The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-25
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.

A Threate med Bolt on All Sides -D0u glos
Advises straight Out Csnvention-The
state Committee All archaeological
Private Caucus I'm PhiiadeI phia-Ovsr-
lures Made 20 the Bell Men-The Hous-
tonites Smelling Around-The ssucy
and spunkey Spirit OF the Factions
Strength OF the Two Wings In the state,
OUR SPECIAL TRENTON DESPATCH.
TRENTON July "a, 1880
The politicians Of the State Of Camden and Amboy have
been during the day struggling Trenton from every
part Of the State each with separate ideas to force upon
tho Conventions morrow. From present indications
there will be lively times all round. The few that had
found their way here up to this T. NJ have
spent their time in wrangng and should the seven or
eight hundred perhaps thousand delegates that win
DO in attendance upon the three Conventions, be
men Of the same pertinaci:y those already on
hand, the o5th day Of July will be day such has
before been in Jersey. The gathering clouds
and the rumbiing thunder point to storm Of no common
magnitude which will leave the democracy In the State
broken and scattered 10 the forr winds tornado
bad swept through them.
That the readers Of the HaAip may know the precise
position of the democracy and political matters in general
in this State give the origin OF the three Conven
tons that assemble On the second day
July the democratic State Executive Committee,
estirg Of MEMBER receiving their appointment
through the regular party Convention that nominated
General Wright last year. assembled in Jersey City and
issued call for State Convention TO be held in Trenton
the 18th Of July TO nominate ELECTORAL ticket The
call published the follow ng day. signed by every
member OF tho committee. At that meeting tho subject
Of Union ELECTORAL ticket between the Douglas
and Breckenridge men was discussed, and the
committee decided to recommend to the Con-
vcntcn the appcinimen, Of one ELECTORAL ticket,
10 M nd nd
three friends Of Breckenridge and lane, any other
combination tina, may be found the best to securc union
amongst tho New Jersey democracy, the ticket TO DO
headed by the names OF the respective Candidates &C.
co-ding the preferences or the voters If tho ticket
shoud be successful the vote Of the State shall be cast
for the candidate whose name should appear majority
of the tickets throughout the State provided however,
that if the Of the state will elect either candidate
then should be thrown to effect this result irrespective
the popular strength either wing Of the party An ad
dress ebody those points Was published on the 1eth
of July, signed By the Chairman OF the committee
Under those calls the democracy the State hare been
holding their township and ward meetings and have elect
delegates to attend the Conveution this Convention,
which is termed the regular body III therefore be tho main
assembly here. nappears however, that the Douglas men
arc not satisfied with the arrangement at least portion
of them and arc going to hold separate Convention
of their AT many Of the primary elections where
the delegates elected TO the regular which the Dou-
gas men call Breckenridge Convention, the friends Of
Dougas finding themselves outvoted botd and elected
separste set OF delegates TO attend straight out Con-
yent.on whilst in other localities they secured portion
of the delegates TO the regular Convention, who viii take
their seats and II ortvoted viii then bolt and join the
straight ont Douglas body whist the other hand is
stated thst If the friends Of the 'Ltie Giant" have
enough in the regular Conveatoa TO control its action and
up ticket Of their own, then the Breckiardse wing
viii soccde. Wo thus in for grand time generally,
| lot the result be what IL viii.
The straight OFT Douglas Convention n sald TO have
been called in pursuance OF Of certain democrats
from Newark and Sussex county held in the eLto CT
ants' room at the Fih Avenue Hotel, aud under his
suggestion The original call ony signed by threc
| men from the eastern part OF tho State These
advocating this movement. state that they arc
forced to this countoract the Breckenridge
ment They also state that every member Of the com
mttoc Is Brcckinridge This sec is asc claimed
by tile advocates Of rccknrdgc and lane They assert
that tho state Committee is all rgh and that tho move
mcnt for union ticket Is tho thing for theui In this
jealousy that has already commenced showing Itself VIII
be found the rock which viii upset the Convention.
