New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-22
PLANS OF THE REPUBLICAN STALWARTS.
TILE QUESTION OF SECRETARY FoLGERs CANDI-
DACY AGAIN REVIVED - YIEWs or A PRONE

TILE QUESTION OF SECRETARY FoLGER's cANDI-
DACY AGAIN REVIVED - VIEWS or PRoMI-
NENT sTALwART-HIs REASONS FOR BELIEVING
THAT CORNELL WILL BE DEFEATED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.1
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The plan of nominating
Secretary Folger for Governor of New-York appears
to be IN allegiance. AS Mr. Blaine had urgent reason
recently to explain, to say that n thing is in
allegiance does not mean that it does
not exist. The plan has probably never
been abandoned, and active measures may be taken
in its behalf at any time but i1st now it has an
appearance of suspended animation.
Assurances TO this effect from Stalwarts would
not of course, count for anything They would
naturally be anxious to create the
impression that the Administration had
no candidate for Governor of New-York, and
the more candid of them privately admit that some
body made a great bunder in calling for cheers for
EOlger five months before the Convention was 70
meet. But this was also the view of the shrewd
observers among the anti-machine Republicans.
They attribute it to the fact that the idea
of an Administration putting its Secretary of the
Treasury into a State Convention rs the must-be
candidate for Governor met with such an unfayOI-
able reception from the press of New York that the
plans of the Administration leaders we're temporarily
disorganized, and the campaignsince then h9s been
allowed to drift. The Stalwart view is, of course,
different. Among several varieties here is one that
will be found to have picturesque features A Sta-
wart politician who makes rather frequent visits
here, and is in thorough accord with the AdniaistraI
tion sad, when asked about the GOyernOrship:
IL presume thai Cornell will be defeatods do
not gee how there can he any other resJilts SThe
machine controls nearly all of New-Yori City.
Sixteen votes ont Of the seventy-nine are all that
Cornell could muster in any event In Brooklyn 1t
will be nearly the same way. Daggctt will control
the organization there at least through this year,
because the General Committee has just been
elected"
DO you expect him to support the Admnstra-
tion as against Governor Cornell?'
eyes. for several reasons. As for his contract
the Administrations taking it away seems to me TO
be in utter disregard Of politics The work was well
DONE and cost much less than when the
Government did it, and to take it away
would, with many men, involve the risk
of driving him into opposition. But do not think
it will do so in this case. Then there is Buffalo,
where the machine has almost complete control
and Albany, where the same is true"
"What about the rumor that John +. Smythe
does not intend TO make his usual fight this year! -
Il do not believe it at all. Now. in these four
cities alone. the machine will have considerably
over a hundred votes; and when they begin to pick
up delegations and votes here and there in the
smaerciti aud the country, they will soon reach
another hundred votes, and 2J0 will control the
Convention, which is 496 Therefore l say do
not see how Governor Cornell can be renominated."
1T is true, isn't Is, that the President is inlox
IDLY AGAINST him -
"Yes, that is the general understanding Of the
Presidents friends"
"What about Judge Folger p
"Well, Judge Folgcr would, | lave no doubt, be
gra!iGcd to be made the Republican candidate
for Governor Of New-York. II is an office that
would I've peculiarly pleasant to him. But he says
he will not and cannot, become candidate. If hc
did he would be charged by the anti-machne ele-
ment with using the Treasury Department
to aid his election, and, on the other hand,
he would be scolded by some Of his political friends
for not using it. He would get benefit and he
blamed on both sides. Some politicians, too, would
be very apt to come to him with bargains which
they would assert hal been made for him.
and must be fulfilled Then, too |, think the
President feels that he will be put to a great
deal OF trouble IN getting a new Secretary OF the
Treasury. If Judge Folgcr out He has just got
his Cabinet complete and it has cost him hard work
to do il and think he would prefer, If he could,
to avoid making any changes.
Il think you'll see ont curious thing in this cam
pam. That is that, as between Cornell and Folger,
Conkling Will probably favor Cornell. COnkliug is
disgruntlcd with this Administration, and l think
he will take that opportunity to show
it. He wanted to run this Admins
tration lie wanted to turn ont Judge
Robertson and 90 all sorts of things that President
Arthur couldn't and would not do. The President
doesn't intend, as undcrstand that Conklng and
Grant shall have any moro influence with his Adj
mlnIstration than any other Republicans equally
distinguished"