Year: 1866

leo to our commerce and our treasury hum
drod millions year.



Activity Of the Politicians Whats in the


Winds


The extraordinary Activity among the poll
ticians in all directions indicates that some
thing unusual is in the wind. Conventions are
being held in various localities and State CON-
mittees summoned to assemble at the fashiona-
BILE watering places. 1t is difficult to divine
what all this commotion means, except it may
be the alarm over the Philadelphia Convention
to be held on the 14th inst Some Of these
gatherings are called for the purpose Of elect
ing delegates to that body, while others, no
doubt, meet to perfect measures in hopes Of
counteracting its effect The latter is probably
the object Of the meeting Of the Republican
State Central Committee at Saratoga to-da-
There is, however. q current rumor that Thur
low Weed has manipulated majority of that
committee and secured the votes Of sufficient
number to endorse the Philadelphia movement
by two majority. If this Is the correct state of
the case we may expect to see two manifestoes
Issued from that body. and the doctrine Of
secession again carried into practice in small
way, which will have important bearings upon
the fall elections In this State.


We apprehend that but little faith can be
placed in this rumor. It may be that ma
jofity Of the State Committee will vote to en-
dorse the Philadelphia Convention, but ac-
oording to the composition Of the committee,
between the Weed and radical interests, as it
stood before the assembling Of the present
Congress, there ia majority Of ono in the COM
mittee on the Weed side. But one OF that
majority is member OF Congress. and voted
with the radicals. II u understood that an
other has refused TO sign the call for the Phila-
delphis Convention, while still another has on
several occasions taken decided grounds
against Mr.. Johnson's policy. With the loss of
these, unless there are changes on the other
side, 1t is not probable that ON endorsement Of
the Philadelphia Convention can be carried
Yet the friends Of Governor Fcnton assert
positively that Weed,has secured two majority
Of the committee in favor Of that proposition,
and win put it through. They are at any rate
very much alarmed and exercised over the
fact. They consider II so sure that they arc
preparing countcr-movement Be the result
on this question a. It may, the programme of
operations for the committee to-day Is, un-
questionably, to issue q call for State Con-
veniion to nominate State officers, to agree
upon who shall be nominated and TO
arrange the schedule for the fall campaign.
1t is probable that an effort will be made to
secure the influence Of the committee in urging
the Governor to call an extra session OF
the Legislature, under the pre.ence OF rati-
tying the constitutional amendment but in
reality TO consumnatc the bargain between
Stephens, of the Croton Board, and Waldo
Hutchins, in reference TO the patronage OF that
department by the extension OF the term of
Office Of the former. As the latter Is part Of
the programme TO secure the nomination of a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, IL Is antici-
patcd that spicy controversy will take place
between the friends Of the different aspirants
for that position, both In and out Of the COM
mittee. If they manage 70 settle all these
points amicably the committee will have about
all that il can attend to without taking mp the
Philadelphia Convention.


In the meantime delegates are being elected
in all sections Of the State 10 attend the con-
vention to be held at Saratoga on the 9th inst,
which meets TO settle upon the representatives
from this State in the Philadelphia gathering.
In this We Discovers contest over the question
who Is to be the power behind the throne.
IL IL controversy over the point who shall
pull the wires behind the scenes which win
control tho movements Of the automatons on
the stage and before the people. Weed is try
ing hard TO secure this position, but Il IL i'm
possible to tell whether he will be successful
or not. The different ssplrants are at work
directing oil their energies in this direction,
and time alone can toll who win win. The
movements, the wirc-pulling and the secret
operations on all sides are full Of interest just
now. for even the shent-pershcnt faction, which
clines to little paper In this city, is making
desperate effort 10 have hand In this work,
and IL evidently determined not 70 be ruled
ont Taking II altogether, there Is a general
upheaving among the politicians, and COM
motion that indicates something more serious
than the cholera. The Philadelphia Conven-
ton Is beyond doubt the prime causc Of all
this, and Il has created an uncertainty In re-
gard TO their future political bread and butter.
What II now seen h onlv The commencement