New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-12
EMPIRE STATE POLITICS.
STRAGCLING BACK TO SARATOGA.
ONLY FEW DELEGATES YET ON THE GROUND
EVERYTHING UNCERTAIN ABOUT CANDIDATES

EVERYTHING UNCERTAIN ABOUT CANDIDATES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE,
SARATOGA, n. Y, Sept. 1.-The season has just
gone aud the convention is yet to come. The num-
Der of politicians in town hardly exceeds the NUM-
Der of hotels and so with the most judiciOus distri
button the long yeTandas are empty aud lonesome
and the dining rooms are like desolate islands. The
town is saved from complete vacuum by the pres
of the delegates to the Unitarian Convention,
who have already gathered here to the number of
several hundred These divines and laymen are the
innocent causes of considerable justification to
simple people, who think that the Democratic party
mus: have been bonn again and grown to have
better face and a clearer eye The mystifica-
ton is all the more easy because it is Diff
cult TO tell some Democrats from Unitarians,
and in that way some prominent members OF the
party run great risks. Ex-Speaker MCGUIRE for in
stance, is roaming about here in heterodox sort Of
way, liable TO be mistaken for a Unitarian at any
moment The late trains tonight did little to swell
the ranks of the headless Democracy Perhaps
score added TO the halfscore already here; but
there were no delegates from New-York among them,
and none Of the more prominent party managers.
Among those who arc now ON the ground may be
mentioned Joseph Warren, MantOn Marble, Judge
Samuel S. EdIck John J. Taylor, William A. Fowler,
Fordyce L. Latin, David +. Hill, Wheeler H. Bristol,
Col. John ID. Van Buren,, and Lester b. Faulkner,
with bundle of telegraph blanks in his pocket.
With this sparse attendance, there is little news
aAcat tin is not mere gossip The fact of greatest
prominence is the alarming attack of modesty that
has seized almost the whole line of candidates.
Samuel ID. Bsbcock's name is added to the list,
which now includes the names Of Seymour, Church,
West, and Walker. Samuel Hand of Albany, who
was supposed by some, no doubt enormously, to be
Ia IL, Ia Il
cussed during the past few days in different sections
of the State, is said to have withdrawn practically
Then Controller Robinson, whose name has been
kept before the party since the first convention by
The auburn Ners, is said by friends who have con-
yersed with him, not 10 consider himself eandi-
date at all aud prominent Democrats from Chemung
say that the delegation has no present intention Of
bringing the Controllers name forward Now that
Dorshemer has been nominated for the second place.
they do not think RobinsOns nomination for the first
at all feasible in view of his past Republican aliilia
tions. Homer A. Nelson and Edward Cooper get m oc
casOnal mention as possible candidates JudgnFfrom
the feeling here and from other information the prize
would seem to he wayering now between Scott Lord
ard Judge Amasa j. Parker. The former is un-
doubtedly q candidate. and is considered by many
the best the Democrats can take up under the cir
cumstances. Judge Parker, however is favored by
some az a candidate who will unite the Earring fac
tions OF the party. II s by no means certain that
Gov. Tilden or all of Gov. Tildcns friends can be
brought to favor such scheme but there are some
OF them who do and are working TO that end. John
Kelly is said TO be in favor Of Judge Parkers nomi
nation II ii should be found impossible TO agree
upon Judge Parker, and such an agreement seems
unlikely, Scott Lord is the only candidate of promi-
nenee remaining in the field.
Manton Marbles presence here has been construed
to mean that his friends were likely To press his
name but there seems 20 be no certainty yet this
point.
Ieis not believed that there viii be any attempt 10
disturb the remainder Of the ticket nominated a. the
first convention IL is believed also that judciOus
silence Will be preserved rs TO the late lamened tel
cgrlpbic muddle. Each person concerned in il Is
known to be bursting with an explanations but the
certainty II there ia one explanation there viii be
dozen will undoubtedly protect the subject from
iniudicious mention. Judge Gray, the permanent
chairman, win Of course resume his place. rs viii
the other officers OF the convention, aud the session
can be made brief unless trouble develops itself.
The Anti-Tammauy delegation will meet to-mor-
row night az 10 o'clock. John Morrsscy says that
nt-Tammauy win undoubtedly act a unit but
that II has no candidate. A large number Of the
Tammauy delegates are expected here carly tO-mor-
row morning.