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

The Ohio Republicans hold their State Con-
ycntion at Cleveland on Wednesday, 1t will
be an interesting event from the fact that il
will afford an occasion for expressing in m
organized and authoritative form the Repuhli-
can opinion of the Presidents own State on
recent occurrences in the field of national
politics. The Convention will no doubt have
something to say on the behavior of Mr..
Conkling, and on the merits of the position
taken by the Administration. If there be any
element in the Republican party outside of
New York which sustans our vain and i'm
pctuOus ex-senator in his struggle for the CON
troll of official patronage it may reasonably
be expected to show itself at the Cleveland
gathering. Ohio has proved in recent years to
be a more trustworthy exponent of the general
political sentiment of the country than any
other great State. In Ohio no Primatc
lords it over one party, and no 1ammany
Hall corrupts the other. There is no ma
chine to thwart the wishes of the voters,
and no powerful chques or rings to manipu-
late representative bodies. Conventions rarely
fail to express the honest opinions Of their
constituencies, and campaigns are almost al
ways fought out squarcly on important Ma
tional ISSUES. The Cleveland Convention will
be a good jury to try the case between the
President and Mr.. COnkling. Ii will not be
prcjudiccd in favor of the President because
II is held in his State. On the contrary, there
is 10 place where there is as keen criticism
of an Administration and As much diSappoint-
mcnt over its distribution of favOrs as in the
State which has just furnished a President.
This is "A rule that his always held good in
our politics. If therefore, rs we believe will
be- the ease, the Ohio Republicans are found
to sustain President Garfcld's cause with
hearty unanimty. Mr.. 0Onkling may take
their action ~ notification that his behavior
is condemned by the Republican party of the
entire country.
80 far as candidates are concerned, the work
Of the Cleveland Convention may easily be- pre-
dictcd. Governor Foster will Ice renominatcd
10y reclamation. He has given complete salts
faction in the limited range of duties assigned
to the Executive Office 10y the Ohio Constitu-
ton. and has shown himself to be an energetic
and sagacious political leader. There is but
ole voice expressed 10y the Republican press of
the State concerning the wisdom of making
him the party standard-hcarer in the approach
ing contest. Lieutenant Governor Hicken-
loopcr declines a second term, aud his place
will probably be filled with some one who will
strengthen the ticket among the German cle-
ment, whose vote often turns the scale in n
close canvass. The other places on the ticket
will not occasion much controversy.
1t would be quite in the order of recent pre-
ccdents for the Ohio Republicans to lose their
State in the year following the Presidential cleo
ton. We do not anticipate such n result this
vear however. There are no such divisions i'm
the party as existed in 1873 and in 1877. The
new Administration is strong and popular the
recent course Of the party is generally APP
proved, and its immediate future presents no
problems over which any of its members are
disposed to quarrel at this time The great
Republican victory of last year, instead Of
causing reaction, weakness and defeat in the
approaching campaign should, therefore, and
we believe will, prove powerful impulse to
make success easy and certain.