Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-10
NO CHANCE FOR D
Hostility TO the Sage OF Gram
Grey Park by No Means
Abating.
New York Lost by the Democrats
IfHe is Nominated.
e York Herald

New York Herald.l
While ex-Judge Amasa Parker sat
in the rooms of the anti Tilden state
committee yesterday the conversation
turned upon the Herald's recent in
terview with General Lester b. Faux
ner-an interview which many demo.
Gratis conjecture to have been inspired
by Mr.. Tilden. The Judge was asked
whether General Faulkner was JUST.
fed in inferring from the result Of
the election in Albany that Mr.. Til
den had gained strength in that region.
The reply was General Faulkner
may be pardoned for not being familiar
with the local politics of Albany. He
was mistaken in supposing that the
result Of the recent charter election in
that city was an indication of less hos
tility to Mr.. Tilden than was shown
by the vote of the state election last
November. 1t had no significance
whatever as to the feeling on the
presidential election. Mayor Nolan,
who was renominated, was the only
democratic candidate. There was no
other candidate in the field except
Birch, the republican candidate.
Banks, the citizens candidate, had
withdrawn from the canvass when it
was too late to supply his place. No
Ian was earnestly supported by most
of the democrats of the city. He re-
ceived, also, a very large share of the
republican votes. As to myself, /
took so much interest in the re-elec-
ton of Mr.. Nolan hat with a friend,
who was to cast his first vote, l hast
ened home from a journey two days
earlier than | should have done, for
the purpose of voting for Mr.. Nolan
and enabling my friend to do so.
There has been no change in Albany
favorable to Mr.. Tilden since the cleo
ton of last fall. But there are many
in Albany, who, like myself, voted
for Governor Robinson that are
strongly opposed to the nomination Of
Mr.. Tilden."
AS the chairman of the anti Tilden
democratic state convention, recently
held at Syracuse, you had an oppor-
tunity to know its character, and the
feeling represented by its delegates.
VIII you give me your opinions on
these subjects, and upon the relative
strength Of Governor Robinson and
Mr.. Tilden in this state at the last
election.
The Judge replied: Gov. Robinson
was much stronger in the state than
Mr.. Tilden. His integrity and ability
no one questioned, and as to most of
the democrats opposed to Mr.. TiIden,
though they thought Gov. Robinson
had been badly advised by Mr.. Tilden,
and had made some grave mistakes as
to matters in the city OF New York,
yet such was their confidence in Gov.
Robinson and their habitual respect
for regular nominations, that thee
voted for Gov. Robinson, though they
knew that so to vote might be mis-
construed into an indication of fav.
Oring Mr.. Tilden. The recent demo-
cratic anti .Tilden state convention
shows that this feeling pervades the
entire state. 1t is wrong to call that
convention a Tammany convention.
1t was a convention in which all parts
Of the state were fully represented by
long-tried and faithful democrats, who
came forward to avert. i fpossible, the
disaster that would be sure to fall
upon the democratic party if Mr..
Tilden should be chosen again as the
national standard bearer"
I'm that convention" the Judge
said in conclusion; "Tammany dele
gates, including the comptroller of
New York, represented the city of
New York. All the other counties
we're represented by other democrats,
and very many, perhaps a majority of
the delegates, like myself, had sup
ported Gov. Robinson for reelection.
Depend upon it, the anti Tilden feel
ing in this state is vastly more extern
sive and more deeply seated than any
hostility to Gov. Robinson ever was.
| am well satisfied that if Mr.. Tilden
shall be nominated he will be very
badly beaten in this state, whoever
may be the republican candidate. The
better democrats of the state would
not have courage to engage in the con-
test, knowing that their candidate
would be hopelessly on the defensive
throughout the entire campaign.