The New York herald., 1879-09-16
to1ic.ns huid than to express an opinion to the

toxicsting fluid than to express opinion to the
merits of such move.
Later in the day all was changed
The Astor House rotunda is q place where all men
meet dead level. Major generals police CON-
missoners aldermen. candidates editors. onelegged
soldiers. architects and tramps find there the
solace that the bottle grants. with quantity of
chin music thrown in. Between the hours
of twelve and four buster place. with
more hustle. cannot be found the city of New
York. II is always full-it was yesterday; and of
the hundreds there assembled hve-sixths were dis
cussing the announcement Of the HERALD's bull
letin recorded above. Standing at ease in front
of glass of foaming wine Judge John K. Porter
was observed. pausing betwesn the quaffs. the
Judge responded to question. "Well. it is difficult
to say what effect such a move might have. 1t
might help and it might injure. Mr.. Kelly's no
ordinary man. never met him but once. and then
man OF marked ability"
There nothing especially remarkable in the
estimation of Mr. Keilys mental status. and as MIR.
Douglas Taylor WAS passing at the time he was
hauled into tho magic circle. then nearing the bar
keeper ut the right of the cashier. "What do think?
wel' said the ex-Commissioner OF Taxes. ~ think
GARRISON n. Potter viii be elected Lieutenant Gov
thao soe nsoule tbink Tere Ge Key elms
verywbere, supported by Cornell money and John
will have 1900 votes. rtain. dare say Robin
son could be got out OF the way Kelly would resign.
but II can't be DONE You'll hear that sort of rumor
right straight along till the day of election and lots
OF old roosters will down from the country to
try and fix it up. but it's no go. The attempt to
make this an Irish fight is absurd"
"But Keliy's not AN Irishnlan. He was born in
this country and educated here"
'.Well. he's good Irishman for all that. And
there was an article published too calling on catho
"But that works both waysY'
Eyes. but he will get more Catholic votes in
sequence OF y. Why Kelly is good enough man,
but lie doesn't pretend to forget when he was boy.
Why, he told me himself that when he nineteen
was whipped and whipped. but he didn't know it
until finally he was the victor,'and taken home SO
that one feature WAS hardly recognizable from an
after other people think he's whipped"
Not far away from Mr Taylor stood dapper
little man in q fall suit and side whiskers. He is
we'll known in literary and financial circles and held
parcel of wol thumbed papers under his arm. 1t
was William IL. Morrell, writer on financial econ
omics, just returned with the of Saratogas
sun upon his ingenious countenance. Il don't
drawa" said Mr.. Morrell, ''and unless am mis-
taken Mr.. Barnum, OF the General Committee is Of
! the same opinion. l met him on the way and ne
said we not fighting the Presidential battle this
| year. About February we will begin that work.
In other words. while it is desirable to carry this
State this year, it does not necessarily affect the
Presidential campaign 80 much as some people ilnag
| ine."
| Nothing is easier than to call on the COMPTROLLER
Nothing is harder than to see him.
Obedient messengers carry cards TO him and obse-
quious attendants ay at the tap Of the Official bell
going out, or prefers not to be seen ninety-nine
| times in every hundred.
1t particularly 30 yesterday.
| Something significant was under way For the
first time in the memory OF man Deputy Comptroller
Storrs who with his brother JUSTIN has been there
since the days of Brennan and has passed through
| the rascalties of Connolly and the exactions of
Green. and now obeys the behests Of Kelly was ab-
| sent from his post. So Justin. But others
| were there. and the ease with which card can be
sent in to the private Office admirably portrayed
| slso the impossiblty of following it, SO far
as the owner Of the card is concerned. 1.-The Comp
| troler cannot see you to-day. M
| "Why notY'
Important meeting of the General Committee"
'But this Is business"
"Can't help it; but that's his answer"
"That's too bad. fear lie is making mistake"
| 'Well, that may be; but he didn't make one at
Syracuse. He'll beat Robinson and 20 for the
| man behind him afterward Well give him o dose
| that'u make him sick
That was the atmosphere OF the office. To defeat
Robinson now and make Tilder sick in the sweet
by and bye the one inspiration OF the official heart
But "Ned Kearney' believes that the rammanv
nominee has level head, and while power on
earth can force HIM to withdraw from the fight whe
Robinson is in it, he will be found to do Il Robin
The HERALD bulletin always attracts great atten-
ton. Yesterday hundreds gathered about it. So
utterances OF hundreds it Ia fair inference that
| the minor Tcmmany men would prefer to have John
wing Of the democracy detect ray hope in the
| resignation OF the two men, The republican affect
to believe that the democrats haven't brains enough
to devise and execute such a programme. but tn ey
literally tremble in their boots lest there be some
| foundation in fact for the rumor very promi-
nent member OF the party said II don't believe
| there is wit enough in the whole demo-
ocratic party to put this through. Two pig headed
men oppose each other and will do to the end.
That means success for the republicans. Cornell
will win this fight as certain fate. and what be
more certain? II Kelly withdraws he breaks an i'm
| piled pledge. don't believe he be induced to
do so. The men who manipulate affairs doing SO
| with confidence in Kellys announcement that he
will stay the fight II he gets out he breaks for the
first time his word as . man and leader. believe
he will stay in and be badly beaten. and that keeps
| Robinson in. who will also be badly beaten Robin
son and Tiden are thus nearly tucked out OF sight
forever but John Kelly will come up smiling, and
in the fall dicker neither he his friends will be
| forgotten
SrRAws-The swelling the circulation of The by
than thousand copies within days after
intention reduce the
journal to cents during the coming Gubernat
campaign to be toleraby significant symptom
of the drift of feeling and opinion In this the
raised by the Tauimany bolt' at Syracuse.The World
THE PEACE COMMITTEE.