The New York herald., 1870-09-25
STATE and cl,."Y POLITICS.
A REVIEW Of the ENIMs FIELD
The Rochester COnventiOn--The PoA
There Pursued-The Young Democracy
Claims to Recognition Ignored
The Republican Difficulties-
Collector Murphy's Dilem-
ma-The Nominations.


Collector Murphy's Dilem-
ma-The Nominations.
In political circles, during the past week the all
absorbing subject or discussion and comment iras
| been the holding OF
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION AT ROCHESTER,.
the work accomplished the appearance ofthe "Real
democracy" on the scene ami what really came
or It, and, OF course all the political odds and ends
| connected with the double event. The Tammany
democracy claim that the Convention the great
est success ever achieved by "ins at the expense
| OF the 'outs," and that 1t was, In fact, the most
''outand-our' Tammany demonstration ever held in
| the State OF New York. They claim with truth.
pernaps-that the proceedings were marked with
an enthusiasm IN general and harmony OF detail
never before Characteristic Of Tammany conven-
tions or course the work before 1.-THE making OF
the slate-was one Of the usual delusons attending
Tammany domination conventions The poor bur-
CESS or country delegates had do with the
nominations than the ''man In the moon'' a set
or delegates from all the planets TO terrestrial
convention. Peter Bismarck Sweeney Boss Tweed
| and "prester John" T. Hoffman had made
| slate 80 complete that no attempt ut
spongng could possibly expunge the names written
thereon. The attendance from the country districts
| was the largest ever known-delegates and alter.
| mates alternating whenever necessary to evidence
| their fealty to the Tammany Sachems and to make
the visit OF the latter to Rochester thing to be
| marked with white stone In the memories OF the
Tammanyites. The "Boss' came out ''bign on the
occasion, and there was no lack OF the 'mats'' TO
| make even Mat Brennan hop around more sprucely
| than ordinarily, which he did ana stood up like
man."
| ''rHE YOUNG DEMsr
stSnort There waan,t jart of tbar,
OF their cause worth hearing repeating after their
first squelchng in the Convention. Their special re-
preventative Henry L. Clinton, who intended to carry
the war into Africa found himself turned back at Saar
'salry.n az the Scotcnman says, TO the discontinue
OF ''Louis and F'--hmsclf anu jimmy O'Brlen. The
political game OF the last OF the Tuscaroras was at
| last played out" and they retreated from the
of 1t along that line tall they were al last intercepted
at Jersey CITY, where they were captured foreign
@ ers having no naturalization papers with them,
| ana locked up. "Stc TdliSu,o &c.
| THE O'BRIEN-FOX CHEVY CHASE.
At the time OF the SILK stocking. huckleberry char
sius' who sought to Kill the foremost OF all that
| word-"BosS Tweed" 4 man who 'siept o. night,n
"younR Norvals at home" But they didn't see il:
| ana the fox being sleepess ''cuss," and out
one night with the rest OF the pack, thought to in.
wade the boss roost, which INVASION turned out so
disasrously that the crowd Of young N0rvals hadn't
left to them even the barren Grampian hills to feed
| single member or the pack upon the ''ange OF
destruction having routed them, ''horse foot and
PAST STATUS OF THE BRAVES.
Congressman Fox. the most respectable OF all the
| crowd OF braves, was In high standing with Tam
many when fell discord fell IN their midst and he
He had also the most To lose, aud has got pretty nearly
1 through all that by his last free speculation He
was once noted for his fidelity to the party and had
received most earnest and solid recOgnitOns OF his
acknowledged worth O'bren was man OIL u differ
| tion. This he did not possess. He was supposed 10
be very POPULAR; but whoever depended upon
was not deceivedf To-day he has not a corporal's
guard beyond MS deputy satellites IN his own ward
20 90 ndm & reverence; W Mr. eX.C0mmisslo1er Mo.
mould. He went about. not upon ''hls muscle''
xs ss &C mp but the
and gloves and his strut so like ''a gentle waiting
womans'' that he thought himself omnipoient
IN the organization and the principal prominent
ng1re in the Rochester Convention was their
hankered after the silly prominence Of
| being their mouthpiece At fhe Convention
when he was 80 incontinently shut up It Is to be
! hoped that bis alliance with the Young Democracy
on the criminal side Of the court Will stand him IN
better need than his Rochester aliliaton with them
THE RETREAT OF THE BRAVES
retreating host after they are once out Of the
reach Of the vctors' guns are worse than AN nvad.
ing host; but our friends OF the Young Democracy
proved themselves uhlans In the advance and
hungry Frenchmen IN the retreat The crowd that
we mt up with the TuscarOraS belonged essentially to
the '|Three Cheers Club" who never had local
habitation or name in the democratic party, aud
All Of one nature,
or one substance bred.
THE JOHN REAL DEMOCRACY FIAsCo
With ClntOn's failure to get recognition In the
Convention for the delegates of the john Real de-
mocracy ended the whole pitiabe farce got up by
MOrrissey O'Bren, Mclean and others. the self
dubbed leaders saw on that memorable 21st inst.
that it was al up with them. and as they knew that
their homeward hight would be retarded by the
panic In their host the word went round early In
the evening to each Other-aS Napoleon gave Il to
UuI
peut" and IN consequence the leaders got fair
start and were not among the captured raiders
In New Jersey To conclude the story OF the defeat or
Morrssey, OBrien Co., 1t Is asserted by ,nen OF
both parties that their pretences were not even
Cusable, and that those who took upon themselves
tempt OF the Convention
THE TAMMANY STATE TICKET.
The Convention, when called to order, was unani
nous and enthusIastic-a unit for Hoffman and his
colleagues on the State ticket. The attempt the
part OF the Young Democracy to break up the
strength OF the organization by alliance with the
republicans was denounced and a ban OF eternal
prescription declared against the seceders. Several
OF the leaders showed the white feather but their
attempts and overtures to get back into the party
were secuted II was Too evident that there was no
salvation for them IN the republican fold and there
was no mercy for them In the party they had aban-
dOned.
POOR TON AND THE REPUBLICAN TROUBLES.
Difficulties and dissenal0ns increase In the repub
ican camp Collector Murphy, who was expected
conditions In this State for the administrator Is
found totally wanting in the role he assumed to
play. He Is, and, unfortunately for himself cannot
help being oblivlOus to all the lhgn-nown promises
he made when candidate for the Office he holds. He
was even catspaw In the SARATOGA Convention. He
| did not intend TO go 80 far with COnklng AZ to
support WOodiord 20 the ultimatum that occurred.
He was ready TO go back on Greeley, but ne
| supposed that the vote for Curtis as temporary
| chairman would carry Curtis through "a the
| nominee for Governor. This was the Conkin0 rock
| he split upon. Conkng, himself surprised at his
first success, threw Greeley overheard went for
Curtis This was TOO much for the country dele.
gates and he was again surprised at the mistake of
supposed popularity for Curtis, who In his had
| to succumb to WOOdford who quietly opened the
| Greeey-Curtis oyster Murphy, seeing how the
| game which he could not control, went-like an
| ambitious but weak politician who oyerleaps him
self-immediately telegraphs TO Grant-'I have car
| ried the Convention, and WoOdford IL nomInated.v
The nomination. In iaci, was Murphy's Dlunder and
| the President now sees Ii. and Toms DAYS IN the
Custom House are numbered. Taleyrand said that
| ''bunder Is worse than crime;' and 80 poor
Tom, II is to he feared has blundered himself out OF
| office ~ rafhSr