, 1879-08-17
POLITICAL.
The Work Laid Out for TiIden
by Prominent Western
Democrats.
He Must Demonstrate His Pow
er, or Retire from
the Field.
Ewing's Scheme Made Up Principally
Of Intangible It's and Butts.
T1IDEN.

6retfa9 DeDatch to The Tribune
NEW YoRE, Aug. 16.-The Tilden men Of the
Democratic State Committee have said all along
that they would have the State Convention at
Saratoga. The Tammany members pronounced
for Syracuse. The 1idcnites had clean ma
jority at Niagara Fails yesterday, yet, strangely
enough, themselves proposed holding the Con-
Vention at Syracuse, thus going over without
word to :fammany's ground Thisaction lndicates
that Ti1den sees that he cannot afford to autag-
onize Tammany. aud is willing to sacrifice Rob-
inson, and make all necessary concessions.
A Herald Washington special explains Why
Tlden is anxious to harmouize his party and
leave nothing undone to carry New York this
fall.
1t is whispered among Democratic politicians
here that hlr. Springer, Of Illinois, in bis appar-
entity frank interview, adroitly concealed the
most important part Of the conference between
leading Western Democrats and T1den, Of
which Mr. Springer was party. A prominent
Western Democrat several days ago told friend
here. in confidence, TINT the objec: OF this con-
ference Of Western men With Tildcn was to say
to him that, unless he. could in some way har-
monte the party in New York and carry that
State this fall, they rho are, like Mr. Springer,
friendly to Tilden's nomination next gear, would
be compelled to drop him and take Western
candidate. They explained to him that the
plan he privately put forth last spring,
to lose New York this fall but curry
it next wear, would not answer. They told him
while they bad no Intention Of interfering in
New York politics, and thought very we'll OF
GOV. Robinson, they were forced to declare un-
equiyocally that IT Tilden failed to carry his
State in the coming election that they would
compel him. in spite OF their friendship, to give
up all idea OF his nomiuati0n next
year, because the Democratic party could
not afford to risk its success by changing to
a candidate who could not secure harmony and
success in his own State. II New York is lost
this fall, they sad 1t must be recKoDed at least
be safer to take a Western candidate and con-
centrate effort on the Western States. It would
be easy to carry Ohio and Wisconsin with Ew-
Ing, in case be is elected this year, OF
'1ilinois With Judge, nor Senator, Davis, and
unless Tilden could SO harmouze the Demo-
cratic factions in New York as to carry that
State, not By close majority of 9, 700 or 4,000,
but by so large ma jor1tY as would make the
State sure next year. be would have to be count
ed out, and they would have to take that ground
publicly and before the people about him.
1t was added that Tlden received this
admonition in silence; but the Vest
cru men toak care to communicate
what they had SAID to hun in confidence to sew
eEal of his supporters in New York, upon whom
it made a profound impression. This report
has created deal OF interest ia Democratic cir
cles here, where Thurman, Ewing, and Davis
hare more friends than Tllden. It was aaid by
prominent Democrat to your CORRESPONDENT
that he thought Tldcn would now give up Gov.
Robinson and take another candidate, or per-
haps allow Kelly 10 nominate any man he may
prefer.