Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-05-01
THE UTICA CONTENTION.

! TIE UTICA CONTENTION.
/ The democratic convention has indorsed
Tammany Hall, re-affirmed its fidelity to
the principles which the party has
trampled under foot. and presented Gov.
/ Tilden as its choice for the nomination at
st. Louis. After the convention had made
up its mind to brave the wrath OF John
Morrissey rather than that OF John Kelley,
its further proceedings possessed but little
interest. There is nothing remarkable
about the resolutions adopted unless it be
the language in which they are expressed.
! This reveals the superb and unintelli-
gible style of a well-known artist in poly
syllables. Among other things, it is de-
clared that the nomination of Mr.. Tilden
to the office of President would be "thc
incarnation of the vital issue which the
resolutions magniIoquently and vaguely
define 1t is some comfort to be able to
deal with an issue in n concrete form
Gov. Tildens public life presents very
fair cpitomc of The doublc-fa faced and time
serving policy which, in these days, calls
Itself democracy. The political methods
with which he has identified himself hap
pen to be :. kind which has become eX-
ceedingly distastefui to the higher order
of public sentiment We have as little
faith in the Presidential prospects of Gov.
Tilden as we have in those of some other
sfavorite sons but should his chances
| happen TO improve, we are quite prepared
to deal with him as 'lhe incarnation of
the vital issue to which the democratic
party is pledged. Only, his friends must
guard against ''confusion Of epitaphs" p"
Let them agree to drop all allusion to
''Hercues Staying the Tammany hydra, y
or to the "Reformcr and Doctrniare of
the Jeffersonian School, and let TIE
World be strictly enjoined against dubbing
him ''the latest Avater of the Supreme Ne
cessty of the times"
The list of delegates to be sent to ST.
Louis comprises the usual proportion of
party hacks and the usual number of orna
mental head-pieces. 1t comprises the name
of at least one conference.-the. Oswald
Ottendorler-which was placed there
without his consent, and who percmptori-
| ly refuses to serve in such company. His
election under such circumstances shows
how desirous the Tammanv manages are
to conciliate the Independent German vote.
His absence from The delegation will re-
Gratis in this city who will have no repre-
sentaion.in the St Louis convention. We
think we estimate very literally the fo,-
lowing of Mr.. Morrissey and his friends,
when we place i. at 10000 voters. In es-
timating at 20 600 the independent Ger
man vote for which Mr. Ottendorler and
we are certainly rather under than over
the mark. The latter element really holds
the balance of power in this city, and
NAV, should the contest be closer than is
at present probable, turn the scales of
victory in the State. Nothing but repe-
iton of the laundering management of
1873 can prevent this vote from being
ranged with the certainty of success on
the side of reform in the city. and the st.
Louis convention must act with far great
er wisdom than we conceive to be possi-
bic, and the Cincinnati convention with far
less, to prevent the great mass of German
voters from supporting the nominees of
the latter body. 1t was not in the power
OF the Utica convention to do much toward
organizing victory, and has certainly done
a good deal toward paving the way for
defeat Mem York 1imts.