His nomination was favorably received, because it was generally believed that, if elected, he would discharge the duties of the office in a way that would reflect credit upon himself and give satisfaction to the public.

In point of education and experience Cardozo was admitted to be entirely capable of filling the office of Superintendent of Education; but he was not well known outside of his own county, Warren.

In fact his nomination was largely a concession to that strong Republican county.
The three white men nominated,--besides the candidate for Governor,--were, W.H.Gibbs, for Auditor of Public Accounts; Geo.

E.
Harris, for Attorney-General, and Geo.

H.Holland, for State Treasurer.
Gibbs had been a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1868, and subsequently a member of the State Senate.