New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-28
NETWORK POLITICS.
TIE sKIRMIsH LINE AT SARATOGA.

yusrrCE CAMPBELL ALREADY ON THE GROUND
ABRAM s. HEWITT CoNspICUO SLY TALKED OF
roa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON WEDNESDAY EX-
pEcTED.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRuBUNE.l.
s.poroG, N y Aug. 27-Betweeh the two
Conventions Saratoga takes a rest from politics and
roliticians. The country is no longer saved
and lost on the hotel piazzas or between
drinks in the bar-rOoms. The Republican crowd has
rone away and the Democratic has not arrived vi
The distinguished men of either party who few
weeks ago were permitting themselves to exude WIS
dom IN correspondents for the public enlightenment
onlv few remain like lingering knights upon the
fringe of flying armies, and they are exhausted
Of all information even of the ability to prognosti-
eate results Educated Ben, or the Mysterious
Pig is still on exhibition here, and the catalogue OF
b;s charms. with the pictorial Illustrations OF
his intelligent performances allurcs the way
farinq man, the eisurey person, and the
dvspeptic in the neighborhood of the Congress
surinc do not understand that Educated Ben,
or the Mysterious Pig" has any relations whatever
with the convention of last week or the convention
of this or with politics at all, except that he sug
gests the trouble in Massachusetts, In that vague way
in which the advertisement of the educated htas
also on exhibition here calls to mind the late session
of Congress, or the persuasive advertisement
of "nanna" all the fences hereabont must recall
to most of the hotel guests the experiences OF their
ancestors in their first Summer at the watering
nase "Marah in the wilderness of Zin." OF all the
gay and festive thrOng of statesmen who last week
made the town meludious, to-day observe only the
manly figure of Hugh Gardner who, for some
reason best known to himself, retains his grip and
is left blooming alone.
of tho coming convention there is rs vet scarcely
an advance guard Were it not that shrink from
any exhibition of disresDect for the ernine, might
saw that the skinnish line is represented by
the Don. Tim Campbell, civil justice; but
know that there is profound feeling among
Democratic statesmen GU the subject OF poll
ties and the bench. Chief Justice Church takes
very little part in politics, am told because
he thinks il is not consistent with judicial dignity,
and Tim Campbell no doubt holds similar views.
shall not run the risk of doing bim injustice by
connecting his appearance here with political move
ments 1t is enough to say that he is here, and that
the atmosphere of judicial dignity which Is his usual
environment accompanies him, as do also several
persons of snguarly easy and unconventional de-
pertinent. Other prominent Democrats here are
those who have been here for the special purpose OF
attending the convention.
The crowd of delegates will probably begin to ar
rive on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. The
ton will be Harmonious and that the differences be-
tween Tammany and Ant-Tammany will be settled,
40 far as the delegations concerned by the adj
mission of both or of ore-half of each on the
basis proposed by Anti iammany; and that
whatever quarrel there is between the two factions
will be either adjusted or fought out in the local
nominations. No apprehension of any disturbance
here is felt as it is understood that John Kelly was
in favor of making the concession OF onehah repre-
sentation to Anti-Tammany in the first instance,
and will not oppose the settlement OF the
question upon that basis in the conVeh-
tion. Up to within as hours past the under
standing among best-informed Democrats has been
that the contest for the Gubernatoral nomination
lay between Dorsheimer and Clarkson n. Potter,
with the odds httle on Potter, though in the con-
tingency OF Gov Tilden urging Dorshemer 1T was
conceded that the latter would undoubtedly be nom
mated Within the past day or two, however, Mr..
Abram Hewitt has come more cOnsricuously TO
the front as candidate, and there is beginning 10
be pretty general belief not only in his strength as
candidate before the people but in the probability
of his nomination. Every one admits that Gov.
Tilden may name the candidate if he will, the only
question being whether LIE will take this RESPONSE
bility and incur the risk of so doing
There IS a prevailing conviction, and it has been
deepening every hour since the Republican CONVEX
ton adjourned, that the nomination oil GOV. Morgan
is the strongest that could have been made and that
1t will be no boys play for the Democrats to beat It,
There is SO general feeling of this sort and such AN
anxiety the part of the leaders aud representa-
tive men of all factions to unite and act har-
monously for the sake of victory that there is no
great probability of any disturbance or dis
cord in the convention next Wednesday. The
feeling among Democrats is that this is no
time for quaueling, but that they must
ali pull together for this at least. Whoever is
expecting there will be division or split or any bad
blood shown in the convention viii be disappointed
unless all the signs fail. The proceedings will be
harmonious and the results satisfactory to I'll fac
lions of the party aud the Republicans may as well
make up their minds first as last that there is hard
work before them.