New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-13
HOW THE POLITICIANS TALK.

CgRNING THE THDEN BARREL"
TFRoa SPECIAL coRREsPoN DENT OF THE TRIBUNRl
SARATOGA. Aug 12-To a Republican, Saratoga
has other attractions beside It's fashionable gave
ties It's races, its waters and its pure air. 1t is
delightful place in which to study Democratic plots
and counter-plots, and to watch the low estate TO
which the party of Thomas Jefferson has fallen in
New-York. The misfortunes of ones friends are
not always mourned over in politics the quarrels
of ones enemies excite a lively satisfaction. Re
pubhcans can revel in enjoyment of that kind here
They see the OpOsing party split up into FAC
TONS each more anxious to destroy the other than
TO fight the common enemy Possibly hollow COM
promise may be patched up, but even THIS is not
probable II a seeming truce is made, and there IS
a touching scene of reconciliation. each Democratic
Joab, as he falls upon the neck of his Amasa Will
not neglect the opportunity to feel for the fifth rib,
while be asks " Is 1t well with thee, my brotherP
Within few days there has been a marked
church ripple here, which some Democrats are try
ing hard to exalt into big wave. Possibly they NAV
attain their object. They have certainly succeeded
IN dsconcertng the Albany partisahs OF lllden
and Robinson, who find that men whom they looked
upon as centurons in their camp have become cap
tains of hundreds in the hostile array All the ele-
ments in the party are much at sea just now. The
curious diversity of views among them IS shown by
these four expressions of opinion:
SAID a country Democratic manager of long expe-
rience and much influence, who was formerly hostile
10 Mr. Tilden but is now devotedly attached TO his
fortunes: " Governor Robinson is so strong among
the Democratic masses in all parts OF the State that
bis denomination is inevitable. The leaders will be
forced to bow to the will of the people. The masses
believe that his administration means reduced taxa
lion and vetoes of all jobs"
Church is the man to unite the party" said a
prominent politician from New-York City, who
- r., l,,ror Iutr
finds it distasteful "Neither the country nor city
Democrats will in the end think it best that can
aidate shall be nominated against whom such bit
ter hostility exists that against Governor Robin
Son. They will feel that TO put him up again will
be to prOlong strife and weaken the party"
cit may be Robinson and it may be Church." was
The cautious remark of Democratic leader from
The Interior who filed one of the most important
offices at Albany few years ago. Robinson is
supported strongly in many parts of the State, on
account of his yetoes and other credita-
BILE things in his administration. l think
now it looks more likely that he will get it than
any one else great many country delegates VIII
favor him. But Church would poll O larger vote
than Robinson, and light close the breach in the
party 1t is very doubtful what the result will beD
1.-THE Kings County Democrats have generally
upheld Tllden and Robinson" said one Of the most
influential members of the party in Brooklyn.
posed toward Mr.. Robinson. But II they find that
his prospects of are poor, and that
the contest over his nomination will in
vove the risk of defeat in the campaign,
thew will not stick to him Obstnately to
the injury Of the party. Robinson, Dorsheimer
and Church are all candidates. That is, there are
reasons enough for believing them all to be in the
held though Church and Dorsheimer have not yet
spoken out No one can tell now who will
win. All of these three represent ex-
tremes-Robinson the extreme Of one side,
Church and Dorsheimer the extreme OF the
other. Some new man may be brought ont on whom
acomprOmse may be made with less difficulty than
on any one of the three. Tammany has a right to
oppose Robinson, of course, but very serious mis-
take has been made in the manner of opposing him,
and a vast amount of bad feeling has been stirred
up Unless this can be pacifed the Democrats have
sad outlook"
THE SARATOGA BOOM" FOR CHURCH.
The question of the hour among the Democrats In
Saratoga is Will Church be ptted against Robinson
for the nomination. Judge Church arrived at the
Grand Union last Monday, and departed for
Manhattan Beach yesterday. In the minds Of most
sf the Democrats here who are opposed to Governor
Robinson-with the conspicuous exception of Lieu
tenant-(oyernor Dorsheimer-he has been the
foremost figure for week. Mr.. Dorsheimers mind
probably reflects his image. An effort has been
in progress here outside of Tammany to induce
Judge Church to allow his name to be brought for
ward. James O'Brien is one of those who have
been working to bring about this result But It's
success does not by any means depend on Mr..
O'Bren's diplomacy alone More influential Dem
Ocrats in this and other states have been busy with
the scheme, and have tried their powers of persua-
sion on the Chief-Justice.
The exertions of Mr.. O'Bren and other Anti-Tam-
many Democrats in this matter, together with the
TACT of TamInany's well-known preference for
Church. have given rise to curious specula-
lions. Do they intend to make their peace with Tam
many Hall and to enter into an unholy alliance with
an organization which they have denounced again
and again as filled with all manner of abomina-
lions To express their horror of Tammany and
all its works their limited vocabulary has always
proved insufficient without the aid of picturesque
profanity. Will they now enter the fold from which
they were hurled with execrationf They disclaim
any such purpose and yet the possible combinations
and changes in the Democratic party beyond the
Imagination of man to conceive. But theory Of
their motives winch is perhaps the true one, is that
they desire to get ahead of Tammany in inducing
the ChiefJ Justice to run, expecting to have pre-
ferred claim upon him in the event of his election
But how will Tammany relish rallying to the sup
port of a candidate in pushing whom its enemies
have been most conspicuous
THE ATTITUDE OF THE CHIEF-JUsTICE.
Will the attempt TO get Judge Church in the field
prevaili He has not yet consented. To the in
qulries of journalists he is evasive and reticent
BE will not be interviewed" Even to his friends
he does not make a decisive reply. lie said recently
that he did not want the nominations that
be was satisfied with his present position;
that the temper Of his mind was judicial,
and ba ala not emmy the turmoil of