New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-27
THE STATE COMMITTEE IN DOUBT.
SEVERAL MORE TILDEN MES UPON II THAN LAS
YEAR. HOWEVER.
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SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. 2G.-It is not yet known
which faction controls the Democratic State Com
gnittee for 1879. Yesterdays events indicated that
Mr. TiIden's friends would be in the minority; but
there are permutatiOns and combinations in politics
as well as in mathematics, and through some mys-
terious Formulation of the delegates Mr. Tilden's
chances of obtaining control of the committee have
greatly improved. His friends confidently and with
apparent sincerity claim that he IS already in pos
session of the committee. The Anti-Tilden men
angrly deny the claim, but are plainly disquietcd,
and have as vet no confidence in the committee de-
Gliding matters to their liking
The suspicion that the committee is in doubt was
strengthened tonight by its action assembling
for the first time The andTilden men had supposed
that Mr.. Purcell would be immediately reelected
chairman but, to their intense surprise and chagrn
this arrangement was not carried out. Upon the
committee being called to order, Mr. Burnett, Of
Queens County, who was acting as a substitute for
John H. SutDhen, of the LIST District, moved that
the committee meet October 8. at Albany and or
eanize John Kelly instantly said that he hoped
the committee would organize at once. Some desul-
tory conversation followed between the members,
from which, the Tilden men are of the opinion Mr..
Kelly discovered that he could not with certainty
control the Committee. One of his adherents ac-
cordnely moved as a substitute for MIR. Burnetts
motion. that New-York, instead of Albany, be Sc
lected. The amendment was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
For AlbaDy.-Burnett (proxy), Veeder Fowler and
Nolan, Of Kings: Nelson of Westchester, OBTien of
Duchess Manning of Albany Parmenter proxy,
of Rensselaer, Smith NJ. Weed proxy of ClintOnl
Buell. of Saratoga, Gordon of Delaware Moses Of
Cayuga. Faulkner of Livingston, Apgar of Tomp-
kins Hill OF ChemunR, Carey Of CattaTauRus repre-
sented by William BoOkstaver@16;
For Newly Ork.--lium betOn, Rhodes, Gale Nichols,
Smythe, Kelly and Schell, of New-YOTk; Beach of
Orange. Latin of Ulster, Crosby of Lewis, Barnard
OF Oneida. POucher of OswegO Jenny Of Onondaga,
Purcell Of Monroe. Ferguson of Franklin, Murray
proxy of Niagara, McCune Of Erie-17.
The men in the minority on this question, the Til
den men assert are all supporters Of Mir. Tden. 1t
is also claimed by the Tilden men that Mr. Murray,
who acted as a proxy for Mr.. Fulton, of Niagara,
misrepresented the gentleman when he voted with
the anti-Tilden men for New-York instead OF
Albany. kilograms were sent they assert by Full
ton to Murray directing HIM TO yOteOn all occasions
with the Tilden and Robinson party Ferguson, Of
St. Lawrence County, is also claimed by the Tilden
men as one of their supporters. although he voted
with the anti-Tilden men on the motion. Concerning
the vote of st. Lawrence and Franklin, which has
hitherto been for Mr. Tilden. there is a surprising
rumor a6oat. II is stated that Daniel Magone whC
has represented the two counties in the State
Committee. was again offered the place to-day but
that he refused it the ground that, as the delega
ton from those counties had disregarded his advice
In nominating Mr.. Sawyer for Judge Of the COurt
of Appeals aud made an alliance with TammaBy in
the convention. he would no longer represent them
As the leaders of the Democracy in the two counties
have of late yesn steadily supported MIR. Tilden il
is believed by the Tilden here that after then
chagrin over tho defeat of Sawyer has subsidized
their representative on the COMMITTEES Ferguson
will vote in Mr.. Tilden's interest. The st. Law.
renes and Franklin delegates were naturally re
Rarded AS q bargaining set of men by the lilden
party. As an instance OF their crafty spirit IL 4
related that the delegates RETAINED from
naming their representative on The State
COMMITTEES until they saw whether Tammany
fulfilled its bargain to vote for Sawyer. When
Tammany had voted for Sawyer the delegates
promptly put the promised anti-Iilden man on the
State Committee II TammanF had attempted "