New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-08
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
A GENERAL VIEW OF THE SITUATION
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES AND THEIR REsfEc-

ROCHESTER. May 81 have spent some time
lately looking over the political ground OF TINS
state and send you herewith the result of my
observations. Who is to be our next Governor
He ought to be Republican. He will be Repub-
llcan unless our party managers act with conspeu-
ous unwisdom, unless the machine dictates the
nomination in the State Convention. New-iork
belong in the Republican column and Is alwaysto
be found there when the party is united and polls
Its full vote. To-day finds the rank and file of the
organization in spite Of some untOward circumstan-
ces to which need net now advert ready for the
canvass and determined that Governor Cornell
shall be succeeded by man of the same political
faith whether ms name be Cornell Wadsworth
James Foger. Chapman, or some other Republican
who is as yet n decidedly dark horse.
II is too early rs yet to prophesy with any con-
tdence touching the choice that will be made at the
convention but the political caldrOn has already
begun to boil, and il is interesting to note the ele
ments that have been placed IN it. That Governor
Cornell is strong candidate goes without saying,
since a rule the incumbent of an office in case
he has made a creditable record stands a
good chance of being his own successor.
Even those who arrayed against MIR. GornolPs
denomination admit that he has been Industrious ci-
cent, an exponent of economy. relentless foe of all
the items i'll the appropriation bills passing under
satisfactory account of themselves terror to evil
doers in that lie has peisstently declined to open
prison doors with the pardOnng power.
Nevertheless | cannot shut my eyes to the
the fact that he now has some enemies that he
did not have when he entered Office. Here and
there a farmer is opposing his denomination because
of his veto of the Oleomargarine bills OF last year
Not a few members OF the National Guard shake
their heads when his rame is mentioned for another
term asserting that the policy which the Governor
has pursued in regard to the militia has
alenated the soldiers from him. To be added to
these anti Cornell men are still others, who see in
the of events at Albany this winter the proof
| that the Governor has made "dealn with Tam
many. But find that the friends of Mr. Cornell
are not greatly disturbed by this opposition. They
argue that none of the criticisms which l
have mentioned will stick. The vetoes
of the oleomargarine measures, they say,
cannot discredit the Governor with any intelligent
far-minded farmer since they were based upon the
unconstituiOnality of those As to his Ma
tional Guard policy they affirm that it will gain him
more votes than he will losc in his renomna-
| ton, since all he did, in their opinion, was
| to disband certain organizations which had
outved their usefulness, and to reOrganize the rest
of the Guard with an eye to more effective service
| The other noticeable remaining source OF Opposi-
| ton his alleged alliance with Tammany, does not
| rest, so far have been able to discover, upon
anything more substantial than nebulous rumor. \
gentleman who lately had friendly chat with the
| Governor on current politics reports him as saying
in regard 70 this charge: 8" ! have been accused In
some quarters of entering into a COM
binaton with Tammany. The report is sheer
| sense, and the newspaper that has pressed
the charge nost tiercely would seem to realize that
1t is just that. For, after gravely informing its
readers that, as an outcome OF the 'unholy mar
rage General Spinola to be given an impor-
tant appointment at Sing Sing, it turned around, as
soon as that assertion proved to be
utterly unfounded, and remarked chat
| Spnola wasn't TO have place at
Sing Sing, but that, all the same, Tammany wa; to
profit largely from the appointment of Baker, in
some other direction. l mention this incident to
show how allegations OF this sort are made and sus-
tanned"
have thu, presented Mr. COrnelPs sources of
strength and of weakness as a candidate and sub
| init them To your readers with the remark that II
will be a cool while before the State Convention
| meets | NAV add that [ spent day in Albany
not long ago and discovered that about all the
leading Republicans IN the Legislature were in
clined to think that the wiscst
thing the party could do would be to renominate
| him. Such for instance is the opinion of Senator
| Pitts of the Monroe and Orleans districts of Sena-
| tor Mccarthy, of the Onondags and Cortland dis
| trict: of Senator Bowen of the Clinton, Essex and
| Warren district; of Senator Lord. of the Wayne
Ontario. Schuyler and Yates district Indeed did
not discover any opposition to his denomination
in the Senate on the part of the
Repuhlcan members. And in the Assembly
| nc is nearly as strong. The members whose
| oeomargarnc bills were vetoed last year are said
not to take kindly TO the idea of his serving another
| term Mr.. Brodskv of New-York, sole Representa-
tive in this Legislature Of the - Republicans of
| the last who stood out for Mr COnklngs return to
nav, ur head for the next State ticket; Mr..
CnmLiines il REGARDED as Anti-COrell, and in ad-
dition to these there are perhaps five or six others
| ~ tho came yaV Of thinking The remainder of the
| RcDnblican Assemblyrnen argne that the Goyernor
| has earned n denomination. and that his viii he the
| leading name presented TO the Convention
| One Of the representatives OF that great Republi-
' Omo stron rhoId "old ST. Lawrence" informed me
thnt he had no doubt that a Cornell delegation
| would he sent from that county TO me COhVentl0n
| Nen,hers from other counties talked III similar
| strain Bnt conccding thas Mr. CorncIs canvass IS
in a promising condition, il is to be said that not a
| fa,~ ofher popnar and worthy Republicans arc be-
| inc pressed for the GOvernorshlp, and that the
f1Sends of each talk hopefully of their favOrtes
chances The Udtrtorn Post has already run up
thS name of Thomas l.. james to the head
the TI veteran Assemblyman Alvorl while con-
cnding the propricty of Governor Cor,
| n.lrs rpuOmnatlOn, seriously lnciltes lOWdIu
Iam,es Other leading Republicans with
bnn' have conveIsed are also for James, and de-
clare that man with the record he has made as
| p"stmastnr-Gencral would " run like a race-horse
frauv Office within the gift of the people Congress
! nan ind cX-Controller Wadsworth is also being
urged for then the Office the 6epeGlay SaTty ,s ~
public career is without stain and is
PIi of excellent service. He is one of the most IN
! denendcnt of men aud has frequently incurred the
| haired of the machine by absolutely declining 10
It, The behcsts Of the bosses. He fought
brs yely during the war and wonldpol an unusually
large Vote among the soldiers. Orlow W: Ghap-
| mn cY-Seuator aud ex-Supcrntcndent OF lnsur.
nmce il another candidate. He is a gentleman OF
.nnrn thnn ordinary ability and possesses many