The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-29
VOL. XLllL.-N0. 95l.
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL.
= trUERTNG or DELEGiTES
s"n ,ur SIKiTOGI HOTELS.

,, po-itiycIy Dtciiniug to be
'.,,,i1.tc for GOVcrnor-iie'viti Looming
= and Potter rtrnngy b"ehcu irs'"t ="
s.,le thr Chronic Sew ork ivy Vu"fFc''
s,ro,A Aug. ae.-Delcgates TO the
,,,,,,cr,iic Convention from various parts oi
49, .,,,e have been dropping IN all day and TO-
.,o,, there ia probably one hundred here' but
,,.a ,re,t body and the army oil outside |
.u,.,era who always attend theae gatherings |
Iii not he here before tomorrow night. After |
"',a.,,,,b many II the delegates now here, l
80, s,ti.aed that as yet general sentiment has
~, deanitely nxed Itself upon any man for the
hood oft tho ticket. Tho delegates all seem to
.r,rsci tc the fact that II Ia necessary 10 make
MA best possible nomination, and they are Dc
,,vnined TO do II. All day yesterday, aud ~ TO
nhto hour this afternoon, the rumor that Judge
Caurch would tcceut the nomination, II 1t was
rendered to him without any effort to secure II
Oh his part or that of his friends, passed cur
rent. until 1t was finally asserted as fact' ana
majority Of the delegates and outsiders nero
expressed no doubt but that he would be nom-
mated on the first ballOti ana Wpeh
At was further announced that John Kelly
mad come UP TO Albany to-day, where
AMOR, WINS to be a council composed OF
,uch Democrats as Francis Herman, Allen c.
Bench and Others, with view to settling tho
preumlnaros, most OF the Democrats here who
learned Of /; jumped 10 the conclusion that the
HING w.s settled and that Judge Church was
me- coming man, but wet blanket was thrown
mon the programme early tonight upon the
.r-ival Of the delegates from Nr. Churca's
Ipcs,4iy and number OF his closest
and personal friends. They h d accom-
p,nied Judge Church as far as Schenectady
Oh HE way to attend the conference which is be-
ns held in Albany Tonight; and when ques-
Il ,,nh fpviX declared under
no considerations whatever would Church CON
,,nt to he a candidate. one prominent ffioud
Of tue Judge went far as TO declare that he
~ authorized to say so by Judge Church him
yelG but many refuse to accept the state
uent Of these gentlemen AS fnl and believe
that Judge Church will yield II the right press
ure Is brought to bear upon him ia Albany.
News from Albany Is awaited with anxiety
but knowing what do OF the relations between
Judge Church and the gentlemen who declare
that be will not lie a candidate under any cir
rumstances, do not believe there IA any hkeli-
hood OF his yielding to my rsuments that may
bo brought forward ~ the conference now going
congressman Hewitt seems to be In much Ia
Vor to -niaht, and II Is reported that he wound
he very acceptable to Coy, lilden. In SUI port
of this theory the feet that ST. Lawrence county,
democratic State Committee. has insttuctt q It's
helegates TO vote for Mr.. Hewitt, l. cted. IL Is
t-p s4lu lual tue .NtM A'ih iAtiNi
him next 20 Chuich. Mr.. CiarksOn y. Potter,
however, has many irenos here, ana they claim
tuAt when The delegates shall nafo all arrived
b. will he found 10 be the strongest man III the
Convention:
Dorsheint ~, shown but little strength, aud
VI h. frequently asserted that he Is Out If the
race entirely for the list place on the ticket;
bat We can tell better ab lut that w.en "ll The
btleg trs are mere. firi " !. cerain that some OF
thern have been instructed 10 present MS name
Tor the GoyernorsLip. 1t ~ alleged that Gov.
seymOHr has written letter 70 Senator kernen
7Iging the nomin ton Of Dorsheimer. ms
rumor which cannot / e traced 10 any IespOn-
uble source Is current to-bight ihUt hr. Dor.
iheimer will not allow nis name to be pres nted
10 the Cony Ltion I, r the Governor utp.
A lev New Workers are here ur-tug he name
Df Comptroller Andre~ II. Green Tor Governor,
claiming Tat he oalu ie very strong IN tie
rural districts. ani would not meet with half
Tho opposition peo9le imagine In toe clt' Of
New YORK. Orchsionaliy tue n ttus Il comp
iruuer Lucius Robinson Is mentioned, and Is
always received with tnt utmost respect. Every
Guycrnor and II the candidate Is to Oe taken
from among nen who have not been lifelong
bemocrat-, Mr.. Robinson Is rs lkc,y to walk
away with II - any nthef n".i. =. M 10. -
The warrn9 iactiors u New YORK city are
here as usual l." ct the Deu oVrsVt ot 'ne
fur districts aud mar he harmony oi me Con-
ventian. Yer aittr ye .r the have been wont
20 make intoleranis ne oils and parlors oi ne
hotels Of the cih"s where Denrrrnuc state
Conventions have from tins q time met
snd to oil tho lon'le7 Of the {. veations
with their Jircon, and not inirequ utN It
hght out tn-r s4uAuo'es wilniu me bm
Of the Convention. / 1--we witnessed thes,
scenes In or eiSh. Sta'c Conventions, Rnd
have often tiisd 10 huu cut what these cOutr -
Fefsios were about. w. never able 10 seer
Ian that tAerc was my c rdinal ptinciule IN
vOlv. In any = hen. ont, IN the e. ntrar, they
nimost invariably, On close andh SIS, resolved
themselves into the dregs oi personal Dontest'
over the plckings and sledllnga oI tity patron
AZ. ! do not think tIe conflict now raging here
b., wetn the cii u from your cit, l. nased OF
rlmn one hair's brrudlh higher tnah those 81
\ tremendous pressure is brought to beal
npnn these factions by powerful influences I,
in4Uce tnem to settle their differences and
A.fee upon set Of eeis-ates Def re tuc Cunven
uon as, H. blts ou Medne-day 1t l. ur4ed upcr
the cnieis of the intending win-S ia I IN thi'
Presidential yeaf, when eNeiytul. Is at stake
Shey JuHht to cease "a =" l!,keilngs ana D~n
to.at e., mtsttbe glr.tumer-encY. his mode
of putting TIA" cAse does have a. Eject upon somi
al ihcr. wniie others seem ute ~ Incapable oi
rr .i,lnk 20 road a. d . ttrlOiic On Id a. The,
~ oil the time thinking OF ito Hnuence upot
the patronage that Gee. SION illt 90 le' from the
precincts of thc Ct Han, or Is hsnec
vi IN some alley ~ ontSing wards, Inc
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