New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28

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leaders and captains of hundreds in their party and
forpreparing the preliminary plans of campaigns.
It's immense and excellent hotels makeit favored
ground for conventions and for plots and complots
fagitions and otherwise. In 1876 the eyes OF poll
tcians all over the country turned to Saratoga, De
cause here the candidates the Democratic Presi-
dental ticket were coquetting and negotiating, ano
were busy with the diplomacy. the concessions ana
the compromises which resulted in the famous letter
of acceptance Each year since then has seen hosts
of politicians Of high and low degree gather here tt
survey the field and talk over their schemes III
1873 there were two Republican conferences ara
Republican Convention IN Saratoga, and meeting
of the Democratic State Committee. This year the
Importance of the campaign and the selection OF
Saratoga for tho Republican Convention will doubt
less make the place even moro Mecca for political
plgrimages from both parties than was last year
But the rush has not begun yet. Thurlow Weed
Congressman Hiscock, John T. Hoffman, John
Kelly William Dorsheimer and many moro not I'M
known to fame in connection with politics have been
here but not on political MISSIONS merely for recre
alton so far The wire-pullng and pipe-laylng VIII
begin later
The announced purpose of the Democratic State
Committee to meet on August 10 at Niagara faiis'
instead of Saratoga as at first reported VIII Dam 10
some extent the Democratic tide that would other
wise overflow the Springs, and will undoubtedly
lessen immensely the expected receipts of the Sara
toga barrooms. Nevertheless, August (the favorite
month here for politicians well as for more trvol-
Gus people ho haven't the salvation OF tho Nation on
their hands) will be sure to witness an assembling
of the Democratic clans to discuss informally IN
little groups devices for the confusion OF each
other. Tammany politicians like Saratoga ana
John Kelly Augustus Schell, Henry L. CLINTON per
nard Reilly. and others whose words carry WelgnV
around the council fire in the FOurteenth-SI' WIZ
wam will be likely 10 appear here as IN FORMER a.
wears Members OF other Democratic faGI :ohs no
not dislike the Springs and William c. Kingsley
and County Clerk DelmaT, OF Brooklyn COnsreSSSS-
man James OBrien and ex-senator fiancIs ~.
Rixby and many more who are mighty IN priha.
ries and ward meetings on both sides OF the East
River come here season after season.
Even Samuel j. Tlden finds Saratoga ar lnVlg-
Grating and approves the healing virtues OF the
waters Last year he and his pedometer orna-
mented Cottage Row at the United States where
he, without his pedometeT, had dwelt LOT ulhe
in preyous years After the rush of the season was
over Mr. Iilden able to seek the seeluson which
cottage grants, and which no so fondiy ehershes,
probably for purposes of meditation. Then many
of his devoted friends and fellOw-clpherers stole
hther one by one, with rs little desire TO O0tFude
on public attention as marked Mr, Smltn nf f, ;
famous journey South in 1876 ana spent nOur
after hour IN Mr.. Tidens private parlor. Possibly
he was showing them his pedometer. Ot the merits
OF that remarkable instrument as regulator ana
incltor OF exercise no was never weary of talking
when any newspaper man tried to get nm 10 con-
verse a6out notifies. Possibly, however, the pc
diameter did not occupy all the time OF his friends
and himself in their confidential chats. Some
people have suspected that the campaign Tor the
capture of the State Committee and the Convention
AT syracuse was planned then and there. II 1t was,
Mr.. Tildens Saratoga strategy must have felt some
of the lOOsening influence OF the SdSatOsa waters
AT auy rate, the campaign was only successful IN
mart n did not capture the committee, 1T dId not
capture the cOnventIOn-lt only captured the can
didafe by a " scratch" as the sporting men call a
hit of 1nexpected and undeserved luck and,
saddest OF all, 1t did not capture the voters Not
withstanding this, the GTamercy Park lnhuence
Id FK ha
that Mr. Purcell, John Kelly and MI Indeus
other opponents have chosen Niagara rams
for the meeting OF the state Committee e
possible. But they should remember that smith
Weed as a traveller Is only surpassed by Demo-
cratic congressional INVESTIGATING committee,
whose bills are paid out of the United States
Treasury aud TO be entirely safe IRON the wlieS OF
the great A" Reformer" they viii be forced to seek
conveyance to an lnteT-MercuTlal planet or some
other very remote hidlng-place.
The decision to hold the Republican Convention
here and at so early date as september o. OIL course
pleases nightly the people Oh SARATOGA an9 es-
pecially the bOtekeepeTs In 1873 most of the
hotels were closed before the conyentlon met This
was because the date was late and the proprletors
felt that they could not afford TO keep their great
stats of servants and to meet the other heavy eX-
penseS of carrying their houses during the inter
Val bel Ween the end of August and the time of the
convention Moreover, as only one candidate was
to be nominated, and II was certain IN advance
that there would be no such outbreak OF hOsUity
between two elements of the party as there had
been at Rochester IN 1871 the popular interest N
the convention was less intense IMAM uSuti' dNu
the attendance of people outside the delegates
was expected to be and was comparatively shLsil'
Consequently most of the hotel keepers shut up
their houses. The United States remained open.
however and most of the delegates found shelter
In IT, Ii was not closed because. without regard to
conventions and politicians, 1t has much larger
September patronage than any other hotel and tie
managers had determined 10 keep 10 open uiitI NC
tobeF i'm anv event. The result showed the WIS
dom of the decision. September is an especially de
lphtful month here. and the house had very large
1Smber OF guests to the very last day. This veal
MI the hotels expect TO profit much by the cOnVen
ton There are so many candidates TO be named
each aspiraI,t for the hOnors has so many friends
tbe campaign is so extremely important, and th
public interest is sure to be so great that gTea
multitude is looked for. And as the convention
will come lust after the close of the sunme
months. Saratoga will glide easily and drect.
from the f1ll tide of fashionable gayety 10 tn
swelling sea of political discussion.