New-York tribune., 1885-09-18
LOOKING FOR THE BEST MAN.
rur SITUATION IN MONROE COUNTY.
pypupLIcANs WITHOUT DECIDED PRE-
THE DEMOCRATS UNCERTAIN.

pocupsrrR. Sept. 17.--The delegates iroli
.ha t2enubIiean state Convention VIII
:, rvs,bout decided preferences as TO cahuio"'oe
-. q, the few counties that has not named soho -.
Ito SOM as worthy Of leading the hepuDn" 49,
rrst =, not because Monroe has not many snoh "oly
,,,.ons hot ia owing probably, to tho inooes'y Vi
a.. ,.oaer, who prefer TO follow this year i"N
than attempt to lead One OF the consp'cuon. -. 0"
data. however, represented this district IN oonse
,nanv wears age-Chief Justice Noah DAVIS no ""s
tbep resident OF Albion. Orleans County, Wh'lo No
.hs law partper of Sanford e. Church Inc nrin wac
s saV a rav,s ons member OF 1t afterward occame
,,, yuage Of the Court of Appeals and the otnor e.
r,.t,.. of the suprome Court. Mr.. DAVIS remV'o~
Nsw.yorK City, where he was appointed ohi'ea s,
pistrtctA Attorney and was aiter"are eioo on,
,re.ent Office He has many HienuS ,es
sas Monroe County Republicans and aomo onen,es s
.son tho democrats who sympathzed with Tweeo ana
.an,ot forgive Justice Davis for his fearless couiSo "
vesrs,nr 70 consider that monumental tne' as any
shsc a common burglar. There Is D goou uo"' v. -
here about the propriey Of nominating justice 80 49,
for Governor on a platform containing nisn s,,r
,,,arr number Of wellknown clergymen OF tns 0oy'
s,nd,og the Rev. DR.. Barrett, the Rev. d.
..,oa the Rev. Myron Adams, and the nc'.
r. Va, Rokkelen well-knOwn divine Vi
1,ufFalo the Rev. Henry Ward beeohoi 90,
o,hers have written TO The Post Express advocauns s
license as the only practical way to meet 'nU Pa
.noa ,ssua IL has worked wolf In other STATES anu
hr,d q hs adopted here they look for ike results
Pot irrespective Of that question the Repuohcas agree
that JustIce Davis would make strong eahulua'o Al
sv.,rr Navy York though fear that the Gerinans
might not be pleased with his temperance 'lc"S' @
many of the Germans favor high license
The Republicans have been pleased 10 see soio
purber mentioned by outsiders for places on tue
state ticket Mayor Parsonss name has been
tenant, oyernor. but he said today wiz " W
= candidate for that any other place on tne 'io
never thought OF becoming a candldaIe A"o n
TIc De1l0 0crHf
has also been mentioned for place on the ueAo o1 10
, 0os,t,vely declines 20 o candidate AssemDiymah
Walter s. Hubbel, who made an exceIehs recoi"ih III a.
banv has also been mentioned as an sYaaoio ma" .o
p,ace on the State ticket but he Is cahoiua'o ioi
state Senator hence it is almost certain that the o
roe delegates will go TO the convehtioh ia,ois ".
