Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-12
The Syracuse Convention.

The report from Syracuse yesterday after
noon that John G. Jacobs had been nominated
for governor by reclamation led to the suppo-
sition that the democratic convention had
managed to smooth over their dissenSions In
way to unite Tammany and anti Tammany In
support Of the state ticket; but later dispatches
showed that the reclamation" nomination OF
Jacobs was sprung upon the convention by the
Tammany men out of order and was repudlated
by Mr. Jacobs himself. The subsequent action
of the convention In nominating Robinson, and
OF the Tammany men In withdrawing and
making a nomination Of their own, Of course
put an end to all possibility OF bringing the
factions into working harness In the
same team. II is now war 20 the
knife between Tilden and Tammany.
1t is not believed that John Kelly means to
bear repetition of the taunts with which he
was loaded for surrendering meekly to Tilden
after his fierce opposition to him at st. Louis.
Quite certainly he means to fight it out against
Robinson and Tilden to the bitter end, even at
the risk OF giving the state to the republicans;
and on the other hand 1t Is evident that Tilden
means to make the fight now on the issue of
destroying Tammany, root and branch. In this
fight he VIII apparently have largely the SYM
pathy of the country democracy of the state,
who have become disguised with the dictatorial
airs assumed by Tammany. and who have been
particularly irritated by the threat OF boiling
the ticket, made In advance by that organiza-
ton. The question next comes up as to the
amount OF damage John Kelly can do to the
democratic state ticket by his detection. While
1t Is not probable that he can carry with him
any thing like the numbers he claims, 1t is GER
tain that the democracy will sadly miss the
potential aid of the Tammany machine
which heretofore, when they have carried the
state, has turned out the immense democratic
majority from New York city that has swamped
the republican ma1OrltieS outside the city.
John Kelly limited at this ,act at Syracuse when
he protested against the nomination being made
In opposition to Tammany, by delegates from
republican counties. 1t will be noticed, fur
Their, that in this fight Kelly has the co-opera-
ton Of democrats Of the standing of 1t. Gov
ernor Dorsheimer, David Dudley Field, Gen.
Spinola, John B. Haskins, and others of proml-
nence, and from their outspoken oppo-
sition to Tilden and Robinson at SYRIA
cuse, 1t is not easy to see how they, any
more than Kelly, can be brought to a crow ban
quet and the support Of the Syracuse ticket.
There is also the possibility of fusion between
TammaDy and the greenbackers and Farmers
Alliance men that would give Kelly little
additional "bOOm:" though In any event he is
not likely to stand the ghost of chance of
election. This year the power Of Kelly and
Tammany In New York city Will be a good deal
reduced, from the fact that the election ma
cbinery is now under the control of Mayor
Cooper and an anti-Tammany Board of Police
Commissioners. Altogether the contest this
year bids fair to be Of the Kilkenny order be-
tween the democratic factions; giving the
republicans pretty sure success with any toll
cradle effort.