New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-20
THE DELEGATES IN A GOOD HUMoR.
The CANVASS FOR VOTES CARRIED ON WITHOUT
BITTERNESS OF FEEIING-THE OPINIONS AND
ARGUMENTS OF FOLGER MEN.

BITTERNESS OF FEEIING-THE OPINIONS AND
ARGUMENTS OF FOLGER MEN.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
SARATOGA, Sopt 19.-lhe Administration head-
ouarters were established this morning i'll cot
taees "A" and b" of the United States Hotel.
These cottages face the pretty little park within
the SQUARE formed by the hotel They are not sepa-
rated from the hotel. Its wide piazza sweeps along
their front and thus all political proinenaders can
be observed from within the windows as they pass
nv Alonzo b. Cornell occupied these cottages
when the Republican State Convention met here III
1879. Mr.. Cornell was seated, looking anxious, in
cottage an hour before the convention of
1870. Ex-senator Thomas c. Platt standing
to-day engaged in earnest conversation with A. Is.
Uepburn, Superintendent of the Bank Department,
q delegate from st. Lawrence County, and an ar
dent supporter of Governor Cornell Mr.. Hepburn
had paid friendly call. and his visit IS
spoken of merely illustrate the amicabc sprlt In
which the Republican delegates are conducting
their contest for supremacy.
Everywbcrc the delegates can be found about
Saratoga ioking with each other and engaged at
the same time in Jealous rivalry to obtain votes OF
fellow-delegates. Mr.. Platt all day seemed the
general of the Administration army. lie was con-
stantly consulted about the movements TO capture
delegates and in the afternoon he presided at a
the rooms of John F. Snyth In the afternoon also
he was sought by committee Oh the Merchants
Manufacturers and Producers Association, better
known AS the special rate J." men of the New-York
Central They desire to defeat CornelPs nomina-
ton because he signed the Railroad Commission
bill which they think will lessen the value OF their
property. ii is their plan TO defeat Cornelfs re-
| nomination and obtain the nomination OF man
| for Governor who will sign bill repeating
the Railroad Commission act. 1t is understood that
| Mr. Platts advice was that it would be injudiclous
| to make any public demonstration, like holding n
| convention and denouncing Mr.. Cornell, but rather
| to move among the delegates and state that Mr.
| Cornell would meet with their opposition If the
| should he nominated. The committee intend to-
night to examine the record of the several cand-
didaes for Governor in relation TO railroad corpora
tions, and TO denounce such as have shown any
hostility to the railroads. Tomorrow the committee
will start for Syracuse, where they intend to ex-
anime tho records OF the candidates tor Governor
before the Democratic State Convention One of the
committee said to-day that Roswell T. Flower would
be a satisfactory Democratic candidate for Governor
with them as they understood that he favored
the repeal of the Railroad Commission bill.
| The HEADQUARTERS were frequently visited during
| the day by the otner Administration leaders-John
f. Smyth, of Albany. General George H. Sharpe, of
Kingston, George Bliss, of New-York, James d..
| Warren of Buffalo, Richard Crowley, of Lockport,
Stephen B. French, of New-York, cx-Attorney Gen
eral Ward, of Alegany County, Collector Gould, of
Buffalo, and John }. OBrien, of New-York. Out
side on the piazza there hovered about ex-senator
Winslow and ex-Assemblymen Carpenter, Draper
and Cullinan. of the Spartan band that voted for
ex-senator Conkling for eight long weeks at Albany
q year ago George Bliss as vivacious as usual.
TO friend he satirized amusingly the estimates
| printed as TO the strength of the several candi-
| dates. sanguine Stalwart estimate he char
acterized as all wrong as to districts. but
right as to totals. He said: Folger will control
900 votes or twenty more than are necessary. There
are only three candidates-Folger, Cornell and
Wadsworth. One of these will be the nominee OF
the party l think there can be no doubt about Mr..
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