The New York herald., 1876-09-13
THE SARATOGA CONVENTION
a Dispirited Gathering Of
the Democracy.
VIEWS ON THE COMING NOMINATION.
The Explanation Of Mr.. spriggs
Voted Unsatisfactory.
KELLY'S EFFORTS AT COMPROMISE.
Names Of Bitter Opponents Of
Tilden Suggested.
a FIGHT NOT IMPROBABLE.
Candidates Mentioned by Friends and
Foes of the Presidential Nominee.
The Explanation of Mr.. Spriggs
Voted Unsatisfactory.
KELLY'S EFFORTS AT COMPROMISE.
Names Of Bitter Opponents OF
Tilden Suggested.
a FIGHT NOT IMPROBABLE.
Candidates Mentioned by Friends and
Foes of the Presidential Nominee.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. IL, 1876

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept IL, 1876.
Slowly, sadly, mournfully the delegates to the
rccted Democratic Convention como drDbling into
Saratoga Up to five O'Clock this afternoon 1t looked
as II tho attempt to Call together second time the
unfortunate body that met here two weeks ago. and
the tcegraphic instructions of tho hopeful sprggs
and finished their ticket, destined TO be
complete failure Here and there a stray delegate
might bo seen, looking dosolate in tho large halls of
the Grand Union Hotel, and gladly avang himself of
thc chance OF talking with any stray visitor But there
were not dozen members OF the old Convention IN
the place, and when Ex-Governor Holman walked
Into tho Grand Union about two O'Clock from the
United States whore he happens TO be staying acci-
dentay, OF course he was evidently discouraged. A
whisper is going round the effect that tho exGov
chershes the hopo OF rising to the surface him
self In the midst OF the muddc into which Governor
rlden has managed to throw the party. If such
shc object OF his visit Saratoga, hc found few
delegates whom to practice his Establishments this
afternoon and received much encouras cement
!hus far. Tho few democrats who hand, how
over, cndcavored TO keep up their spirits by joking
The situation
OPINION or A DELEGATE
One Of thom asked his opinion to who would
be now placed at tho head Of the ticket 81 have
idea who it will be, the reply; "but If you ask
Information, and is probably the only man who
knows" DR.. Gray is OF course known the head
of tho luuntic asylum
''Who elected chairman OF the State Committee
this year ?" another question:
''Wcll Magone Is chairman, but hos not of the
elect. He grabbed 1t in case the committee like the
ticket, should 60 wandering about without head
George O. Jones' the we'll known Albany advocate
Of more greenbacks strocd into tho Grand Union.
''Are you hero to attend tho Convention ?' asked
friend
'No am here to take the water" answered
George; and tho democratic party has taken water
I feel some sympathy for my old friend. At present
the democrats have lost their head. When they
from that affection hope to find them sensible
enough to abandon forlorn hope and vote for Peter
Cooper for President"
When the afternoon train from New York brought
the New York HERALD, and the Tammany, anti Tam
many and the Brooklyn delegates It began to look q
little more liko tho eve Of Convention tho hotel
halls and corridors
TAMMANys POSITION
The situation was Immediately canvassed, and great
interest manifested to discover what Tammany
had agreed to do AS John Kelly had remained over
in Albany for one train person could say much and
= mysterious reticenco observable Indeed, the
spirits OF the arriving delegates seemed to be notably
peared to be wet ones, and tho country delegates
looked they had overdoscd themselves with Con-
grcss water. Ono joker gravely inquired of bevy
Of Tammany politicians If they in attend
the Unitarian Convention in
session here, while another asked knot Of
sountry representatives of the Tidcn stripe what
friend they had lost and when the funeral to take
place. Judging from the countenances and the con-
versation OF the delegates outsiders might
udge that the party is sick than Seymour. and
that the LOGS o head had proved fatal to the body.
sPRIGGs' LETTER.
Among the afternoon arrivals was tho famous
Spriggs, who came bursting into view smiling and self
asserting aud with apparent consciousness of the
Importance INTO which he has 30 suddenly grown. As
ne passed group Of delegates receiving from them
onewhat COLI recognition tho conversation turned
the letter published by Spriggs in to-day's HERALD
''What do you think of the cxpanaton2 2 asked ono.
81 think 1t exceedingly lame one, replied
prominent Tammany politician at seems to mo to
iastcn upon Governor rlden moro unmIstakably than
the responsibility Of the fdsco and to convict
Spriggs OF dshonorabe deception. just look at it,
committee appointed by the Convention to do n
most important part OF work delegates It to Falrchd
who rs a mere puppct tho hands of the Gov
ornor and Spriggs, who Is not member of
she Convention, and has right to mcodlo in
the business These two 20 Utica They
ccivc from Governor Seymour positive assurance
that he will not accept nomination rendered him.
They have agreed with Faulkner, another gentleman
who is ready to do anything TO obige Tilden to tce
graph him in q certain blind way the decision come to
by Governor Seymour Now mark FaIrchild keeps In
the background, and sprggs, not member OF the
Convention, teegraphs to Faulkner the words agreed
TO be used II Seymour should accept This was an In
tentona dcccptn u, and spriggs now says he resored
to II because he believed Seymour would change his
mind. The responsibility for the falsehood Is thus
shifted from the Convention and also from
E.r.
Tden's faithful man Friday. Now, who to
be benefited by tho trick? Not Spriggs for he had
particular interest IN u, but Tiden who thus pre-
vented the OF Carkson Potter and secured
q natnc he believed, on the ticket which would
has himself made very little effort TO gain,
aud who were displcased with Dorsheimer's
nomination. have no doubt that rden
believed hc could persuade Seymour accept
and then resign the oice of Governor IL he should
be elected Such trick would have been congenia
10 Tildon, but seymour would not lend himself to It,
think Tdcn would have been wise to have forbidden
Sprggs to make any publication at AL.
RITrEkxgss TOWARD TiLDES.
This conversation is fair specimen Of the OF
talk INDUCED against fldcn by those who
uniricndly 10 his nomination, and the delegates known
anti.Tildcn Show lar more bitterness against
The Governor than they did at the hrs meeting OF
the Convention Indeed the two factions ev'ncc a
hoathy hatred OF each other, and at the present mo-
incnt there does not seem to bc any escape IRON
struggle Ia the Convention.
ANTI TrLDEN MEN.
The game OF the anttriidcn men, initiated by
John Kelly, Is the NOMINATION OF Amasa j. Parker of
Albany, ior Governor IN place OF seymour Ihls p'an
has been srcwdly started by Kelly under the prcence
of being friendly compromise with Governor filden.
Kelly made tho FIRST ovcrturcs In this direction through
Ar. Pelton, the Governors Lephcw. With great deal
OF pausiDty he argued that now Dorshcmcr,
liberal republican who had been unable to hold his
spiali party to the democratic cause, tie
;ickct II becomes essential satisfy the democracy
proper by placing at the head OF the ticket acknow
edged and well recognized democrat ag Seymour hi
sell Kelly urged that Parker Is lifelong democrat
that he has stood the breach and suffered defeat
when the pariy was almost hopeless uf success that
he Is hence entitled 10 consideration now and
that his nomination besides being popular with the
regular democracy would be "a and jar oonces sion
10 that portion OF the democratic party which Ind been
opposcd 10 Govcrnor 1iIdcD's Nomination Mr. Pclton
received keliy's proposition aud went with II TO AL
banv to hay before Governor Tildcn. Tho result WAS
not satisfactory. Yesterday Mr. Pclton conveyed 10
Kelly
TiTDExs REFUSAL
rooeent 10 Ind GO parkers mammalian Eollv thcn