New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-06
m Kelly was anxious to defeat had been


thrust aside
Ii is impossible, of course, from the random re-
marks Of anti-Tammany DELEGATES here, 10 know
what course that organization proposes to take
There can be no question. however, that they went
away more bitter than ever before. After having
been admitted last year to representation OF more
than one-thlrd, TO no thrust aside this year
with as little ceremony as the bogus delegation
from Brooklyn. is n bard blow at their pride. Their
probable action is the more important because this
year they find themselves in new relation to the
State ticket. In years past tho ate ticket has been
Tilden's-rIien's by no nina.iel and snp-
port. Tilden has been in control of the
party organization, and has been their
friead. The state ticket has been nominated
against Tammany's wish, and that gave them
an al litional reason for supporting it. But now
the ticket is John Kelys, from their point of vicw
and if il wins Mr. Kelly viii do bis best TO have
them treated IA severely next year as TITS: There
ere two versions of nat would happen, if the anti
Tammany organization should openly or secretly
desert the State ticket. one is that no Democratic
has the strong party pride of the Democracy to sS-
tain il. The other is that If the next convention
should find Democratic organization at its doors
which had defeated the last State ticket because 1t
was roughly and unfairly deprived of all share
in the work of naming it-and Tins anti ainmahy
ought, it would seem, 70 be able 10 do-the CON
offer Of good many thousand votes than TO reject
il. The politicians can decide between the two;
Many Democrats from the interior have noticed
how RAPIDLY Mr.. Kelly e3ms TO be getting RIA OF
many Of his b Il men. This year, Edward Cooper.
James DAY. James +. Morrison, and Others of that
group, seem to he far fro being In accord WIN
Kelly on any subject, and, Judging from the way
Peter h. OlneV hlsscd for his vote Tor DgelON,
he NAV soon fall from grace also
The new majority do not seem to have made, in the
general opinion brilliant hit in organizing the new
State Committees. They have made so many com
plants ahout the record and unpOpularity of Gov
emor Tilden's leutenantS, that they ought at least
to have harncssed two of the old warehouses TO the
front of the new machine, while the boys ran be-
hind But instead Of that they have chosen chaIr
man Mr.. Purcell of he Rochester Union, who Is consld-
cred an able editor. but WHO'S young man, and has
only been known throug his paper, ana rs regu-
lar though silent deegle. But the choice Tor Sec
rotary is singular. Unpopular ms Mr. Apgar
seems to be just now. he represents constituency,
aud has just been rerllced by his district upon tne
State Commtte; but Mr. Rhodes, tle new secretary.
has not been even a delegate to convention IN re-
cent years If overland hls election to the state
Committee was received with asonlshment. lie IS
sail TO occupy so ue position upon me Aec- l0'E
ETpfc,s.
Such friends of Ex-Governor Tilden as cherish
hopes of his denomination in 1850 do not seem to be
discouraged by the result of the convention. The
anti ilden men made such strenuous eff VT by
tier speeches TO have 1t appear that they were Mr.
Tildeu's special friends, that they are committed
against policy Of open depreciation Of HIM. t
least cone of the ilden lIOfeSs 10 funk II lust
as well that the Canal faction should take hold OF
the party tbs year, in the idea that defeat at the
polls viii follow. and the control come back 70 the
wing which carries elections, aud co ne back to stay
Two candidates for Governor are evidently train
ing ~ the new mlj rity. Clarkson n. Potter was
J i'm Kcly's candidate, il will be remembered, last
year; and Allen c. Reach Is, as has already been
said the favore of the Canal men. There were
many predictions by Mr. P0tter's friends that he
would sure Y capture the nomination next tive
Who the Tilieu candidate will he, is not known. If {
the members of that wing He wise, however |
they will set about matter OF more
-portauCe ii ST. They must get spokesman /
Having the best sentiment Of the party !
with them and often majority of the votes, they
have Ee hardly a convention where they have not |
been emharr ssed ny the lack of man With good |
presence sound p ir IF Ia rs and decent knoWl-
edge of parliamentary law man who IL not afraid /
oil his own voice. and has the stun of q leader
him. They want fighting general.