The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

| Very Sudden Change All Arou""'
| The Albany Ecening Journal OF Friday sends
out hasty note of warning to the repupii-
cans of New York. 1t says 1.-The republi-
cans of the State should not count on the
democratic quarrel. Our true policy is to
act on the assump tion that our opponents
will do the strongest thing they can do, ana
meet 4 with the strongest thing we can 90.
1t tells its friends that the democrats are
preparing to drop Governor Robinson
"a month ago his denomination looked
inevitable; to-day it appears improbable
and this. too, without any reference to the
outcome as Niagara. Governor Robinsons
opponents are confident that he cannot sue
coed His own friends and partisans are
undisguisedly casting about in other direc-
tons, They see the handwriting and are
looking for u way of escape
The democratic papers are more eau
tious, ms is but natural; but they all sud-
denly promise harmony and declare that
the State must be carried and the candi-
date must be capable OF carrying it. The
Stats Zeitaag, of this city, says :-''fhe
Convention meets ut Syracuse. The Kelly
men preferred Rochester, the Tilden men
Saratoga. 1t is probable that matters will go
in the same way in the Convention they
this will nevertheless always remain Mr..
Kelly's victory, and the people will SO con-
strue it.
The Evening Express is OF opinion that
Judge Church could carry the State bet
ter than anybody else, and Mr.. Kelly prob
ably sees that he is going to have some
thing to say about who shall be nominated.
The Oswego Palladium, speaking as if in
spired, announces srumors OF compromise,
and smooths the way to the dropping Of
Governor Robinson. 1t says
The air is full OF rumors of compromise among
the faction leaders of the democracy. The wise
Will have it that the Tden and antiTilden clans
fixing things for the presentation of solid front to
the enemy, and that TO this end ticket made up OF
unexceptionable men from both sides will be nom-
mated coming State Convention. 1t is alleged
that MIR. Tilden himself is in favor of treaty, and
that he will consent in the interest of harmony to
the dropping of Governor Robinson.
And then the Palladium hints at what the
HEnALD's Washington despatch fully dis
closed yesterday morning-the tact that Mr..
Tilden has been forced to see that he can
not afford TO ride his party to defeat =
If we were to judge the democratic sentiment of
the State by that OF the Oswego county democracy
we should say that Governor Robinson had impaired
his availability. We would not be understood
say that this feeling is unanimous by any means,
for it is But think a majority, and large
majority, of the Oswego county democracy believe
that Governor Robinson would have been in
vncibe candidate had he kept himself aloof from
the unfortunate quarrel in the city of New York,
that by allowing himself to become complicated
in it he has impaired his vote-getting qualities.
Perhaps this may be true regards the OF
the democracy i'll the state We do not know how
that is. Perhaps Mr. Iilden may have been advised
that this is the feeling Of the Of the party,
who desire above all things the of the party
in this important election. and perhaps he has
concluded that, all things considered, Governor
Robinson had better step aside.
The Euening Journal watchful Tor the
welfare of its own party, says
month ago Mr.. Tilden seemed to be absolute
master of the democratic party in this State. To-
day the current Of events Is carrying it, beyond
his influence. but beyond his control. He will still
have large power in moulding it's courses but in
order to do he must himself bend to circum-
stances. Both the proof and the sign OF this are
found in the change AS to Governor Robinson.
Well. the interesting question now is,
Whom will the republicans nominate?