The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-03
Views Of the Rochester Democratic Press
on the Coming Struggle.
Seymour To Be Permanent
President.
Arrival of Some of the Regular
New York Delegates.
Tweed and Two Hundred Tamrna-
nyites to Arrive To-Day.

uylL05 10 kAITlV6 1O-OdY,
ROCHESTER,, N Y, oct. 2, 1871.
Within forty-eght hours q Convention will be
IN full operation In this city which may, by Its
action, decide the political complexion OF The Union
for some years to comes ana yet this old town goes
on as usual, seemingly caring nothing Tor the COM
Ing Convention, for Its action results The only
people who seem to be pushed out OF their ordinary
grooves are the newspaper men, the hotel keepers
and the police. The first named are full Of the I'M
porance of the event. and each one seems to think
that the working OF the Convention the results of It's
action and the consequent destiny OF the demo-
cratic party, II not OF the nation depends solely
on what he says and advises The hotel keepers
have bought up all the cots, pedsteads hammocks
and lounges they could get and find room to
store The police are OF course making great pre-
parations, the floor OF the police station having
been newly sanded this morning, ana their gleam-
Ing buttons will shine Wednesday, provided
there be sunlight to help the shine. They intend
to make as good an appearance as pos
sible, but they do not anticipate any
trouble riotous demonstrations such as charac-
terized the moral idea Convention at Syracuse last
week. Beyond these asses nobody seems to know
or care about tile Convention. There is
!, -.s.,..-a NO GossIPlNc, NO SPECULATION -
of any kind in regard % officers Of platform. and
the politicians hereabouts evidently waiting to
see what the State Committee will do. In regard
to Tammany Hall opinion here Il very undecided:
the stolid, blulng business which Cornell
indulged IN at Syracuse, but OF this there Is little
fear. Sammy is too Old. 1t Is thought TO do any
blufflng business, and besides being old he LACKS
backbone, Of which
also stands sadly in need. / mention Seymour here
because 1t Is possible he may be named for tempo
rary Charmal but 1t is positively asserted by peo-
made permanent Chairman. Whether Sammy In
TENDS TO 40 any gaggng Of not i Is easy TO see aud
TIE TAMMANY DELEGATION REJECTED.
He has written ettcrt to General Green. OF SYRIA
cuse recitinR the fact OF the combination OppOs
ton to 1ammany, and states that Charles O'Uonor
gives himself to the movement and that they nave
inat this looks ike intimatine that Tammany
mocracy are attempting to cover themselves with
cloak Of responsibility worn by Charles O'Conor,
ID. White ut Syracuse. The feeling has been de.
cldcd.y
but Is apparently COOLING down. A communica-
ton the CiO OF this evening the leading denl-
% and e
ience After referring to the evils OF corruption
| and The necessity for immediate reform IL says:-
Let the expression, both in action and word be
are On the other de from Tsmmsny ali conSna
pontody condemned There should be moderation
on the Tammany side, most important Of ALL ind good
Spsh pit &. men ere We do na little q !ha the n
put forward az standard bearers and leaders Tho
party.
aforesaid men who lead and c2ntroY Everybody
Will give 1t up for the present. The communication
goes on TO say, "rhe Organization twnat organize
ion has the needIul power, ylg0r and efficiency"
Tnat IS good word for Tammany Further on IL
says, LET al rings or combinations, whether city or
country on the cauais or elsewhere, organized for
corrupt purposes, be spurned ana repudiated."
THE HEAVY HIT AT TAMxASY.
Then comes q lille more candlestick business, In
this wisc:-
The democracy of the city Of New York great
stuency They must be treated they deserve 6efay
generously The sins Of leaders must NOT be visited the
Bile, be melted out 70 ALL At the same due
s LIZ % % nns a. ss sHs
lion S let h anal sc sspn o. the
all sSS tho 70 c CO with alleged frauds and NAL
From this it would seem that there Is an inclina.
ton to m. al VINO a come ne paHpery
put o Hose e sne ca M w he "s u an
some plan OF action determined on.
Among the first to apply for rooms today was
RoUGH-LooKING CUSTOMER,
who stepped up to the nat.y clerk OF the Osborn
.'say, young Teller, want to git rooms for Joe
Co5urn ana William Maguire."
Every sorry, sir, but we are al full"
''Full be damned. Can't you make no room for
joe You know Joe, Young feller don't YOU"
and IL vent nSs e n3 a 'srs
delegate on the :, ground Is Alderman
velvet and has extra stock OF toOthpicks
hand. The people hereabouts don't believe that
sucn natty, petHe fellow can be New YORK Alder
man. ana he Is looked upon with somewhat OF sus-
plciOn. Crowds are expected TO arrive from all
sections tomorrow, and caucusng VIII begin at
once.
Barber, the well known lobbyist, is here tonight,
actively working, 1t Is alleged, win his golden az.
guments In behalf OF Tammany Hail. Contrary TO
general expectation Mr.. Tweed Is to be on hand at
the Convention. He Is to be here tomorrow, and
rooms have been engaged for 200 Tammanyites at
the Brackett House.
TIE BROOKLYN DELEGATION,
with Commissioner Fowler at Its held has arrived
Francis Herman and General McQuaid, from Utica,
came the same train as samuel j. Tllden, eX-Gov
elnor seymour and members OF the State Commit
tee. The tram was nearly two hours behind time
and all are tired out.
BEN WOOD
Is here with members OF his reform party and they
are all very bitter against Tammany.
The reormers VIII demand the entire reputation
OF 1ammany ana they state that II Tanmany be
admitted they Will leave the Convention. There IS
evidently Jun ahead.