didates but ready consider the claims OF All anu Io
Cor the s,rongest mon II Mr.. Evarts were Candidate
ba woud undoubtedly be the preference OF the Mohroe
delegates. $500, .no
There has been local contest going on between tne
.ocaled Dayy Hunt and the Parsonst1tch-N an
voorhs factions as to which should control the oee
eates. 1t has no reference to candidates. ho"o'ei'
thorqb IL has been asserted that Mr. Davy III
vored the nomination OF James d. warren Tor GOVERNOR
and was working in his behalf Mr. Davy asserts 'h@1
euch is not the case aud that he and bis fehus arc n
committed to any candidate nor do they lean TO one
more than another unless be feeling that Mr EVarts
or Ipage Andrews is the man. The grounds OF THIS con
test have more to with local candidates ana WIN tne
electiou of a member of the State Committee thah WIN
ANYTHING else. Mr.. Parsons and Mr. Fitch nave peeh
ouoted az favoring the nomination OF MI Morton ior
Governor. but they declare that while they
look upon him as available man. they are not more
<aorah,e IN him than TO other candidates that have
been mentioned In conversation this subject to-day
Mr.. Fitch said
at never knew a moro nebulous state OF feeling in
the party concerning candidates. II Is not apathy ny
apy means but desire do the best thing possible Tor
I'm focf
t,onal contests of previous years The party seems
fully to realize the folly of such quarrels For mysel
have the greatest Indifference who succeeds N
the caucuses. Several held last week, Ia Z
did not know anything OF hen
until saw the result announced in tho paper tho nsS
day can see my opponents in past contests succeed
now with the greatest composnre. opposed the cleo
ton Of Mr. Evarts the Senate and yet thnk that he
would probably be the best man we could nominate or
Governor. He would satisfy everybody, though many
might be in doubt 10 what course ne woud pu-suo
when elected. believe that Andrew D. White wo.l0
make a strong candidate. Ho is en- able
man, experienced in public affairs, would be
acceptable to the Independents and would De
warmly supported by the Germans 1t has been said
that he Is not sympathy with the proeeuoDst prln
eiples of the party that know TO he
tion. He would make a strong candidate an1 II nom
mated think that would accept Justice Davis would
give great satisfaction here Mr.. Morton think would
make q good candidate He is man who has risen in
the world by his efforts. He has served his party
well and is qualified for the Office. Judge Andrews. Of
Syracuse, would have made very strong candidate
As to General Seward. he is unknown. This is an
exceedingly important contest for the Republican pary
no mistake should be made"
In conversation on the subject ex-Congressman
Davy said:
at viii be no easy matter for the Republicans to carry
the State this year, and must keep that In view In
making nominations. Personal friendships past asso-
Citations ought weight against the welfare
OF party The Of the State OF New York.
great as It is, does not alone concern this
II the Democrats carry this election 1t win be
aud State Governments their control and that OF New
York CITY, which will mean absolute control OF all the
election machinery, viii not stand much OF a
chance OF carrying the State we did when Tweed was
give the Republicans no chance in those States
as the election machinery Is entirely in the hands OF
this his tine we viii 20 into the next
Presidcntarace severely handicapped For that reason
his party. Ibeeve.that Mr. Eyarts is tho II the
Presidency is brought in don't think II viii matter
Justice DAVIS would be a good nominate aud I
think well OF Mr. Morton believe that the nomination
WIN be made in some on manner similar to that which ruled
Mayor Parsons said that there was local contest
To- local matters than ANYTHING else, He
thought that General Carr had the most strength In
Rochester. Pomeroy Dickinson thought that Carr or
Davis would be satisfactory to the Monroe County
Republicans. A. II. Warren unable TO tell who
acandidate named who would give satisfaction to
all without arousng factona class feeling. the Re-
gublicans would be unable to carry, the State.
"We make mistake" he said. A
wcl-known Republican leader sad that he
baa heard several things recently which convinced him
that Thomas G. Plat aud others working for Mr.
Morton under Of local candidates. such Swim
burpe, Carr. Seward and Smith lie thought that there
quiet movement also going on for James d. War
zen. and that Senator Warner Miller was assisting Mr.
Warren.
nomination of any Candidate for the State Sem
ate N this district. orleans County win
probably present ex-senator Pitts, who made excel
lent record when last IN the Senate Walter g Hubbe
W. s. oliver, Mr.. Goss, Sergeantat- Arms OF the
Senate and others candidates from Monroe County.
1t looks though the would bo between Pitts
and Oliver. There severn! candidates for the
Assembly IN each district, and little lie learned
concerning their prospects OF success.
The Democratic delegates TO the Saratoga convention