The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11

until one side or the other Is hopelcssly
overthrous. Governor Fenton. according 10 this
way during The senatorial contssh being considered
policy TO keep his we'll known and direct
is 10 be made 10 elect not knowa FenIon Assembly
men, but Csukng men VINO eau easily be 'per-
sus.s 70 'or s%. ae pa' .,
perhaps George Opdyke or Lew r. horton The
Whisper is said TO nave passed ronud. 'snytning to
beat Conkhag," and the Fenton mon proper re-
ported to be quite ready 10 vote for Ex-Governor Nor
gan, ex-Mayor 0pdyke, Mr. Lew L. Morton, The
banker, or any other good man and true who can
make a spirited canvass and would be free from the
objections that apply 10 Sir. Conkiing. II this policy
is the one actually to DO pursued by tho extreme
Copkhpp men n would be more anserous to the dis
tnguished leader than moro open and above board
Tight he nomination for senator Will, IN accord
with usage, be made by both parties IN the Leg
isature in a preliminary caucus. The Fenton or sd-
ministratien men will, beyond doubt. BIO compare.
sufficient votes 10 prevent majority in the Legsla-
turs tor Mr. Conknr, they would, OF course, DO
tney would be in hopeless minority among their
own people.
II. however, a candidate can command a respect
able vote in his own particular actisn the Fenton or
antConklng votes proper cast Tor BIN IN the caucus
might possibly give him majority OF the caucus and
make him The nominee Growing out, probably, OF
this plain proposition which every politician will
dersIand, we have the rumor that Governor Morgan
apli-Copklng republicans, and that he will spare
nsss. s1s,ons NOR ospse, 10
who DO induced TO turn over their
votes TO his own side 10 the republican caucus Gov
srnor Morgan is wealthy. and can wcll afford TO IN
duge In the luxury OF sucn campaign. Al the
same time some excellent men on the antrConkling
sde who do not night the Senator OIL account OF pat
ronagc but simply because they dsapprove of ma
chino politics aud desire 10 make change, arc
ANXIOUS TO attempt u disinterested union on some
such candidate as George opdyke or Lew r. Morton,
both OF whom are actively identified with the inter-
esis Of The State and CITY, able hnanc'ers and sxpe-
rienced business men.
THE DEMOCRATIC QUARREL TIRE STATE
The democratic civil war; like that raging among
the republicans, reaches to national matters 1t IS,
in TACT, at the bottom the old crusade against Mr..
Tilden fought SO bitterly and unsuccessiuy against
that candidate for the Presdencv In 1876, and TO be
continued IN our next as the literary weekiscs say
But the contest Is cmbttered in the case Of the
democracy by being made to embrace AN onslaught on
tho Stale administration and TO enter into The
was nominated at St. Louis IN 1876 against
the vigorous opposition OF the TammAny
canal contractors party at The other end. Tho
la lchet OF necessity buried after the nomination,
but not gong too far 70 say mat the rspubcsns
did rejoice than these democrats ut the dis
appoin tment 10 which Mr. Tilden was subjected alter
his supposed election. Having thus got rid of tho
objectionable candidate the Ratchet has been dug up
again and made sharper than for tro purpose OF
cutting oil Mr.. Tiidcn's hopes oil "a denomination
and y indicating triumph 1880. Last year.
at The Democratic state Convention, the weapon
used with such effect that all Mr. Tden's friends
In The STATE government who had been elected Two
years previously on The ticket headed by Lucius Rob
inson Tor Comptroller, found the threads Of their
official lives cut short and dropped of into retirement
hostile forces, and not only succeeded in nominating
4 ticket against The earnest wishes oil Governor Rob-
inson supposed to be antagonistc to his administra
tiou but upon the State Committee, drove or
nearly every rilden man and made Mr. Purcell, the
nearest iiisnd OF JARVIS Lord, its president, and Mr.
Rhodes, a discarded employe OF Mr. Tidon its
secretary. Mr.. Bgelow the Secretary OF state, was
discarded, aud Mr. Farcnild, the Attorney General,
was slaughtered. But the main triumph OF the anti
Tildcnites tho capture OF the State Committee,
which II was hoped would prevent Mr. Tden from
securing q delegation from HIS State In the next
national The struggle Between the rival
democratic houses In the STATE TINS year will be tho
part Of the friends of Mr. Tden TO recover control Of
The Stale Committee aud the part OF tho anli-Ii-
denites 10 hold possession.
the ANri-rILpES TACTICS.
