New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-24
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the delegates to the Democratic State Convention
who have arrived at Syracuse is not large there Is
no lack of indication that the convention Will be
an animated and stirring affair.
The peaceful meeting Of the Democratic State
Committee at Saratoga in August, and the way IN
which the opponents of Mr.. Tldcn and Governor
Robinson controlled affairs there led some of the
sanguine to think that their success would be
equally easy and complete at the convention. The
leaders Of the regular organization in Ncw-lorl
began to talk about the manner in which they
would control the Syracuse assemblagc, show
Ant-Tammanv the door, admit the opponents
of the Mclaughlin delegation from Kings County,
retain or even increase the antI-Ilden majority in
the State Committee, and condemn Governor ROBIN
sons course by refusing to adopt any resolution
that his friends might offer commencing his Admin
isratiOn But they were a little hasty in their cal
citations. Mr. Tilden did not show his hand at the
meeting of the State Committee, but those who
thought that he had given mp the game were in
error. The cX-Prcsideutal candidate began 10 work
in the early part of this month, and day after day
held consultations with his trusted Hcutcnauts at
Saratoga. HIS friends and those Of Governor Rob
inSou were assduous II their efforts to secure as
many delegates as possible to the State Convention
and they now claim to be we'll satisfied with their
success.
The convention will consist of 3S4 delegates The
following delegations viii be contested NewYork,
G3 votes; Kings County y votes; Albany County,
i votes; Onondaga, votes, and Orleans Niagara.
Saratoga and Westchestcr, 3 each. This gives q
total of 1913 delegates whose seats are contested
leaving 261 not contested. OF these the supporters
Of Tildcn and Robinson clam 159, giving them al
least 2S more than majority OF the votes of the
Uncontestcd delegates and insuring them they as
scrt the control Of the convention at the outset
These roscate visions of victory are based Of
course on the expectation that none Of the dele
gates whose seats are contested Will be allowed to
take part in the organization Of the con-
ventiou. The State Committee always has
great power in the preliminary work of the
opening proceedings Of a conventions; and the
ant-Tildcn men have relied much on their major
ity IN that committee. Now their opponents 90 so
far as to assert that the Tanmany predominance in
that committee is by no means certain. The
committee has generally been considered 10
contain only thirteen supporters Of Mr.. Tjlden !
out of the thirty-three members; but i'll at
least three of the thirty-three Congressional Dis
trcts represented the majority of the delegates
elected to the convention favorable to the Gov
ernor and the Gramercy Park statesman, and the
Tilden men profess to believe that this fact will
modify the position of the members from those dis
tucts 1t Is whispered also that the fourth man
necessary to give the Tlden party seventeen votes
IN the committee has been secured.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
The view taken by the anti-Tidcn party is. of
course, widely different. The Tammauy leaders
IN Ncw-York have been talking very confidently
of their ability to get the upper hand in the
tion. The anti-Tidcn leaders assert that they will
have a majority OF forty Of the uncontested dele
gates. 1t is evident that the arithmetic on the one
side or the other is very faulty. When the repre-
sentatives Of either faction are asked to show by
districts the data which they base their hopes
the result is not altogether convincing in either
case. Both sides allow their wishes to govern their
judgments. Some of the claims of anti Tlden men
are especially extraordinary. One ofthem is to the
effect that they Will have the entire delegation from
Delaware County. As w. w. Gordon, one of Mr.
Tildens most Jealous supporters is in the Delaware
delegation, this claim seems little too sweeping.
Tammany does not propose to be an inactive
spectator until decision the question of con-
tested seats Is reached but will make a determined
effort TO participate in the work of the convention
from the outset. Some of the anti-Tidcn Demo
Gratis, however admit reluctantly that they are not
quite sure that they can name the next State Com
mittcc Mr.. Tilden, they acknowledge, has made
gains in that direction Seeing the control Of
The next State Committee possibly slipping from
their grasp, they intend to all the power, Of the
present friendly committee to dictate the policy Of
the convention. They advise the naming Of the
Committee Credentials, for instance by
the State Committee, although the last State con-
vcntion took away that power and gave it to a com
mittee composed Of one representative from each
Congressional District. BY this course Of action
Committee on Credentials friendly to Tammany
would be secured, and the admission Of any portion
Of the Anti-Tammany delegation would be pre-
vented.
Ont Of the cloud Of conjecture. opposing claims
and sangune prophecies of jealous partsans it is
not yet possible to predict the course of the cOnvcn
ton with any approach to certainty. Among the
things that extremely probable is the
passage Of a resolution approving Governor Rob
inson's Administration His opponents do not now
lay much stress on this point They say that aftor
all II is formal matter, without much real signif-
canoe, and they art willing to grant so much to
ms friends. But they did not talk in this strain
few weeks ago. Then they boasted that they would
teach him lesson. The sentiment in his favor
winch has been shown in various parts Of the State
Dy the passage Of resolutions by the Assembly Dis
uIcI conventions and in other ways seems to have
tdu.hI theIh a lesson. suggestion has been made
oF" S. no. Oily the Governor, but also Secretary
OF, otdte Bcach and other officers of the State
Administration, shall be commended in the resoIu-
uon' Inc Governors opponents will probably ad-
Yocate that course.
CANDIDATES AND PLATFORM
The candidates for the high Office Of JUDGE of tbe
Court Of Appeals little mentioned here tonight
Apparently. it is the policy of both the Tlden and
the snti-Tilden TO permit the fullest liberty Of
action Oh this subject Consequently there will be
large number of candidates Every section Of
the State is represented In tho competition
The following the chief candidates thus far
Judge Samuel Hand, W. c. Rugcr, W. H. Sawyer,
Georges. Camp George b. Bradley Calvin Frost
Albestus Perry George W. COthran, John J. Arm
strong and Judge T. K. Westbrook.