The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-04
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Eiaht or Ten Candidates for Governor-t,en-
ator Gambling Mastcr Of tho Situation.

| ht"f tonkunQ Mastcr OF the situation.
| ALBANY, Aug. 3.-As the time approaches
for the assembling OF tho Republican state
Convention, the activity among the aspirants
for the nomination for Governor increases. II
VIII be rccollected that the Governor chosen
this fall will hold the Office for three yeors.
This lie carrying us back TO the Constitution az
| 1t was previous to 1872. Besides this additional
year. the recent amendments increase the salary
10 $4,000 year and more important than th is
they confer higher powers upon our Governor
than he has had during the past half century.
Iheso considerations make the Office worthy OF
sharp struggle, and they tend TO multiply can
d'dates and Intensity competition.
hiRht or ten Republican candle atee, great and
smaIl, are already IN the Held Some Of them, I
Fancy, have not much OF a backing; n few
scarcely any; while Others are Sustained bv
powerful Interests. Here arc their names
Alonzo b. Cornell, William IL. Robertson, Theo-
dore nj. Pomeroy, Edwin ID. Morgan, william NJ.
Evats, Stewart l.. Woodford, Andrew ID. White,
Sherman S. Rogers and Martin /. Townsend / ing
ns this list is there is a probability that at the
outset OF the struggle in the SOnvention even
the most inconsiderable will get few votes.
Those here at the StatcEcapita, whose iudg-
ments are not biased by prejudice. admit that
our distinguished senator la Congress will, at
ssarstoea In August, as he was at Syracuse IA
March, be master Of the eituation. His trusty
nenchmen are now on guard In all parts Of the
site aud IA soon us Mr.. COnking can leave
washington he VIII lay his own magnetic hand
upon the wires.
In order that we may see the pinch of the
game, VIII nrst count out sucb OF the aspirants
~ haruly cunt to pawns ON the cness-Doard.
Mr.. townsend l. member Of Congress from
Troy. Troy ne was formerly barnburner and ever
since he Joined the Republicans has been hum
gering for notoricty and an Office. lie Is wag-
gish stnnp-speaker, has made one or two hits In
,,ngess, hud thereupOn has set up for Governor
III he don't back down before the Convention
meets he may get five or six votes.
. MI. Rogers II the state Senator from buffalo
ne was d member OF the Constitutional Com
mission which Ia 1873 proposed the recent
amendments TO the Constitution. Being from
the extreme western end Of the State, which
never had any )yernors except Hunt and Fen
ton, and man u fair abilities, Rogers may get
him attain the real OBJECT he Is driving at-the
second place ON the ticket.
MI Woodford Is pushing hard to win noto-
riety aud get a score OF vot = Ia the Convention
TO soOthe his wounded vanity for tho loss OF the
nomination TO the vice-Presdency. lie was
terribly cut down at Cincinnati, for while stump
Ing Ohio last fall he got hall a dozen Ohio papers
70 name HAYES for President and woodford for
iord Ii the candidate Of the Boys In Blue, which,
by the by, is the greatest humbug OF the can
Of the Boys IN Blue, and the So called Colonel
Duuiei, the secretary, was never under Are dur
little furry on the skirmish line at saratoga he
VIII retire to the rear when the serious ashting
Speaking OF woodford's disappointment at
Cincinnati leads me TO explain how Wheeler
came to be nominated for Vice President. After
matt, 1t was seen III t "as New York went. so
went the Convention" At this pinch Of the
allegation aud told them that il they would
vote Tor Hayes on tho next ballot, they might
De s ,n that an, any man whom New York named
Tor the vice Presidency would be nominated.
Wen, all OF the delegation except nine went for
Hayes instead Of Blaine; and then, Hayes hav-
Morgan, all of whom we're candidates for Gov
ernor, agreed upon W heeler In order to put him
out OF the way as a rival who was certain TO OBJ
tain tie nomination for Governor II he w not
the ndidate for Vice President.
MI. Evarts, though quite out Of the sphere OF
the three small lights already shown ,ip, is az
much out Of the question. The Union League
Club. with their swaliow-tali coats aud white
Republican Reform Club Of your city, organ
ized originally in the interest OF Brisiow. Per
haps few Of each favor Gov. Morgan. Then, |
half dozen unin1uential newspapers, both In |
and out OF the state, advocate the nomination |
Of Evarts. But the machine is at work Against |
him and among the common herd Of poiti- |
teians; william ". Evtrts stands no more chance |
than JACK Downing's stub-tailed bull In av |
am row getting down to real candidates. |
Judge William II. Robertson Of westchester |
and his friends claim that his course at Cinciu- |
natl VIII aid him ut Saratoga In the National |
name was withdrawn; and then no and MS |
,,eutenant, Gen: Hustled, the Bald EAGLE OF |
1t is now asserted that the friends OF blaine viii |
rally At Saratoga for Robertson, while those OF |
ohkhng ought motto y Jcct to his nomination. |
Heretofore Judge Robertson anu Gov. Morgan |
have run In tue same political grooves and the |
latter, having had bis chance. Robertson now |
Thinks Morgan ought TO support him.
Gov Morgan, IN the contest Tor the nominal |
lion ~ Cincinnati, sorely offended Mr.. Conk- |
ing and our eminent Senator has determined |
that, whatever clse happens, he shall not be |
nominated for Governor. Nevertheless, | have |
hieh authority Tor saying that Morgan Is ia the |
Held. The Intensity OF Conkling's hostility 10 |
Morgan Is shown in the fact that Conkllngs |
friends in the delegation to Cincinnati left him |
on the Nationgl Committee, where he had |
s,rved Tor twenty years; and put Mr.. Cornell in |
bis place. The chief adviser OF MIR. Morgan Is |
lhurllw Weed, and, if Weed WAS "A third OF a |
century younger, he might cary his protese |
through.
Mr. Conkling will control the convention. His |
fayorite against all ODDS Is Alonzo B. Cornell. |
but contingencies may arise that will make him |
hesitate about nominating Cornell. His next |
n an Is Understood 10 be Theodore NJ. Pomeroy, |
OF Auburn, VINO WAS temporary President at |
Cincinnati. aud Chairman OF the New YORK del |
eeauon. Iomeroy is sharp and snappy; but |
Conklng done Ike him much. Mr.. Conklings |
next choice Is said 20 be Andrew ID. White, the |
PRECEDENT OF Cornell University.
There Is hardly doubt. as things now appear |
from this standpoint, that either Cornell, Pome-
roy, Robertson, or White will be the nominee.