New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-21
THE SYRACUSE CONVENTIONS.

The regular Democratic Convention at SYRIA
cuse yesterday was rather a tame affair. 1t
was kept waiting until late hour at night for
the report of the Committee on Credentials, and
when that came in the delegates were too sleepy
to indulge in much controversy The Iilden
men demonstrated their complete control of the
body at an early stage of the proceedings, and
thereafter managed matters in their own way,
without any more serious trouble to contend
with than occasional uncomplimentary remarks
from the galleries and few cheers for Sey
mour. The resolution for a committee to har-
monIze differences in the party, which was
brought from the Tammany Convention by
John B. Haskin, was treated as if itwere merely
an individual communication from him, and
resolution was adopted informing him that the
Convention reciprocated every expression OF
desire fol-. harmony, but was persuaded that the
wisdom of the National Convention would re-
suit in such action as would secure the triumph
of the Democratic party in the State of New
York and the Union. This may mean nothing
or it may mean great deal. 1t may be an init
nation of the withdrawal of Mr.. Tilden from
the contest and it may be only diplomatic way
of rejecting the Tammany Overtures for q COM
promise. If the resolution looks to the nOmina-
ton of Tilden as the action that is to secure a
Democratic triumph in New-YOrk, it is q silly
bit of bombast, in view of the threatening atti-
tude of the Kelly faction, and q gratuitOus in
suit to that wing of the party.
After midnight the platform, which Is
melancholy stump speech about Fraud, was
brought in, and to the great surprise Of every
body not in the secrets Of the inner
circle of managers, resolution was
appended indorsinR Mr. Tiden's candi-
dacy. Such declaration was not on the
programme for the Convention as talked about
Yesterday and the day before, and the change
of plan was doubtless occasiOned by the threat
enlng action Of the Tammany men.
There was nothing dilatory or ambiguous In
the proceedings of John Kelly's end of the Dem
ocratic show at Syracuse. His followers went
about their business in straightforward way
First they sent O committee over to the rival
concern with pipe of peace. When the COM
mittee reported that it had met with q rebuff,
the chief Sachems of TammaDy tOmahawked the
record and character of Mr. Tiden In lively
manner for an hour or so, Mr., Kelly himself
putting in some of the hardest blows. Then q
full delegation to Cincinnati was made up, and
an electoral ticket nominated, headed by Erastus
Corning uuu Augustus DCHOI' IL ID HUI W w
expected that the Cincinnati Convention will
admit the Tammany delegates, representing as
they do an open revolt against the regular party
organization, but the Tammany electoral ticket
may serve as q scarecrow to brighten the Con-
vention from nominating Mr.. Tilden If it does
not answer this purpOse-if in spite OF its men,
acing appearance the Convention dominates Mr..
Tilden-then Mr.. Kelly can lay it quietly by in
response to conciliatory advances, or use it rs a
weapon to defeat Tilden in New-York. In any
case therefore, an electoral ticket will be good
thing for Mr.. Kelly tohave in his pocket. Thus
equipped he is in excellent condition to nego-
tate or to fight.
The net result of yesterdays proceedings at
Syracuse Is that Mr.. Tilden has got solid
New-York delegation, which will be admitted
to the Cincinnati Convention, and that Mr..
Kelly has an equally solid Anti-Tilden delcga-
ton, which will not be admitted and will have
no influence in that body save what may come
from its threat to throw away this State in case
he should be nominated.