New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-27
THE PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.
PREPARING FOR TIE CAMPAIGN.

PREPARING tOh Inn N-Aht haN+''
MEETING OF The DEMOCRATIC STATE coMMTrFE
To-pAY-THE RRPUBLCAN srATr COMMITTEE
CALLED FOR sATuRDAY-PLANs or THE LEAD
IRIS.
The members of the Democratic State Com
mittee and other anti-Tammany Democrats
began TO assemble at Albany last evening. 1t
is said that the places of the five Iammany men
bers will be filed at the meeting to-day WIN
friends of Mr.. Tilden, who as the latest story
goes, does not now seek to be candidate
for the Presidency, but wishes to control the
New-York delegation so that he may
be able to reward his friends. The
Republican State Committee will meet
in this city on Saturday to appoint
n time and place for holding the State Con-
vention. The Grant men will urge an early
day. New Hampshire Republicans do not seem
to be united in their choice for President
STRUGGLE IN NETWORK BEGINNING.
CALL FOR 1HE REPUBLICAN, STATE CoMMlriEE-AN
EARLY CONVENTION FAVORED By THE GRANT
MEN-LATEsT RUMOR ABOUT 1lLDEN-DiAo-
CRATIC PLANS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO the TRIBUSz.l
ALBANY Jan. 26.-Iho Republican state COMMIT
tee has been summoned to meet at the tltlh Avenue
Hotel at IL a. m. Saturday next. The call, when
was issued to-day. is of formal nature. Although
the object of the meeting is not stated members oil
the state Committee here are aware that II is for
the purpose Of selecting day and place Tor the
holding of State Convention to elect delegates to
the Republcan National Convention at Chicago
on June 2.
1t is understood here that the members of the
state Committee who favor the nomination OF
Grant at Chicago Will vote for the holding OF the
convention at very early day. IL is SAID they VIII
suggest that the convention meet the last week In
February or tho first week IN March. There has
been little talk about the place at which to hoid
the convention. 1t is suspected however, that the
advocates of an carly convention II they succeeu
in obtaining their way. will name Albany as the
place for the meeting,
Politicians are not inclincl 70 believe che sweet
tale that the Democratic State Committee on meet
ing here tomorrow, will concern themselves SIMPLY
with the settlement of some financial DIS lett over
from the last campaign. IL is believed That the
committee will take the first stop toward securing
a delegation from this state 20 he Delnotrhuc =
tiOnal Convention that will be under the cOntro oil
The latest gossip here in relation to Mr.. Tiden is
to the effect that he has gwen mp all hope OF eecuI
ing the nomination for President for himself, NJ"
is making no effort III that direction. lie, however,
desires 10 retain sufficient power to cast the vote 81
the delegation from this state Tor any candidate
whom he NAV favor. This he proposes to do II pos
sible in order reward lis political friends IN this
State, who have sacrificed much III political ne ~
their effort to obtain HIM the Presidency MI. u IL
den the story, feels very grateful To tnese
men, aud is resolved not toleave them at Che mercy
of John Kelly and Sanford r.. Church By Wlthdia"-
ing wholly from political life.
THE TILDrN FORCES GATHERING.
The late trains tonight brought several members
of the Democratic state Committee and large
DELEGATION of Anti ammany politicians from New
York The most significant arrival. however, was
Henry II. Tlden who has been the mouthpiece OF
bis brother Samuel J. 1ilden the past year. wee W.
L. Peton removed. The committeeman who came
we're Faulkner, Starbuck, POucher, Beach. Fowler,
Nolan and Veeder. Among the Ant-Tamnany peo-
pie were County Clerk Butler and Sheriff
Bowe of New-York. John Fox. Thomas Cos
HQan and James Fitzgerald. 1t IS SAID that
a large number of Anti-Iammany Aldermen
will be here tomorrow The object of the meeting
ol tie Democratic State Committee Is now openly
avowed by the Tlldcn people. They intend to ac-
cept the challenge made last week by JOhn Kelly.
They propose tomorrow night to fill the SIX vacant
seats IN the State Committee, formerly held by
Tammany members. with Anti-Iammany men:
Two of these new members VIII be John FOX ana
Sheriff Bowe. One OF the seats is to he gwen TO
German. Representation on the committee Will not
be confined. however, to the Irving Hal
branch of tho Anti-Tammany party; men will
be admitted who had no connection with that or
ganIzation. William II. WIckham, Sheppard Knapp
and James OBrien arc named for some oil the va
cant ssats.
Senator Fox SAID tonight: We intend to ask
for representation on the State Committee. on the
grouud that we have shown that we can cast the
largest Democratic vote In New-York City. Last
Fan could not that, when the sent on the
State Committee woro declared vacant. Now that
we have proved that represent the largest
number OF Democrats IN the city. there can
be little doubt Of our admitance.' he
determination OF the Tidcn majority OF the State
Committee to FIJI the vacant seats with their own
men IA universally regarded by politicians here to-
night as an indication that they do not intend to
offer any COMPROMISE to tho Kelly men throughout
the State. The sending OF two delegations to the
Democratic National Convention from this State Is,
therefore, thought to be assured.