Daily globe., 1882-09-30
Congressional Nominations.

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Congressional Nominations.
BEDFORD. Pa, Sept 29.-The indepen
ent Republicans of the Seventeenth dis
trict nominated DR.. w. D. Hall, of Altoo-
ma, for congress.
OswEGo, N. Y, Sept. 29.-The Republi-
cans of the Twenty-fsurth district nom
mated n. W. Nutting for congress.
The Hungry Horde.
New York Correspondence.
The New York Republican convention
has shown the power of federal admins
tration with unlimited patronage at its dis
pOsal, against a self-seeking, discordant
and cowardly political opposition. The
administration knew what it wanted, and
did not disdain to take the practical steps
to accomplish its ends. The opposition
did not know what it wanted, and opposed
the methods necessary to succeed, as if
those methods themselves were unworthy.
The defeat of the half-breeds is attended
with the exposure of several of their lead
ers, among them Sharpe, the chairman of
the assembly, who deserted Conkling, and
Robertson, the collector of the port of New
York, appears to haye sent stalwart sub
stitute in his place, thus carrying out the
ideas of many old observers who predicted
that Robertson, in any critical place,would
be up for sale. What is to be expected of
half-breed politicians, when their systemat-
ic treachery is understood? Throughout
the battle for the control of the state Re-
publican organization, it has been appar-
ent, to any person looking at the contest
dispassionately, that Cornell, who was one
of the meanest of Conklings tools, first
retreated from Conkling when he thought
the action of the latter imperiled his re-
nomination for the governorship, and
probably believed that to desert him would
make Cornell himself
| A PRESIDENTIAL QUANTITY.
| This uninterestlng, fatulent, fatwitted
tool of the stalwarts in the past had sud
denly set up for himself, and counted upon
drawing to him the anti stalwart vote of
the state. On the other hand, the admin
istration, determined to beat down Cor
nell, chose for its candidate man with an
almost venerable record, though he is still
on the useful side of life. Mr.. Folger was
drawn from the head of the judiciary of
| the state to the treasury department., and
not exploited for any popular Office till he
had very we'll vindicated himself as an ex-
ecutive officer, a discreet man and not in
toxicated politician. The victory of Fol-
| ger also shows what weak elements Mr..
| Blaine has been relying on in this state
AS long as he had presidential prospects,
Robertson and his cock, and persons of
that class, were willing to betray Conkling
to him. But when, by the bullet of Gui-
taau, the stalwarts took possession of the
presidential Office, it would seem that Rob-
ertson
LOST INTEREST IN BLAINE,
or any opposition, and as the purposes of
| the new administration were further de-
veloped and its determination became mani
fest to exercise its patronage, the half
breeds in Office or expectant of it, deserted
their own camp and went over to the young
president like set of lspaniels. One of
the persons who has moved with great pre-
cision and vigilance around this state to
| beat Cornell was the very man he put into
the senate as against Richard Crowley,
two years ago, Mr.. Tom Platt, generally
called "me too"
Thus ambitions among the stalwarts has
been exescired with as much mutual
treachery as eowardice among the half
breeds. Cornell sold out to Conkling, and
now Platt has sold out to Cornell. Conk-
ling made Cornell governor, and Conkling
made Platt senator. Cornell unmade Conk-
ling and Platt; now Platt and Conkling
unmake Cornell. It has been a game of
| cut throat euchre. b11-
Mr.. Folger being nominated for gov
| ernor the question of his election at once
arises. It is generally believed here that
the administration will now act boldly,
and insist upon all its fayorites and de-
mand that the custom house become active
ly interested for Mr.. Folger's election as
we'll as the postofice in New York, and
the other federal offices throughout the
state. The half-breeds in New York never
have distinctively put themselves upon the
platform of what is called
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. ~
3 Their leaders have all been aspirants
for office, willing to throw aside principles
to get into place. Gen. Garfield lost his
life to put Mr.. Robertson I'M to the New
York custom house, and he is scarcely dead
when Robertson uncovers the custom house
to the administration, and one of the stall
wart chiefs. Mr.. Stephen French, appears
in the convention. acting for. the collector
of the port of New York. apprehend
that the Wadsworth men, at the head of
which is Mr.. Robertson, will now claim that
Folger is not the. administration candi-
date, that he is superior in quality and ring
to the administration, and Cornell. de-
prived of the probability of being his own