New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-31
p1,ACK'S UPHILL STRUGGLE.
THE GOVERNORS FRIENDS ACTIVE IN
HIS BEHALF.
-,p HOPE FROM THE COMBINATION
WITH woODRUFF-oNLf ONE COUNTY
ENDORSEMENT so FAR.
Inv TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.

Inv TELEGRAPH THE rRlRrNEl
Aug 3O-While Governor Black is
,our of the Southern States. visiting
HAM" where the New-Yor1 volunteers are
'"N .s his political friends in this State are
a, active canvass in favor of his re-
HAM" ,,on for Governor. one Of the most con
ho''" ~ these friends is George w. Aldridge,
sP''"1 ..naent of Public Works. Another Re-
Sui ,ere William Barnes. jr.. who has had
pu''''. - the machinery Of the Republican
co""0 .,is county for several years. will he
parry learn that Mr.. Aldridge is attempting
ds the Albany County delegates To the
10 p,,r state Convention TO give a pledge
hePu," will support Mr. Black for renomina-
that they WI"
"o pornes is absent in NewYork attending
srt,es as chairman Of the Executive Com
u =. the Republican State Committee, and
NM. ...r. cannot for the moment interfere with
.,ocaedings Of Mr.. Aldridge, who Is re-
- ~ have sent for ex-Assemhly Will
P .o, and the delegates of the WITH AS
". district Of Albany County to-day and
Se'', .ho,r eupport for Mr. Black Mr.. AL
800 his intimates say. is working hard 10
49, about Mr. Blacks denomination In all the
' "", counties from Albany westward to Erie
,,s line Of the Champaign Canal
,,o.bar mai, who Is laboring with all his
-, n bring about Mr.. Blacks renomina-
tim is Louis F. Payn. superintendent OF 'he IN
W. &c nanar,ment Mr. Payn is frequently in
albany nowadays and is pulling all the Po
1870, ,r,res he can reach in Mr.. Blacks favor.
Nv Pawn relies greatly on the vote OF the hiHE'
county Republicans ard believes that by the
.~orts OF Lieutenant Governor Woodruff ana OF
,ocoh Worth ne will he able 70 gain the support
:, on ner cert Of the Brooklyn delegates for MT
p,sck Mr.. Woodruff Of course. would seek the
,rnno-t OF the several delegates for renonlha-
tim as Lieutenant-Governor
Still another State official who is WORKING nara
,,- Mr.. Black is Cornelius V. Collins. lately ap-
no,nted Superintendent OF State Prisons oy MY
BLACK Mr. Collins was In New-1orX Cl'E
yesterday on business connected with MS oinCe
while there he took occasion TO talk 10 several
influential Republicans. He said this morning
~ find that there is gr"ai Change coming
over many New-York people in regard TO the re-
nomination OF Governor BLACK. Almost all the
county and district conventions that have eiec''"
delegates 10 .he State Convention nav" lnnorseo
the State administration. and consequently 'he
administrator. Governor Black | cannot Sc"
how. after !ndorsing the Governor the deleGa-
lions from these districts can conscientously re-
fuse TO vote for him. To recommend me ad-
nninistration aid oppose the Governor would be
70 declare diametricaly against what they hac
already approved And the people IN New-fork
ere beginning 10 look at II in that light
Rough Rider" clubs are beginning 20 spring
VI all over the State. and are zealously support
Ing Theodore Roosevelt for Governor
A large proportion of the delegates TO the Re-
publican State Convention have already been
elected. Only one Republican county conven-
ton. that of Schenectady. has passed any reso-
luton favoring Governor Blacks denomination.
Even Rensselaer, County did not adopt such
resolutions.
Mr. Black has been averse TO instructions.
and would not allow his own county TO declare
formally for him." explained one Of his friends.
The counties that have elected delegates are
Albany. Alegany. Cattaraugus. Cayuga. Chau-
tauqua. Chemung, Clinton. Columbia Cortland.
Dutchess Erie. Essex. Franklin Fulton. Ham
ilton Herkimer. jefferson. Kings Livingston.
Madison. Monroe. New-York. Oneida. Onondaga,
Ontario Orange. Orleans. Oswego. Putnam.
Queens Rensselaer,. Richmond St Lawrence.
Saratoga. Schenectady. Seneca, Steuhen. Sui
Ivan. Tioga, Tompkins Warren. Washington.
Wayne Westohester. Wyoming and Yates.
The counties that have yet 70 elect delegates
are Broome Chenango. Delaware Genesee.
Greene Lewis Montgomery Niagara. Otsego.
Rockland Schoharie. Schuyler. Suffolk and
Ulster.
There are altogether 81 delegates TO the con-
vention and 400 are from New-York and Kings
counties