New-York tribune., 1876-04-25
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
GOV. TILDEY's STRENGTH.

GREAT PROBLEM AT UTICA ONE OF CoNitsIiNu
DELEGATIONS.
[FRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUSE.t
ALBANY, April 22.-The voice of the District Con-
vention is still heard in the land-always and I'M
ceasingy for Tilden. The triumph of the Governor
has been complete, so overwhelmingly indeed that
whenever his opponents carried hotly contested
district, they usually hasten to Albany, unless it was
in the Canal Ring region, to make their peace, and
gave assurances to all concerned that they were as
good Tden men as the men they defeated. No
Presidential candidate has had such an ovation in
this State within the memory OF at least the
younger generation of men. The State Is
practically unanimous. The number of rural dis
tricts which are openly opposed to Gov. III
den is too small to be of any consequence
Allegany. Orleans, Onondaga, Jefferson. Cayuga,
and Oswego are the only counties they have carried
These make ten Assembly Districts, and there may
be a district or two here and there that will never
be heard of in opposition to Gov. Tiden, but would
like the chance to do something in that way. 80
that the estimate given a week ago of from fifteen
to twenty districts the utmost possible figure for
the l-Tden faction erred only the side of lib
erality One at least of the anti-Tlden delegations
will be met by contesting delegation which
claims greater regularity, and will probably
be admitted. The cities outside of New
York, are as solid the rural districts
Kings County, with Brooklyn, solid for Gov
Tilden. Erie County, with Buffalo, is solid, though
there are strong ant-rilden men on the delegation
Albany, Troy, Utica, Rochester, Elmira, Bingham
ton and almost all the smaller cities have sent
friendly delegations. Syracuse stands almost alone
among the cities IN sending antI-Iiden men, SO
that the anti-Tilden cloud, which few weeks ago
covered the whole heavens in the imagination of
some, is now no larger than a mans hand, and will
-. ..,l,. olt Tho nolit
cal leader Of the movement, ex-Lieut. Gov. Beach,
cannot be elected delegate to st. Louis except BY
the grace of Gov. Tilden. lie has a solid delegation
fromhis own County Jefferson orsupposes he has but
the two remaining counties of his district, llerklmcr
and Lewis, send delegates who are elected on but
single plank viz, that VIZ. Beach shall not 20 to St.
Louis. The same power which kept hlm on the
State Committee last year in spite of the same siren
uons opposition from these counties is not likely to
be invoked again in his favor. The election of Mr
Beach to the State Committee, which was inter
prcted then an anti-Iilden success, was really
brought about by the importantly of the Governors
friends, who knew that if he were left off II would
he interpreted as being Gov. Tildens work, and
would give ofcnse in quarters where Mr.. Beach is
popular II has been the subject of a good deal of
genuine regret among Democrats here that a man
ike Mr. Beach. whose official life seems to have
been above reproach, and who had achieved ap-
parently deserved popularity. should have by
his unfortunate letter of last year to the Canal Com
mission and his subsequent bearing, practically
taken the side of the Canal Ring and drawn to him
self their fatal sympathy and support The details
of that episode are yet familiar but il will perhaps
serve 10 throw better light upon his conduct to say
that that letter, denying plumpy the statements OF
the Canal Commission and challenging the inyesti-
cation in which he was so badly worsted was writ
I.g gl
gent solicitation of prominent political aSpirant
whose abihty for blunderng seems only TO be linn
tiled by his opportunities. Mr.. Beachs mistake was
in moi accepting the situation when he that the
Commission was right, and that hc had been guilty
of "A neglect of official duty no more nor less eX-
cusablc than the like delinquencics of many of his
predecessors.
The movement toward Utica has already begun.
The morning trains from New-York brought mp a
few delegates and more have come on the evening
trains, most of them remaining in Albany until to-
morrow Among these the Presidential question Is
discussed very little the action of the Convention
is so well defined in advance The vital topic Is
that of the disposition that must he made OF the
contesting delegations from New-York, both OF
whom are so clamorous for their rights and so de-
FAINT The attitude of the rival delegations toward
Gov. Tiden may be easily summed up. The
anti -rammany delegates are for Gov liden. They
are ready TO support him if he will help Them The
Tammany people will smother their hostility to him
I'm the Utica Convention, bat their present plan Is To
make it felt at St. Louis by throwing all their iniiu-
cnce secretly or openly against his nomination, ana
using 10 aid in defeating him large outside del
egation, who will represent that Gov Ilden Is not
the choice of a large section of his party IN his own
State. This plan has been carefully maturei by
some of the Tammany leaders, though turn in al
fairs may make il useless unnecessary The feellng
of hostility which grew out of the alterations ana
differences of the last campaign has not diminished,
as il became apparent that the Governor would not
take a stand against the antl-Tammany faction and
John Kelly is understood TO be as far from being
good Tiden man to-day at any time since the
campaign of last Fall.
The question of the admission or non-admisslon OF
the anti-Tammany delegates is the sole perpleXing
problem of the Convention and one that is OK con-
siderable Importance to the party, inasmuch as The
anti -Talnmany men assert, with good show OF
reason that without their votes the state ticket
would have been lost last Fall and they declare that
they will oppose it this year if refused admission
EmSsaries of both factions have gone over the state
sounding rural Democrats and both seem confident.
Some of the representatives of Tammany Hall con
cede that the Convention will give the ant-lam-
many delegation seats without votes, but scout the
idea that the total vote will be equally divided be-
tween the delegations. This last result the anti
Tammany representatives however, seem to be con-
fdent Of. The fact seems 10 be, rs nearly
as it can be ascertained that thdDemocras OF the III
terror are wearied with the discussions of the party
in New-York, and are determined to adopt some
means to put an end to them. majority OF them
are said to be in favor of admitting the anti-Tam-
many delegates on some terms, though what those