The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-13
THENEW YORK DEMOCRACY
THE REtssEMBLING or THE CON-
YENTJON IN SARATOGA.
Slate. on the Governorship NJ ade md broken
-Iucius Robinson Ahead Of all Comp ti-
tors-I.ord Practically Out of the Field.


-buciur Hobiuson Ahead Of all Comp tie
tors-I.ord Practically Out of the FIELD
SARATOGA, Sept. 12-The gathering of
delegates and outsiders in attendance upon the
Democratic state Convention, which meets to-
morrow. IL very FUN Large numbers have been
sureing In hour after hour all day. Slate tfter
slate on the Governorship has been made up
and then broken. Every new arrival has
changed the surface OF events to superficial OBJ
servers, but not to tho eye OF those who saw
clear down to the bottom. The fact Is there
has been no auth orized slate. A few word. about
Gov Tilden on this subject. In any strict sense
Of the term think he has not interfotred with
the nomination-that Is to say, he has not tried
to influence delegates for or against any particu-
lar man, but think others have assumed 20 do
this In his name, and have claimed to speak by
his authority, and some mischief has thus been
accomplished. This mischief has not consisted
In the bad selection OF candidates, but rather on
the repeated change of names after short inter
walls. and In this way showing lack Of nxcdness
OF purpose.
l will Illustrate my meaning by referring TO
recent changes In the programme IN regard TO
candidate. shall allude to those who claimed
TO speak the sentiments Of Gov. Tiden. They
we're gentlemen whom IT might be supposed
dil know bis sentiments. ON SATURDAY, last
they gave II to be understOod that samuel II ma
W, the man whom Iilden preferred. Late last
night hey gave 1t to he Just a. clearly urncr-
stood that he preferred Scott Lord. I,,s after
noon they state explicitly that liter looking
over the whole ground. he prefers Lucius Roo
insun. Now. after listening 10 all this, and all
Of II from respectable sources and some Of ~
from high quarters, iny own judgment IS that
these gentlemen do not really know Gov. Ill
den's opinion on the subject of a nominee for
Governor and that the greater part of what
they report as actually coming from him "a
nothing more than their own inference from
some general conversations OF a. Is. ana with
him. Upon the whole. my judgment IS that
the Governor has interlered Ia the matter much
less than Is generally supposed and ! further
believe that things wouid have gone smoother
IL he had interfered more. Pray then, let him
have due credit Tor his abstuencc.
All through the forenoon Scott Lords name
that he had been an outspOken Know Nothing
twenty yeais ago, and that II was an entire mis-
take that his candidacy was fsyored bv the
special friends OF the STATE hdministratiOn.
lhis, l presume, nas settled the matter, and
there is very little probability that his name viii
be brought forward. An day the name OF
strength. | vri this early In the evening, and
he now stanGs ahead Of all competitors. .
IL Is not necessary for HE SUN to say that II
believes Lu,ius Robinson would make an ex-
celent Governor II elected. aud a strong cauLi l.
serted this when few spoke Of him at all. lie Is
. very eiicient oricer. mo man ui tho sterles.
integrity. The Republicans could NOT say DrN
word against him. He was enlueuuN souL
during the war. He covers all the living s'u' =
Of the present day. 1hefs are ony two sug-
ges,ions made against hiu. One is that he wes
Repuo olican during the war Now the TACT -
that excepting tie four or i've years OF that
period ne was always Democrat Of tho school
OF Sllas Wright. ana duriDg the rebellion he was
more Of war Democrat than he was : ward
Republican. This. IL Is oliimed. obviate- tho
objection TO putting bin OH the ticket with MIR.
The olher objection to Robinson Is thai in the
Csnal Board he voted for high tolls. Now there
are two sides TO this question. aud Dorsheimer
voted on one side and Robinson ON the other.
aid Dorsheimers side prev .iled. lt l. said that
RooinsoD's view OF the question Il the most
popular with the mass OF people. 1t Is sup
posed that Robinson might lose few votes on
this account along the line OF the canals. IN
this Presidential year doubt whether u II Will
exert mucn influence Ia the contest. Indeed.
on the subject Of tolls, Mr. Robinson will have
no vote n he !. Governor, but he Will have II he
remains Comptroller. lie will be strong can
dida.e II nominated me Republicans might
hammer him from morning until evening, and
he would ring clearer at sunset than be did AZ
sunrise.
| gunent. that Robinson Is favored To moder-
ate degree by the State Administration. there Is
certainly a strong opposition to that programme.
This opposition 10 not yet concentrated upon
Any single candidate. IL may concentrate by
| ths time the Convention meets. DE Wilt {.
West mas sent a TELEGRAM affirming his letter OF
"drswal sGpp9se ms takes MIN out Of
cisrkscn n. Potter IS hoie. lie aa. many am,
tSs'0SS the appc:i,da to RoCih.oDp sotsIs nav pnr.
upon PItter Judge Amssa J; Parker STANDS "a
| ABOUT the Same category. so does Homer A.
| Nelson. lhsy hre all talked Of as the mau upOn
! whom the slti-kobnson delegates may vet
| come together. One or two other names are
| now ana then suggested, but they have not so
| far developed any particular strength. The op-
ponents OF Robinson say they rather imagine
they have major ~ OF the Convention. don't
| now see II In that light, but the scene shifts
every hour ana there Is no telling how the stage
| will look tomorrow.
| ny the by. | should have said that State SEN
ator Schoonmaker 10 named man Tor whom
| tho opponents OF Robinson may cast their votes.
| John Kelly spent an hour with Gov. liden to-
| dey. ncy nothing came out Of the interview.
| MIR. SDrges Is here, aud Is tho observed OF all
observers.
| l2;sO O'ciock-'The opponents OF Robinson are
| hoiuiug cauCuses to see whether they can unite
upon any one man. IL Robinson Is not nomi-
Lated tomorrow 1. Is impossible to imagine who
Will be.