The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-20
DEMOCRATIC DISSENSI0NS.
THE CiUsE OF THE OPPOSITION TO
TILDEN's NOMINATION.
Misunder-ta n dinas that Mutual Explanations
may smooth Away-Mbat judge Church
was offered ~ he would Run Tor Governor.

Mtsunderata ndines that Mutual Explanations
NAV smooth Away-Nhat Judge Church
was offered ~ he would Run Tor Governor.
ALBANY, June 19.-Henry Richmond is
the son of Dean Richmond, the famous chief OF
the Albany Regency, who held tho New York
State Democracy In the palm OF hts hand for
many years. The son Is young man OF thirty
four or thirty-1ve years, but has good deal OF
the engaging manner and directness Of address
which made his father so popular. MIR. Rich
mond has been stopping at Congress Hall for
several DAYS investigating the cause OF the dis
affection among the Democratic leaders toward
Gov. Tilden. Your correspondent met him to-
day 10 parlor OF Congress II al and questioned
him upon the success OF his mission. He re-
Piled that It could not be called mission at all.
lie certainly did not presume to advise the emil
nent gentlemen with wnom he had heI con-
sultation, nor has he arrogated to himself the
mana agement of the party, but he had he ird
while 10 the South Of the meeting called the
| Albany Conference, and having a personal ao-
quantanoe with all tue gentlemen named, he
| felt sure the disagreement was due mainly to
misunderstandings whicn mutual explanations
| could smooth away.
MIR. Richmond said he came here determined
| II possible TO secure tue mutual explanations,
and" said he, tbink tney will be In order
| at st. Louis Or before. baye had only general
| talks with the go ltemen referred to, and can
not, Of course. give ou the details, but they con-
viuced me that nothing more serious tnan IN is.
| UNDERSTANDING produced by the ill-considered
| acts of soms Of Gov. Iildens superserviceaD
| friends have occssioned tue dissenstons. For
| instance, there was an attack upon Judge
Church In the Argis the other day, aud was tol Il
tnat Lieut-Gov. DOBheimer wrote II. Knew the
| Leutenant-G overnor, he being q Deighoor OF
mine, and went plumply to him aud asked
not written IL. and that It was with
the utmost regret that he saw 1t. He assured
me that he entertained the highest respect for
judge Church. and mad ne yer cou nten nanced any
| attacks upon hin or his court. Gov. lilden
gave me the same assurances. SO that In u 9
| case the overzedlous friend had done the Gov
| ernor a downright injury In widening the
| bre,ch between him and the Judge. Stories
| have reached the ears OF the other ReDtlemen II
| named Of Interference by the Governor with
| politics in their localities, where the Governor
these friends. All these Things irritate aud
| rankie, and there 10 no means of doing away with
the effect OF them except by having mutual
| explanations made, ana this Is n very delicate
| thing to undertake without being comInission cd
ON their side to conduct negotiations leaoing TO
| renewal OF good fellowship. have aimeu, py
| my consultations with these gentlemen, to ind
| out where the cause Of dlscord lies, and am
| convinced have found IT, as say, in misrepTe.
| sentatuns and mlsundersta tanding. was moved
| especially by the hearty respect and Affection
wnch 1 entertain for botn Gov. rIlden ani
| Judge Church. They were both close friends Of
| my father and OF one another. Ny father died
at Gov. Ifldens house. myself have worked
all through the dreamy Tweed Investigation
| days with Gov lilden on the State Committee.
AS for Judge Church, nave the highest reason
| to respect mis- nonor and purity. / was one OF q
committee to ask his acce eptance OF a nomina ali on
for Governor at u time-itw not at the last Gu
oernatorial. Convention, but some time previous
to that-when his election was pretty certain
He declined because he was toe poor ~ serve al
tue salary then paid Of $1,000 or commit q
consulted together and returned TO Judge
Chdrcn with proposition tn 1 We would settle
upon Mrs. Cnufch t5Q,OOJ OF 100000 II ne would
consent to take the nomination, and we ap
penued TO the Proposition pledge that We
would neither ask nor accept from nun durins
his term VI ONCE any appointment or favor o
| any Kind for ourselves or 4 lends. The PROPOSE
| tion received by the Judge with great emo
| tion. but he returned II to with the reply
| tns, he cvuid not o"nscisntiously accept tn,
| ofiice una, sucn a load OF fsvOrs, anu We hat
| - 40 wisnoat him. viii never oeievs that u,
| Is engaged IN any corrupt CombiDa.on agains
tue GOVERNOR nor. tuuoeu, are any Of the o,he
seutieinvn named. IL IS honestly II question VI
availability with them, and wi.h IL tneir mis-
| und rsL- ndings smovtned away, they would stii
reunain Into. .VuIstic to any uan not The mos
| available, Sut 40 not ooubt tDat tney will al
heartily SUPPORT Gov. ltlden " nominated. Al
| for ue, ain strong Itiuen man. anu goiul
TO g.. Louis Co wVrk IOT nliu natd."
81. hieumOnI took tue afternoon train fo
Buffalo, wuence he wlil start ~ once iOr bt
| LJSis. lie Is not uelesate, bat na.s great IN
hlenc6 VITA nvafiy eve'y inenoer Of the deie
| III