The New York herald., 1879-09-01
NEW YORK POLITICS.
Kings County in the Demo
cratic Convention.
MASTER OF THE SITUATION.
Gathering Of the Republican
Clans in Saratoga.

SARATOGA, August 30. 1879.
The Democratic State Convention is composed of
equal representation Of three delegates from each
Assembly district. There l2s Assembly districts
in the State. making Convention of 3S4 members.
The city of New York. with "a Assembly districts
has 72 delegates and Kings county. with II Assem-
bly, DISTRICTS has SO delegates, making together los
The humber of votes required tor nomination Is
1913. II the two counties of New York and Kings
should combine q candidate for Governor II
would require only IS more votes in addition to
their joint delegations to make the nomination.
without New York and Kings there are 92 Assembly
districts in the State. 2s of which, with odd dele
gate. would suffice to furnish these 50 votes
MASTER THE SITUATION.
These figures are given to show the Important
position that Kings county will hold at the Syrar
cuse Convention on the 10th of September. and as
key to the approaches that have been recently made
to the Brooklyn political leaders to induce them to
step in to of the democratic party Kings
county will in all probability be the master OF the
situation. Deducting New York's 72 delegates
there remain 312 to make up the whole number
of 3s4 of which the Convention will be composed
With the strong anti-Tilden sentiment prevailing
in Erie Niagara. Monroe. Onondaga Ulster and
other counties it will be singular if Tammany
out OF $40. Allowing the anti-Robinson movement
in the rural districts greater strength than this
1t would have IN the Convention, with Tammany's
vote l57 delegates. against 227 for Robinson. Take
out OF the latter number the SO Brooklyn del
egares and it would leave Robinson with 191 votes
only, not enough for nomination 1t Is evident.
therefore. that il Kings county chooses to exercise
the power it can name o candidate OF its own for
Governor and as there is not the slightest proba-
bility of compromise between the Robinson and
anti Robinson delegates, can force his nomination.
EFFoErs CONVERSATION.
These facts plain to the politicians that the
Brooklyn leaders at Saratoga have been the objects
marked attention the part of the antiRobinson
men for the past two weeks, and they have been
urged by every conceivable argument to take an in
dependent position. declare in favor Of union and
harmony, and put forward candidate whose fair
ness integrity and democracy will preclude the idea
Of any reasonable opposition to his nomination on
the part either of Mr.. Tildens friends or Mr.. Til
den's enemies. The Tammany politicians who have
held aloof from the "boltng" movement inaugu-
rated weeks ago. and who refrain from giving it
their approval have been prominent in the effort to
persuade tho Kings county delegation to assume
independent position between the Robinson and
antRobinson extremists, and to offer to both
didate whom both unite with o fair prospect
1t indeed evident that the coolest and wisest
in the Tammany ranks are not satisfied with the
position in which the organization is placed They
insist that they have good cause for opposing Gov
ernor Robinson nomination, for the simple reason
that he has assumed q hostile attitude toward the
regular democracy or the city. and has thus
rendered it impossible for tho organiza,,
tho democratic vote for him at the polls. 'Our peo
pie will not vote for Governor" they say. "who
law and con,emned by the courts. turned democrats
out Of Office for the purpose of filling their places
with the enemies OF the democracy. and we protest
against his denomination because know that
whatever efforts might make on his behalf forty
or fifty thousand aemoerats IN the city you'd a. post
sustain the threat to bolt in case their protest
against Robinson's nomination should be unheeded
by the Convention, and they would be
rcjoiced to find way of escape from
the awkward position in which what they
regard the premature action of their associates
Tammany has placed the organization. The easiest
way out of the dilemma would be the nomination
by the Kings county delegates of fair candidate to
whom New YORK cond g,va its support md IL ia
now evident that they would gladly accept anybody
except Iobinson and call themselves victors in the
hght. even though the nominee should be a more
useful to Governor Tilden than Governor
Robinson. with all his good Intentions. can ever
hope to be. These Tammany representatives have,
indeed signied to the Brooklyn leaders their will
ngness to take eany Governor the latter may select
as "gift horse without looking him the mouth.
KINGS COUNTY SAVE THE PAETY?
In this condition of affairs the exact position OF
the Kings county delegates becomes very interest
ing question. The Brooklyn leaders will, OF course
dictate the course to be pursued by the delegation.
and careful canvass of the views of those who
have been at Saratoga leads to the belief that
while they stout and faithful friends of Cover
Robinson, and will unhesitatngly support him
IL he nominated they recognize the fact that his ee
ton is alms hopeless They believe that it will be ad
vantageous 10 the party IL ne be induced to step
aside and allow candidate to be nominated who
Will continue the honest and economical policy of
his administration aud at the same time unite the
party and stand fair chance of at the polls
1t is a temptation to them TO name Governor. and
probably the party from defeat, when such
movement would almost certainly be successful.
and many OF them ask themselves why they should
not do so. Taking their thirty-six delegates IN q
body out OF the Convention would probably leave
the Robinson and anti Robinson forces about evenly
divided, and no nomination could bc made with
out them. They declare that they have already
done much for Tilden. and for lsobinson
well, and that while they the friends of both
they also the friends of the democracy. and do
not why they should sacrifice the party for the.
sake any Individual 1t is proper say that
or two of the strongest and most influential of the
Brooklyn democrats do not look upon the matter in
this light. In their opinion to cast Governor
Robinson aside under any circumstances would
appear triumph of Taminany. and
would offend and anger the country
democrats who support the Governor and believe in
his honesty and sound party principles that they
would refuse to 10 the polls, and thus render tho
defeat of the compromise candidate mucl, more
tain would be the defeat of Robinson. But 1t is
believed that the objections of these stalwart
Brook ynitcs will bo laid aside If they really ind
themselves in a position to name their own candi-
date with certainty of success, and the Kings
county delegation at present seems to hold the
tcrship OF the situation.
REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK.
A few scattering republicans are horc, and large
number of delegates and outsiders who will be at
tendance at Wednesdays Convention are expected
on Monday. Tho belief strengthens that senator
Conkling win control the Convention and that Mr..
Cornell will be nominated the first ballot. There
seems TO be concentration any other candidate
and when matters talked over, they will be
before the Convention meets. 1t is til Jught likely
that some of those now talked about will withdraw
and turn over their friends to the Senator.
CANDIDATES NAMED.
Tho candidates named prominently for Lieutenant
Governor follows:--