The New York herald., 1879-02-10
The Wirepullers and Local
Politicians at Work.
THE GENERAL OUTLOOK
Tilden and His Enemies
Face to Face.
LEGISLATIVE INTRIGUES,

This is the centre just now--and, of course, at
every Legislative session-for political wirepulling.
not alone in connection with State. but also with
New York city politics. National considerations
must also to very large extent enter into the cal
culations OF democratic and republican leaders. In
fact the battle of this fall in the State Of New York
conceded all sides. must go far toward shaping
the national campaign of 1880. The democratic and
republican leaders who happen to make Albany their
headquarters every winter in accord entirely upon
this point The former are too, not in any oath
to express nervousness to the outlook for their
party this year and next should tho decision be
against them at.the ballot in November. The
cent caucus of prominent democrats in the rooms
of Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer Exclusively
ported in the HERALD some three weeks s.nce
win give inking of the anxiety felt this side of
the house 10 present and future prospects of the
party At this assembled Chief Justice
Church. Secretary Of State Beach. Lieutenant Cover
nor Dorsheimer, David Dudley Field, Erastus Brooks
and others. The main point then agitated related to
the great necessity of harNniSingthe party in New
York city, SO as to encourage democrats throughout
the State and nation in their battle with the
enemy. No definite plan of operations was adopted.
but the groundwork laid for future approaches
in the direction of harmony
A VITAL CONSULTATION.
The importance Of this conference must be appre-
cated when the issues to be determined next fall
taken into consideration. Then Governor is to be
elected in place of Lucius Robinson, Lieutenant
Governor in place Of William Dorsheimer. Secre-
tary Of State in place of Allen G. Beach. State Enyi
neer place Of Horatio Seymour. Dr.. Comptroller
in place of r. P. Olcott. and Attorney
General in place of August Schoonmaker.
Should the whole of the ticket be renominaed then
all the Tilden and antTilden elements Of the party
ho foI y,.afio d.
voutly to be wished. 1t is useless for any number
of politicians to assert that Samuel j. Tilden cannot
and will not be candidate for President in 1880.
Tho fact is as clear the MONDAY that all the
efforts of Tildens friends and the tendency Of po-
litical operations on that side of the house di-
rected toward securing the second Presidential
ination in 1880 for the Gramercy Park statesman.
Tammany Hail. it is argued. may denounce Tilden to
it's hearts content but the opposition it is argued
may prove harmless next year it did on former
occasions. At the last State Convention i'll Syracuse
the party was about eqnally divided between Tldcn-
ties and antiTldenitos. On the last day. it will be
recollected. o bolt seemed imminent. The contend
ing democratic armies represented by Governor
Robinson and the so-called reform leaders who
fought for three years under Tildens banner. and
Tammany Hall. naturally reinforced by members of
the defurct Canal ringthose who had felt the bitter
thrusts of Tildcn's terrible attack when he
Governor Of the State. Men like A. p. Laning jar
Wis Lord, Doc Dennison and others of that stamp
were found shoulder to shoulder in the struggle
against Governor Robinson and his Tilden phalanx.
This, indeed, natural. as such men had nowhere
else to co. The republican member of the Canal
ring, Mayor Beldcn, OF Syracuse, also found at
the front with the anti-Tildentes. Those peo-
plo did not wish to again give power to the
faction responsible for shattering their solid col
umns and breaking up the disgraceful system OF nm
balanced canal contracts. Well. the battle at the
State Convention was q drawn one. Tie struggle
next came for control OF the state Committee. at .
meeting held u New York to organize that body the
anti ren element received majority OF the thirty
three nenibers Then che election off with the
committee thus organized in charge OF the state
campaign. What the result? The republicans
elected their Judge of the Court of Appeals % out
OF the 125 Assemblymen, larger majority of Con-
gres sona Representa- ives roin the state than they
ever had before, and i'll New York city nearly the
the winds. This, it is alleged the result of the
Syracuse struggle, Tammany's attacks upon Cover
Robinson for some time previous to the
assembling OF the State Convention and the pecu
liarly stupid management of the State campaign by
the anti lilden Committee. with headquarters at
WHAT is TO BE DoxEa
This brings US down to the present time Accord,
ing to the outlook here and the rumors circulated
among the rank and file Of both political armies
Lucus Robinson will again carry the gubernatorial
banner in November on the democratic side. This
appears TO be the slate With the present pecu
liarly mixed state of politics such programme is
undoubtedly susceptible OF change. The war Of Tam
encc upon the question to whether not Mr..
Robinson will be the democratic nominee. The
suit the last election IN tho metropolis however
and the increased power lodged In the hands Of the
Robinson Tilden-C -Cooper-Grecn phaanx may de-
termine this problem conclusivcly at least such is
the opinion of gentlemen In Albany who engaged
in studyin the political situation. lr'
.''rilden II u terrible man to night" remarked ono
of tho leaders to me last night ut Stanwix Hail..
.'The cipher despatch business will blow over in
short time" ~ nHp
Tam ma Hal. as n
fighting Tildcn for throe years. You readily
that the willy old statesman has thrown the lead
OF that organization in every round in which lac
took interest. You will that he will get
present dif6cultiss. In ls7 IL is true they beat
old man was In Europe and did particularly
about that fight. He ia shrcwd and far seeing. He
thought IL better to let the old gang get back into
power in the state and let the people see how they
would things. The democrats have seen this to
their cost IN the result OF the last election Eat
old axiom with him that when you are In great
trouble and do not know what to do to do nothing
He carried out that plan to perfection in tho state
campaign OF 1871 by tho way. wthstanding the fact
that he permitted Fairchild. Apgar aud company to
run the machine alone in that CONVENTION his side
would undoubtedly have won had it not been tor the
weak -knecd action of the temporary chairman, ID.
b. Hill. of Chemung. who placed there by tho
Tldenites to carry out certain programme but
Jailed at the most important moment"
"Whnt do you think of tho report as to peace and
harmony between Mayor Cooper aud Comptroller
Kelly in New York."
'Xll nonsense. tell you this fight is going right
through. There will be no truce the Iiidcn side.
Certain Tamnany leaders will be 40 hedgcd in that
they dare not bulge call their lives their
own. The Commissioner of Accounts will
vigorously examine each Of the departments, and
wncro IL is necessary to remove Governor
Robinson and Mayor Cooper will act promptly.
Heads will fall in the basket. IL will not be the
ingorous campaign of Smith Ely, Jr, W.. William
Il. Smith, Sidney p. Nichols. Joe b. Erhnrdt and
Chris Wheeler. There will be q thorough raking up
oil political corruptions. department thicveries and
official mafeasance. Attempts ut compromiso will
undoubtedly be made, but / am told the pro yramme
Edward Cooper, samuel j. 1iiden. Andrew
| II. Green and Lucius Robinson to carry out tho
! work think wo are likely to have warm times be-
fore long,"
| THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SIDE.
The above express the views and considerations
pressed forward behalf OF Mr.. Tidcn and hrs
allies. The leaders on the other side equally po-
tent In furnishing arguments against the Gramercy
Park statesman factor III State politics. All the
democratic politicians with whom converscd hero
during the past week concede the great necessity
which exists for harmony in democratic ranks. They