Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-15
CHURCH VS.. TILDEN.

Il Ne.v Political Complication in Ne,.
| York--Judge Sanford e. Church as q
! Bitter Opponent Of Tiiden.
| ("Gath," in Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug. 10.
sent you dispatch Friday night about
the movement of Chief Justice Church, OF
New York, to forestall Tilden by coming out
! boldly for the gubernatorial nomination
This is tho principal theme of conversation
| here among politicians. So far from Mr.
Tilden having softened or compromised his
| quarrel with John Kelly, Allen G. Beach
Church and others, the anger of his en- enies
| has been increasing as they saw his power
more and more exerted. The opposition to
Ii den and Robinson was concentrated on
no one pc, son, and this gave Tilden great
advantage. It made his man Robinson q
favorite against the field.
There was no other Democrat in the State
opposed to Tilden who seemed to have any
prospect of consolidating the anti-Tilden
elements. Indeed, no person was named as
likely to run against Robinson. It seems to
have suddenly occurred to Church, as to
others in the anti-Tilden interest, that bold
break would be success.
Mr.. Church has now reached that age
when he is rather at the turning point of
life and approaching the decline. He has
thrown away several very good chances to
run for Governor, and thereby place himself
in line for the Presidential succession.
When Tilden was nominated in 1874
Church could have had the Governorship for
the asking. He did not then believe that any
Demos at could beat General Dix, and pre-
ferred to draw his salary Oh the bench of ap-
peals. He has since had the modification of
seeing Tilden become national character,
and almost reach the Presidency. Besides,
Tilden has aimed several direct stabs at
Church's reputation, with the intent of draw
ing him out of the field. Such was the cele-
DRAFTED letter of Charles O'Conor arraigning
the whole of the bench of appeals as the
creation of Tweed and the ring. This
bench, the highest in New York,
had somewhat INSTRUCTED O'Conor's
fierce persecution of the leading ring men.
Detecting Tiiden's hand in the assault, Mr..
Church has been the ex- Governors implaca-
ole enemy ever since. Mr.. Church wrote the
resolution admitting Tammany Hall to the
last State convention without contest, and
to vote for it. BY that resolution Tammany
minority, and Mr.. Tilden lost his predomi-
and restless to defeat Tilden's ambition,
Church has apparently taken the resolution
to make canvass for Governor, and thus
bring into one organization all the anti
den elements.
I met Lieutenant-G Governor Dorsheimer
this morning, who had suddenly returned to
Saratoga to take hand in the slate making.
He said in effect, II have had an understand
in for y1C oko xuitt Ind oh
his running for governor. I am heartily
with him if he desires to make the trial. I
do not know that his candidacy adds any
thing to the anti rilden strength, and it will
enable all the opponents of Tilden to come
into one organization instead of diffusing
their forces. Tilden has very complete
organization in the State of New York. He
keeps his correspondence with some one
leader in almost every assembly district.
AS the Presential year approaches his
compact front and probability of victory
bring him hundreds of wavering and weak
Democrats. Yet think he is going to be
beaten. Judge Church holds very high
rank in this State as lawyer and a man.
He received the solid vote of New York on
several ballots for President of the United
States. He has the confidence of men like
Horatio Seymour, and even the Republicans
respect him highly. I am not perfectly sure
that he has consented to run. I think he is
looking over the prospect at present, yet it is
most probable that he will run, and be NOM
mated. AS to whether he can be elected
there is some doubt. The Tilden men would
hold against him because his success would
mean his presentation by the State of New
York for President.
The lieutenant governor added that good
deal of Mr.. Tilden's strength arose from the
fact that Tilden was the master of Lucins
Robinson for Governor, and of Edward
Cooper, the mayo. of New York. "You
see," said Mr.. DorsheimeY, show Tilden is
using these two men to remove and behead
as he sees tit, in order to capture more pat
ronage for his Presidential aspirations. YET
it seems to me that such tactics must defeat
themselves here. More direct charges of
dishonesty were made last week against
Mr.. Wheeler, Republican, one of the
four police commissioners of New York. The
| courts interposed and saved Wheeler, ano
| Immediately Cooper turned and removed 8
Democrat, Badly Smith, from the board
What IS the inference? Simply that the
charges against Mr.. Wheeler were contrivec
on doubtful basis, and when he was saved
by the courts, Tilden's mayor Immediately
removed Democrat so as to control the 20
lice patronage. Such manipulations must
be stencil in the profession of reform. II
is just 80 at Albany. Governor Robinson
does whatever Tilden wants, in aid of his
Presidential programme. have no ides
that Robinson can be reelected governor.
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