New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-18
THE SARATOGA CONVENTION,
AT THE SCENE OF THE COMING CONTEST
sHREwD TACTICS OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS LEADERS
MANY or THE DELEGATES UNINsrRUCTED-
GATHERING OF THE FORCEs-wHAT THE FRIENDS
OF EnIGER ANn CORNELL CLAIM
OF FOLGER AND CORNELL CLAIM.
ny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlDUN

State to-day doubtless the men who Will select tho
Republican candidates for State officers are busy
packing their baggage for their journey TO this
piace. Those politicians who have been keeping
tally of the Delegates elected, and OF their sup
posed choice for Governor. with the intention OF
Instantly joining ihe winning side, are to-day In a
sad plight They cannot tel who is TO be the can
didates for Governor nor do they get any consoia-
tion from leading politicians who are IN the conii-
dence OF the candidates II is plain who are tho
two leading candidates. A0nzo Is. Cornell and
Charles j. Folger have each hundred votes more
than the lesser candidates. James W. Wadsworth,
John H. Starn. Walter A. Wood and John c. Rob-
insOn; yet neither of the two leading candidates
to-day has a sufficient number of votes TO nom-
nate HIM for Governor That is acknowledged
by their agents here. week ago the
supporters OF Mr. Folger were confidently
predicting his nomination on the first ballot
Unexpectedly, losses of delegates The past week
have caused them to change the character OF their
predictions. They still assert that Mr. FOlgcr will
be nominated. bu- they acknowledge that he will
probably not be nominated on the first ballot. John
j. Oliricn is the chairman of the Republican Central
Committee OF Newiork. lie has "A thorough knowl-
edge Of Mr.. Folgers canvass and may be- considered
his chief agent here He said last Dlght MIR.
Folgcr will not be nominated on the first ballot.
There will he three or four ballots AID then he will
be nominated
Governor Cornell proated by most of the delo-
gate elections last week His actual vote ran up
rapidly thai his friends toward the last Of the week
sauGunely predicted his nomination the first
ballot That wOuid De a repetition of MS expert
ence at the Republican State Convention of 1870.
4 closer examination of their list OF delegates by
Nr ConePs heutenants has convinced them THAI
they have DOt yet obtained enough delegates for
him TO repeat his swift success of 1879. Accord
ingly they are busy cOntriving means to increase
his vote They are also pertecting an alliance with
the supporters of James W. WadswOrth for
the control of the convention The first
fruits of this alliance can be perceived
i'll tine election of WddswOth Congressional dele
gates and Cornell delegates IN Ontario County yes
teriay. 1t mad the effect OF depriying MIR. Folger
OF the vote of hi, home county. The news of Mr..
COmelrs success caused considerable CONSERVATION
among the Administration leaders here last night,
they percevng that during the coming three days
the argument will be- constantly used that Mr..
Folger, although popular man among his Deigh-
bOrs as shown By repeated elections 10 the Legs-
lature. not able TO gain that support after the
announcement that he was candidate of the
National Administration for Governor.
II Will be necessary 20 give rough estimate OF
the vote of ga IN OF the leading candidates. in order
to impart clear understanding OF the various in
irguc; that nave been started, and OF the likelihood
of the success Of the leading candidates in their
attempts to gain a nomination That rough esti-
mate only can be made az this moment the best IN.
formed politicians acknowledge. The delegates
have been elected under peculiar conditions. The
Administration leaders declare that they have been
hampered by the seeming reluctance of President
Arthur to give his TO the construction OF a
purely Administration Republican organ
izatiOn in this State. He il re-
ported to have said lately: ANY good Re-
publican nominated lol Governor VIII satisfy me-"
Beyond this. seemingly, he would not 20. His re:i
cence embarrassed those who desired to serve tho
Administration. Finally however, they set to work
to secure Administration delegates. without much
idea about candidate except that Mr.. Folger
would probably he the most acceptable 10 tine Ad-
minlstratIOn. There was a common understanding
that Governor Cornell should be deprived OF every
delegate that it was possible to capture, he Presi
dents hostility to the Governor being notorious.
With view of preventing prolonged attack upon
tue probable Administration candidate. there
also a universal agreement not to Instruct the dele
gates to vote for HIM. such au advertisement Of
his candidacy was held to be unnecessary and in-
polite If the public could BE- kept in doubt about
his being the actual candidate % the Administration
till the very day of the convention much tho
better. Moreover it would give the President a
chance to substitute some other man If hc should
decide at the last moment that Mr.. Tolger had bet
ter not be the Administrations candidate There
was "A third advantage in such "a course of action
which has been rarely spoken Of 1t kept hidden
in measure from their opponents tie actual
strength Of the Administration party.
The convention promises TO be full OF disagreeable
surprises 10 the Anti-AdniuistratIon Republicans.
OWING this policy; yet, rs birds are said To have
their plumage adapted by evolution to the color OF
the trees which they inhabt and which best protect
them from the attacks OF their enemies. has the
antl-AdminiStmtIOn party in some hostile districts
adopted the policy of heir opponents: they also
have elected uninstructcd delegates. Only "A test
vote in the Convention will declare the true char
acter of these delegates This Is true especially of
the delegates from New-York and Brooklyn. and
explains the widely diyergng claims oi the friends
of Governor Cornell and of the Administration.
From the two great cities Mr.. Comells friends arc
now confident they will obtain fifty votes. On tho
other hand JohG j. O'Brien, who has managed tho
canvass for the Administration, tays that AT tho
utmost Mr. Cornell did not obtain more than twenty
five votes both cities. Mr. O'Bren SAID MrCor-
nell would not have mad a delegate from Brooklyn
il the Administration patronage had been used
against him. A. il was John II. Nichols was per-
mitted to use the Navy Yard AGAINST us. Theu some
of our people went back on us. Brooklyn politics,
too. are the worst ever saw. You can't tel where
YOU stand over there. Talk about the New-YorA
machine WHY, the Brooklyn machine is far worse.
Their general committee over there has power TO
Overturn in moment all tnat the Assembly
District associations may 90" Nh. ODnen evidently
believes the Brooklyn delegation slippery ~ eols 20
hold, and acknowledges that some of tie New-YOrk
delegate have promised support to both Governor
Cornell and rotary Foger.
As already stated. the true position II these
cannot be learned I'LL there Is test vote In the con-