New-York tribune., 1879-09-01
GATHERING AT SARATOGA.
REPUBLICAN HARMONY ASSURED.


Some of the delegates to the Republican
State Convention, which meets at Saratoga
mn Wednesday next, and large number of
the friends of the candidates for nomination
to the respective State offices are already the
ground. The friends of Mr.. Cornell claim that
he will be nominated on the first ballot. The
adhereuts of ex-Judge Robertson. Theodore
NJ. Pomeroy and John Ii. Starn, also candi-
dates for fhe nomination for Governor. do not
concede this. 1t is believed bys experienced
politicians that the Greenback ticket Will
draw of enough Democratic votes to
insure the defeat of the ticket to be
nominated at Syracuse. 1t is asserted
that whoever receives the Republican
nomination for Governor will receive a hearty
support while, on the other hand. good judges
confidently predict that harmony among the
Democrats is almost impossible 10 attain.
PREPARING FOR THE CONTEST.
LARGE ADVANCE GUARD AT sARATOGA-sPECr-
LAroNs AND ASSERTIONS AS TO THE RESULT
THE GREESBACK MOVEMENT LIKELY To sEEI-
oUsLY WEAKEN IHE DeMoCRATs-MR. COR
NEILs FRIENDS CLAIM HIS NOMINATION ON THE
rIgsr BIILoT-rHE STRENGTH OF TIE OTHER
CANDIDATEs-PART OF THE PLATFORM FORE
sHADowED-A UNION OF THE DEMOCRACY NOT
likely.
rvRoN SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRrBUNE.l
SARATOGA NJ " Aug. 3l.-Among the DotewOr-
thv features of the campaign in the K epublican
Marty which precedes the convention of next We'd
ne,day rs the fact that very little effort has been
made TO arrange a " "sate in advance There is
no disposition to force any one in the
marty either for the first place on the
ticket or for any other. good-humored determina-
,ion is apparent on all sides accept the decision
a.t.la
matter whose hopes disappointed, and then
everv partisan of Cornell, Robinson Starln. how
ever earnest ne may now be in pushing the cause
Of his favorie will put his hand 10 the plough and
not turn back from faithful. honest work until the
verdict of the people is rendered in November.
Everything is still somewhat unsettled. No man is
absolutely sure of any place on the ticket.
II Is unusual that when there are so
many candidates to be selected some OF them
should not have developed SO much strength ms to
be almost sure of getting the nomination for some
particular position. The readiness to leave the de-
cisou entirely in the hands of the convention with
out preliminary work of pledging delegates Is
especially marked in regard TO all the positions on
the ticket except the highest.
Assembyman Hepburn has been mentioned in
several quarters in connection with the nomlna-
ton for Secretary of State AS Is we'll known,
be is chairman of the Railway Investigating
Committee which .has been holding sessions
here Many politicians in Saratoga say that
Mr Hepburn would be a strong candidate in the
country districts among the people, but that lie
could hardly escape the active hostility OF the cor
poratiops lit is also said that he has shown quiet
but persistent resolution not to bo turned aside by
any influence in his efforts TO lay bare the evils Of
railway mismanagement in this State, and the great
companies. which now have such immense power IN
the politics Of New-York. would probably exert all
their strength 10 put end to his political career
il his name should be on the ticket.
Among the suggestions that have been made in
various paris Of the State the proposal of the hon
Hamilton Ward for Acknowledgement and Nathan
-. Wendell Of Albany, for State Treasurer has been
approved by no small number of Republicans, and
to-day these two gentlemen seem TO be little in
the lead for those places.
APOssIBLT ROBERTSON TICKET.
rather curious hint has come from one Of
he leaders Of the Robertson forces. Ii must
be called hint rather than a serious PROPOSE
ton for II has taken important shape as yet
It's that ticket with Senator Robertson at the
bead sherman 5. Rogers for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Congressman Hscock for Attorney-Gencrd, and
Dr. Brewer. of Chautauqua, for State Treasurer
would be "A very stroug one. 1t is not claimed that
NJ Rogers or Mr. Hiscock has been consulted and as
the thoughts OF both of them are generally supposed
h. have tended toward the first place on the ticket
rather than to any minor nomination, il is decidedly
doubtful if they could be induced to accept. The
gentleman who made this suggestion, and is noted
for HIS confident. sanguinc spirit thinks. however
that they would, his opinion being based on his own
mcnta. operations rather thar any positive evidence
II would, Of course be very brilliant movement
for Robertson If such an alliance Of forces could be
brought about, and the friends of Mr. Rogers and
hr. HiscOck should unite III supporting the West
chester leader In fact il would go very near TO
nominating him. But there Is a most portentous
=" ii" in the way.
TEE GREENBACK TICKET WILL WEAKEN TUE DEM
OCRA1s.
Both Republicans and Democrats have been
watching the Greenbackers with keen interest.
Candid ID Democrats admit that if the party whose
convention at Utica closed Friday should draw this
year as many Democratic vCtes as III 1878. or even
half as many, Republican success Is assured. SAD
one unusually frank and blunt Iammany nah: IF
the Greenback ticket gets even 10000 votes
THIS year. we are gone up The nomna-
tion of Harris Lewis, president of the
Farmers Alliance. for Governor at Utica does
not please the Democrats here at all. They
never seriously thought that the Groenback Con-
yentlon would put Judge Church OF Allen G. Beach
In the field, an il reported night possibly be
done Indeed the friends of Judge Church and Mr.
Beach here would have considered such acton as
very unwelcOme, siuce it would alienatc hard
money Democrats from them. Bat all the Dem
Cclafs wanted 20 weaker man than Lewis
dominated one who would draw fewer votes from
their party The Greenback vote last year was
$4,000 No sensible man expects that II will be so
large this wear in the face of tie Of resuup
ton Moreover the platform IS so extreme ana
Wild that thousands of people who voted for Gideon
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