, 1877-10-13
NEW YORK POLITICS
TAMMANY's TRIUMPH.

Ne,r io.k, Oct b.-lhe aiiiii'iy IL
umph in the state convention, though
very unpalatable to Tndens TRENDS on
| one side and anti Tammany and John
Morrissey's crowd on the other, IS hkely
to cause a serious detection from the dem
ocratic ticket. Except the Germans, the
greatest danger which 1t threatens 10 the
democrats is the loss of two state senators
| in this c. y in favor of the Conking re-
publicans, thus lessening the democratic
chances of electing Conklin9s successor
The chief significance Of the refusal to re-
nominate the old state officers IS In the
fact that it puts the party control here IN
the hands of the wing opposed To Iliueh
nomination for the presidency in 1880
1t is also believed to be settled fact that
Tweed viii be set free soon after the elee-
ton. Ii does not follow that John hellys
administration Of Tammany is to repeat
the corruption of Tweeds regime. Kelly
has done much TO purify Tammany. lie
is personally free from responsible suspi-
cion of corruption, and his efforts are III
the direction of honest government, even
though party exigencies do not always
permit him the choice of the worth;est H.
strumentalities for ensuring it. His anti
Tammany opponents on the other hand
were heavily weighed in view of the couG
try members of the convention by the fact
that their fight was led by a notorious
gambler, whose daily life and business
ore in open violation of law Hence it
is that the throw in convention will prob
! ,ll 10, off fbn
canvass.
| BOLT FROM BOTH PARTIES URGED.
The StGats Zeituny, which has great in
| fuence with the German readers, squarely
urges bolt from both democratic and re-
publican state tickets, and voting for a
new coalition ticket which shall give the
dissatisfied element in both parties an op-
portuGity to show their strength for ef-
feet upon future conventions. Its dissat-
isfaction chiefly is with republicans for
non-endorsement of Hayes, and with dem
ocrats for sustaining Tammany. 1t is get
ting to be understood that President
Hayes counsels against the proposed meet
ing here to protest against the action Of
the late republican state convention. He
urges that if held it should be free from
all indication of vindictiveness toward
Conkling. While it is his firm purpose
to disregard the senator's attempt to die
tate his policy in regard to civil service
appointments or anything else, he prefers
Cancellation in all things not involving
principle While not intimidated by the
senator's implied threats, he don't care to
recognize them by retort any more than
by profered placation. Having a firm
belief that the people are in active SYM
pathy with him he Is not troubled by any
political conventions failure to affirma-
lively endorse him. He patiently bidcs
his time.
WILL CoNKLING OPPOSE THE PRESIDENT
| APPOINTMENTS.
The new nominations for customs Off
GERS at New York will undoubtedly be
sent to the senate early in the coming ses-
4 sion and it is well understood if Conkling
| fights them because of hostility to the
president, sufficient democrats will sustain
them to ensure confirmation, unless their
moral uniitness is shown. Theodore Rose
welt is preferred by Evarts for collector
and Gen. Z. A Merritt for surveyor.
Roosevelt is a gentleman of the highest
character and social position, and is not
identified with any political faction nor
offensive to either side Merritt was form
erly 4 naval officer. His appointment
would be a recognition of old liberals of
the Greeley campaign, but he is widely
popular; his reputation Is irreproachable
and his capacity undoubted The sugges-
ton that Conkling should be depased from
his chairmanship of the commerce COM
mittee for his declared hostility to the
president as Summer was from foreign af-
fairs because of his unfriendlincss to
Grant, receives no countenance from the
president. Besides, Summer had made an
issue of veraeity with Grant, while Conk-
ling has not made friendly personal rela-
tions with Hayes impossible.