The Portland daily press., 1879-09-05
CORNELL'S NOMINATION.

Comments OF the New York Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The Herald says the
result of the Saratoga convention is Conkling S
victory, and the public surely cares to hear no
more of these anti-Conkling men. 1t advises
Democrats now to act harmoniously.
The Times says the result is a testimony to
the hold which Conkling's friends retain on
the political machinery of the state, whatever
significance it may have as an evidence OF the
popular respect which he or they inspire. 1t
says: Now the convention has spoken, its YER
dict will be accepted by all who participated
in it as the voice of the party. Protracted as
has been the public career OF nearly every man
on the ticket, we know OF no accusation OF
corruption or faint of peculation which can be
alleged in regard to any one OF their number
Ii the party owes it to itself to stand hrm IN
the support of its nominees, the men to whose
personal influence the composition OF the tick
ct is due will find it matter of vital import
ance to secure it's success. The Times com
mends the platform and Conkling's speech
The Tribune believes the confidence of the
convention in the success OF the ticket Will be
justified. The ticket will be elected because
it is goo d ticket on good platform; because
New York on fair and full vote is naturally
Republican; because the sharp contest and
subsequent harmony insure an active canvass;
and because success this fall is a duty we owe
not only to New York but to the nation. At
ter referring to its own opposition to Mr.. Cor
nell in the past and animadverting upon the
false course of other papers prior to the con-
yention, the Tribune says The sum of the
l.eles .s,esetvr this. hfr. CerIIen Is noiaaa
inspiring candidate, but he will prove good
one. He is as old, as tried and as true Re-
publican as any of his opponents. He is a
better organizer than any of them. He has
more experience of an executive sort than any
of them, and those who suppose from the tenn
porary pother raised in this city that the son
of Ezra Cornell is going to prove unpopular in
the state of New York will find their mi stake
on election day. Like President Hayes, too
he will go out of Office more popular than when
he entered it.
The World says: The Republican conven-
ton at Saratoga yesterday completed strong
tics ct and weak platform. The party who
won the day was the Grant party, and as New
York will decide the Presidential contest the
nomination of Republican candidate for the
Presidency who cannot command the support
of Conkling will be in vain. The Evarts-
Curtis minority will chafe under its defeat
but will submit in order to ensure success
over the Democracy.
The Sun says: The convention did its work
precisely as Mr.. Conkling wanted, but it is a
little early yet to begin to call him Governor
Cornell, as that depends largely on what the
Democrats do and don't do at Syracuse.
The Star says Cornell's defeat, land by an un-
precedented majority, is as morally certain as
any future event can be, provided the Demo-
cratic State Convention shall puts its foot
squarely down upon factional schemes and
nominate a standard bearer around whom all
true Democrats can rally without sacrifice OF
principle or self-respect.