New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-16
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
THE NETWORK GOVERNORSHIP.
THE sTALwARTs ~ A FLoUNDERING sTATE-sECRE-
TARY FoLGER's cHANCEs--Ins RELATIONS WITH
MR.. COSKLING.

THE NEW-YORK GONERNOhStlI'
THE sTALwARTs IL A FLoUNDERING sTATE-sEcRE-
TARY FoLGER's cHANCEs-Ins RELATIONS WITH
MR. CoSKLrNG
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBrSFI
WAeHINGT0y June 15.-The political situation
in Washington as regards the New-York Governor
ship il peculiar 1t was generally believed after
the Presidents return from New-Ycrk that Secre-
tary Folger was to be discreetly pressed for the
nomination without such open display OF force
on the part OF the Administration as might cause
scandal. II is not safe to say yet that this Is not
still the secret intention Of the men who are recog
nized as the representatives Of the Admlnlstra-
tion in NewYork State.
Politicians who claim to know something OF the
purposes of the President and who are IN position
to learn are stll saying that Secretary Foger will
be candidate before The convention, and Intimate
that this will be pretty poor kind Of an Admins
traiion if it cannot carry convention III the fres-
ident's own State. But it is obvious on the other
hand that the situation here has drifed back INTO
the same condition of uncertainty and doubt that
existed lrfore the conferences in New-YOrk. Many
of the SaWarts do not know who is to ne their
candidate for Governor, or whether there Is to
be at all, and are good deal
disconnected with the 1Oundcring state i'll which
they find themselves. 1t is well known that Mr.
COnkling wanted the President to begin promptly
with the opening of the session of Congress III max
| ing removals and building up the Stawart faction
| for practical work in the coming campaign. But
| time passed. and the Administration dnited ana
| drifted The appointments were usually StalWart
when they came, but they were so long in
coming that the Stalwarts went about growl-
ing under their breaths about the Presidents
tmidityD and "hesitati0n." They charged
him with "being afraid Of the newspapers y; and
one wcll-known Stalwart from the interior OF New
York informed his friends it is understood, that the
President was &" q coward" and threatened to let
his county go for Cornell" In ali this there never
seemed 10 be any doubt the part OF the Stalwarts
that the President was in full sympathy with them.
What they complained OF was his failure TO 20 as
far % they dared TO go. Since the nominations of
Luby. Bentley and Knapp their feeling has
improved somewhat. but they arc still as
| FAR froa n settled plan OF campaign
| for the Governorship rs ever. IL is known
| tlat some of the more moderate of them have be-
come Convinced that no Stalwart put forward by
thc Administration as It's candidate could possibly
carry New-York State this fall The announcement
that the Administration has no candidate, and VIII
have none is construed by some to be the result OF
this discovery and is thought TO be due to feeling
that fer the Administration has lost ground in the
Presidents own State at the rate 1t has seemed to
| do during the past months to send candidate
| into the convention labelled Administration"
! vould simply insure his defeat.
fl is reported in some quarters that secretary fol-
| ger had an interview with Mr.. ConklnG while In
| New-York. and learned that Mr.. COnkllng was op-
po.ed TO his nomination. Tho relations between
| Them have never been intimate and it Is supposed
that Mr. ConIling did not relish the idea OF seeing
! IuJge Folger made Governor There are. however,
0ther and excellent StalWaTt authorities for the be-
lief that Mr. Conkling would be as well satlhed with
Foger IA the President. 1t is also stated that the
ex-senator REGARDED Mr.. CornclPs nomination
| ~ yerv probable, but seemed resigned
whenever he spoke OF the possibility OF the Demo
Gratis carving he Stale. Meantime II Is not ilkey
that ;he leaders Of tho majority IN Newton VII
he mt 40 sleep bg any assurances OF the StaIwaTtS
that there is not TO he any Administration ihql-
| dafe Three months arc TO pass before tne
| convention meets, aud there Is ample
time for new combinations and surprises. Inc &c
termina ion of these men to defeat Mr. Cornell IL
| thcv can is apparently uualered. Ii ought to pe
added that Judge EOger seems to have taken niue
or no part in tt campaign of alternate advance ana
| retreat with which his name has been associated.
There IS 10 doubt that he would regard II as hgh
honor 10 be Governor but II is well understood Iiat
fine idea OF being put INTO convention as the Adj
mInistratOn candidate has been at all times very
dI,tasteful to hin. There Is also good reason ior
| saving that whatever may be the plans OF othtfS
aiout him lie does not regard himself as can
| didafp