New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-21
THE STATE CANVASS.

Mr. Folger's resignation as Secretary or the
Treasury is again topic Of discussion concerning tAo
tub,ect The Troy Times says: Our Information Is tAa'
Mr. Foger will resign the secretalysMp OIL inc IEeAs!
after his election as Governor
William c. Watson, who has been nominated
to Congress By the Republicans the XXXIst District
which consists Of the Counties OF Genesee Niagara ana
wyoming is one of the ablest LAWYERS IN the western
part OF tne state DE lives III D"'a'iA' "
highly esteemed citizen. -,
A list containing the names of 700 Republic
can voters Of Erie County who intend TO vote ior
Secretary Folger for Governor was recently printed III
Buffalo Tie Buffalo Express announced on THURSDAY
that before the of the week 1t would repuD7n ING
list together with q large nuMD-t o. auuI''oAa'
names"
Lemen Thompson, of Albany, who has re-
eeiyed the workngmsns nomination for Congress IN Inc
Albany County District it is stated, desires to Obtain
the Endorsement OF the Republican Congressional CON
v.ntiou which meets to-day. Mr.. Thompson Ia the dis
tueshed gentleman once preferred grave c4a les
against F: smyth wnen the latter was Snrei I'm
+ smyth's convention may possibly lndorse MN
The decision Of the Governor not to call an
axtr session Of the Legislature has been universally
hailed as a blessed boon" TO the taxpayers OF the
State The New Capitol Commissioners, by their
preparations place the Assembly of 1853 IN room
directly beneath tie crdnpHng was 81 tno diiriIy
Chamber, seem 10 be Planning another Doom during
the winter. .
The Republicans of Putnam County VII
hod their Assembly Convention to-day. Mr. j. Nitou
Brooks therefore, has not received the Republican
nomination for the Assembly as has been enormously
stated upou the authority OF employees Of the Republican
state Committee Assemblyman Livingston, who made
such g hly credia6le record at Albany can II Is sO
obtain reconciliation from touays convention Il nc
oesi.esit
There ia need Of Republican Assembly {;
yet IL consequence Of unfortunate nominations the
prospect OF Republican majority in that body is Lot
bright Thus earnest opposition is being MADE by some
Republicans to the reelection Of Abel GODDARD IN the Is
Assembly District of ST. County to the cleo
of Phin w Miller in the Ist District Of ChautauQua
Couay to the reelection Of A A Van Arsddle IL ne Isl
Distinct seuben. Of DeicOur Potter IL the ia Dis
IN the let District OF Washington County
There are three candidates for Congress in
heXXvth District; Frank Hscock, who has the Regu-
Jar Republican nomination, A II. Davis the Democratic
candidate and William A Sweet, an Independent Re-
publican candidate. Mr.. Sweet, II was thought wolld
withdraw if there should be Democratic candidate but
Mr. Daviss nomination has made change in his de-
Termination Independent candidate. With
uar Democratic candidate running. the district may be
consider ed TO endaugered for tue Republican party
Republican disaffection toward the State
ticket apparently great in some Of the counties OF tbs
State A proof OF this is given by The Utica Herald.
which says; "a gentleman in attendance tho Pres
byterian synod, Republican from the birth Of the
party said yesterday 4 have been travelling
great deal through the eentralwestern OF this
State between Rome and Palmyra, going to the south
ern line of Chemung County | have stopped IN forty
towns or upward, ana IN each have talked with from
three TO eight Republicans. Now, Low many kepuOh
cans do you guess found who said they should vote for
Colger y We guessed I'VE Iwo' ne responded,
and OF those lad about nall made up us hho not
70 go TO the polls "
The threat is made by some Administration
organs that unless the ant-AdmnistratOD candidates
for Congressman and Assemblymen support Secretary
Tolger for Governor, the Administration Republicans
will vote against these eanddatesand for their Demo
cra;ic opponents. The Albany Express, one Of these
organs SAYS Present loyalty to the Republican cause
such loyalty as is shown and expressed by Senator
Miller Congressman WadswOrth, Chauucey NJ. Depew,
Hamilton Harris aud william M Eyalts Is ali we or they
But II there IA anywhere 10 this STATE candidate
FOR Congress- the Assembly or Tor any Other ONCE "Ao
calls himself Republican but who considers
himself too good aud pure TO vote Tor a man
like Judge Folger-whOse is synonym for honesty
and eApabi ty-the duty o. loyal Republicans s pam
let them mark him for the slaughter"
There is considerable dispute about whether
or no; Secretary Folger thought o: declining the
Republican nomination for Governor Ihe Albany
Argus says. may not be generally Known but 1t Is
none the fact that Judge FOger did Intend TO de-
cline nomination and said only couple Of hours
before the State Committee met There Is no DOUBT OF
the sincerity Of this declaration But unfortunately he
allowed his best judgment TO be oyerthrown by the ur
gent pleadngs Of the machine men and at last reluc-
family accepted" Commenting Oh this statement Inc
UheQ Herald SAYS: "The foregoing tells the exact
frulh, we informed by trustworthy authority
Except that the determination 10 decline was reaCne1
before the the Stawart conference, instead
q state Committee The Secretary permitted MS
peter Judgment 10 be overcome 10y the Sal" art oacA
yielding which he mas learned was the greatest MS
Take VI his life"