The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-01
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY OCTOBER ls7l.-TRIPLE

The Rochester Democratic Convention
The Taumany or Anti-Tammany Dele
gates.
The first important business before the
Democratic State Convention-which meets at
Rochester on Wednesday next-will be the
admission Of the Tammany or anti-Tammany
delegates from this city. The same issue in
diluted form was the occasion Of the Greeley
bolt from the late Republican Convention at
Syracuse; but the squabble between the Conk-
ling Murphy men and the Fenton- Greeley fac
ton was mere bagatelle compared with this
direct issue between the Tammany and anti
Tammany democracy-th "Ring" and the
Reformers. Mr.. Tilden, as Chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee, has de-
clared that ''the only way Of safety to the
party, when discovered to be affected with
gangrene, is to take sharp knife and cut it
out by the roots )" and this sharp remedy will
doubtless be submitted by him as the special
duty of the party in their State Convention.
Tammany has appointed her delegates from
the city; but whether s'the Boss" will head
them in person at Syracuse or remain at home
we do not know. We incline to the opinion,
however, that he will not go up to
Rochester on this occasion, and will
be exceedingly mild and gentle in his instruc-
tons to his friends whose delicate and difficult
duty 1t will be to make it appear that 1.-THE
Old Wigwam" under its present administration
is "all right" and that the rural democracy
pof Ford 70 han putf Fri do
of ''the Boss" will be confronted by powerful
anti-Tammany coalition, headed by Charles
OConor and representing the reform demo-
cracy of the metropolis, demanding admission
and the overthrow of the Tammany junta.
What then will be the action of the Conven-
ton as to the claims of these conflicting dele
cations? On the ground of regularity no
doubt the Tammany delegates will be recog-
nized, if agreeable to the other side; but on
the ground of municipal and democratic reform
we understand that the sine qua non of the
anti-Tammany delegation will be the expul-
sion of all the representatives of the 'Ring'
from the Convention.
A tough job this for the Rochester peace
makers; yet what can they do but cut loose
from the ring" and ''whistle her down the
wind" if this is the ultimatum of the reform
democrats But if excluded from the Con-
vention will ''the Boss" surrender or will he
fight ? How can he fight disarmed and with
his magazine of communication in the hands
of the enemy? What will he have to fight
for, dethroned and shorn of his power, and
with no earthly prospect of restora-
ton? He will be compelled to retire
and ''give up the ship" and so the "Ring,"
already superseded by Mr.. Green and his
Committee Of Seventy, will pass away, and be
only spoken of hereafter as certain things that
did once exist and flourish, like the cedar of
Lebanon, such as the Great South Sea Bubble,
the Yazoo speculation and other grand joint
stock money-making adventures of that de-
scription. We expect great things of this
Rochester Democratic Convention, because
the simple issue presented is the salvation or
dissolution of the democratic party.