New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-02
a POLITICAL RLMIAISCENCE.
THE TRIBUNE ON CORNELL, WHEN HE WAS NoNt-
MATED.
From The Y. Y. Tribune, 6ept. 4. 1873.
"FOR GOVERNOR, A. Il. CORNELL"

From The W y Tribune Sept4 1879.
"FOR GOVERNOR A. b. CORNELL"
Readers Of The TRIBUNE will not be taken
by surprise at the nomination OF Mr. Cornell, after
informal ballot, by accamatOn. They used TO get
ting from the facts rs they are not might Like
to have them. The have, therefore, known all along
what the obvious tendencies which honest OBJ
server could honestly misinterpret and what was tho
probable result They have not been told day after day.
that Cornell delnoraiized that Cornell was steadily
losing that Cornell certainty could not be nominated on
the rst ballot aud more certainly could not get as many
votes on the second AS the rst that Cornell was out OK
field. AMI ut last that YlcePresident Wheeers
son definitely and finally put Cornell out OF tle field
Mr. Cornell has er been the choice OF lHE TRIBUNE
tical aspiration which We nave not opposed II the Re-
publican party OF the State OF NewIOrk had followed
Cenddne now But save for the dense Ignorance of the
whoe state OF New York north the Harlem River its
seems the normal condition Of the average New-YOrk
editor in this city need have been ignorant that
crea.lng strength in Mr. Cornelrs favor. He managed
last anu up to the last hour the impression
Of the average newspaper politician here that lie
was beaten When the returns that night began 10
show as the result in part at least of his lful work.
the most brilliant and overwhelming victory this State
Ind for years A. Is. Cornell became, and from tlae
hour he has remained the leading figure In the state Tor
1t udicousy remarked by The GrapAtc that he has
been greatly helped by his enemies some Of them have
persisteuty about his chances, when every lnte-
gent citizen knew they were lying Nearly all OF them
have raised their outc against his nomination without
giving the pubic any plain straightforward reason why
1t was Sc important to defeat him HIS private charae-
10 spOtess: his official record without flaw. In all
the hurry bury OF cIanor no man has dared TO say
enough TO beat the on-ton and make big yocer
atin merely that sucsa must not De put forward.
That IS not in an Intelligent party the way to keep him
back
One Charge they did make stereotped and vague but
still damaging:-he the machine candidate. The
chine candidate when he was turned out OF office over
year ago and has not since been able to secure the APP
pontmeut OF tide waer-when tue very head OF tho
old machine In this city first against hmwhen the
Custom House differed by his fOeswhen there was
Federal oicchoder IN the State who had not been
lod think his he ad would somehow rest hrner on his
shoulders If he let Cornell alone The machine candle
date and therefore specially obno xiOns to Journal
IN this city that defended Murphy every journal that de.
Tended Leot and stocking. every journal that upheld
Beknap and Babcock every journal that through all tho
scandals OF Gransn which Grants best friends deploo
the most steadily bowed the neck 10 every yoke tue ma
duty OF all free Republicans to oppose by supporting
such an anti machine man ~ Senator Pomeroy, such
despiser OF the machine senator Robertson. such
absolute enemy TO the machine Mr. Startnl In one
breath told that it Is the best Convention the Safe
has ever seen full OF the abest men, most truly repre-
sentative OF the unhought. unbued Republican masses
that 1t II machinepa Convention that merely reg
listers the order OF the machine o nominating on the Ts
ballot by reclamation tue machine candidate Ban u
the people have plenty OF preudceS but they are not
opposition VIII MAKE woes LOT MN. A., ,-. -.
ut Is slap at the President and the Secretary OF
sncorr end as the President aud the Secretary have
SINGER ongh at any rate to tell them the truth even
when We knew II To be unpalatable We take leave 10
say that this is slap at them, and Is not so intended by
the Republicans of New-iork, who make this nominal
themselves in position to be slapped The removal Of
Mr. Cornell without charges In the face OF his excellent
that there should be removal for cause,
unnecessary mistake and there votes 10 be gained
for the Administration. for the Republican party any
where, by rakng IL up now and discussing it over again
"But IL Is a 10 aid Mr. Conklng in another strug
gle the Presidential nomination." Well, II IL is are
We going TO help matters by sacrificing NewYork this
fall and throwing away the Presidency altogether
But Mr. COnking is In nObOdys way for the Presidency
has declared that he Will not be "A candidates. and he
won't be anyway, matter what he anybOdy else
declares 1t is very dull political student that cannot
read that fact in the present situation plainly the
alphabet II Mr. Conkling "a boSy und II the Repub-
Ii.
nell for Governor IN order to keep Mr. COnkling from
being Observation-Disclosures not The sum OF the whole
matter is this: Mr.. Cornell is not inspiring candi-
date. but lac will prove good one He as Old, tried
and as Republican OF his opponents. He Is
better organizer than any OF them. He has eXpo-
rence of executive sort than any OF them And those
who suppose, from the temporary potter raised In this
city, thai the OF Ezra Cornell is going To prove
popular in che OF NewYork, will find their mistake
on election day Like President Hayes too, he will 90
out OF Office moro popular than when he entered t.