The New York herald., 1871-10-04
Gathering of the Dem
a. .s 0cratic Clans.
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THE FIGHT OVER TAMMANY.
Chief Justice Church Opposes the -Ad-
!: 4, mission II tie Wigwan Chiefs.
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The State Committee Divided
* on the Subject.
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WHAT rAMMAIY PROPOSES TO DO.
Tweed and His Troop
Present.
WHAT rAlMAIY PROPOSES TO DO
Sensation Among the Delegates
's over the Burly Chief
The Great Lights Of New York Democracy
in Their Fighting Array.


in Their Fighting Array.
s - ROCHESTER,, Oct. 8, 1871.
the fun has commenced. Crowds are here from
all sections and more are coming. Every train ar
irving brings additions 10 the thr0ng already on
hand and the Railways Of the hotels look like
Albany at the height Of an active Legislative session
gess THE NEW YORK DELEGATIONS, ras
or rather large majority Of the members, arrived
late last night Ben Wood, who is cultvating
aa elegant white mustache, was among
she prominent ones and since he came
ne has been working unremittngly among the
country delegates as they come In ana making the
road rough for Tammany. Among Others aoating
around to-day are ex-Surrogate Ticker who wants
20 be Attorney General. His gray Dundrearys are
IN excellent order, and he seems quite hopeful, al
though he says but little Bergen, the philosopher,
with new velveteen hat and his dry logic, ia
on hand and has made several converts. Pea
Green A0loney-again forcing himself to the
'front.' with his rupicund whiskers elegantly
trimmed, but without the historical green coat-is
here large as life. He is one OF the reformers
G. w. Mclean looks rather disconsolate without
his bouquet, but he ls decked In an elegant linen
cambria shirt and evidently feels very nice. The
venerable Sammy has been In charge OF Mr.. Row.
ley, OF this town, since his arrival, and has been
nursing up his wrath against the Tammany lead.
efs, and tonight he is prlmed and charged and
ready 70 explode at any moment. seA
sa THE NEW WORKERS -s Nj.
are making the town howl although none OF that
gang Of rOughs which the opposition papers said
was to be here have shown themselves as yet.
Senator Jake Hardenberg from Ulster, looking
somewhat younger than he did q year ago, is
around lively as could be expected. On being in
terviewed by HERALD reporter, he said in his own
psculiar way:-ss4 tgaa sa 5su.ss 45ss
."Neow. look ahere, all the republican papers
through the State are bowling against the New
York charter as Q shield for all this fraud
and corruption that is charged against Tam
many. Here Is Senator Kennedy, who spoke
for that charter and voted for IT. he Is
renomnated and he'll be elected. Bowen voted for
II, he has been renomnated and he'll be reelected.
Wood and Chapman and Woodin all voted and
worked for 1t, ana they have been renominalei
and may be reelected and the only re-
publican who voted against 1t has not been
renominated-that is Senator Thayer. Talk
about consistency and covering up fraud. Boshl
wICKHAM, OF THE REFoRM DELEGATION,
looks happier than he generally does the morning
after the fremen's ball He wants to be let down
easy but ne thinks It Is happy idea the part OF
Tammany to have three Coroners on their delega-
tlon, 90 that full inquest can be held on the party
which goes back defeated or dead. The delegates
seem to be ~ much at sec as were the
majority Of the republican delegates last week
at Syracuse The great question is now on the ad-
mission Of Tammany, and this seems to override
al ideas about the ticket to be presented, about the
organization Of the Convention. and In fact, about
anything and everything else. 4at sa.e
ta aoJ6flgtgH TIE COUNTRYMRN
are very bitter, and IL Is more than probable that
n the matter Of the admission OF Tammany comes
10 vote in the Convention, their delegation Will be
thrown out, and yet there are others who conf
dently claim that Tammany will have fully
twenty majority In its favor. Others
again, who ought to know whereof they
speak, say that tile Tammany delegation was sent
here to be defeated. None 0i the leading talking
and working men Of the several districts are here
except Colonel Fellows and Speaker Hltcnman, and
tonight an effort s being make to have the matter
decided In ~, '-r.- T-rs- -7-r- ---nr4s.f~a, Il
s. THE STATE Committee.
meetlng OF the committee was held this even
ing, and Colonel Fellows appeared In behalf Of the
Iammany delegation. Governor Seymour who ap-
pears to be very bitter against Tammany; Tilden,
Church, Richmond, General Green and few Others
Of the committee declared that they wanted
the hight to take place ON the floor
Of the Convention, ana by q decisive vote cut Tam
many adriit They colended that this was abso-
lutely necessary IN ordef to save the party; tnat
without such result the eject upon the people
morally would ruin the cause. Cassidy, Fowler
DeWolr and one or two others were loath to take
such course, and cndeavorel to impress their COL
leagues with the dea that 1t would be far better that
r A MORE MODERATE PLAN OF ACTION =
should be adopted, and this wh. they advocated,
tnat the Tammany folks snould In the Convention,
put In protest Claiming that they are the only
organization IN New York which actually repre-
scnts the great mass Of the democratic
votes. and that to deny them seats In
the Convention would be revolutionary and
wholly unjustined. II, after this protest
would be made. the Convention would admit the re-
guariy Of the Tammany delegation, then the dele
yates would withdraw, provided az the same time,
however, that the Convention would promise that
no other delegation be admitted from New York
and that no change would be made IN the State
Committee until the charges now preferred against
the leaders OF the organization should
Oe settled. The committee finally adjourned with
@ Tere w be % another o Or
at nine O'Clock, and everybody s on the tptoe Of
exnectatlon as to what the upshot OF
IN the committee will be- The general belief is that
win be rejected as the delegates from the country
ing the meeting Of the committee, which
was was strictly strictly private, II Is said the mem. mem
%ssy Ssss %sss i'm sp G n er
dennnciatlons, anu handled the leaders without
gloves gloves Henry Richmond, IN demanding that she
the party would lose thirty thousand votes In New
, YORK city II she were allowed the slightest say
MN II he had taken into consideration how many
r1.es " me party would lose II Tammany was put out
,n,y Won ny iIs action decides that VIC are PACK or
.neves and unworthy 10 associate with the other
70 70 decide whether or not under the circumstances,
70 sustain c sUee siesst were not apworiny 70 vote
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