New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-25
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AFTER THE CONVENTIONS.
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SYRACUSE. v y Sept 23.-rhe Democratic STATE
Convention finished its work late last night that
a good many delegates still remain the city. and
there is thus opportunity learn the sober second
thought regard to the ticket placed in the field.
II any i'll will is cherished by any OF the Leaders OK
the various factions represented in the convention
toward the ticket or any part Of IT, no exhibition
has been mn 10 of it the close of the conyen'
tion. Nh. Clevcland's nomination awakened no en-
thusiasm among the delegates aud their friends ex-
cept on the part Of those from the western end OF
the state where he Is better known. But all speak
well of him, privately well IS publicly, and tho
apparently unanimous opinion is that he Will grow
In public favor as the canvass proceeds In Buffalo.
where his character and services familiar tO the
public it significant thar Republicans az we'll as
Democrats express a hi gh opinion Of the merits Of
Mr. Cleveland as q candidate f)r Governor
The Democrats believe that this feeling will
spread over the central as well as the weser
part of the State In which sections there Is un-
doubtedly general disappointment over the outcome
of the Saratoga Convention. One of the fruits Of
this feeling was shown here In Syracuse to-day
when a candidate for tho Assembly was chosen By
the Republicans to succeed Thomas q. Ayord. The
district which he has so long represented has been
under the control Of Mr. Iliscock and Mr. Belden.
They selected a candidate 10 succeed MI Alvord
some time ago, and scarcely anyone doubted that
tins candidate would be nominated. Had the con-
vention been held before the one III Saratoga, tho
Slated - candidate undoubtedly would havc been
chosen. But there has bc-l a revusIOn Of feeling
toward Nr. IIscock and Mr.. Belden because of tho
part they played at Saratoga in misreproscntng tho
sentiment of the majority of the Republicans " this
county, and the Assembly District Convention to-
day afforded the first opportunity for its exhibition
The result was that tho slated" candidate FOR tho
Assembly was defeated and the antiBelden-Ilis-
cock candidate carried off the prize
1t is tins feeling in the Republican ranks which
the ,mocrat connt upon aid to Mr. Cleyolands
chances. The nomination OF David Il. Hill the Mayor
Of Elmira for Lieutenant-Governor. regarded by
some as a weak because of his strong identfca-
| ton with the Tden element in the parry. But the
Tammany men apparently bear ill-feeling to Mr.
Hill They meet and talk with him a hale fellow.
well met, and unquestOnabiy mean TO give him
hearty support. Mr. Hill and his friends believe 10
fortunate thing that b. Platt Carpenter is he cam
didate for the same Office the Republican ticket.
One of them, prominent Official, said to-day that
| Judging from he feeling among the Republicans In
| the southern ter among whom he was yesterday
| and the day before that Mr.. Carpenter would 10
badly served in the house of his former friends. In
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unden able that among Republicans in this part OF
the State Mr.. Carpenter IS just now the most un-
popular man on the Saratoga ticket.
| Mr. Rugers friends are somewhat d posed 10 re-
sent the attempt the part of the old iden leaders
to defeat bis nomination for Judge Of the Court or
| Appeals. Until the convention met on Thursday
! no other name was mentioned for this Office The
Tilden leaders, however. were dspeased with Mr.
| Ruger because ho .I.s Doe.4 q.ivt.y "V.h-
! ing the meeting of the State Commit
| tee in Saratoga. to bring about tho admission Of
! Tammany Hall and for the nomination of General
| SlOcum for Governor. He found 10 be talking
| and working the same way here, and this contrib
uted to upset the plans of the machine. II was then
| determined TO bring out Rufus W. Pcckham Tho
] opposing candidate but the bad blood engendered
in the defeat of Slocum between the Brooklyn dele
| CATION aud the County Democracy helped to defeat
| the machine in this instance There is more hos
tility TO Ruger than 10 any other candidate on the
ticket and ii is freely predicted that his Will be tho
| lowest vote in November. lie Is an able lawyer.
| but his State reputation depends largely upon
the fact that he the defender of the Canal Ring
In the suits brought against its members At Mr. I'll
den's ins,igation Mr. Ruger apparently appreciates
the damage which he sustained because of his
nection with the defence In the Canal Ring cases.
The bill he presented TO Mr. Belden, like that Of Mr.
| Hiscock's for similar services, wds for $4,000
Belden refused to pay 1t and Mr. Ringer began suit
| for the amount. The case is now before
tho Court of Appeals, aud should Mr..
Ruger be elected Chief Judge he may have op
| portunity which, of course, he would not think OF
| dong to sit in judgment upon his own Mr..
| lIiscock has not begun SUIT for the amount dno
him as he is awaiting the termination Of Mr. Ringers
| case. One of these lawyers when asked why ho
charged 30 much. is said to have replied that he
:. "A
damage to his reputation. The feeling between Mr..
Belden and his two former attorneys Is not of the
best character, though for political reasons and
self-interest Belden and Hiscock act together =
political sense neither feeling strong enough 20
| get along without the other. Mr. Ruger and Mr.
| Andrews who are candidates on opposing tickets
| for tho same office, neXtdoor nelghbors and
| strong personal friends.
! One of the salient features of the convention was
the rupture OF good relations bet ween the Brooklyn
Democrats and tho old Tildcn machine leaders. par
| ticularly those of the County Democracy.
| Senator Jacobs is the most cordially hated. by
Messrs Thompson, Cooper, Power and Others of any
man in the State, while Kingsley, Kinsella and
others from Brooklyn denounced III strong terms.
MFR. Thompson arralgns Mr. Jacobs as a base IN
CRATE" and recites with feelings OF indignation tho
time and money lie spent in Albany last winter
with other friends in trying To secure the election
| of Senator Jacobs as President pro tenn of the
Senate though he omits to say that he desired to
do this in his own interest, because he wanted 20
secure the passage of his Aqueduct bill ana other
| measures The Brooklyn leaders have been saying
for month and more that Brooklyn would hold
the KEY TO the situation in the cOnyentlon-the bal
| ance Of power-and that 1t only needed 10 name q
| candidate for Governor and adhere firmly TO him
| to make his nomination certain. With this idea
| they came to the convention, but they re urned
home today In disgusted denOrslized state. with
loss of prestige, loss OF friends. with their cand-
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