New-York tribune., 1885-09-19
THE STATE CANVASS.

As the time for holding the Republican convention
draws near II APPARENT, remarks The AtoaHJ
ErDress General Carr has greater strength than
any other candidate" The Express adds IL would
not be surprising II he went into the convention with
majority OF the delegates favorable his nomination
In this contingency bchOoves each individual delegate
To consider tho situation carefully and Without prclu
dice III in the opinion OF the majority OF Republicans
General Carr is not the strongest man. he should not be
nominated II he IL not suitable candidate on OtheI
ground than that OF availability the RepuDncans can
| not afford to nominate him."
The Saratoga Sentinel advocates the nomination Of ex
Edward Wempe for Secretary of state on
| the Democratic Ticket
| The boom having for It's object the denomination oi
Controller Chaplin doesn't seem be citing much en-
thuslasm among his fellow Democrats.
The Sag Harbor Express states that Colonel p J..
Hawkiuss still Mt the head OF the list in con-
necon with either tho County Clerkshp the Legis-
| ,ature."
| Mr. I'M will now proceed to for the Governor
! ship-at several county fairs
Noticing the movement to make Assemblyman O'Neil.
of Franklin the Republican nominee for Secretary Of
State The TROY Tes says Mr.. O'NePs record OF four
years service the Assembly such to commend
him the confidence OF all who respect Intelligence,
honesty aud WORTH
IT'S reported that Senator Titus OF Erie declines TO
be regarded as a candidate for Secretary OF state.
The Albany Journal remarks that the dispatch from
Washington announcing that Minister Levi p Morton
is candidate Governor In the sense that his friends
nreauhorzed TO do all they to secure his nomination.
connIms statements published from timo TO time In
The Journals special dispatches Mr. Morton's friends
have kept him the background and have ostensibly
divided their strength among different candidates III
different localities with view to making combination
upon him at Saratoga. II remains TO be seen whether
such "A combination VIII be successful or not"
General Seward says The Bu0ato ErpreSs. has quito
as good an army record General Carr's though
without official experience, is man whose ability and
character arc beyond question while his entire freedom
from factiona complications is most valuable element
OF strength at this time, when IL s folly to
risk the alienation Of a single vote.
The Rochester Democrat writes follows OF the can
yass for the Republican nomination for the senatorshp
in the XXyIIIth Districts "As the Senatorial fight
stands Mr. Raines has delegates from ontario.
Senator George Lord has six from Yates. Judge Hurd
has from Schuyler Senator Robinson has ve fromhe
east district Of Wayne the five from the west district
of the Same county instructed The Senatorial
convention will probably be lively Mr. Rancss friends
confident he VIII De the gamer when the Dreak
Robinson and ex-senator Lord has been bitter that
the friends of either will go to third man rather than
for the other when IL becomes evident that their
candidate cannot be nominated
ExInited States Senator Lapham heads the delega-
ton to the Republican State Convention from Ontario
County.
The Kingston Freeman denies the insinuaon made by
The Netc- York Times that the Ulster Republicans are
divided The Freeman asserts that the attempt to
place Ulster County before the Republicans OF the State
as In a constant quarrel General Sharpe aud the
Hon. Thomas Cornell Is unwse It is untrue. There
was no Issue fall The delegates to Saratoga
independent mep, who are not controlled by any ono
and who decidedly object TO being throughout
the State ~ engaged IN personal controversial
The Boston Herald thinks that "if the Democrats OF
NewYork really wish to give practical Endorsement TO
President Cleveland they cannot do better thing than
TO nominate the Hon. A.ram s. Hewitt for Governor"
Milford NJ. Brown. the Republican nominee for the