Quoting The oamluiIn in this State.
Mr.. DoRsHEIMHR will not be thought Of
for Governor. The experiment Of last
week settled that question. Nor can Mr.
Potter be Nominated. His friends think
he came pretty noar il last week.
col.bt il. The attempt 10 explain before