Year: 1876

Wheeler but not so palatable to Cornell as Mr. White.
Az the attorney OF Leading express company MI
Pomeroy has much popularity among express aud ra-
road men ia the State but he has against him hshy
record In Congress II said that while at Washington
he laid up for himself on certain matters q history
which, in these days Of reform will scarcely bear The
searching scrutiny Of a campaign.


Sherman 5. Rogers, OF Buffalo, Is respectable law
yer friendly with the Ccnklng party friendly with
the Wheeler party and holding proper contempt Tor
Fenton. He has ordinary abilities and Is very little
known IN the state Whence, then It may be asked,
comes his prospect for a nomination. He is rich His
purse SAID to be pethoric and has been considerably
swelled by wealthy marriage. a man whose friends
declare that nc would spend couple o hundred thou.
sand dollars tor his election TO DO cavalieriy
pushed aside in these hard times


Frederick seward's name has only recently oeen
started and Is supposed to have been trst named by
the shrewd and tar seeing Thomas Murphy, oxCollec-
tor OF tue Port OF New York. II Is said that Master
Fred's inheritance OF ounds the basis oil Ills
claim to the domination. AS public man he Is yet
unknown, although IT is asserted that Conking aud
Wheeler could both accept him a COMPROMISE candi
date. lie went tho Assembly. from New YORK.
but was only distinguished there Tor his warm advo-
cacy OF poultice pavement Job, with which he desired
Up To the present time these are all that nave
been canvassed with the exception OF that OF Judge
they make but poor show for such body as the re-
publican party OF the State OF New York.


THE IMrossIDiLrY OF EvARrs.


There Is no doubt that the good sense and sell-re
spect of the rank and ic OF repuDlicanism IN New
York dictate the nomination at this time of Mr. Will
lam NJ Evarts as the candidate OF the party Tor Gov
ernor OF the State Butto suppose that he will be
nominated Is TO imagine that the politicians viii aban-
don their intrgues, that the rival factions VIII stop
lighting lor supremacy, and that convention VI inde-
pendeut honest men will assemble at Saratoga in pnce
OF convention OF Office holders Office seekers aud
scrlmbling lspirants 10 leadership Mr. Evarts might
be placed at the head OF the tcket II he should be
wiling To allow his name To be used, IN one contin-
gcncy-bat is II the strength OF the coniending par
lies should be equally divided as 10 render II mpos-
stc Tor either 10 obtain victory and to anord an op-
portunity TO the HANDFUL OF independents OF the Curtis
order control The nomination In that event would
D.
iur Mr. Evaris would not turn his hand over as Gov
for faction or another. But then Nr.
Evarts Is not candidate Tor the nomination, and there
him IN business Tor The statement that he Will Dot,
under any circumstances, allow his nnino TO be pre-
sented 10 the Convention.


A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION.


1t nay be stalled that Mr.. Hugh j. hastings, whose
influence the party one OF tho leading republi-
journalists OF the metropolis is necessarily great
does not see any imperative necessity for the nominn
ton Of Mr. Cornell, and while he would OF course, as


Sirct party man, support with his pen and his vote
the regular nominee whoever hc might be, his prefer
would be for an active hshting young republican
a. the candidate Tor Governor at this tne Mr.
Hastings Is lighting politician and docs not admire
csuse the senator Is cniyair0us and dashlng party
leader. Ii Is by no means certan that, siter Conk-


Ing, ne would not have preferred Blame To any other
man He would now like TO see such u candidate as
Pomeroy Oh the republican ticket Tor Governor II the
party TO have compromise candidate at ALL but he
would prefer in the event OF a bitter light against
Conklng in the Convention, that the Senator should
throw up his position at Washington anu lead the re-
publican army the State victory its candidate
Tor Governor. Such bold policy, he believes, would
sweep the state with majority cropping up 10
President OF the United States The proposition has
ny tho merit OF boda0ss. 1t would give Conk.
ling also the selection OF his own SUCCESSOR As United
States Senator Why is II not worth consideration?