The aati-Tildsn iorcss virtually recognize the lead
ership Of Mr.. John Kelly, and, as be Is square and
hard lighter there secret about what his tactics
his vzor closed ana his sword drawn and Will make
mis- onsaugh on Ar. Tilden and all bis friends from
The start To begin With, the death OF Judge Allen,
whose expires this yoar and whose successor In
the Court OF Appeals will DO the only candidate on
the State tckes, gave Governor Robinson the oppor.
tuniy 10 appoint Mr. samuel Hand, OF Albany, TO tho
vacancy. Judge Hand is the avowed cnnd'dats
OF the iIlden democrats for the nomination
in tho Democratic Convention. Mr.. Kelly there
upon openly declares against Judge Hand,
denounces his appointment by the Governor and will
labor " defeat him in tho Convention. Mr. Kelly also
declares against Governor R0binsOns adm istrati0n
and may, Is sad, iusst on It's direct reputation oy
tho Convention, not being satisfied With an implied
retain its control and indeed 10 drive of the lew fiden
men remaining among Its MEMBERS will be ncrce and
unylc III MT TllQo0 is stripped Of all VOICE
and influence on ne State Committee which will call
together the Convention OF 1879 and be able to SO
snape las preliminary organization ms 10 DO certain OF
gaming It's permanent controlling It's
committees and actions u will DO An easy matter 10
beat T,ldcn in 1885, when the delegates TO the next
National Democratic Convention VIII be chosed. IT,
however, Mr. Tiidsn should succeed IN eIcc,ing ma
jorily OF this years. State Convention ana take tho
State Committee bodily out Of tbs cs hands. nl-
sess an influence In the State Convention OF 1879.
which, adroitly used, cannot well ia 70 secure hm
Val dali In npal INN nj
This Is the stake IL is one well worth playing for
riLDEN TACTICS
1t 10 assorted well informed quarters that
Mr. Tden Is already at work throug out State
secure control OF the Democratic State Convention
aud that be m acting shrswdly IN the canvas. He
upon tue assault msde on Governor Robinson Ny
the Tammany democracy and makes his CANVASS Tor
delegates on the issue oil supporting or denouncing
The present State administration. Governor Robinson
is decidedly popular IN the Stata The people like
his unInching democratic principles nd his sturdy
honesty even when they do not wholly ap-
very resolutcy bent on standing by an administra-
ton thai has so greatly reduced the borden oil TAXA
ton, placed The state honest busi-
ness basis driven of piunderers from every branch
OF the government. incluoipg the canals and state
prisons, and impaired an Impetus TO cana commerce
TO which IL had years been "a stranger IL was very
bsd policy en- the part OF Tammany, the TiIdcnites
old democratic Governor, ana Mr.. Tiidcn, shrswdiy
taking advantage oil The ounder. IS quietly pushing
hrs own reliable 'rieuds forward Tor delegates
10 tue state Convention as tho supporters
of Governor Robinson's administration IL Is
alleged that II Mr.. 1iaen obtain full control OF
the State Convention through this policy ne Will tnca
make IN ost uDcompromising Eight against Mr.. Kelly,
ano viii insist on the entiro exclusion OF tho am
many delegates as representing an antidemocratic
organ zation at enmity VITA tho democratic Sate
He viii admit the Independent, or
Edward Cooper, wing OF tire New YORK democracy 10
the Convention. and will by this means drive
every Tammany Kan from tue state Com
mittse, tsus givisg Them no representation In The
state orgsnIzation Tor the important couvsotious
oil 1879 anu 1880 IL may be- SUPPOSED that rildcn
would not venture on so.bold movemsnt, AS TAM
May would tusn make an open boit, 60 against the
democratic State ticket and defeat ~. But then II
must be Remembered that there - no Stas ticket
about when liIdsn cares two straws 10 be elected
this year. and tue time Is Just ripe Tor such crusads
ms that here iorssladowed. ihe ensc. IN New YORK
city can reauily be imagined. Inc democrats
would be startled At such stak able evidence that
the State democracy would be for Mr.. iiden as the
next Presidential candidate and thus mako nis nom,
nation hignIy PROBABLE. FBey would begin to ask
whether IT would pay them to place
ID selves In antagonsm TO tue probable President
OF tho Unued States for the next term anu Tor no
d. lit OF their own. Tbs Cooper democrats would take
a certain importance IRON their adm ssicn to tho
State Convention Ms the recognized New York
ucmecracy and from theIr posi- lIons tue demo.