New-York tribune., 1885-09-17
1IR, DAvENPoRTS CANVASS
NOT PIT FORWARD BY HIMSELF.
srpovc PARTY SENTIMENT N MS FAvoR-oNhh
oNr DISSENTING VOICE.

A sTRONG PARTY SENIlsis"' - -
s,,o,,r cokREsPoNDENT OF THE TRlBUNE.J
rop,sr,,c. n. Y, Sept. 16.--As was 10 De eN-
-, ,he s,enben County Republicans are iouhu
t.s,lv snnporting Congressman IRA Dd'T'Po'. IOl
sa.nrncr Mr. Davenport lives in the ncighoOrns 'O"I
20 t,s,,, but le has been absent from nome loi
49, ,i.itipQ mis- sister, Mrs. sherinan o N'os0''
I2nitalo sherman Rogers himseil mas ooeh ~ -,
candidate but he is using ali his large lnt ueice ~
t Ar Davenport who Is m0destly refrahlng Iron
,t, his own canvass. There are no agents VI LIS
i,o,n sot the state soliciting the votes OF deiesaes
r. las not even said that he Is ean'luae ioi '0'
ernor. - - ,n have the
: MS friends here anticipate that he wiz i ~ W.
.,,oort of a laree proportion OF the delegates io -
, nort of the state and from the southern uer
or,ttes Tney say that they think he VIII rcceino @ ~
,es of the delegates from the counties " A'Oe"
Cbcpunc. Schuyler Tompkns, s1euoen' - -
yates Livingston aud Ontsro. Ia aaution .s , 80
20 GET n large proportion of the vote Oh 'ue ~" ~
d rrooklyn delegations Assemblyman T. H. n"Aei'
,,oca said to-day: The reports we get concern
- -. .,a o.titude of the New-YOrk and Brooklyn
aAoaatos toward Mr. Davenport highly encouraging
We hone that they will see that the kepuDhcn p'y
,rp have the best chance of success "i'n mn 20 80
candidate for Governor. He has no pohlc"l -,
lie would have the united support oil tue hopu",,'
ar., Nforeorer his fine record as senator auu W"
,o,ler ,ronld bring him many votes from lnuepeuoh
,o- We fcund when we pushed him for Coh'roie' !"
,ssI that ne was surprisingly easy man to nominate
apepn,lican State Convention Another man. iieHS "
T,ugri1 of Syracuse had been siated LOT 'no H'ii
.,or and his friends had made consiaerabe ol can
for the position. But we broke the slao win
,t Ue ran ahead OF every other man on the teke' '
tu Then again II can 10 said that although hau VI
1,,,ronished ability he will not arouse the jealous. o'
the ennblIeau rivals for the Presidency Ill 1853 Ao'
will not see in him possible competitor "' 'ue i''l -
car national Convention We shall have 10 hoiuha'o
A,Faa OIL
he safe TO nominate man who clearly "ou"I
a;iata for President II he should carry tho oOi'c'
rv.sopator stephen T. Hayt continued the same luo
A. thought: We think william NJ kVafts Wo"u Hi"ho
good candidate for Governor were u not ior tuo 0o
assertion that his in carrying Ihe e'ae "o"u
,nake him the Republican candidate tor iresIuon' -
1esQ That yOud excite the ill-w OF the Irlenus Vi
sser candidates for President We don't want 10 fight
The presidential contest Of lsSS Ia 1851 nor 40 & @
that Mr. Evarts desires TO run i9r t bancs of
ff he should be defeated IL would destroy hls
nomination President III lSos, anu perc be
lower his position in the Uned @ & Ss sn1Ssans of New
SorE No no: il would he tad party plcs " W =. i
Mr. Evars whe it would be De @ aebion 10 be Prsi
dent and would be content To dschaee hiS uS o, an
5ny as s map like Mr. davenport shown his
eicicncy as public officer anu tneh 10 al lpd pod 6ea % of
voters OF the State for support hear good dea "a
taIk to the effect that some should lie noniateu
who woud be satisfactory 10 the New ioik ae,CsSt.U
%nrt and Brooklvn believe Mr. Davenport Is yust
snoh man The New York delegation VOlee m iNOr vi
SiS ofinu for Controller in 1881 ana am nOplpS
tbev will vote for him for Governor. III New Orh Mi
a. not nominated )r Governor, dOrt thnk auy hepu
iean candidate living in the interior OF the stare c'
e"aaa would he stronger there than Mr.. Davenport
E p Graves, chairman OF the kepuplessn an e.hoS .oG
Committee said: We solid here IN sieuoeL,,
Sonnty for Mr. Davenport for Governor ana we h,ehg
10 send delegation TO the Saratoga Convention euscu
10 his support" -, q. ,tis ssn+irnept
There Is one dissenting voice mere 10 ths seuon. eit
re9.,yl,nr Mr. davenport or rather TO the sentiment
s9t ne Il the best man to nominate Tor Governor III
ccor,e w Pratt the proprietor OF Ire COTHJ JOWit',
mn F,ianv urnted editorial In his newspaper IaNoIE
The nnnation of General Joseph b. Carr for Governor
mr. Pratt said to-day 30 THE TRIBUNE Correspondent III
EXPLANATION OF his course: don't see any pa ucnar
sn my opuion than Noah Davis, who apparently Is no
seeking the nomination. But General Carr Wou1 nav
a lrya supr or from soldiers OF the Grand Army Z"
fhe Tenubiic and the irish Democrats who Noteh
for Blaine last fall. We want 10 keep that lrlsh NoIe III
fle Republican party. For years II has been huie1 IN
O mass FOR the Democratic party Now We nave diNits
if ami think we should keep up the division ana @ tne
Irish n the habit OF voting the Republican hcket Ihat
THINK We can 90 by nominating General Carr. -,
Asselnblynan c. ID. Baker, Repuhhcan NIUE huSt y
satisfactory record last winter az Albany nat he VII ue
renoniuatel by the Republicans without oppoai!lnh
Mr. Raker was a member OF the Judiciary committee
and became conspicuous by his able advocacy OF te
Teld Civil Code. The present summer he has Uteh IN
eoTespopdence with Mr. Field in relation 10 the Code
1t will again be presented for adoption py 'Ae Lesi'
senator Fassetts course at Albany has also pleased s
constituents and 1t is obvious that be VIII ne IenOhal
by ire Republican Senatorial Convention. The .isifct
consists OF the counties OF steuben, CAeMung ana Ac-