The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-16

men ano everybody pulling and hauling every
other body, the State Committee got together In the
work There is more whispering and gestculating
| IN pairs and groups; q member about to make q
is 70 hold up and come me S oui
copperhead Green wants 10 wait for more car az
rivals and reinforcements Billy Fowler water pn ac
been dipped in his neglected reservoir and Is as I'M
easy as n he had taken heavy dose OF pnys,c;
politicians, shows the so resveness Of young cot
Sweeny sits watching and waiting, IKE u ca. q.
Fna no unge T. taken
and the proceedings Of the committee are conducted
IN secrecy.
This does not prevent us nom taking peep in
side, and we find that the first struggle behind the
curtain Is over the place of holding the Convention.
Green wants Syracuse, where his salt pointers
overrun the Convention and the tavern keepers can
pluck the delegates. Sweeny is for Albany, where
Hofrman's chances are supposed to be the most
promising. A controversy springs up. Green makes
plea for Syracuse, when Sweeny demonstrates
earnestly against the injustice OF changing the place
of meeting from O reliable democratic city to one
which could not even elect democratic Mayor.
Green does not relish the hit smiles CHASTITY green
smile and subsidies The committee decide to meet
at Albany. First knock down for Hoffman. The
Syracuse lobby or hotel Keepers, runners and saloon
lists leave by the next train.
Grandmamma Tlden rises with speech in his eye,
but prudent member Of the committee cuts him of
endeavors to get up controversy upon Governor,
but ts snubbed by Delos De Wolf of OswegO. Mr.. De
Wolf Is substantial business man, forwarding and
commission merchant OF high standing and sort OF
chronic political croaker Sfie goes in for what he
calls the current, bluntly reproves the Brooklyn
for having brought out Murphy for fight and argues
that the people want Hoffman and cannot be con-
troed by the leaders. You city men, he says, have
an organization and can elect packed delegates to
state convention, but in the country 1t Is different.
There they get together like at an auction sale
general training, choose their best men az dele
gates and these men cannot be controlled, but will
vote as they see Mt He processes to know that the
Germans want HOFFMAN, and makes a strong speech
on that side. First blood for Hoffman. Billy Taylor
Is as disconsoate as II he had actually been drinking
water Instead OF only looking after the public water
works
It is a singular fact that nothing Ia said about
Church, who appears to have abandoned the contest
for the nomination. From the talk of his friends
Lnng BartO and Others 1t is plain that the Sarato
Murphy and 1t seems as II he had resolved to lay low
and see II he can strike bargain with New York for
the United states Senate AS Peter B. sweeny for
likely succeed in doing 3d. The New Workers are
contented with their own place and are willing to
leave all other pickings to the rural democrats.
THR sCHOOLMAsTER AT HOME.
The business OF the committee Is over, the adjourn
ment has taken place, and now Sammy Mlden calls
all his big scholars from the counties around him in
the reading room and prepares to hear their lessons
The whole sixty three counties are represented and
the class Is large There the farmer the vii
lage lawyer the DOCTOR the groceryman &c. and they
sit round the solemn and expectant any set
OF dutiful schoolboys on examination day. Sammy
sits at table In his glory He explains the objects
OF the meeting, the system OF organization, and calls
up the counties in turn for examination. II is in
teresting to mark the air with which they repeat
their political catechIsm, but Sammy cannot refrain
| from suspending the examination to make another
speech After that John c. Spencer, sort Of self
constituted secretary to the organization and q
carpet-bagger from st. Lawrence, where he was
| United States District Attorney, makes speech.
lie Is the man WHO some years agoproposed to settle
the New York troubles by giving the appointment Of
inspectors of election to the State Committee and
who will never recover from the storm of political
| Indignation he raised unless his days are extended
! beyond the usual limit. IL soon becomes evident
| that spencer, who has been trained In county
where all the democrats sit together in tavern
on the tops OF four whskey barrels, knows nothing
about city politics, and his speech is brought
TO q close.
THE BREAKING UP.
The business Is over and the Committee and out
siders disperse. The meeting leaves on Governor
Seymour's mind the impression that the State Con-
vcntion Will be stormy one He does not think II
| Will hurt hun, however, and he looks heartier and
more confident than ever as he bids his friends adeu.
The Committee meeting has beer, on the whole,
rather more favorable to Hoffman than Murphy and
the friends of the latter do not leave in good spirits.
After all, an unknown NAM may carry of the
prize.