New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-20

control az much as for the Presidential nomina-
+;o,. Some of them are even Indifferent to Mr..
Tilden's own success. Mr.. Kelly is not dele
cate to his own Convention, and there is
faint probability of dissensiOn arising In the
ranks of his followers. The administration OF
ex- Governor Robinson is to be approved In the
platform of the regular Convention.
THE EVE OF THE CONFLICT.
SYRACUSE oyEaFLowINa WITH DEMOCRATS OF VA
RioUs TYPEs-A LACK OF UNIoN-TILDEN KEPT
GREATLY n, TTse BACKGROUND.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNS'l
SYRACUSE, N. Y, April 19.-All day the rural del
epate has ripped IN between the great waves which
sbe trains bound east and west have swashed in on
this political yexed strand, The hotel clerks who
twenty years ago smiled sweetly on the mosV
fleetip of transient gnests and called him by DIS
name. now only nod to statesmen OF estapiisneo
rank, while they fling contempt on the average
delegates whom they fearlessly assign cot In tue
main hall as SPECIAL favor and blessed Doon' 10
n;oht all the hotels and many of the delegates are
fpll. The bars ere running on full tine at
convention speed, and mid the jngling OF glass,
the rinsing Of tumblers the hollow gurgliug OF
.he vvifying nn and the lively swapping OF protane
eaculations the saving Of the country goes bravery
on. II it makes an interior town happy to nave one
Cenyention-and IL would certainly seem 30 from
the manner In which State Committees are besieged
NV their representatives when the call is about
IN be issued-then Syracuse is twice and possibly
thrice and more blessed in the present visitation.
for there are not only two Conventions poured
simultaneously upon the town, but there's the pos
dbility of Conventions without number. The last
Democratic State Convention broke In TWO
here and it is proper that syracuse
.hon,a raan the benefits of that
dissolution so there is great propriety in having
the two Conventions into which the last one broke
sonfront each other again upon tho old field with
shrice MS many delegates, and nobody knows now
many more visiting and advising statesmen In al
tendance to pour activity into business clrcies'
money into the hotels, and bars, and beer into
themselves.
The only drawback to it from financial point of
view Is in the fact that the Convention is called for
Tuesday instead of Monday. which is looping of
of at least one days delegate trade. One reason
for tho Convention being called to meet on Tues
day was as has been mentioned before in these dis
patches to influence the Pennsylvania Convention
which meets on Thursday. Another one now ap-
uears. The annual election in TammanY Society
occurs tonight and it is suspected that an old geu-
tlenan in Gramercy Park, who is supposed to in
spre the State Convention, was aware OF the fact.
Whether this suspicion is correct or not the fact Is
that the Tammany people did not dare leave
Foureenthst till after the election for fear Of ac
eidents So they will not arrive in force until to.
morrow morning. This is just so much to the
detriment Of the trade Of Syracuse. bat it Is be-
Ieved that when the Tammany delegates do arrive
they will do their best to make up for lost time.
Three tays more profanity will have to be con-
densed into one. lie thought by those who know
the coming delegates that they are equal to the
task.
Lovers of the picturesque and exciting in poll
tics will be gratifed to know that there are hopes
freely expressed Of an additional break by which the
number of parties will be indefinitely increased.
The fammauy Convention will naturally hold to
gether, unless indeed, Mr.. Dorshemer shall. IN ac-
cordance with his lifelong habit organize another
bolt In that concern by calling of from John Kelly
all who express willingness to abide by the action
of the Cincinnati Convention, even if that body
should renominate Tflden. Mr.. Dorsheimer has
already in recent interview indicated his own
purpose to support Tilden If he should be nomi-
mated. Should he announce this openly in the
Tammany Convention, he goes out OF course,
for opposition to Tilden is that bOdy's
only cohesive force. There are always hopes OF a
multiplicity of Conventions when Mr. Dorshelmer is
o delegate. No man is more happy than he In
dramatic appeals for harmony or more sudden in
breaking il up and marching out into another hail.
1t is not impossible by any means that Mr.. DORIS
heiYner may assist in bringing out new party; let
us hope he may. for this is time when we cannot
have too many parties. particularly when they are
made by breaking the Democracy in pieces.
DANGEROUS ELEMENTS ALL AROUND.
Then there are endless possibilities of fracture
and separation in the regular organization which
assemblies at Mr. Faulkner's call. There are anti
Tilden men in that body, and they say there are
great many of them and full Of irregularity," too
They affirm with great veheWence that they will
not stand any nonsense, but will get mp and march
out upon the first provocation. They won't stand
having paper delegations admitted by the State
Convention, or having the DELEGATES to Cincinnati
instructed In favor OF Tlden. sharp practice in
any of the proceedings With conventions all
round them into which they can secede and be re-
ceiyed with enthusiasm, they feel quite cocky, and
say they won't submit to any thing that is not
absolutely square. The numerical strength of this
element, though probably not nearly so large as
they claim. is yet sufficiently formidable to make
1t necessary for tho managers to treat them with
great consideration With one such division as the
Kelly bolt already under full headway the party
cannot afford 70 take any chances for another. The
Faulkner Committee will have need to exercise the
greatest discretion in dealing with the uneasy and
dissatisfied in thcir own Convention. Otherwise
shey may find Themselves with more Conventions
on their hands than they make profitable use Of
II they undertake 10 force the Tilden business there
will be o bolt, ana nobody can tell how many or
how few will be left In the original body. There's
liability besides of breaking up into as many Con-
venti0ns as there are candidates Tor the
nomination. II this Convention should once
assume q marsupial character, It carries poSsibi-
ties Of at least dozen in its pouch 1t Is only fair
tOsay, however. that the mon who are in position
70 know aboutit do not appreheud any such posi-
bilits.
II ne noteworthy feature in the situation that
the delegateS who have come here Ostensibly as
1ildeH men with the Tilden label on, to Conyens
tl0n whose sole purpose d 20 act with reference TO