is also stated By the Dougasites that tho action Of
the state Central Committee is the result OF private
caucus old Philadelphia at which several conf
Dental friends Of Buchanan from other states, aod
senator john Y. Thomson, ). n. Mcle and A. spcer,
cianan who there asrecd TO obtain a recommendation
from tho committee In tho precise form that II Lag been
Ihs frs, increased the chickering's between the wings
Of the party, all Of which viii cnimnaie here 20
The STR ghi Douglas have stolen the march On
the other regular party and hired tho Temperance an
the only IN the city largo enough T. hold fn con
vcntor tho REGULARS therefore in dilemma, and are
likely to bc compelled 10 meet in the open air, where
there VIII be pciy OF room Tor Their sonefseS ad oi'y
The pcrnocratic Committee hsvo also made rri.
| vate overiurcs TO the Beu and Everett party,
| proposing 10 place ono man on the ticket for
| them under the samc arrangements, and they
| arc To bold Convention here also. Should the
main Convention agree upon union electoral ticket toe
clrlprers v be counted ia for slice. mai ng very
nice consocraion u materials in bed together. There
viii be hard aud son shells, squatter and an!!sqatler
sovcfeisniy Know Nothinss aud Catholics. black ani
white sririis bge and gray all nneln- together IN one
happy hIy. VINO VIII say chat the hAcaium L not ~
hsndY
Tic Housoniies are also trying get their Gngers into
the arrangement The Houston Club % this place has
ai9o Isl acd call for Convention 90 morrow, intending
| u watch ~ s,nd the edges aud obtain IS possible the
crumbs thai may drop from the table y, the feast q Tie
pccginr!d-cr declare that tho latter an not be couniei
In the arrangement they Will therefore have W be con
tent with merely outside view ol the good things
tn Inuyastcs in,ist thai the tor vcnons that VIII
assemble shall be called "The Drccsurdgc C,n'cntion
"Thc Dourlss and Johnson ConyoIiloh 'Ine bel ana
ard V Il not aomt that tho Convention called by the
state Committee IL the regular cnvhlst 90 the other
land the Brcck.rdgcrs declare that one shall be called
sThe Regular Union DcfnocTaiic Convention ard TIC
| other "Thc Straghtout Douglas Convention %.
tor,nincd a. throw N possible. tho .ous billy ~
4 sorrani-,tou uron tho friends OF The "li'ile Giant
Ihe spirit with which the friends Of 10th take up tue
cause 81 their faveritc indicate any hrg o1i harnon!
each accusip t,c other OF being discr auIr and traitor
ts, the tafty. Tie eonycT~oisun between tom al Lt
trenton iIoee this Afternoon has bceu decidedly spruh
ard fsncy-tlc friends Of Douglas declaring TIE .lt.e
T. ant, Inc REGULAR NOMINEE o. the party, aud au wc
oppusc him traitors 90 tIc democracy. Quo OF M
yous adypaiCx asserted that the tail 81 the Democrat
ttuvcnon sccced Charleston. and n baltimore try
ocaxed OF 81 the hndlcgs-sle tai a. the nndl
oiuc on ani nom mating BrcoSinrigc AMI lafe-and au
r. aucd ~ them hero have then nominate thcii
tail electoral ticket. lie would s"c them ~ heA o.i9F'
| he would vots Cor Union CcrtCrn ticket, of cast W.
| ,-ufc Cor BRICK nrdSe man Tho Fsne spirit seehi e
rcrsadc both sides TO a comfortable extent, ohtg
ore Inevitable result The BfCcuri rcrs, however nor
10 control tho main convcnior, and place. possible I'M
| TNlrgi1stes IN the position NJ d,EOraanZers
from tho beet accounts that c1n Obtain the two INC
topr 40 tho st1te arc about equally divitct-the wealth
eoctabity and influence III tho Erc iuTidge side
ana tho Irch democracy and tho rOugh7 gcucray 10