The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-04-28
NEW YORK POLITICS

NEW YORK POLITICS.
New York politics are always a in
teresting subject for contemplation in
and out of the Empire State, notonly
because there is generally row here
of some sort in each of the two great
parties, but because the State his be-
come so important factor in ouina-
tional politics. 1t cannot be said hat
" as goes New York so goes the Unid,"
for in numerous instances Presidents
have been elected without the aid of
her large electoral vote, and doubtless
it will be so in the future. Meter
theless, the men who are nominated
by both the great parties as candidates
for the next Presidency will be anxious
to secure the thlTty-siX votes which
New York will cast in the next Elec-
toral College. The Democratic la1ty
has always paid more attention to
New York than has the Republican.
ana the former nominated SeymCur,
Mcclellan, Greeley and Tilden with
the hope, vain hope though it was, that
New York would be able to control
the election and save it from defeat
Just now the Empire State is an
object of interest because of the quar-
rel going on in the Republican party
over the political remains of tie late
Roscoe Conkling, and the efforts to
administer upon his estate, 1t is we'll
known that Governor Cornell, Who is
"Stalwart" of mild type, is can
didate for a denomination, and he
would undoubtedly be the choice of
the next State Convention if it were
not for the opposition which he is en-
countering from the Conkling faction,
which is aided and abetted by Presi-
dent Arthur. Governor Cornellis de-
scribed by Conkling as "the lizard on
the hill' all because he refused to
help Conkling and Platt for reelection
and Mr.. Arthur said recently thai
he would oppose Governor Cornell's
denomination if he were private citiz-
en- again, which was the simple way
he took to advise his old cronies in
New York what he wished to have
them do in the premises.
At present there appears to be no
better method to defeat Governor Cor
nell's nomination than to make Secre-
tary Folger the Republican candidate,
backed by all the patronage and infiu-
ence of Mr.. Arthur's Administration
Such nomination woul be agreeable
to both Conkling and Arthur, for the
reason, which is always a good one
with both of these gentlemen, that il
would cut both ways like a two-edged
sword, and while it was rewarding &
friend, it would be also Furnishing ar
enemy.
Secretary Folger's candidacy is now
one of the principal topics of CONVEX.
sation in political circles in Washing
ton and New York, and concerning il
the New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger writes as follows
The wisdom of his candidature, il
order to harmonic the Republican
party in this State, was canvassed al
the White House before his departure
and it is believed the President has nc
doubt that if the Secretary consent the
step would be one which would be
productive of the most gratifying re
suits. Mr.. Folger has not been impli
Gated IN the Conkling-Robertson broil
he is neither a Stalwart nor Half
Breed, and if he will but consent tt
throw himself into the gap, nobody
doubts of a restoration of good feeling
But it is just here that the trouble
comes in. The Judge does not want
to leave the Cabinet-he does moi
want the nomination, and he does not
want to sacrifice himself for the sake
of the New York political machine
and he has not hesitated to say as
much. But it remains to be demon.
strated whether he will consider his
present comparatively tranquil posi-
ton in the Cabinet an offset to the
Governorship of the State, which may
who knows ?--place him at some
future time in tho line of succession te
the Presidency itself.
AS to the Secretary himself, he has
recently been interviewed on the sub
ject by friend, to whom Mr.. Folgel
declined to say much. "Neverthe.
less" says the Secretary's friend, "he
did not get angry when the subject
was mentioned, nor did he appear tc
dislike the topic. I should frankly say
that this renewed evidence of his popu
larity in New York was exceedingly
agreeable to him. 1t may have been
imagination on my part; but think
[ detected modest blush in the grave
and affable Secretary's face, which was
not there before the topic was men
toned" A member of the Cabinet
said the other day that Mr.. Folgel
would be the next Governor of New
York, and members of the Cabinet are
supposed to know what the opinion OF
the President is, and to reflect it in
public.
Meantime, the Republican party
outside of New York will watch with
great interest this contest between the
old Conkling machine, backed by al
the stubborn will Of the Administra
ton, and Governor Cornell and the
large body of the anti-Stalwarts who
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