The New York herald., 1877-09-05
THE DEMOCRACY.
Prospect Of Bitter Fight in the
State Convention.
AN ANTI-TILDEN CRUSADE.
Governor Robinson Declares for the
Present State Officers.
KINGS COUNTY TAKES A STAND.
The Governors Wishes TO Be
Carried Out.
SENATOR MORRISSEY SPEAKS
KINGS COUNTY TAKES A STAND.
The Governors Wishes TO Be
Carried Out.
SENATOR MORRISSEY SPEAKS
Governor Seymour's Secretary and Others
on the Democratic Situation
SARATOGA, Sept. 2, 1877.

SARATOGA, Sept =, 1877.
There is fair prospect for bitter fight in the dem
ocratc State Convention this year. The offices to be
filed OF particular value in themselves and
there would be any great struggle for their posses
sion. The foreshadowed contest has far deeper sg
nhcance than would attach to any Rivalry for III hon
ors OF the nomination. 1t means nothing more nor
less than AN attempt to butcher every recogn izcd
friend and supporter Of Governor Tden Presi-
dental campaign anu the advancement of those who
are known have his opponents prior to the ST.
Louis Convention and lukewarm friends or secret
traitors the ticket afterward. The hotbeds OF the
sonspiracy-ior 1t takes the shape of conspiracy
Are New York city and Albany. Its leaders are the
Tammany democracy and the clique OF Albany poll
hcians whose secret concaves at Judge Amasa j.
Parker's house during the Tden campaign did SO little
credit TO Chief Justice Church and little injury 10
Governor Tllden So far Tammany is concerned
the incentive Is revenge upon those who were nstru
mental in defeating the determined attempt Of the
leaders OF that organization to overthrow Mr. Tilden
In the St Louis Convection. This is accordance with
the spirit OF intolerance which has marked the man
agement of the organization for the past four or five
years and which has frequently placed 1t in antag
onism to the sentiments and purposes of the State
democracy and caused its repeated defeat in the city,
But with the pretended friends oil Judge Church there
appears to be a determination to wipe out, II posi-
ble every trace OF Tildcnism in the State of New
York. Poor Mr. Tilden a stant terror 10 them
q perpetual nightmare that sits heavily on their
chests and gives them bad dreams. Thoy alright
themselves with improbabilities They make them
selves believe that years time will
an verwhelmng outburst OF democratic indignatio
that Will demand the denomination Of Mr. Tilden
OF justice and rebuke the republican
patton. They are all either superannuated politicians
or highfown gentlemen who know nothing Of tho SEN
timents OF the people, and they do not recognize the
fact that the world moves rapidly that ideas and
issues will assuredly spring up long before the
next Presidential campaign is reached that before
then the policy in the South, the financial qucs-
ton, the tariff and possibly even foreign compca-
tons may upset the political calculations OF to-day and
bring 10 the front leaders, new ISSUES and
parties
STATE DEMOCRACY FEEL ABOUT 1T.
Diligent inquiry among the leading democrats OF the
State. outside New York city. makes It evident that
The large majority the State democracy condemns
and will oppose this attempt to cast stigma Gov
ernor rilden In the first Convention in his State
following the Presidential canvass in which, according
TO the belief OF the democratic party, great wrong
was done to him, to his party and to the country
ave nothing individually about Governor Tilden
In part OF the State SAID loading democrat Of
Erie county 10 the HERALD correspondent, ''but we
regard him the representative OF the democracy OF
the Union, who cheated out of the Presidency
alter having been airly and trumphantly elected by
the people by the infamous frauds OF our opponents
the republicans 1t would not only be disgrace to
New York. but fatal political blunder
We should IN our State Convention do
my act that could throw dscredt his
administration of the affairs of this state,
Site the suspicion that tue New York democracy do
not fully and heartily sympathze with him i'll the in
Justice Of which he has been the victim Now the
present State officers known to have been selected
In conformity with Mr. Tilden's wishes and to be his
warm friends and admirers. The people OF the State
have already indorsed their Official course by their
Election oi Governor Robinson, who of them,
last year. Are they TO be thrown overheard at
tho demand OF a few democrats who from first to
last the vindctIve opponents of Mr.. rilden Above
Ill, the to be asked to place nomna
ton and elect a of State officers distinguished only
for opposition TO Mr. Tdsn? | do not the justice
expedioncy OF such policy. l say for the
part OF the state that with the exception
old Canal Ring, which is not now as powerful as II
lew years ago, the representatives from that section
in the Convention will be guided largely their
by the wishes OF Governor Robnso and will certainly
not be opposed to State officers who have done
much for the canals present Canal Board, aud
who have gwen US low tolls -
GOVERNOR RODINSON'S VIEWS.
The HERALD correspondent is enabled to state that
6ovornor Robinson while extremely delicate about in
,erierng directly or indirectly with the action of
democratic State convention or with It's nominations,
Is positively decidedly favorable to the renomina
tion Of the present officers, provided they desire
willing 10 accept rcnomination. The repubi-
party, Governor Robinson says, gave the STATE TO
Hopkins, Adm Thayer and Ellis. The democrats In
aueurated state reform and the honest administration
oil the affairs OF the canals by the election OF Tden
Governor After he had been power year they
strengthened the Governors hands, at his earnest
quest by electng the democratic candidates put Tor
ward with his approval Tor the minor State Offices the
incumbents of winch act really as the Cabinet advisers
OF the Executive. IL acted Canal Board with
these gentlemen tor year before was elected TO my
present position, Governor Robinson remarked In con-
versatIon, land know them 10 benonest, capable and
faithful They have been my assocates and they
iuy accord with my views, as am with theirs II
,hey should be continued IN ther present Offices they
would be with me during ne remainder OF my term, and
should feel salisued that them should ul
advisers, earnest sympatnZcrs and capable cowork
The Convention has right TO ACT n lts Judgment
dictates alter full conference between the representa-
hves from all parts OF the state. speak only lrom
practical standpoint, and when know public officers
be capable and honest am never IN lavor OF Decdlessy
trying new experiments only or the sake OF getting
new men into Office cannot creoit the runor that
any portion OF the democracy VIII at this or teal tmo
bring personal quarrcls and jeaouses into tue coun
ellis OF the democracy 1t would certainly be nn un or-
tunae thing u the state government should be para
yzed Tor the next two years po Cal DIVISION aud
the democrats OF New York should leave dssensons
their opponents, and present united and barnonious
front 10 the enemy that inf cied So srievous wrong
upon them at the last election"
HOW KINGS COUNTY STANDS
As Kings county gives the largest vote In the Con-
vcDtion alter New YORK. her position the question
oil nominations becomes, under the circumstances, Of
great importance. Mr. William c. Kingsley represents
the dominant party IN Brooklyn and IS entii led TO
speak ior the deeg alton from that CITY, lie is spend
ing the season at The Grand Union Hotel and the
HERALD correspondent sought conversation with
him Tor the purpose OF ascertainng whether Kings
county would oppose the ienomnatlon of tue
present slate officers
arc supposed speak Tor toe leaders tue Tsnmany
democracy as AL kIngs county onI nyso personally
because as they acse, VIC iavor the denomination oil
tns present state officers Now, in lact do no such
thing. The Brooklyn democrats d. not believe that 1t