New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-09
1TLDENS NEW- YORK SUPPORTERS.

PREFERENCES OF THE ST. LOUIS DELEGATES FROM
THIS CIrY-MR. TILDCS's FRIENDS AMONG BOTH
TAMMANY ASD ANTi-TAMMASY MES.
As the time approaches for the conventions
AZ Cincinnati aud ST. Louis the friends OF Gov Tiden
are growing more confident OF his receiving
the Democratic nomination. which they assert
will De almost equivalent 10 an election
The Kings County delegation is unit FOR the Governor
one Of MS most ardent supporters being Archibald NJ
rss OF the New-York delegation, Manton Marble
Abram II witt Edward Cooper and Peter Il. Olney, 1t
is generally admitted are FIRST last and all the time for
him To these the Of oswald Ottendorfer may be
added II he attends the Convention While the remainder
Of his friends the delegates are less enfhus
as;c for his nomination, the follu wing 1t IA conceded
are Tldrn men Mayor Wickham, John Fox, William c.
WAituey, August Belfpont. and Samuel 8. Cox. John
Kelly Augustus Schell, Frederick Smyth. Edward L.
Donnely, and william r. Roberts, 1t Is understood. are
in favor Of some other Mr.. Roberts stated,
however, to TRIBUNE reporter recently
that, as a matter OF fact. he could not be
clas,ed as either for against Tlcn.
lie was In Of the about whom there would he
the least doubt as his election and who would make
the best President Whether not Gov Tden was this
man he had yet decided, and he thought IL WAS
matter that should be left open In the minds OF the dele
gates until just before the meeting in ST. Louis He was
opposch 10 any delegates expressing his opinion to
this or that man, especify II snch ophol SHOULD nap
pcn to he unfayOrable To- the candidate named
s. =. Cox IL cldliitu ny inc hplputuls VI
those WHO have me best opportunity of knowing say he
will vote I'm favor " the New YORK delegations support
ing the Governor II is understood that August Belmont
ia very friendly 10 Senator Ba ard, but will 20 with
The majority for any candidate that may be named 10
is conceded by all that there viii be no boiling
among members OF the delegation from this state.
no matter what the preference OF individual delegates
h"sitates to say he will receive the cordial support of
those delegates who now opposed Ia him, and 1t Is
have been made by Republican antiTammany
men Tor the purpose OF ,nYurnY me
by delegates that there is no intention ON the part OF any
NewYork CITY delegates to depart from the manifest
There Is difference OF opinion, however on the
question whether the Convention intended to Instruct
them To present the name Of Gov. Tdcn at ST. LOUIS,
or whether the instructions limited Ia requiring them
TO vote unit The strong friends Of the Gov
his name but not necessarily TO vote for him
alerwaId although IN AL h fairness S they should
hope Of his receiving the nomination. Others
say they not even required 10 mention tue name OF
any particular person in the Convention 1t has been
asserted that II the Governor should receive the n0ina
no. some recognized friend of ais would placed at the
head of Tammany Hall but prominent Tanmany men.
who strongly In favor OF the nomination
there SIS is no foundation for such a rumor They
SAY that such leader certainly could not be taken from
tie anri-Tanmany organization for they declare that
thOs. who control nnti-Tammany were IN the old
Tweed Ring, aud have been at all times bitter against
Governor II Is conceded, however, that since some
prominent Tammany men have opposed the Governor,
several Of his former antagonists have favored his nOB
nation simply, II IL claimed, In order To oppose rammany.
IL generally admittedly Tammany men, without regard
to Presidential preferences, that there will be
for any change in Tlmmanys leadership, because,
matter they say, who receive the nomination AT St.
Louls, Tammauy's traditional adherence Ia the reg
uar nomination will manifest itself more strongly
this Fall than for many before and no matter how
bitterly the chiefs may oppose the nomination OF any
particular candidate they will sup ort uin enthusiast
tcay after the nomination has taken place. for the pur
pose IL In asserted OF being In good standing when the
tluo comes for the division OF the spoils.
A 10 the members Of the delegation from the other
pars Of the State, prominent Democrat Ii well
quaintcd with state matters, remarked to TRIBUNE
porter on Saturday that he though the delegation was
fully for the Governor IL several weeks
ago-ahout three;ourths In his favor These delegates
are not necessarily his friends he continued furtner
they believe that he Is the best available for the
nomination. and, II Nominated, will be elected This is
sufficient reason why they should support him, though
they may not all personally Ike the man.