New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-07
READY FOR THE DELEGATES.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ROCHESTER CON-
VENTION.

| CANDIDATES AND THEIR FRIENDS WILL BEGIN
TO ARRIVE IN THE FLOUR CITY TODAY
OPENING OF AN EvENTFUL WEEK.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEr
Rochester, Sept. 6-The Republican State Con-
Vehton VIII meet In this city upon Wednesday
heAt ana VIII nominate candidates for State offices
VINO VIII have every reason to be confident of
their election in November Not for many years
mas the prospect OF Republican success at the
polls in New-York State been brighter Perhaps
Tn - Is the reason why the proceedings attendant
upon the election of the delegates to the con-
Vehtion have been conducted with such remark
aoie harmony and why the delegates are in such
sood humor Perhaps this is the cause of so many
prChinent Republicans seeking the Republican
nomination for Governor and other places in the
list OF State offices to be filed The nomination
ny the convention, it is obvious, will, in their
opinion, be equivalent to an election All of the
delegates perceive that the Republican party has
legitimate grounds for believing that il will re-
ceive the popular support, and, furthermore, that
there is evidence Of great dissatisfaction among
voters with the administration Of State affairs
for the past eight years by the Democratic party.
Public favor has certainly turned toward the Re
publican party since the taxpayers Of the State
learned last spring that, owing TO the operation
of taxation laws PASSED by Republican Legis-
latures and the economy of the Republican Sena-
tors the present year, the rate of State taxation
for the coming year would be the lowest in thirty
six years.
Then the protection accorded 70 the farmers by
the Mckinley Tariff bill has enabled them to realize
the highest prices upon the products of their farms
What with enormous crops and high prices paid in
m fba of tbo
State are in a most cOntented and grateful mood.
Added 10 this, there has been a National policy
which has been approved of by all classes of
voters, since they were papably prosperous under
II. President Harrison's recent speech at Albany
in support of an honest dollar has clearly
brought over 10 the support Of the Republican
party large body of conservative Democratic
business men in the State, who have been alarmed
by the revolutionary course concerning the cur
rency proposed by the Democrats Of the South
and West. Another branch Of National policy,
Mr.. Blaines reciprocity plan. has brought TO the
support Of the Republican party merchants and
manufacturers desirOus OF development of the
trade Of this country with South American lands.
Looking toward the Democratic party, on the
other hand, every Republican it torn with
dissensiOns, David B. Hill grinding the faces of
the Cleveland Democrats, riotOus conventions and
two-score contested delegations 10 the Democratic
State Convention. Senator McNaughtOn, Demo-
crst who represents this Senate District said COM
pacenty this morning: We shall have a larger
convention than the Republicans friend of
his replied "Yes, if you include the contesting
delegations whose members in numbers Will be
eqgal to half of the Democratic convention"
Beyond all this is the displeasure of the people
with the eXtravagant Democratic State depart
ments at Albany, with the corrupt administration
of the Democratic Canal Department and with
the cruel rule in the State prisons The denial by
the Democratic party OF the right Of the Legis-
lature TO investigate the management of the Canal
Department despite its yearly expenditure Of
millions of the taxpayers money, is something
which the voters have not forgiven. 1t is no
matter for wonder, then, that under the circum-
stances the Republicans who are pressing the
nomination of various eminent men of their party
FOR the Office Of Governor think that their nomina-
ton by the Republican State Convention will as
sure their election. Various delegations TO the
convention have been instructed by their con-
stituents to press the nomination for Governor of
Andrew ID. White. James w. Wadsworth, Stewart
L. Woodford, Philip Becker Cornelius Van Cott
and Joseph B. Carr. Besides these, there have
been favoraby mentioned for the nomination
J. Soat Fassett, Andrew II. Draper John II.
Ketcham and Edward O'Connor Several of the
candidates mentioned will be in Rochester early
the present week, among them being Mr.. Wads-
worth. Mr. Woodford, Mr.. Becker, Mr.. Van Cott
and Mr. Fassett.
The convention will he a large one. 1t will
have ~ delegates, and therefore the friends OF
tbc various candidates will have ample material
upon which 20 work 1t will not be like the Demo-
cratic State Convention, close corporation of 3S4
II Itall l aR-iI
Nor can it be said, as it can be said of the
Democratic State Convention, that two months
in advance Of its meeting the man it was to
nominate for Governor had been selected No
man in Rochester to-day can say with any degree
of positiveness who will he the Republican candi-
date for Governor. Only after the Republican
delegates have met here and dcmocratc1ly de-
bated the merits of the several candidates Will
one be able 10 determine who is likely TO win the
prize The supporters of cX-Mayor Becker, OF
Buffalo are coming here from that city on tues
day in a special train. 1t is said that there VIII
De 300 Buffalo Republicans aboard this tram.
Mr. Wadsworth will come here tomorrow from
his home at GeIcseo in Livingston County, ana
will open headquarters in Powcrs's Hotel Mr..
Woodford also is expected here from Brooklyn to-
morrow, and he will have headquarters at the
Hotel Livingston. Mr.. Fassctt will have a large
room in Powers's Hotel, which mis- friends, OF
course, would convert into their headquarters II
he should he brought forward prominently as
candidate Mr.. NanCott also will have large
room in Powers's Hotel, which his friends can
convert into headquarters if needful. John NJ
Francis, Editor of The Troy Times" and late
Minister % Austria. will be here tomorrow and
will open headquarters where he will bring the
merits Of General Joseph b. Carr as candidate
for Governor to the attention Of the delegates.
Mr. Becker will probably be here tomorrow
His Buffalo friends have leased the reading-room
of Powers's Hotel as their headquarters. II is
large room directly of the Office of the hotel, and
Mr. Becker's boomers will, in consequence, be
the most conspicuous in the hotel Their num-
ber also being so great, they cannot fail TO make
an impression When those 800 active, bustllng
Republicans from Buffalo arrive on Tuesday and
begin working hard for Mr. Becker, the friends
OF the other candidates. it can be safely predicted
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