The New York herald., 1879-09-09
Controlling Position Of the Kings
.t- County Delegation. 6 e
AWAY OUT OF THE DILEMMA
The Chairman Of the State Committee
on the Situation.
Dreadful Warwhoop from Spi-
nOla, the Collar-ic Brave.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1

q SYRACUSE, N. I.s sept. o. 1918.
The Tammany legions will not put in an appear
apce the field of battle until tomorrow morning
In the meantime the controversy loses q good deal
Of its spice and excitement. Up to late hour this
evening very few of the delegates their friends
had arrived. that the expected sharp passage at
arms between the Tilden aud anti-Tnden forces has
been postponed for few hours.
!, - M ANrrRoBINsoN TACTICS.
There is q report here to the effect that new
movement is on foot on the part Of the anti-Robn-
son men to obtain control Of the State Convention
It IL now believed by some that the Convention will
be so largely Robinson to render it probable that
the Governor will have . majority exclusive of the
thrty-s votes from Kings county, provided all the
Robinson delegates are admitted where there are
contests outside OF New York. One of the con-
tested counties Is Albany. which has twelve votes
and it is desirable to add this number to the
Robinson side. It is said that effort being
mas to induce the Kings county representatives on
the slats Committee to favor the admission Of the
anttHobinson delegates from Albany county. COM
pyistng Judge Parker. Ersstus Corning and other
promtnent citizens. Kings county takes this step
ts delegation viii then hold the balance of power in
the Convention beyond peradventure. and will be in
.: position to name the successful candidate for
the nomination the principle OF uniting the party
and saving the State to the democracy
f WHAT KINGS COUNTY MAY DO.
a prominent Tammany democrat now here ex-
presses the belief that the Kings county committee
viii act in this matter with the Purcell portion
Of the State Committee. and will at least admit
seats In the preliminary proceedings the anti Robin
son delegates from Albany. Should they do this
they would, Of course. vote in the preliminary
meeting of the Convention to support their own
action the State Committee and as the precedent
- s1,oA1o 1oo<
admitted to seats by the state Committee to vote on
sheir own contested Gases the organization of the
Convention VIM fall into the hands Of the proposed
combination Of Kings county and anti Robinson men,
The movements ssharp and II really carried out
would assuredly defeat the Robinson extremists. OF
COURSE Kings county is friendly to Robinson, but II
the deleeates from Kings feel that his election is
hoIslsss it In insisted upon that they not only
justAed. but they perform their duty true demo-
Gratis By voting for some available and acceptable
candidate. 1t is of course . great temptation to
Kings to be sble at to the democracy from
certain defeat and to the candidate for Gov
srnor. any good man they may choose to select.
They can do 80 without the slightest chance Of
fsilHre II their representatives on the State CON-
mittss vote in the first instance to admit the anti
Hobinrop delegates from Albany and perhaps from
some other counties. thus equally balancing the
power between the rival factions.
r ft THE STATE COMMITTEE.
In . conversation with Mr.. Purcell, the chairman
Of the Democratic State Committee, he was asked
whether there had been any foundation for the re-
port that he had proposed not to call the State Com
rary organization Of the Convention in accordance
with custom. Mr.. Purcell denied that he had ever
entertained such thought and pronounced the
rumor . pure fabrication.
II have already issued a call for the committee"
he said and it will meet at the headquarters in the
Vanderbilt House tomorrow at eight o'clock"
On being asked whether there was any reason to
believe the Kings county representatives on the
state Committee may act with tine anti -Robinson
members Of the committee on the question of the
contested seats from Albany and other counties,
Mr.. Purcell replied as follows:-
honorably and discreetly at Niagara and really
strove to harmonic the conflicting views of the
Tney yss would ss no. vote with h us to make
neither would they favor tie attempt of our op-
poncnts to take US to Saratoga. They named Syra-
cuse as fair compromise between the two. and it
was at once accepted. We hope that they will now
continue their efforts to conciliatc and
In behalf Of union and harmony
ALBANY DELEGATION.
Of course on the question of contested seats their
decision will be guided by the facts and by their
Of course, In the Albany case. but from the nforma
tion that has reached thus far strongly incline
to the belief that the Parker aud Corning delegation
from Albany Is justly entitled to admission They
were elected first, Understand, under a regular
call. and the other delegates are clearly the
testants IL am correctly informed. No doubt the
Kings county members of the State Committee will
act with fairness and impartiality in this In
the of other contested seats and will give pre-
lminsry recognition to those delegation having the
prima facie evidence Of regularity"
MIR. PURCELL THE SITUATION.
sharp contest took place in Rochester over the
election of delegates from Purcells district. Sem
ator Raines led the Tilden forces against the anti
votes were counted. The other districts of Monroe
county are understood to be in favor of Governor
Roblnson's renomination. Mr. Purcell gave his
views on the situation in substance follows:-
II am unequivocauy an antRobnson man, be-
cause quito confident that he has alien ated a
very large portion OF the democracy of tho State
TO render his election hopeless, and indeed prac-
ticslly impossible. l do not cure to 20 into
the discussion whether the enmity that exists
against him is warranted or unwarranted. l
look the fact squarey In the face that
Governor Robinson cannot get the democratic vote
confined to that city, but extends all through the
State. do not care any thing about Mr. Keiy's re-
fusal to support him. He might refuse to support
any other candidate, but that would be no reason
why the Convention should reject him. Neither is
It any reason why the Convention or any portion Of
II should insist ON nominating him but the plain
undeniable fact that Governor Robinson cannot get
the full democratic VOTE anything like II, IL of
itself why he should not be put forward ut
this critical moment rs a candidate. 1t Is all folly
to allow passion or rivalries to force to
the party candidate whose defeat is prcordained
Governor Robinson has in some of the details of the
Office done we'll Governor, but the Governor
should be the head of his party and should work for
ntcrehtS so 10 30 Wltn
his public duties. do not think any will clam
that Governor Robinson has filled this require
ment OF the position. He has taken sides
with factions and has widened instead OF closing
the breaches In the organization am, further, OPP
posed to his nomination because he is closely iden
tned with the interests of corporations He figures
now ~ director of the New York Mutual Lite In
surance Company, one of the richest and most
ing corporations In the country. l believe that ut
this time the people of the State demand real and
pronounced ant-corporation and anti-monopoly
candidate. and democratic principles In this
matter entirely in accord with the popular senti
ment."
THE ROBINSON STRENGTH
As to the Robinson strength in the Convention
Mr.. Purcell said -
1T il impossible to tell at present what will be the
relative Robinson ana anti-Iiobinson strength. 1
have made no estimate and IL cannot bo known untl
the delegates arrive feel satisfied, however that
the claims put forth by the Robinson men are base
less. know of quite number OF instances I'm which
they have sot down rs Robinson men delegates who
actually opposed to that candidate and others
who, while friendly TO him. desire the union OF tho
party and are willing 10 unite ON n candidate who
can be elected. Take the OF Jarvis Lord. He ia
claimed by the Robinson and IL "a sutd that IA.