New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-03
THE STATE CANVASS.

The Republicans of the Oneida Congressional
District are having difficulty in securing cand
date. Cyrus ID. Prescott the present Congressman, de-
sres a denomination but he has had the Office for Two
terms he with considerable opposition; the two
was defeated When Repn6hcan candidate for the
year ago. has been offered the nomination but
he refuses to be candidate. The nomination may 70
TO ex-Assemblyman David Gray
A contest of very animated nature is now
progress among the Republicans OF the XXXth Con-
gressiOnal District the nomination for Congress
which equivalent to election. The district is com
posed of the OF Orleans and Monroe The latter
county has elected her sevenyseyen delegates 70 the
Convention Fortyfour these delegates
each claimed 10y john Van VoorhlS ana A b. Lam
bertsun the chief OF the nomination. There
viii be several cOntesting delegations 10 the cOnyenton
The twenty-five delegates from Orleans County VIII
probably nave the deciding votes
William j. Montanye, whose misrepreseu-
taon of Judge A. F. Smith, OF Cortland, at the meeting
OF the Republican State Committee III Saratoga caused
SO much comment, has published letter generating
Congressman HiscOck OF Syracuse, OF the charge Oh
having part In the deception The suspicion thae
Mr. Hiscock concerned unquestionaoiy arose from
hs Inquiries about Judge Smiths proxy upon artiag
saratoga inquiries from which II was lnlerieo .,s
lac had knowledge Of the plot by which Mohtans Suo
consy deissstion Was transferred 10 Fogers
support
1t is earnestly advised by some country Re-
publican newspapers that the state Committee circulate
extensively
statement Now as To the idea that Judge folger -
the candidate of Mr.. COnklng, know that that Is not
re say Judge Foger ia not the choice Of scAa-
tor Conking; within three days that has been CON-
caed to me from a source which trust implicitly"
Mir COrklug's support would seem tn be considered
highly damaging BY the average Republican voter,
Judging from Senator Lapbams declaration aud tha
swift of that declaration by Republican newspapers
Ii is pointed out that the Governor who
will take Office in 1888 will have much influence OIL tho
decision of the question whether not Constitutional
Convention shall be held 1856. The present Consii-
Triton was adopted In 1916. Twenty years aferwafd
The PEOPLE decided that revision necessary but
when tie revision completed the document was rs-
4 ted with the exception OF article separately sub
mite Some refOriners in favor OF having tho
terms ~ office Of all lesser state officers which arg
now ior two years. conform that Of the Governor and
the lieutenaD &c OVeru0r, three years
There Is some talk among Republicans
about possible sueeessora Secretary FOlge: a. tbs
rarty candidate Governor in he should decline
the nomination The Brooklyn Times in open letter
To the Republican State Committee. Says Put tho
name of william NJ Evarts the head OF the ticket IN
the place OF r Foger and yon will have done all that
lies within your power repair the injury inflicted on
| the Republican party Such nomination would dwarf
even the excellent nomination made by the Democratic
party The mere negative claims ~ Grover Ceyeiend
,nuit sink insi Dcauce compared Win me posi-
tive and brilliant record Of the ex Secretary OF state to
saesan who stands above faction and whose snperS-
live clgs to leadership have been recognized Dy the
best men In the party and in the country since the or
0anizaton o the Republican parry"