The New York herald., 1879-09-14

it, because they have more interest in their
county than they have in State issues The reason
of this is that the county supports the State and
the county receives nothing politically from the
State in return. if except hard knocks. freely dis
tributed."
How does rammany feel toward the Kings county
"very friendly. We are one and the same kind of
people. We follow our leader they follow theirs.
We expect 10 be united when the present political
hurricane has subsidized That will be bright day
.Where is James O'Brien in all this breeze?''
"Ile has been with his friends endeavorng to
unite the party on Sanford L. Church. but failed
think his intentions were good and worthy of
VIEWS OF sAcHEM SIDNEY p NICHOLS
Sachem Sidney +. Nichols sat in his handsome
drawing room when HERALD reporter called at his
~ have" he said "read the letters of withdrawal
When Governor Hoffman was put on the ticket for
saclem it was done at the request of a good many
persons. His resignation as a sachem looks to me
like cheap advertisement. II he had been u NOM
ber of the General Committee it would have had some
effect. think that Mr.. Kellys manly
and II the party suffers defeat this
| fail Mr.. Kelly will not be blamable but it will be
| those who opposed his policy
| tion with Mr.. Kelly running bolting candi
81 think it will stand solid for him.
''ias the prestige OF regularity departed from
| TammanyY'
mo don't think it irregular to refuse to sup
| port y nominee whom said in advance we could
| not and would not under any circumstances sup
will Tammany support Mr. Kelly in his present
ut will The feeling is so strong against Robin
son that they will stand by Mr.. Kelly to the last
How will 1t be IN regard to the county tcketY
81 think we will elect whole county ticket.
Why man regrets the present condition Of things
| more than do do not that could have
acted otherwise, because to support Robinson
| dig our own political graves"
ssWas Taminany Hall honestly in favor of Senator
| Jacobs for Governor"
eyes, to man. think Jacobs missed the oppor-
tunity OF his NE IN not accepting the nomination
what il the feeling about Mr.. Kelly in the inte-
| riorY'
| ..In Onondaga, Albany Sullivan Erie and Court
land counties Mr. Kelly will receive large vote.
know this to be a fact, as have conversed with
large number OF representative men from those dis
| tricts and they have informed me. Robinson
win be defeated and Cornell elected. The whole
| Tammany county ticket will now be elected"
| ''Some people might think bargain has been
| made-is that sop
"Any man who knows Mr. Kelly knows that it
would be impossible for the republicans to bargain
HERALD reporter called at the residence Of Mr..
Kelly where he informed that the Tammany
chieftain would not return to the city until this
morning.
| found at the Union Trust Company his resi-
| dence. in West Thirty third street 1t finally
learned that he had left for Newport Friday
ing.
WHAT OTHER sACfEMs SAID
Arthur Leary, treasurer of the Tammany Society,
was absent from the city. but his brother. Charles
c. Leary, stated that he had heard his opinion ex-
pressed regarding Mr. Hoftmans @ letter. Mr.
the sachems of the society might be
Affected by the political situation. his position as
| treasurer Of Tammany raised no issue between Mr..
| Kelly and him. While dsclaimIng any authority to
speak for Mr, Arthur Leary. it very to say
| ba would not'resign at this time.
! ngust Belmont sachem was absent at Newport
| H. D. Purroy, sachem, expressed perfect willing
| Kelly to the last. / cannot speak for Others but
| I believe that there will be further objections
among the sachems. The Tammany General Com
| hour larn
| may be others who will follow in the wake of Mr..
| Ecclesine and Mr.. Waehner. Among those who
| been without the pale of Tammany for
eral months the loss of their company will be
enough to say that their present conduct is inhu-
| enced by past events. do not say Regarding
Mr.. Hoffman would not wish to be personal
| There political towards we'll towards in
social life. It is doubtful whether the democracy
of this State any longer takes very lively interest
| in Mr.. Hoffmans conduct. Ii he had gone over to
the republicans it would have been the loss of o
vote, to be The Irish element OF this city
| very lukewwrm about Mr.. hoffman; they remember
| his conduct on a certain 18th of July"
| Mr.. Charles Haswell City Surveyor and sachem Of
the Tammany Society, struggled hard with his feel
ample of John I. Hoffman and resign his connection
with Tammany. After long pause and after pass
ing his hand over his agitated brow half dozen
times the old man forcibly expressed himself with
fine shade Of scorn in his voce:--
i'I do not intend to resign from the society. do
not think the present position of the Tammany
organization in this city will either affect the char
Mr. Joel o. Stevens, secretary Of the Tammany
Society, very decided in his advocacy of the
Committee on Orsanization," said i he. ii .wili
meet Monday evening" and new start
will be made. Any disaftected or weak-kneed men,
bers among us will be got rid Of we intend to
exact pledge from those who cast their fortunes
with us that they intend to act Loyalty. We don't
mind Hoffman. Ecclesine and Waehner much, as the
last two have practically ceased their connection
with the organization for over year past.
was virtually little more than an Honorary
member. IL the bolt sincere? should say it was,
and IL YOU come up to Fourteenth street Monday
night you will a banner in front of Tammany
Hall with John Kelly's name it tor Governor
every lottcr six feet deep. We're in earnest. and
Mr. Augustus 4. Docharty, scribe of Ta,nmany, a
gentleman of penetrating political insight. said-
himself and his friends can secure a vote in
this city and State of over one hundred
utterly destroy the hopes of Robinson's election
There is boiling from tho organization
by men who are clearly identified with 1t. Waeh-
ner's and Eccesne's connection with Tammany Hall
nebulous rs the Milky Way, and their letters
of resignation suggest the old fable of the fox and
the grapes. When you sec the old war horses of
Taminany recant then you may think things look
serious. but these cphcmera are not worth taxing
Mr.. Cadwallader Evans. sachem and secretary of
the Manhattan Club, said :-"Bear in mind. this is
no fight among democrats. 1t is fght against tho
domination OF Tden. who has been all his life walk
ing u Jail WALL but never happened to get inside
of 1t. We detest the and his practices.
for Hoffman, though very NICE pleasant
man. and popular with thousands of people.
he should recollect that only for Tammany Hall he
would have still remained, hguratvely speaking in
the gutter" Kelly nomination none OF his own
seeking. He only bowed TO tho will of the Tam
many delegates and OF number Of the country dole
gates One of the principal leaders the Convention
had told him that Mr.. Kelly was nominated at the
direct suggestion of country delegat,s. 1t too
early in the campaign to guess how many votes Mr..
Kelly would poll. but he would receive a sufficient
number.
THE DEMOCRATS TO BE nEoRaANIzRp.
Ex-Assemblyma James Day whose unctuous
Galway accent, like tho Lutte OF Orphous, can melt
tho very stones. said:-"I think the party
here the city in less than two woeks
will be reorganized on the broadest and most
liberal primer pies The doors will be thrown
open to all who desire to join it, Nothing will DO
done In vindictive spirit: but. the contrary.
the hand of friendship will be freely extended to all
He did not think that Governor Robinson would
lose moro than ten per cent of the democratic vote
of the city.