New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-06

veteran soldiers, hut will no doubt be
viewed with great interest as an example of
volunteer armed force-a thing, by the way,
not known upon the continent of Europe. In
the evening reception will be held at the
hotel, and next day the visitors will be taken
to West Point on board naval vessel.
The ticket nominated yesterday by the New
York Convention is made up of good material
throughout is well distributed geographically
and is representative of both wings of the party.
The beaten faction is generously treated by
the selection of three of its members for i'm
portant positions, and has no reason
to complain. Messrs. Russell, Carr and
Finch have heretofore belonged to the Conk
ling wing. Messrs. Hustled and Davenport are
well-known members of the Independent ele-
ment, and to it also belongs Mr.. Seymour, who
is u new man in State politics. The NOM
inees are all able, popular and personally well
fitted for the positions for which they have
been named. One of them, General Carr,
is renominated for an Office in which he
is now serving the State with marked credit.
The ticket will no doubt command the hearty
and united support of the Republican party.
When General Butler got tired of running
for Governor of Massachusetts and paying
the campaign bills, he passed the nomination
along to his friend Mr.. Charles p. Thomp-
son, of Gloucester. Doubtless Mr.. Thomp-
son was satisfied with the beating he got
last year, but it is one of the unwritten laws
Of the Massachusetts Democracy that Guber-
| material candidate must stand two knock downs
before he is entitled to retire. So Thompson
has been set up again. There is another
Thompson, Alpha E. also Thompson with a
xhA I ianfa vact
year. The Convention which met at
Worcester yesterday wanted to nominate
him again too, but he begged off, and was
| excused SO the two Thompsons ticket which
was popularity called the Toodes ticket in the
last campaign, is not perpetuated in its original
perfection.
For the first time in many years the Repub-
| lcan opinion of New York has found express
sion in State Convention. One hundred and
eight was the majority before which the
| Conkling machine went to the wall yesterday.
| If the voice of the Republicans of the
cities had not been stifed by the district as
| sociations, and had found as free expression
as did that of their brethren in the rural dis
| tricts, the Convention would have been al
most unanimous. AS it was, great victory
was won in behalf of pure politics,
that conventions, platforms and tickets
| should be the outcome of party's free will
and honest belief, and not the product of tie
cunning and audacity of small minority.
The Convention teaches lesson to the active
and ambitious politicians who have sided with
the machine because they thought it was sure
| to win. They will perhaps now realize that
in the long run it is safest to be on the right
| side.
| Yesterday was red-etter day in the history
! of the New South. The Exhibition at Atlanta,
an affair which has stimulated enterprise and
awakened deep interest throughout the
Cotton States, was opened with interest
| ing ceremonies. At first the Exhibition
was planned for an exclusive display
of cotton, its products, and the implements
and machines used IN its culture and manu-
facture, but the general demand for repre-
sentative exhibit of all Southern industries
was SO strong that the managers greatly en-
| larged their original design. From the
| accounts already published the Fair promises
to be exceedingly creditable and instructive.
| 1t will anquestionably afford an opportunity
| such as has never been available before of
| studying the present condition and recent
progress of all the chief industries of the
Southern States. Held at a season of the year
| when Southern travel is most agreeable, it
will be to attract a large number of WIS.,
| itors from the North.
The feelings and purposes Of the Republ
can party have rarely been more finely
| set forth than in the resolutions adopted
| by the Convention yesterday. With I'M
usual felicity of expression, they combine
franllness and precision of statement in regard
to the aims of the party which it
| expects its officials and representatives to
promote. The first resolution is lust
and earnest tribute to the character and
policy of President Garfield, and it does
not hesitate to commend him warmly
| for that vndcatiOn of the constitu-
tional authority of the Executive in which
he was sustained by the late Legisla-
ture. The warm expressions of confidence
in President Arthur, and in his sincere
purpose to administer the Government
in line with the policy of his predecessor, will
be cordially approved by all Republicans. In
respect to the finances, the exposure and pun
ishment of frauds, the reform of the Civil
| Service, and the conduct of State affairs, the
resolutions are frank, straightforward and true
to Republican principles. In short, the plat
form is worthy of the Convention by which it
| was adopted