New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-05

the State for expenses which were never incurred.
The total was of considerable amount, for five such
charges were made in one session, so persons state
who have knowledge of the facts contained in the
official records of the State Treasurers Office.
REFORM DEMOCRATS ROUTED.
COMPLETE TRIUMPH OF THE TAMMANY AND CANAL
EiNG FACroN-TwEED AGAIN AT TIE FRONT
FRIENDS OF HONEST GOVERNMENT DEFEATED
AND DIsHEARTENED.
[BY iELEiRAPH TO TEE TR'Brsgl
ALBANY, Oct. Amy report OF the convention,
which for these two days has seemed to hold Albany
in suspense or indeed of any other dongs In Albany
which omitted the chef feature Of all public occa-
sions-to wit: the Albany policeman-wouid be III
complete. The Albany policeman is not one OF a
class he is a class OF himself lie Is grand, gloomy
aud peculiar. But he does not stand alone; he never
stands when there is any place 20 sit down, and
for being alone, he never goes anywhere except III
couples. have been greatly amazed at the manner
in which the Albany policeman has overlooked aud
NAV say overawcd, the convention. lie stood at
the door and bcset all the passages OF n, and was
greater-if that nay be imagned-tnan the very
delegate himself. He becagnred al the app caches,
and sat in solemn sentry at all the alses whcrcuhto
the delegate or the spectator came, and from all Oh
them he extorted the reverence due his position aud
his rank. | had not known before how high was
the place of the man who guards the door, lie
Albany policeman has admitted me TO an
acquaintance with the superiority Of his place. lie
wears the gilt or bronze insignia of his Office and
swings bis cluD with such grace and freedom as
wins my admiration and EFFORTS ny praise; and l
may be permitted add that ne combines tine great
est impudeuco with the greatest lazness that
| have ever seen. lie SITS in couples on
the stairs that lead nowhere, and even If they
did lead anywhere. were locked and answers slowly
and mpeItHcutly all inquiries about the locality, 10
| a manner which would draw blOOd-red curses irOma
saint In these two DAYS Of the convention have
seen nothing Of him but impudence that the Hon.
Mr. Burke would call accused and thrice ac-
cursed " aud have heard nothing Of him except that
he was lazy, airy and inso.eut.
As To the matter OF subordinate mpOrtance-the
! Democratic State Convenuon-there remain only the
things to be said which How in the most natural and
logical way out of the events Of yesterday. he Tam
many men, the John Kelly and Jarves" Lord men,
the anti-Ii lden menthe Canal Ring cen-the men, in
short who for four years past have opposed much
/ of reform as the Reform Democracy has given
! tbem-have had their own sweet VIII III everything
! eycept the organization OF the convention. They
| have carried everything except the empty tri-
umph of the temporary chaiImanship of the conyen-
! tion which brought neither honor nor profit to the
opposition. Mr. Hill not great success as tenn
porary chairman. Ii | have heard it once, have
! score of times, from the delegates who favored a
new ticket that the choice of Sir. Hill was great
mistake Mr.. Jacobs, they say, would have trans
acted the business in hall the time, and, what Is
better, would have seized and taken advantage OF
all the points in favor of his friends The anti-lam
many and anti-Canal Ring men may be classified
generally as the Tlden party, and the Iammany
and Canal Ring party as the anti-Iilden crowd.
ri. iUfn hp f0n
full purpose TO Oyerturn all that Governor
! Tilden had effected in the way Of State
reform and especially to defeat the renomlna-
ton of the old ticket which represented Mr. III
| dcn's ideas and WAS known To be favorable 10 the
carving out Of his policy. Mr.. John Kelly, with
his II mmany following, aud Jarvis Lord and DOC
Denison with their Canal Ring following, repre-
scented very faithfully and truly the reacuonary
party Ia the light Of all that was done. true ac-
count of winch is given another dispatch do not
think il can be doubted that the party OF reaction
carried the convention and directed the policy ot the
Marty. There should be 10 mistake a. to the ami
mating purpose of the majority of this con-
yention. There should be mistake as
70 the moral forces which come in con-
Aict here. and the precise meaning of the
| result which has been reached. The opposition to
/ fine State Committee management, and 10 the re-
| nomination Of the old ticket which that manage
nent would have resulted in, was directed to put 1t
simply and briefly to the State policy of Governor
! 1ilden; the policy which means reform IN Canal
| Administration and economy III all STATE ana mu-
nicip,l affairs Ii should he understood that this
triumph is the triumph of all the lower and baser
elements of the Democratic party and the defeat
i of the better class; of the men Who
had at heart really and honestly the interests OF
STATE and Municipal reform. have no doubt that
there were men IN this convention who sincerely
desire TO put the Democratic party To good use,
and make II instrumental IN carrying out practical
Governmental reforms. | know there were men
Lerc whose sole aspiration TO lift the party mp
IN higher level and direct It's energies to noDlcr
nnrpose than the mere politicians conceived OF.
They were disappointed, and they feel It, his day
work does not 81 much set back the Democratic
Marty in New-York City into the hands OF John
KeIv and Tammany as the whole machine into the
mower of the faction that the party for purposes
81 self noarand zement, and makes no secret OF IT,
II was a remarkable feature OF tins convention
,bat II had no sense Of he odium that attached Ia
,e esposnre of the crimes OF the former leader OF
tbe party, Mr. William NJ. Tweed, except as !. sp-
nreeiated the opportunity to use IT to the
tage Of those who had been most instrumental IN Tue
see FifIh Page.