The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
TILD MS TACTIC IS.
Eighteen Of His Followers Dictate the
Course of the Committee.
MR.. KELLY SILENT T.
A State Convention Called at
Syracuse September 10.
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NIAGARA FALLS. August Is, 1879.
The actual routine proceedings of the Democratic
State Committee to-day occupied about five min
utss. There vrsngling. no attempt at dis
cord-pothing that would at all openly indicate the
fierce passions underlying the present political fight
Chairman Purcell forecast this unanimity last
night. The snt-Tammany -Robinson-Tilden wing
representatives put in an appearance this morning.
The early trains brought County Clerk Thompson,
E. X. Apgar. Daniel Manning. Maurice Powers.
Thomas Cosugsn and about dozen others.
They also secured quarters at the Inter
national. Az to the result Of the gathering.
It is vigorously commended by the Tnden-
Robinson people that they have undoubtedly scored
substantial victory These claims based upon
the following arguments At the Astor House
gathering OF October g. 1873. the committee stood If
teen Tidenites to eighteen anti-Tildenites pub
lshed in the dispatches to the HERALD from Roches
ter. few minutes before twelve O'Clock to-day
Mr. Daniel Manning. pronounced Tilden- Robinson
man and the principal proprietor of the Albany
Argus called meeting for sultation between the
committeeman representing his side in q room adj
Joining the paror where the regular session of the
committee was about to be held.
MEMBERS THE TILDEN CAUCUS
At this caucus were William d. Vedder. Francis
Nolan. William A. Fowler. Henry G. Nelson. John
OBrien. William F. Russell substitute for Fordyco
I. Laftn). Daniel Manning. James Dougry (substi-
tute for Samuel Glesson) B. s. w. Clark substitute
for A. W. Ferguson). William E. Smith. Samuel W.
Buell.. w. w. Gordon Lester B. Faulkner. George
Barnard. E. K. Apgar, Alfred Wilkinson (substi-
tute for David B. HILL William j. Moses and
Charles s. Carey-eghteen in all. To the
famous fifteen who fought under the Tilden
banner last year at Syracuse, and later at the
this caucus is to be taken as criterion. Some Of
the Tsmmany people. however. do not think it fair
to look upon the socaled consultation in any such
light but the increase from fifteen to eighteen
theless stands in bold relief According this
smate the three committeeman who have Joined the
Tiden-R Robinson ranks are Mr.. Fordyce L. Latin. Mr..
A. W. Ferguson and Mr.. George barnard. In the
HxRAIps correspondence from Rochester recently it
was stated that had reached Albany that
Messrs. Lahin and Barnard would probably with
the Eildenites and thus give them control of the
committee The information seems to have been
correct 80 far rs certain deductions may be drawn
from to-day's proceedings in caucus
POLITICAL couRrKzIEs NOT STUDIED.
The hour named for tho meeting of the committee
In Mr.. Purcelrs call wss twelve o'clock. At that
time several. of the anti-Tilden committeeman en-
tered the parlor arranged for the formal session.
They were prompt 70 the minute. but the Of
Tildenites still went on. being Kept up until quar-
ter to one O'Clock. The place and date for
holding the State Convention discussed at
length In this caucus. Several votes were
taken. some favoring Rochester, others Sar-
atogs and others Albany. At length. after
several ballots. Syracuse agreed upon and Sep
TENDER 10 the date In the meanwhile Mr.. Kelly,
Mr.. Purcell and colleagues waited patiently for the
conference to conclude. 1t deemed discourteous
and in bad taste to keep nearly onehaf of the COM
mittee waiting for the others after special hour
had been appointed for the committee to come to-
gether; but the plan had apparently been we'll
arranged. The gentlemen who did not take
part In this consultation John Kelly,
John II. Sutphsn. Henry A. Gumbleton.
Philemon w. Rhodes. Edward d. Gale Sidney p.
Nichols. Frederick Smyth. Augustus Schell. Lewis
Beach, George Moss lsubstitute for A. Ii. Crosbyl
W. A. Poucher. K. 8. Jenny William Purcell J. T.
Fulton. Jr.. and Charles w. McCune-ftteen. Thus
it will be that the figures exactly reversed
since the last meeting of the committee. The next
step taken related to the drafting Of call for the
State Convention. This duty intrusted by the
caucus to Mr.. 4. X. Apgar. formerly Deputy secre-
tary Of State under Mr.. Bigelow and hot Tildenie.
The call reads thus:-
Resolved. That the following call be issued and
signed by the chairman and secretary of the State
Committee, vz.-That. the democratic electors Of
the State or New York and all friends of admnistra-
tive reform and economical government prac-
tised and enforced by democratic state admnistra-
ton are invited TO send three delegates from each
Assembly District TO State Convention to be held
ct Syracuse September 10. 1879.
Oven IN FIVE MINUTES
The eighteen then adjourned into the meeting
room. They certainly had majority to carry
through any scheme programme agreed upon.
Mr.. Purcell raped the table. All the members and
substitutes answered to their names. Then T.. s.
Jenny, the member from Syracuse, moved that his
locality should be selected to hold the Conven
lion and September 10 the date General Faulkner
presented the call. substitute which practically
embodied the same directions together with the
usual high sounding adjsctives to the necessity of
administrative reform In this State with which the
people have bcen familiar for the past Ave years.
This substitute was accepted by Mr.. Jenny. prop
ositon to change the date to September II voted
down. General Fsulkners substitute was then
adopted by . unanimous vote. and the committee
adjourned.
WHAT THINK OF Ir?
When the proceedings terminated so abruptly and
the crowd empticd tsels out into the large vosti-
bule OF the hotel series of questions were banded
from one to the other of the waiting politicians.
"What do you think of itr' was the general query.
A broad grin pervadcd the countcnances or the
Tilden people. They evidently felt that they had
scored point asked Mr.. John Kelly to give his
criticism upon the peculiar proceedings. but he did
not wish to be quoted at this time. some of the
AntLTilden people. however. took u bright view of
the Several OF them said that there
evidence whatever as to how the committee stands.
IL tell YOU" remarked one. "that will have the
committee the night before the Convention meets.
There is doubt about that. Mr.. Ferguson would
not have given substitution had he noe been under
ihs Impression that such stcp did not amount to
Any thing"
just ut this particular point in the struggles
lnothcr asserted positively that lie wasf convinced
tho Tilden people now never meant to push Robin
BON. They would compromise some other canli.
iatc.
10 countcrbalance this statement a prominent
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