The New York herald., 1879-09-12
THE FEELING IN THE CITY.

IHE I'm laE I'll
The excitement throughout the city on Wednesday
over the proceedings of the Syracuse Convention
greatly intensified yesterday, as the momentous
hour for nomination believed to be close at
hand On the ferries street cars stages. In lawyers
Offices hotels and bsrrooms the contest ct Syracuse
was the sole and absorbing subject Of discussion.
The first Telegram bulletin at drew around it q
large and eager crowd and this kept up In numbers
throughout the day. man, who had evidently
been making the acquaintance all the morning of
the virtues OF old rye. halted in front of the
bulletin, and when his eye caught sight of the
announcement that John G. Jacobs had been NOM
mated for Governor he threw back hts head
and in husky voice exclaimed. ..whazzer dish yere
procke( (hic mation / afore me? Jacobs! der-ate
hevings (hic), whose Jacobsf What's he done?
Damme (hic) Of know whazzer wansht thc) sich y
burned sucker (hc). Gimme Luce Robins IN. tn old
N tried n true. Rah. rah (hic rah, fer old Luce
Robins n!' and the festive old topper waved his
battered hat and made plunge through the admrins
crowd. The talk in front of the bulletin boards
revealed Numerically opposite sentiments. kelly
the boy to old Robinson. You see If the Boss
don't be cock o. the walk after this" said one.
eyes," said another in sympathy. "and he'll
give ould Tilden his latitat afore long. the
ould sinner" "wait Bit boys, an walk
your horses said of opposition views;
"Robinson amt beat by derned sight, but you
fellers that get yer pap from Tammany Hall wish he
He's goin' to be next Guv'nor Of this yere
State in spite Of Kelly an the whole caboodle of
Tammany Hall. Kelly is gone coon.''
~ think his pipe is nearly out" observed sup
porter OF the previous speaker.
$50 think l." said third citizen in that line of
thought. "an. like Henry Ward Beecher. he's got to
step down an OUT
TAMMANY's DILEMMA.
The drift OF popular feeling appeared to be for
Robinson, and many were the speculations later in
the day as to the ultimate fate of Mr.. Kelly and
Tammany Hall when tho posted up that
Robinson nominated and the Tammany delega-
ton had bolted the Convention. "What will John
Kelly do nextg' "what will become OF Tammany
Hall?" were the questions on every tongue. The
future to many minds appeared involved ID inextri
cablo confusion. II Tammany should coalesce with
the republicans by voting for Cornell it, prestige
would be gone forever. It should remain inactive.
stay away from the polls aud let the election go b
other suppositions were recounted and dwelt upon
in the great whirl Of discussion yesterday evening
concerning the future of the ancient organization
that has its wigwam in Fourteenth street..
Commissioner Jake Hess. looking up g the bulle-
tin board. exclaimed guess Robinsou mas the In
side track. He'll be nominated"
'Does that suit your was asked the Commits
sioner.
sSutts us to q dot III q clean walk over for Cor
nel
Ex-Assemblyman John McGroarty. standing near
by, sad:-'Guess it's going to be Robinson. That'u
suit Kings county. There amt going to bsany bolt
ing over there"
Counsellor Spelissy observed AS Taxnmany has
nothing to give she can't hold her people together.
She went into this fight an empty stomach. aud
now she has had her backbone broken"
Judge Gildersleeve who was passing by. paused
and made the remark, Governor Robinson, from
what observation made of him. is an honest and
courageous man. and his views in certain cases Of
application for pardon know Of showed him to
possess rarely discriminating mind. I hardly
think he win lose as many as hve thousand demo-
Counsellor Joe Marin Was s.asAy s.ss.RohAn-
son. and said:-"Ill work hAfdef 90 beat this man
than ever worked before. He has leagued himself
with republicans to destroy the only regular demo-
cratic organization in this city and he deserves
democrat. and III get all my friends to do the
same"
over yet. Tammany will kick like Q steer for some
the old wigwam.'
| DRAMATIC VIEW OF THE SITUATION
Count Joannes happened to be moving with
measured stride along Park row with cotton um-
with the query. "what do you think. Count Of the
chances OF Robinson's nomination.
The Counts face assumed Q frowning aspect and
his noble eyebrows knit together Us he answered,
"Avsunt, sir! Politics OF mine
Thec pursue is Of higher and nobler charac-
ter"
"But. as an American citizen. Count"
"Don't American citizen me. wear orders from
Prussia, the King Of"
Pardon. Count; but what do you think Of Cor
nell IS against Robinson?'
Hyperion to satyr. sir. But pray thee leave
me to my humof. IN none OF politics" and the
Count ominously shifting his umbrella to his right
hand, strode away with great dignity.
Mr.. A. b. Cornell, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. said
on being asked who he thought likely to get the
democratic nomination for Goverpor:-"I don't
who gets 1t. for believe party will beat the
best man they can put up.
Ex-Collector Murphy said:--"K had the time to
spare I'd like to go up to Syracuse and urge tar
possible the nomination OF Robinson. He Is just
the man want to In the field against us, be-
cause then sure Of victory"
In the evening the broad corridor of the Fifth ave-
nue. was filled with politicians and people of all
kinds. and of course the proceedings at Syracuse
made the staple Of conversation.
REPUBLICANS DELIGHTED
Colcnel Charles Spencer said:-"I believe the
nomination of Robinson will give the State to the
republicans by 10000 majority. II they had put up
Church woudnt have looked for more than $4,000
majority because then there would be q united dem
ocracy, but Kelly s going to take away with him all
but 5000 of the whole Tammany vote. He will put
Badly Smith ut the head Of the state ticket, and
every vote for him counts for Cornell. I'VE
going" continued the Colonel, with flashing eyes,
ITO sweep every Northern State. tor the people
aroused against southern pretension aud aggres-
SION"
Ex-Commissioper of Police Abram Disbecker
said d:-"No matter who the democrats nominated
we would still win. but that they divided 1t
In plain to any tat we shall carry the State by
au overwhelming majority"