New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-15
THE MEETING AT NIAGARA FALLS.


ITS ACTION IMPORTANT IN ITS INFLUENCE UPON
THE CoNvFNTIoN-CoNFICT OF THE FACTIONS,
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 14.--Part of the Tammany
delegation arrived here from New-York this morn
ing, among whom are Controller Kelly Fire Com
missioner German, Colonel w. X. Roberts, Alder
men Keenan,, Kavanagh, Puuoy. Carroll and
Guntzer, Assemblymen Grady, lolohan and
seebaGher. n Coroner Woltmani Tom Dun9lGp
Dr. Hardy, eX-Assemblymen W. i. KIRK and
Browning Senators Hogan, Curran and others
Very few of the State Committee. outside of Tam
many Hall, have arrived, but are expected this
afternoon and evening. Ii is understood that a
conference of Anti-Iildentes will be held this
evening.
The meeting of the Democratic State Com
mittce at Niagara Falls to-day will probably be one
Of the most important sessions held by State Com
mittee. The control OF the committee in large measure
indicates the contro OF the coming State ConYen-
ton. The temporary chairman of the convention IL
named by the majority Of the committee and he appoints
the Committee Credentials which decides the claims
Of cOntesting delegations Tickets of admission to the
hall where the convention is held issued through
the state Committee. and in this delegates whose
seats contested may be admitted to take part IN the
temporary organization OF the convention. Where the
two factions nearly equally divided the power In
the hands of the State Committee may turn the scale
either way. This makes the control Of the com
mittee very important at this time. The con-
name its own temporary chairman and appoint Its
own Committee on Credentials, but this is never done
except on extraordinary occasions. and even then he
power OF the committee in controlling admissions to the
han may be used to admit contesng delegations in such
a way as TO make the majority TO its own liking When
the committee met in this city last October for the pur-
pose of organization the the chairmanshp stood
10 to IS William Purcell. the Anti-Tlden candidate
being elected On the vote for secretary Henry A. Gum
bleton was elected by majority OF only one George
Barnard, OF the ADt-Tammany wing, voting for the I'll
den candidate for secretary. motion offered by
Tfden member Of the committee, which embodied the
views of HoratiO Seymour in regard 70 the way the
state Convention should be organized but which would
have taken from the AnTlden majority its power Of
control was only by prompt adjournment James
F. Fulton IT, who voted with the Anti-rdeu members,
showed disposition to for the resolution. aud
asked 10 have it read but the chairman suggestion
If Mr. Kclv declared the committee adjourned. This
dispostou of Mr. Fulton to with the TldenRobinsOn
members Is said to have had gnod zeal 10 90 WIN
ealing The meeting Of the committee at his hotel at
Niagara Fails. The same resolution VIII PROBABLY Dc
n ts claimed by the Tden Democrats that they now
have control OF the commit ec having secured major
y since last meeting They claimed then that they
only and II known that they have been
maRng extraordinary efforts 10 control the committee
to-day. A good de o. interest centres onthc result
Mr. Kelly sad, two months that there was no dan
ger OF a reversal OF majority IN the committee. Yes
terday hc intmated that there was doubt which way
the committee would go; PROBABLY to use lalnmnny
"ouside influence" 10 aid The Antriiden members may
he The purp0se of so manv Tammany Hal Democrats
having gone TO agaIa Falls from this city YESTERDAY
John Kelly Augustus SCll- and an advance guard OF
Gfty went Wednesday night About 100 more went last
night. These Will be aided by Gr-e OeletaiOns from
b4ny Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo aud other places
In is expected that the gathering at Niagara VIII swell
TO 600 or MORE ana il is sand TO be the Intention to
ina 40 large against the 1den- Robinson
Influence IN the party and TO OTnC out Judge Church
some one else as the AnTdcn candidate for Governor
Hubert o. Thompson Maurice j. Power. and number
Anti Tammany leaders nave also gone rom ths city
to the meeting of the committee at Niagara tuIs. at
the last meeting of the committee smltn NJ. Weed an
peared as substitute and took part In the proceedings
He expected again to-day aud Is said to he tue
Intention of the Tammany members TO move the eXpu
sion OF Weed the ground that he l. not proper per
son 10 represent the Democratic party having been con-
yiced of the CIPHER bribery Ths movement may bring
on an open rupture at Tue very opening OF the COM
INIT e.
Another subject that is expected 70 lead TO cOnsdera
bile discussion is the proposal new basis OF repre-
seutatOu 10 the State Convention. At present r rule II
fnrps delegates 10 Cach Assembly District. The pre-
noscd new rule VIII be member 10 each district.
win an additional member for each 1000 Democratic
votes cast This would give NeW-HOrA city ana OtGer
Aut-Tilden stroughOds larger repre- seutatiOn an
though il seems rule and based nearly on the
nIa of ne representation IN Republican conventions
Viii be strongly opposed by the Tiiden Democrats.
Altogether, there is prospect OF what may be termed
lively time" at tO-daYs meeting OF the committee.
The committee as constituted at lis last meeting II a.
follows (Tilden men IN Roman, Ant-IlIden men III