New-York tribune., 1880-06-21

bos+ bv tbe majority not to give the letter out to-
day: but those who favored immediate puDhcatlon
did not give up. Henry Watterson, though ho'
known as Payne man, and ex-senator b"r''''l''
who is the leader of the Payne men, were equallS
anxious TO have the letter brought ont at once ana the
result of their efforts was seen in tho anhouh'e'c"
which ran from hotel to hotel early IN tho evening"
causing no little excitement. that special meeting
of the New-York delegation was called for o'clock
tonight.
THE DELEGATES MEET
The delegation met In tho paror of the Grand
Hotel with Daniel Manning in the char, Samnci d.
Halliday acting as secretary, and ,. Lamont us
clerk. General Charles Hughes moved that INC
Temporary organization be made permanent ana II
was so ordered Mr.. Manning then stated thar no
had a communication addressed to the dcIeRa'"n
which he would request Rufus w. Peckam 10 re''u.
MFR. Pcckham then read the letter in clear tull
voice while the assembled delegation listened WIN
the keencst attention. There is the best OF authoF
for saying that hardly single delegate III the ro"''
except Mr. Manning had read the letter. IL n easy
to imagine with what interest 1t was 1olIoW'u'
When the reading was concluded n sadly ntoXl-
Gated delegate marTed the religious dignity
of the proceedings by getting up and blurt-
ing ont that he wanted Samuel D..
Tilden to be the candidate; he didn't
want 70 see him sacrificed on the altar OF TamlnanY.
II wasn't n worthy kind of altar but a ting ut TINS
mans coat tails brought the delegation back to It's
proper serenity. Then n motion to adjourn was
carried and the delegation quietly broke up until
tomorrow morning.
There was very little discussion of tho letter even
amonp the delegates. The arrival Of 1t had been
awaited so long that it had ceased to be sensaton'
Many spoke of it In terms of great admiration. One
enthusiastic delegate said IT was the ablcst paper
that ever came from the hand of man, which Is Il
little hard on Magma Charta and the Declaration Oh
Independence.
There was one curious incident connected with
the reading. The letter contains near ITS closing
ouotation from the Tildcn letter of acceptance IN
1876 cmbodying some expression about nomIna-
ton which some in hearing thc letter read conusrs
with the present letter itself, and supposed that
Tildcn had indicated a willingness 10 accept In
This wav through the dullncss of few. report
got abroad that the letter was not an absolute Win
drawal but Mr.. Manning. the Illdcn leader, and
others declared cinphatically that 1t was.
II is no secret that tins letter is profound grIri
to Mr. Manning. He has lahorcd with Mr.. ll!drn
for months past in the hope of inducing hIm 10 I,in'
and said to-day, with half melancholy hali h'I-
mnrollS smile that hc did not give up all nope N't
Of seeing his original ticket nominated llldrn aud
Payne.
PAYNE's CHANCE MISSED
There Is general IPfInR lllll tut HN i' H'' ~
tho Ncw-York delegation made a mistake in not
forcing the fighting for their man Tonight. some
Of their managers wanted to offer a resolution i'm
medlately upon the reading of riIdens letter pn
ting forward Henry i. Payne as n candidate Of
Ncw-York. II this had been adopted Payne would
have been nut into the field with the seventy VOTES
Of Ncw-York M his back. HIS canvass would
have had n brilliant beginning. but the policy "I
DELAY aud hesitation tuumphcd. The lldeh partE
suffers FROM superabundance OF pnlticianS "i thc
nldcn tactics Thus the argument was advanced
that the delegates and the public must have an ol-
portunity to digest the letter and so
tho proclamation OF PayncS candidacy
was pos tponed until tomorrow morning. This Az
peaIancc Of hesitation and talterng Will not help
It, especially as the condition of affairs in tho New
York delegation is critical. The dclrgatlVn would
be- solid for Tlllcn but there Is strong feeling
against being handed over to any other man.
The Tildcn people have been oycl-conlldcnt in this
matter aud havcncglccted to Ostrcngthen themselves
| The consequence ls strong revolt against Payne.
Three elements compose it, handful Of anti llidc
mc; from the interior of the state number Of New
| York City men. such as John Fox. Timothy Shea
| and others and the brooklyn delegates. The con
trolling motives In both these latter gro-
| tcsquc enough. 1t is seriously stated 10y prom
| nrnt Tildcn mon from the INTERIOR that tho New
| Workers are Jealous of Mr. Whtnry's possible priv
| icgc Of being o0r-ln-law 10 the President. This
sounds like burlcsquc, but is said to bc solemn
| truth.
The controlling motive Of the Brooklyn delegates
| Il Judge Pratt = is very likely that their real OBJ
irct Is to talk Judge Pratt into prominence t'
give him a prospect for the nomination for Chief
Judge of the Court Of Appeals next Fall. but the
Brooklyn men deny this, and there are some people
| ,bot hovc tl. Presidential insanity II
Brooklyn 81 hard that they actually think Calvin
| f. Pratt. Of whom most citizens of Ncw-YOrk never
| heard until now, can be nominated for the Prcs
| dcncy Their plan Of campaign is said TO be thai
| New-York shall present Pratt, and thai
| Pratt looming above tho Convention II
| solitary grandeur. shall sooner later draw
down the Presidential lightning upon hi
willing brow. OF the manner of Pratts campaign
the less said the hctcr. Still aqucston whether
| when a Judge of the supreme Court OF State Ink,
Ncw-York soliclts votes for himself for President
| crowded bar-rOOmS. it does not become 4 public
duty to record the fnct without regard TO In,
| feeling of the judge. his l. about What Il New
Yorker Of high position says judge Pratt has beer
doing his - not the KIND 0i IrrNidcnt N"W-l "rkcr
like nor quite the KIND of Judge Judge Pratt l.
| NOT the only NcW-YOIk Supreme C0uIt Judge Wht
! ls here miuRug openly in the Convention crowds
| .Judye Iappan Is here, wearing one of the Clul
| badges Oh the lappcl Of his coat.
| IL must bc added Tint New York has another
| Presidential candidate, and brand new Onc. /
| is-AudTCW H. Green.
PRESSING PAYNE'S CLAIMS.
| WHAT DEMOCRATS SAY IN HIS FAVoE-IIOw THEY
INTEND TO THROW MUD AT GARFIELD ~ nm
HOPE THAT SOME Will. SIICK-IuE HIpI-UIt