Year: 1875




in advance by the Governor with unanimity that
must have been than surprise for the majority
Of the country delegates It is that every delega
hon without a single exception, to the Conven
lion under positive instructions TO place in
nomination only such in sympathy with
The Governors reform policy This, IN general terms
meant that they should oppose the candidacy of any
man known TO be- or even suspected of being, in any
way friendly the Canal Ring interests and this
the Interpretation pat upon their instructions from
home by the delegates They certainly did not under
stand they not to be allowed TO exercise their
-0w judgment and select what they pleased Of all
those who open supporters of the Governors pol
icy; but they found out their mistake and each
delegation had finally, events have proven TO give
up its local favorite in exchange for the


MEN OF THE SLATE


But unanimous the action of the Convention on
the surface when the bitter pill had been swallowed
not brought TO the swallowing point without
great deal of work. Indeed the night before the
ond day of the session II required all the combined
influence of the Governors prominent supporters
reconcile majority of the Convention to the nomi
nation OF Mr.. Beelow and TO induce those who de-
clared they would not vote for him under any crcum
stance to keep their minds themselves when the
would be taken in the Convention What the induce
ments which proved so powerful in the long
but the delegates most concerned explain.
ii needs bat little argument to show that Apgar
sacrificed appease some Of the most ''can-
tankerous delegates from the West and that the Canal
Comnissionership and the State Prison In
spectorship left for open competition. The late
Dean Richmond-who breathed his last by the way in
Governor Tden's house in New York-n making up
the for the fall elections always wise enough
to leave two places unslated 'We' leave these
nominations for the Convention" " he wont to say.





Dean Richmond's prompt way Of doing business
AT all events II cannot be denied that the
ticket nominated is really the Governors ticket,
nor that 1t could not have been nominated as
n whole without his support The question,
then, arises what will the democratic politicians do
about III Will those who voted for il under duress
and those who hiding their identity under the general
cloud OF vote by acclamation, give their hearty sup
port next NovemberY VIII the Canal Ring and the
Governors other enemies throughout the State whose
legion, not take advantage of the ugly feeling
among the macontents and scratch the ticket or not
alp These questions discussed in all their
bearings last evening after the adjournment and the
very fact that they seemed to be uppermost in every
bOdys mind struck many people as somewhat Of


BAD OMEN


But the general opinion rather inclined TO give
all probability by the final result Yet there
many who believe that the ticket will be very
heartily sustained in sections of the State, and
they take this view Of the from the fact that the very
who known 10 be secretly opposed TO Tiden
and who have at heart his discontinue in some way
were the most loud mouthed IN their advocacy out of
the Convention OF the candidates backed by the Gov
ernOr. or course among this class must be included
the Canal Ring who remained suspiciousy quiet
ing the Convention and whose followers did not deign
put appearance outsiders. The nomina-
ton ofMr Bgelow, II is thought by some-in the ma
jority of doubtless because the wish father
the thought-wl not bring any very great number Of
those dlscontented republicans whom Mr. Littejohn
spoke feelDgiy about 10 the democratic ranks
In of his decnation OF the republican nomination
But greater danger is apprehended from apathy on
the part of the democrats in the campaign and stav
home policy election day which proved disas-
trous TO the party in 1872 than from any other cause;
and II


THE PREDICTIONS OF THE cRoAKERs


ehoud be fulfilled there nothing but defeat in store
for the entire democratic ticket Still there always
two sides 10 every picture, and II there many
among those who took a less active part
abe proceedings of the Convention who prone TO
md fault. and who can SEQ nothing hopeful for the
party the campaign that about open there is a
well fixed opinion in the minds of Of the most
prominent politicians in the State whose judgment is
not formed by jeaousies and preudices who predict
for the ticket clear majority Of 10000 They argue
that had the Convention followed in the wake Of the
Ohio and Pennsylvania democrats, and adopted in
haton platform, Governor Tden's reform measures
would become in the campaign only secondary con-
sderaton and the financial plank would alone be taken
into account by the great mass Of the voters. But
the adoption Of the hard money resolutions and
the determined stand taken by the Conven
against reputation in any shape has they think
narrowed the campaign down TO local issue Of reform
IN State affairs, aud that issue party lines will be
broken, and all honest men may be found the side
Of the Governor 50 far as can be judged then, from
the general sentiment among


DISPOSED DEMOCRATS,


who are not in any mixed up in the quarres OF the



for candidate the head OF democratic ticket
long as he says that he is willing 'staf
officer" in party where, he acknowledges himself he
is zone Of the rank and he there every pros
pect of the triumph Of the Tilden ticket by
Jority which will far surpass that given last
year As contrasted with the republican ticket,
they claim that it far stronger in every respect
While Bgelow is well known and has a certain degree
Of personal influence himself with republicans who are
not willing 10 follow the republican leaders all that
they do, il is coBteDded that Seward's only strength
lies in the fact that he is the Of powerful
Hn r0qF htfgT # tc
conceded that General Merritt, republican candidate
for State Treasurer has strong hold the liberals
in the Chautanqua district the democrats believe that
this will be than Offset by Rodney r. Crawiey,
the democratic candidate for State Prison Inspector
who was, in point Of fact, nominated chiefly on the
ground tsat he was liberal and could make 1t warm
Tor Ex-Governor Fentons followers who, through the
port Of Merritt and on herrits account into the sup
port Of the entire republican ticket spinner the
republican candidate for Comptroller will 1t is believed
be weakened by his


HALF WAY IyPLArIos TENDENCIES,


while Robinson will poll considerable republican vote
the strength Of his personal popularity alone Ross
the democratic candidate for Treasurer, popular IN
his Of the State that he Will be the Of
drawing 10 the support OF the democratic candidate for
Senator in the Cayuga and Wayne district, sufficient
number Of independent republican votes 10 insure tho
defeat Of William h. Woodn, through whose instrumen-
tally this city indebted for that bright specimen Of
what Police Commissioner ought TO be-Abram Dis
becker. As TO the Attorney General the democrats
have an idea that the Central Railroad influence viii be
thrown IN his iavori but they have serious misgvings
about Daniorth the republican nominee, who In the
western part O the state VIII prove an ugly customer
at the polls Ives and TInsley, the republican ticket
are not compared favoraby with their respective oppO
Dents on the democratic ticket; Of the best
republicans here frankly coniessing that Ives
ticket mat declares against seciaransm will do more
harm than good


PRATT TLDEN.


Attorney General Pratt does not feel very we'll
pleased at his treatment by the Convention and par
tcuarly at the gratutous insult that offered him
by young Peckham, Of Albany, who IN presenting the
name OF Fairchild for the nom nation TO the Attorney
Generaship told the Convention that be tFairchid al
though pomDay adeputy 10 Genera Pratt had been the
real Attorney General OF the State during the past year
In conversation with the HERALD correspondent after
the adjournment Of the Convention last evening Gen.
eral Pratt said that there was no truth in this
OF peckham beyond what could be predcated OF any
deputy holding that position Mr. Farchid, like any
other deputy had attended 70 the Office business the
departfncnt: but II absurd TO pretend that
DC had taken any action OF performed any
.ufb oft th.,