Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-31
THE COMING CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK.

THE COMING CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK
THE CONFERENCE AT ALBANY-No COMPROMISE
POSSIBLE BETWEEN KELLY AND TILDEN-THE
| LATTER WILL CONTRoI-THE REPUBLICAN STU
ATIoN-CONKLING AND CORNELL AHEAD-MR.
wAsHBURNE AS A CANDIDATE ETC.
Correspondence Of the Evening Stdr.]
NEW YORK. January 80.
The recent conferences of the members OF
both political state committees have given new
interest to the opening Of the campaign for this
year in this state. While there is dissension in
both parties there is less prospect of harmony
among the democrats. Since the meeting OF the
committee of the latter at Albany this week 1t is
learned that there is little hope of any compro-
mise between Mr.. Tilden's and Mr.. Kelly's
friends, though not a few of the latter are anx-
ious to be Included In the regular delegation to
has put his foot down on that, and will permit
no one who has afiliated with Mr.. Kelly In 1879
to take any hand in his President making: 1t
kellys delegation from tn next convention,
for he will go there as the head of the bolters,
and not as he presented himself at st. Louis, a
legitimate contestant for position in the con-
vention. Indeed, to use the language OF Wall
street broker, not friendly to Mr.. Tilden, 'Mr.
Kelly has already thrown up his hands, and by
poor following All the Indications, l must
admit, point to the control by Mr.. Tilden Of the
delegation from this state in the national con-
vention. If he valves his own name as can
dldate you may rest assured that he will put
one in its place, and that it will not be Sanford
E. Church or Horatio Seymour. AS to Mr.. Kel-
verely alone before as well as after the conven-
ton, by which time it is believed that seven
eighths OF his associates will be found support
| ing the regular ticket.
THE CANDIDATES.
| II is quite evident that il candidate is Sc
lected outside of the state of New York, he will
be supported by united party in this state:
but none OF the candidates now mentioned in
| the state can command the full vote Of the
party, even If it were possible from the present
outlook to secure the nomination of either one
OF them. am told by those intimate with Mr..
T1lden, that he is Just as strong in the control
| OF the party machinery throughout the state
now, as he was in the spring of 1876 that in fact
| he will not meet the open hostility of quite
| number who co-operated with Schell. Slocum
| and others, four years ago in endeavoring to
break up MIR. TiIden's ranks. This would restrict
Mr. kelly's power to the city, which has en-
| abled him to give the state to the republicans.
Although Mr.; kelly's influence has been materl-
| ally reduced by the changes in the city govern
! ment, he boasts that no democratic ticket can
| be elected in the state without the full support
| ofTalnmany Hall The Herald. seeing that Mr..
Kelly sis quite right up to the present time, y
| has made a long and strong appeal this week to
| both Ttiden and Kelly to step down and out, but
the request will prove to be as futile as similar
one was in the last campaign. What The Nation
| calls "the nefarious ubiquity" OF Mr.. Tilden
| promises to continue the control have men
| toned, and why should he step out? Mr.. Man
ton Marble has just returned from Europe and
| while maintaining his close friendship with Mr.
Tilden will not enter actively into politics again.
| EXGov. Robinson will probably be one OF the
| most active men in the party in the campaign
| Mr.. Clarkson n Potter sailed for Europe yeSter-
| day with his daughter, who is in i'll health, but
| expects to return In time for the state conven-
| t1on.
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS ARE DOING
The republicans, though disaffected in many
| quarters, have had no open revolt. like that OF
| Kelly, to make an irreparable break. The dele
| CATION from the state convention will probably
| go uninstructed though if Grant Is not can
| didate the vote will be thrown for MI Conkling.
! Most of the old republican leaders are for Grant
and it is doubtful If Collector Merritt can make
any headWay against the Conkling delegates;
| deal of his old power in politics, and though
friendly, with the national administration
mas mas not neen very active Governor Cornell has
porter, ex-Congressman Platt, to be quar-
| antine commissioner, and will follow this
with others in the interest of Mr.. Conklng
| and the latterS purposes at the Chicago con-
| vent1on. Mr.. Hugh Hastings, the veteran editor
| of the Commercial Advertiser, and one of the
| Oldest republicans in the state, says that "the
Grant display great ingenuity :. ,nvent,nG evl a.
denee that he Is .g popularity. and % that f he
] proposes to come out and decline what has not
/ yet been offered him; but for all that he man
ages to lead the other gentlemen who are work
| ing so hard for the nomination" Mr.. Hastings
| Is quite sure that the Pennsylvania delegation
will be tor Grant, and gives Senator Cameron as
his authority; but it cannot be denied from
| quite as good sources, that Mr.. Blaine Is as
! strong In Pennsylvania as he is weak in this
state. Col Thomas Keogh, secretary of the
national republican committee, is in town, and
says that the south win 60 to the convention
with Grant and Sherman. The delegation from
his own state CNorth Carolina), which he ex-
peeted would be for Grant, promises now to be
for Sherman.
| The Independent republicans continue to de-
clare that their souls are their own in the
very face of the machine, =" and the "head
mmaehinist," ma as the New York Post is pleased to
| call Mt Conkling. Mr. George William Curtis
| has never forgotten the Rochester convention
OF 1871, In which Mr. Conkltng denounced the
clothing" and referred especially to Mr.. Curtis
when he said that they forget that parties are
not built by department, or by ladies' maga-
| Grant or Conkltng If either should be nominal
ted, but would not oppose Sherman or Blaine
THE WESTERN CANDIDATE.
The coming of ex-Ministar Washburne here
| this week has added some little interest to the
| presidential gossip. Mr.. Washburne has been
| W1ned and dined by the millionaire merchant
Mr.. Elliot c. Cowdin. Mr.. Washburne is, of
| course for Grant but, what is more important
| 1t Is understood that Grant is for Washburne
secure the Illinois delegation, but the situation
has improved In that respect, and he will as
tlnngS look now, go into the Chicago cOnyen-
tlon quite as strong as Mr.. Hayes entered that
at Cincinnati 1t Is urged on behalf of Mr.
Washburne that he could secure the German
vote, owing to his conduct while minister to
France during the Franco -Prussian war. Mr.
Washburne Is looking very we'll, and will visit
washington before returning to Illinois.
| CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
l do not believe that the law for choosing
| Congressional electors in this state will be
| changed. Some of the republican leaders at
Albany, notably Gen. Hustled and Judge Robert
son OF Westchester, are opposed to it. They
say 1t will be easier to carry the state than to
make the contest in the thirty three districts.
There is some talk of passing joint resolution
through the legislature asking Congress to pass
| Dill regulating the counting Of the electoral
vote. SO as to avoid such crisis as was precipi-
tated in 1861.
THE UTE 1NvEsTIGATIoN.- Governor Pitkin, of
Colorado, completed his testimony this forenoon
before the House committee on Indian affairs.
IL related to the fires set and depredations COM
mltted by the Indians In southwestern Colorado
and to the injurious effects upon the mining
settlements along the borders OF the reservation
occasioned by the changed relations between
the whites and Indians since the recent out
break. He was also examined as to the char
acter of the late Agent Meeker. In reply to in