The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-23
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neither Of the old parties may have constitu-
tlonal majority in the next Assembly. n consid-
cradle number Of aspirants for Senator Conk-
lings seat are canvassing the claims OF each
other a. seriously as il tho prclminarics were
already settled the Legislature elected. and the
present incumbent safely shelved.
Among the Democrats many names are mon
toned. with Horato Seymour always nrst-if
he will take 1t. And right here 1t may be well to
say that there il no other man TO whom Roscoe
Conkling would so willingly surrender the
Scnatorship. II he were compelled to surrcn-
der II at all. The relations between them wore
not always as cordial and kindly as at present.
Time has cooled their partisan ardor and
cemented their friendship They wcro never
rivals. but. until comparatively recent period.
they wcro seldom together. Through intimacy
their respect for each other has increased
which Is not always tho case among smaller
men.
1t is not. however. Mr.. ConklinG's possible
Democratic successor who enters most largely
into the complications Of this campaign. Polit
cal gossip here and elsewhere. turns oftencr
on the group Of Republicans who will contest
with the Senator the title to leadership. in case
thoir party controls tho Legislature. In that
group the graceful figure OF George William
Curtis appears. Whether or not he has
thought Of himself in connection with the Sen
atorship ! do not know; but think he has. In
1870 when the Republican State Convention
was held at Saratoga. Mr. Curtis came very near
to scoring victory which would have counted.
His name had not been canvasscd in connection
with any nomination. but he was called to pro-
side. and he succeeded in making speech
which lifted him into immediate notice rs n
candidate for Governor 1t was then found that
he was not at all averse to accepting that honor.
He secured very respectable vote crowdng
poor DR.. Greeley to tho rear; but Stewart l..
Woodford with FOOLS luck, carried of the
barren prize.
Tho incident Of eight years ago is rcmem-
bcred by those who think they see in Mr. Cur
It's tho coming man. reason for his candi-
dacy is found in his hostility to Mr. ConkinR.
Extremes meet. The caucus vibrates from one
limit OF the political pendulum TO the other. If
not Conkling why not Curtis2 He has nd
mircrs. not TO say imitators. among editors
in the interior In this city Mr.. Charles +.
Smith Of the Ere,n0 Journal though he is
trusted to give newspaper utterancc TO the
Conkling programme. retains n soft regard
for Mr. Curtis The two put their heads to-
eether to make the platform Of 1875 and Mr..
Smith feels something Of the same pride in that
achievement that he would IL he were tho
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