Year: 1876

SENTniKNTs OF LEADING DEMOCRATS AS TO


THE ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE YEsTEE-


DAY-TTs HRFKcT UPON GOVERNOR TILDBS's


AsPIRArIoNs-wHAT THE GOVERNOR PRO-


POSES TO DO.


ALBANY, March 10, 1876.


The feeling OF most OF the democratic members is
Dne of jubilaton over the work OF the Democratic
State Central Committee yesterday. The Governor,
was known here for days before the committee met,
very desrous that Albany should be the place Sc
lected for the Convention, and the chief rea-
son why the committee did not want II
20 meet hero TO free the Convention
from the influence that the Governor might
bring upon IT, which he could not If 1t was held
elsewhere All the members OF the committee left for
their homes as soon the meeting adjourned last
evening most OF them TO avoid going TO the Executive
Mansion whore they had been invited to dine One OF
the members from the part OF the State, In
speaking OF the committee being opposed to Albany
the place for the holding OF the Convention
said that II 1t held at the capital
the Governor would be able To circulate around"
among the delegates and exercise his arts a wire
puller which he conceded arts not to be despiscd
"lt would be improper" said he, 'for Governor OF
The State TO attend party convention hed in the
city where he resides and thus you appreciate one
Of the reasons why we did not Albany" II may
posslole
in lavor of the 18th OF April indication that
majority of the Committee opposed TO day in
May Is that Purcell, of Rochester and Warren OF Buff
alo who voted "aye" that vote, were strongly in
Avor OF quite late day for the holding OF the Conven-
lion; for the tried hard to have the 4th Of May
;hosen, and II was motion OF Warren that tho
10th OF April fixed upon. The Governors
friends feel considerably down in the mouth.
However. the Governor is evidently determined 10
make an active canvass the delegates the
Convention pledged to his support One of the best
indications OF his activity is that through the exer
tions OF his friends in Delaware county the district
conventions the two Assembly districts elected their
delegates the State Convention last Monday, and
passed resolutions euogzing the Governor to the skies
such thing District Convention choosing their
delegates to State Convention before the State Cen
iral Committee had issued their call unheardof
democrats could have had to influence the action
OF the State Central Committee We all know
that IL this the object of these admirers
Of the Governor it sgnay failed though
ihe resolutions are said to have been
prepared in this city by authority 1t
Is asserted to-day that the next move OF the Governor
will be to push things IN the country districts that
he District Conventions shall be held some time dur
ing the present month. II he succeeds in this he will
have defeated of the objects the State Central Com
mittee had in view in refusing accede to his desire
10 have the State Convention held early the
18th Of April namely, TO give the democrats ample
lime 10 "work up the distrcts'' in order to
their strongest men, and at the same time to enable
them 10 profit by the latest developments at Washing
Ion before the delegates had been instructed by their
respective conventions to follow any particular line of
policy.