New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

lose the control OF the State Committee and would re-
eeve such check both IN city and State politics. that IL
would be hard to recover from it by ue
Arrangement with the st. Lawrence delegates they got
the convention In their hands, showed AnLTsmmany TO
the door and accelerated its departure with KICK ana
obtained majority Of tho State Committee.
The Tilden men disputed this last claim Some OF the
Tammany chieitaiDs affected TO laugh at the sug
gestion that their hold the State Committee
was very uncertain, and declared that beyond
question they had majority Of the thirty-three
members; probably eighteen aud possibly nineteen
Mr. Tldens supporters asserted that they were aoso-
luely they had sixteen members and believed that
they had seventeen The matter must remain unsettled
until the meeting OF the State Committee In TINS CITY next
month"; when the voting viii show which party is right
A shreWd Tammany man remarked yesterday "
think we now have eighteen members Of the committee
on our side, but no one tell how long they
viii remain sO when Tilden really makes up his
mind TO win over couple of men 70 his cause II Is very
hard to prevent his succeeding"
For the Tilden view Of the after IL urged IN the
discussion that If Tammany had felt sure Of controlling
the convention a chairman would have been elected at
the meeting Thursday evening, instead OF the cleo
ton being postponed. The Tammany men did not ap-
pear 70 be able 10 this
Tammany proves 10 have the majority, William Purcell
viii probably be reelected chairman. IL is possible,
however, that IL may be found that Purcell cannot be
elected but that other anTilden man can De- IL
reported auJDOI1ty tndb Onb Vi
men on the committee said that he will not vote for
Mr. Purcell Opinions vary as to the position OF
L. B. Faulkner. On side IL 10 asserted that
he has promised to for Mr. Purcell On the other
II is claimed that he will support the Tden candidate
for chairman The control OF the State Committee mas
such important bearing upon the control OF the party
that this subject still discussed with the keenest inter
est by both factions.
Tiden men on the train in their talk occasionally re-
fnf fha I'M ~ Mr. TaDiuR "Wednesday, ana
could not refrain from expressing indignation when
ever the topic was brought up. The action OF
Tammany IN claiming that II was entitled 10 Vole
on its own right to seats, and In voting on that
right was also commented on In severe TERMS Inc
decision OF the state Committee in putting the names OF
the oonteng Onondaga delegates on the roll as regular
and OF the Committee Contested Seats in admitting
them and excluding what the Tilden men declared was
really the regular delegation, also provoked sharp words
when it was mentioned The opponents OF the Ianmhy
Ring combination asserted that this was one OF inc
most fragrant Of injustice of the macy whch hau
occurred connection with this convention Ih one
district they admitted there something that might
be twisted into a plausible preteXt for excluding the
Tlden delegation On district the vote was 10 TO
a. On the other districts the vote was II TO l6 show
ing the Tilden said, how hard task Iammahy anu
its allies had TO force the job through A
more inviting theme for the friends OF III
den and Robinson was their success In nominating
Mr.. Bradley. Iney eXulteu IN QuitL " No1 "''i 'o
feat OF the bargain which made 10 nominate Mr.
Sawyer and especially enjoyed the thought OF the mis-
cry Of the St. Lawrence delegates, who had sold them
selves for Of pOtage and then did not get the
potiage after all Some OF the Tammany could not
help chuckliDg at the way In which, as they put
H. the So. Lawrence delegates had been douOy
sold" fret by themselves aud then by the convention
Although Tammany was routed by the nomination of
Mr. Bradley the sting OF defeat did not ranke Yesterday
so badly as ON Thursday, and some OF Mr. key's IOi-
lowers able to look at the humorous soe OF me
matter II they had any intention OF not supporting he
candidate heartily they we're unwilling 70 acknowledge
ii yesterday. 80 - a..
small vote east for Ant-Tammany IN the Committee on
Contested Seats-Ony 10 out OF 3D.. The Anti-Iammany
organization had made such extensive preparations TO
secure at partial representation IN the cOnVen-
tiOn, and had expressed such high hopes OF success
that many thought IL strange that only ten
votes for recognizing them In way were east IN the
committee. Anti-Tammauy claimed 70 have actuailY
enrolled 1000 voters, and, Iden men declared, u
certainly sent stronger delegation 20 Syracuse than
for years before, but all ts efforts were WITH
ont avail One politician who has taken a prOnl-
nent and important part iu the AntFIammany
movement took Mark Tapey view OF the matter. ana
remarked that be satisfied with the convention be-
cause OF the Tiden victory the second day. But this
was certainly not the view taken by his colleagues gen