The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-28
The New York Opposition TO Cow
erm0r Tilden.

sition made by certain New York politicians
and factions TO the nomination OF Governor
Tilden, which has been the most noticeable
feature Of the preliminary contest at St
Louis, would help him in the delegations OF
the other States if the democratic party
were strong enough to elect President
without New York But it SO happens that
New York is the grand pivot Of the Presi-
Dental canvass, acknowledged to be SO both
by Mr.. Tilden's supporters and his oppo-
nents who agree that his ability or inability
to carry this State is the real test OF the ex-
pedency of nominating him. If his oppo-
nents could succeed in convincing the dele
gates from the other States that Tilden can
not carry New York there would be an end
of his hopes, since everybody comedies that
success in New York is indispensable. It
being too late for anything we may now say
to reach St Louis in advance Of the ballot
ing we may discuss the pros and cons OF Mr..
Tilden's strength in his own State without
suspicion of aiming to influence the Con-
vention.
The New York opposition to Tilden has
been too violent and venomous for the au-
thors of it to give him a cordial support in
the event Of his nomination. 1t is of such
nature and proceeds from such motives
that it is certain to reappear in the politics
Of the city and in the Democratic
State Convention. The Kelly faction and
the Morrissey faction will renew their
fight for mastery in the city. and
each will send delegates to the State Con-
vention. The friends of Tilden will be dis
posed to revoke the certificate Of regularity
recently given to Tammany and to admit
the anti-Tammany delegates. The claims Of
Tammany will be supported by all the prom
nent politicians in the interior Of the State
who are fighting Tilden at St Louis, and
this bitter and inevitable contest will ma
terially weaken the democratic party OF the
State. There will be a violent contest be-
tween the Tilden and anti-Tilden wings of
the party over the State ticket, and espe-
cially the nomination for Governor. The
Governorship of New York has become one
Of the great prizes of politics. For the first
time Governor will now be elected for
three years, and the increase of salary from
four thousand to ten thousand dollars year,
OF which Governor Tilden was the first re-
cipient, together with the rent Of so splendid
and expensive q mansion such as he has
chosen to occupy at the expense Of the State,
make the office more desirable than any
other in this country except the Presidency
of the United States In the State Conven-
ton the opponents of Governor Tilden's
designated successor will favor the admis-
sion Of the Tammany delegates from this
city, standing on the recent decision at
Utica by Governor Tilden's own Convention.
4 he feud between Kelly and Morrissey ia
this city, which will be more infamed
and embittered by the contest at st.
Louis, and the struggle to control the
State nominations, which will hinge on the
admission or rejection Of the Tammany dele
gates, render it inevitable that the New York
opposition to Tilden will survive the adj
journment of the National Convention. 1t
is hardly possible that the struggle of demo-
cratic factions in this city should cease !;
and, considering that Kelly is the leader on
one side and Morrissey on the other, and
considering further the parts they have been
acting at St Louis and the Characteristic
stubbornness OF Kelly, the local quarrel will
weaken the canvass Of Governor Tilden.
Tammany has carried it's opposition so far
and made it so virulent that it cannot very
we'll retreat 1t is not in the power of Kelly
to regain his control in this city by support
ing Tilden after his nomination. John
Morrissey stands in the way, and Morrissey
has done too much jealous service at st.
Louis for Tilden's friends to turn against
him now. The fight of democratic factions
in this city is certain to be kept up and to
be carried into the State Convention. where
the rejection of the Tammany delegates will
give Kelly plausible excuse for boiling
and opposing the Tilden ticket. The fierce
Tammany opposition to the nomination of
Tilden is struggle for existence. If Tilden
is nominated and elected the Custom House
and Post Office, in the hands Of Tilden's
appointees, will control the politics of
the city. John Kelly and his lieu
tenants will be contemptuously flung
ont, and they are not of temper
to relinquish their grasp of the city spoils
withouta struggle. They would rather see
the democratic party beaten than Tilden
elected President, because under a republi-
can administration they would have some
hope of controlling the local government of
the city, whereas with Tilden's friends in
the Custom House they would have none.
If Tilden is nominated they will give him o
simulated support as a means of retaining a
foothold in the democratic party and en-
abling them to claim recognition by the
State Convention. But they will make such
| a war on his friends and breed such dissen-
sons in the party as will give the republic
cans, who are thoroughly united, every adj
vantage in the canvass.
But, apart from these sources of weak
ness, the estimates and representations of
Tilden's friends ut st. Louis must be taken