The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-09
NEW YORK DEMOCRATR

MEETING OF rHE STATE coMMITTKE-THu
srRuooLE OVER THE NOMINATION ron Gov
xRNoB-cALL FOB THE STATE CoHvENx1on
AT SARATOGA. AUGUST &c.
sAnArooA, August g. 1870
In view Of the peculiar struggle inaueurascd within thu
democratic the Gubern nomination tho
assembling Of the State Committee here to-day excited
considerable attention. The political gossip around
the United States Hotel, where tho committee met ex
haus.ed itself In specializing 10 the probable suo
OF certain candidates in the field Lieutenant
Governor Dorsheimer has been for several days.
and does in any disguise The position thai
he is candidate for the succcssorship 20 Governor
Tidsn. In fact his conversation points Enthusiastically
in the direction OF active in suppon
of himself The other candidates mentioned are Con
gresham Garrison N Potter, hanton Marble Conptrol
Ter Andrew II. Green, State Senator Henry c. Murphy
State Comptroller Lucus Robinson, Senator Bradley,
Senator Starbuck, Chief Justice SANFORD &. Church.
Judge Amasa J. Parker and otherA Hon. Allen G.
Beach Is named candidate for Lieutenant Governor
either In connection With Green or Dorshetmer OF
course each Of those gentlemen has his particular
advocates They taversed the hotels to-day arguing
the relative claims Of their candidates. Mr. James
G. Preston member Of the committee from Oneida
county, tho homo VI Governor Seymour and Senator
Herman, debates the chances Of Comptroller Green
with considerable warmth He thinks that az reform
and honest administration OF public trusts seem 10 be
the prominent OF the no better choice
could DO made than that OF Mr.. Green. Two thros
other members OF the COMMITTEES with whom have
coLversed expressed IN iavor oil Potter Dot
sheimer and Murphy. Oi the Brooklyn deIega-
tlon consisting OF Fowler Pierce and Nolan talk up
Henry C. Murphy, their townsman. Many and inn
poi tant elements Of strength claimed Tor hs gen.
tleman on the ground that be would rally around him
many Of the disAnected democrats who opposed Gov
ernor Tiden at Utica and at 81. Louis
The majority OF the committee would not express
opinion NJ all upon the question o. the Governorship
70 that 1t Is apparent that the democrats much
At upon the question Of who shall be their cand
date for Governor as the republicans Those who
seemed lean toward Dorshemer could not
give any positive or we'll founded argument
looked upon o respectable candidate, against whom
nothing can be SAID, but who has pubic record OF
sufficient force 70 commend him to the people OF the
State
The actual proceedings Of the State Committee
tame and without ripple to disturb the general har
mony OF the members There few outsiders pres
emit Major William II. Quincy, Charles II. Swan, Alder
man Cole, Judge Quin aud Judge Duffy came from New
wilkinson from syracuse XssemDymsn oIeary m r"m
Troy; and Dan Manning from Albany The meet
Ing took place in the ballroom OF the hotel. No
secrecy was maintained Representatives OF the
press and others had free access to the room Thirty
ono Congressional districts were represented the only
abSentecs being Mr. Walker, Of Corning, and Mr. Car.
pehter OF Poughkcepsie Ii was evident that every.
thing bad been cut and dried before the assembling Of
the committee as on the motion TO make the Both OF
August the oil the State Convention all tho
bcrs voted unanimously in the iiImative Tho sug.
gestivn to designate Saratoga the place received
twenty six votes IN Its favor SIX were cast for Syra
cuse, and Tor Utica
Lieutenant Governor Beach me. with 40 accident u
Wasertown which prevented him from being present.
he represented by his brother-in-iaw, Mr. H.
Flowers
The following is the call for the Democratic Republi
State Convention
The democratic republican electors OF the State o.
New York und all others who agree With them that
administrative reform framed by the 81 Louis plat
form and represented by the nomination OF Samuel ].
Tilden for President and Thomas Hendricks Vice
President oil the United States the paramount issue
in the present Canvass, are requested 70 elec
three delegates from each Assembly district TO repro
sent them State Convention, TO be held At Saratoga
Springs on Wednesday, August 80, a. twelve clock
noon, to nominate candidates Tor Presidential ectors
and tor the State offices be filed at the ensuing
election, and TO transact such other business may
properly come before tho Convention
BY order OF the State Committee
ID. MAGONE, Jr, Chairman
Ep0AR K APGAR, Secretary
The committee adjourned 10 meet at the United
States Hotel mere, August 20, At eight O'Clock r n.