Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-23
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
CARR LEADS ON THE FIRST
BALLOT FOR GOVERNOR.

Cornell Gets Only One Vote and Evarts
Only Goes Hin Three Bettsr-JamesD ID.
Warren In Second Place with 1877 at
His Back-Warner Miller Has - Rap
at the south.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 22.-lmmedi-
ately after breakfast the various Repubh-
can delegations were called together and
conferences formal and informal were
held at the headquarters. The friends oil
the candidates, as a rule, strongly en-
dorsed their respective favorites. At IL
O'clock the delegates began TO stroll to-
ward the place of meeting Of the Republi
can State convention, the Casino skating
rink, structure OF imposing dimensions.
AS the hour of opening the con vention
approached the spectators began to ar
rive. The front ats were soon filled
with visitors from the hotels, including a
large number of ladies.
The ticket to be nominated comprised
Offices of Governor, Lieutenant-Governo
Secretary of state, Comptroller, Attorney
General, State Treasurer, and State
Engineer and Surveyor.
CALLED TO ORDER.
At 70 80 Jas. ID. Warren, Chairman OF
the State committee, called the convention
to order. Rev. Or. 5. V. Leach, of Albany,
invoked the divine blessing upon the
labors of the convention. lie implOreG
that the hands of the President and other
members of the Federal government be
upheld by grace from above. The reve-
rend gentleman also alluded to the dele
gates present as the Representatives of the
party which blotted out the irreligion OF
slavery from the nation.
The roll having bppu called Chairman
Warren announced that the State COM
mittee had agreed upon Senator Warner
Miller tor temporary chairman Of the con-
vention. Applause.
The chair appointed Hon. A. b. Cornell
and ex-United States Senator Elbridge G..
Lapham to escort him to the chair. Mr..
Miller was received with much enthu-
siasm.
sTABBING AT THE SOUTH.
In his address on taking the Chair, re
ferring to the political complexion of the
Southern States, Mr.. Miller maintained
that throughout the length and breadth OF
that land there was not to be found "A
single government which holds the relns
by the will Of people. "The Republi-
cans" be said, "tO prove this statement
only asked for far held and a fair fight"
Continuing in reference to the alleged
illegal balloting in the South, MIR. Miller
said that the men who have managed the
polls in that section would not
continue TO 40 the work without pay
Upon the question of the civil service OF
the government, Mr.. Miller SAID that the
Republican party had put the law into
| practical use and were committed to 1t
| He would suggest, however, that the
| Civil Service Commissioners be at once
summoned together and directed to add a
clause providing that ''all Jail birds and
ex-convicts are forbidden to hold Office
| This, he thought, would greatly relieve
the President of the United States. A re-
cess was then taken until 4:30 O'Clock.
CARR LEADS IN THE BALLoTING.
The convention was again called to or.
! der at 1850 o'clock. James w. Hustled
was made permanent Chairman. At the
! conclusion Of Mr.. Husted's speech on TAX
| ing the chair the convention proceeded tc
nominate candidates Tor Governor. The
| following were named: Ira Davenport
Levi p. Morton, Joseph b. Carr, James
| ID. Warren, Dr. John SwInburne, Joseph
! w. Drexel, Cornelius n. Bliss, Gen. VIM
| n. Seward. BallOtlng was then proceed
ed with. The first ballot resulted as fol