New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01
THE CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR
A MIXED SITUATION IN ONONDAGA.

| SYRACUSE Aug 3l-OnOndaga is one of the
| strongest Republican counties in the State, and it
has the reputation of being anti-Machne and anti
| Stalwart IN the character of its Republicanism.
Syracuse the only large city in tho State that has
not had machine in accord with the views OF
Roscoe Conkling New-York, Brooklyn, Albany,
Troy. Rochester and Buffalo, under machine mani
puaton. have generally sent delegates to the State
| Conventions that have worked in substantial ac-
cord with the purposes of Conkling. Arthur and
| Cornell. Onondaga has been nearly always on the
| opposite side. Hence when Mr.. Conkng and Presi-
| dent Arthur arraycd themselves against Governor
| Cornell because he refused IN the administration OF
his Office to obey all the commands of the ex-
! Senator it was generally believed that the Onon-
| daga Republicans would sustain the Governor.
careful inquiry, however, among the men who
lead the party in this city ana county fails TO
firm this belief. On the contrary there Is growing
sentiment against the Governor which is carefully
| nuTsed and strengthened by leading business
who are members of the Merchants, Manufacturers
and Farmers Protective Union. This association
was formed avowedly to oppose the Railroad Com
mission bill in the Legislature. When that bill
before the Governor, awaiting his signature these
merchants and manufacturers appeared before him
and asked him not to sign 1t, because it placed III
the hands Of the urber-olcOmargarne-gluc
machine the power TO name one of the Commission
ers who would certainly be hostile to the wholesale
dealers In the interior of the State The Governor
did sign the BILL and the association is Oppos-
ing his denominations and threatens to defeat him
at the polls if he Is successful in the convention.
This association is quite powerful in point of in
luence in this city. 1t is composed of prominent
business men like Mr.. Grouse the wholesale grocer;
Peter Burns, saddlery hardware manufacturer
f. b. Garrett, IA wholesale paper dealer, and such
who do often take "A active DD-
tics, but when they make req1e st of the party
managers it is apt to receive attention uness there
overpowerlDg reasons to the contrary. In the
present there does not appear to be any such
reasons that will control the who influence the
caucuses and d number of the members of this
association. who have made requests Of that char
actcr will be likely to go delegates to Saratoga
Ia Oswc.o Thomson Kin ngsford, the starch manufac-
turcr. who is an active member Of this socauOn
and an avowed opponent of Cornell. has already
Leen elected delegate the State Convention. to-
gether with Collector Lamoree ex-Assembly yman
Cullinan and other Anti Cornell S,alwarts. While
il is improbable that there will be Anti-Cornel
St;uwaTts the delegations from Onondaga COun-
", II Is likely that some members Of tie Merchants
and Manufacturcrs' Union will be among he deie-
gates and that they will go uninstructed for any
candidate for Governor.
The sentiment OF the majority of the Republicans
Of Onondaga County has unquestionably been IN
favor Of the denomination of the Governor, accord
ing to the statements OF the leaders here; but
through the influence Of tbs manufacturers and for
other reasons there is a change in feeling taking
place wlch does not augur we'll for Mr. Cornell
The delegates are usually elected the Saturday be-
fore the State Convention meets. and this will give
opportunity to the leaders to take adyau-
tago OF any new aspects III tho canvass
Senator Mccarthy. although a member Of the
Merchants Union is III favor of the denomination
of Governor Cornell. James j. Bcden and Con-
gre-snau uscock, who wicld COOL deal OF nlu-
cnce here are understood 10 be nOn-cOmmittal o.
the question Of a candidate Tor Governor. and in
favor of sending delegates to the ntion unin-
structcd but prepared to vote for the most avail
able man. 1t Is curious fact that
Iutcma Rcvcnue Collector KNAPP AMI other
Arthur Stawlrts asserting positively that Il
combination has been effected which Will preclude
Governor Cornell from getting any delegates III
OnOndaga or Cortland Counties What the arrange
rncnt is thcy refuse to disclose.
The President has not interlcred with the har-
mony of the party i'll this county 10y removing any
of the Federal officials hence better feeling
ISIS here than IN many other places Nearly ali the
Federal officials here Owe their plHces to Congress
man Hlscock and Will be more or less guided by |
him. As hc has not anuOunced himself ID favor !
Ot CaUGludtc lDI tON"IiOr, THIS may account |
for The fact that the occholders are not actively
at work rs in Oswcgo Utica AUhurn, and IN other |
places. MIR. ilscCck, however, is understood to he
III favor OF harmony and opposed to antasonlllng |
the President. IT Is an accepted TACT here That |
Judge fOigcr viii he The Administration candidate
for Governor. Chef Justice Andrews, whose home |
~ use has been saying good words Tor
hls ola assaOcIac ON the Uench. II Is thought that
Sir Andrews Will be nominated for Chief Justice |
without any opposition
The MadSw0rtD "huonp doe, not receive any |
strength here. prominent member of the party |
sad today that as Mr Nalsworth WOuid nos take |
any del gaze 10 INC Administration ne dd hot see
why the Presidents friends could not nominate
Oi their own II they have the strength to make
AR WadswoTth the candidate. And Tor that reason
he thought It would be Fogcr or Starin and not
" ads~ ortiz. The latter, however, has no enemies
here, ana If nominated, would pole the full
party yDte Governor Cornell would have stood
better chance Of getting he hitrcD dciega IS from
THIS cothtJ If bc had not offended so many anti
ntalwart kepubilcan5 b. ms appointments: lhe
ahIrC"nhlnS I,epuoiicdns holdIhg state Offices IN
tim. comfy were ruthlcssy turned out when the
GOvcrHcI came ia power winch created an autagOn-
70 hIm that has not abatcd.
should Administration candidate for Gov
hr nominated al NaTatOga, however, he would
be- IN great danger of losing many liepubhcan votes
thIs county because OF the strOug tee.Iug against
placing Roscoe CunkLng IN power aghn. lie be-
hci here Is that the Administration Will nearly or
quito control thc Sta,e Convention. one OF lis
enissarIes Who visited tins city yesterday said tat
the result Of MS canvass showed that the ePlcsldcnts
lr ids wonid be IL control. la a rough calculation
he cOuuted 30 ol what hc termed Administration
lcgatcs as already certain out OF the IJG that
will compose the convention. Of the 70
Delegates from Newlork City he allowed the
Governor only II, and of the 46 from Kings
County lac SAID the Governor would secure
only 10. The following counties, he, SAID.
would support the Administration candidate IL
the convention; Albany, 10 delegates; Cnemung,
3 Notwithstanding instructions Tor Cornell; Eue,
10 Gcncsee, 4; AOnrOc, Ii Niagara. f; Oneida,
.; OnOndaga, 10; Oswego, LIST dlsincJ 4 Put
nam 4; Queens, kcnnselacr, l3; Richmond, 3
Saratoga, = Schenectady, ); Seneca, ); suffolk,
.; Hosa, 4; Washington h; wayne I; West
chester, 10.