Year: 1874

Inc struggle between the friends OF MT
Tilden and those of Judge Church has gone
so far and become so embittered that demo-
cratic harmony and efficiency require that
both be withdrawn to make way for some can
didate who has taken no part in this enven-
omed contest Had it been only the ordinary
and respectful competition between rival can
didates belonging to the same party perfect
good feeling might follow the nomination OF
either. This is what usually happens In the
generous and honorable rivalry of members of
the same political organization. The unsuc-
cessful candidate and his friends join their
prompt congratulations and buckle on their
armor to fight with hearty good will under
the banner of the victor. But the courtesies
of honorable competition have been so rudely
violated III the course of this bitter contest
imputations of corrupt motives have been so
fiercely banded, indignant aspersions have
been so freely cast on some of the most up
right democrats in the State, as to make gen.
uine harmony impossible after this inter-
! change of insults. If either Tilden or Church
should be nominated now the friends of the
beaten candidate would go home sore and





make them Indifferent to the success of the
ticket If Mr.. Tilden gets majority those
who have opposed him in the Convention will
work without heart, because without hope,
and the canvass will flag throughout the in
terror counties. If, on the other hand Church
should be nominated, Tammany Hall will
leave the rural districts to elect.him After
] h.
of personal affronts which have attended this
singular struggle the only hope of a united
democratic canvass lies in dropping both
Church and Tilden and bringing forward
new candidate.


But who shall he be? Not Judge Allen,
certainly, although next to Church. he was
the preference of the rural democracy The
Tilden faction would feel as much humiiated
in supporting Allen as in accepting Church
himself Allen has been party to the
attempt to crowd Tilden off the track. His
reply to Mr.. Warren's letter asking him to
withdraw identified him so consplcuously with
the anti-Tilden party that his nomi-
nation would widen the breach instead
of closing it. He is not to be thought of.
Senator Ganson has been talked of as a COM
promise candidate, and his popularity is un-
questionable with the democracy Of Western
New York. But there is the same objection
to him as to Judge Allen. He was not merely
an active promoter, but chief originator of
the ant-Tilden movement. 1t was in pur-
suance of his advice that Mr. Warren and
another democrat visited Judge Church and
procured his consent to run if the other can
didates would withdraw. Ganson's nomina-
ton would be simply victory over Tilden, and
not basis Of union and Cancellation.
Another worthy democrat who has been
| talked of in connection with the Governor
ship is Allen c. Beach. He would also be q
creditable candidate and make a fair Gov
ernor but he, too, has been mixed up with
the present quarrel. He is a champion of
Tilden, and furnished to the leading demo-
cratic organ an interview advocating his
claims. The same objection applies to Gov
ernor Seymour, who would not consent to
take the nomination, and to Francis Kernan
who was overwhelmingly beaten by General
| Dix two years ago. We have thus gone pretty
nearly through the list Of possible candidates,
and every one yet mentioned is disqualified
| for the role for which he is wanted by partci-
patton, on one side or the otLer, in this
abusive contest between the friends OF filden
and Church


In going through the list of democrats who
might have been available in the absence of
this quarrel we have omitted one, reserving
him to the last, because his advantages as
compromise candidate will bear scrutiny. Of
the personal fitness of the others we have
spoken with respect; but they are so obviously
ruled out by the stand they have taken rs par
tsans of either Tilden or Church that their
qualifications do not admit of particular dis
cussion. The gentleman we are about to
name has stood quite aloof, doing no act
and speaking no word to fan the embers.
Moreover his political standing is equal to
that of any democrat who has been mentioned,
with the exception Of Governor Seymour and
the two candidates who ought to retire, and
in personal standing he is the peer Of them
ALL We have described him so fully that
readers will anticipate the name, since he is
the only prominent democrat in the State who
comes up to the description. OF course we
can only mean Clarkson N. Potter who has
for several terms represented the Westchester
district in Congress, and has often been
talked of in political circles as possessing
admirable qualifications for the Governorship.


We will not dwell on Mr.. Potter's infexible
integrity, spotless private character profess
sional success, eminent business accomplish
ments, nor upon the minor but still important
requisites of urbanity and popular manners
which would give adornment and distinction
to the social duties which belong to the chief
3 magistrate of great State These are 80
well understood in this part Of the State, where
G Mr. Potter is we'll known that IL is superfiu-