The daily gazette., 1880-04-28
SECOND EDITION
From the ". Y. Herald.
Will Tammany Break ?
THE LITTLE CHIEFS IN GREAT DOUBT
AND UNCERTAINTY.

THE LITTLE CHIEFS IN GREAT DOUBT
AND UNCERTAINTY.
All things indicate that the men,
bers Of the Tammany organization are
in serious plight, and nobody recog-
nizes the awkwardness of the position
more clearly than themselves. On
Friday evening last their chieftain de-
clared himself in more emphatic
speech than ever fell from his lips be-
fore. The substance of it may be ex-
pressed in the familiar quotation,
"MorituTi to sdIutdmus." "Let us, "
he said, 'sbe bold and defiant from
this time ON, even though we meet
with defeat" For him there seemed
no other resource, but the district
leaders are very far from satisfied with
the alternative. Their murmur of
discomfort and threats of mutiny are
heard in louder tones every hour. II
is agreed upon all sides that the posi-
tion of the Tammany leaders is most
embarrassing. To leave the organiza-
tion Is to abandon their emoluments-
most unstatesmanlike proceeding
and SO they are forced to await either
the failure of Mr.. Tilden at Cincinnati
or the overthrow of the one man
power in their own organization. Do
they mean to bolt?
For an answer TO this Important
question reporters of the Herald were
sent to nearly all the Tammany dis
trict leaders, with the results below
AN Ex-sACHEM's VIEWS.
Mr.. Miles B. Andrus was for many
years a sachem of the Tammany So
ciety and prominent in the councils of
the party. When asked to express
his views he said :-'I have been COM
paratlvely inactive in politics since
last fall, but for many years previous
ly have taken an active part in Tam
many Hall. However, I will say that
l think there are some men there suffi-
ciently ultra to vote against Tilden If
he is nominated. Some of these op-
pose hin on personal grounds and
some on grounds of policy. A large
part of those who are more or less
identified with Tammany Hall will
vote for him if he is nominated,
although many of these persons regard
his nom minatiOn as injudicious, believ-
ing that be cannot command the
united support of the party in New
York. [ am of this latter class and
know of no one in the State of New
York who can sufficiently unite the
party to carry the electoral vote of the
State except Governor Seymour, who
will not run. The great point in the
Presidential election is to nominate
some one outside of the State who
will command the united support of
the party in the State, and at the same
time avoid his committal to any clique
! or set of men i'll the State SO far as the
| giving out of general offices is concern.
! ed if elected. / feel Confident that a
large number of active, influential mel
connected with Tammany Hall will
oppose Tilden's election if nominated,
but an equally large number of Tam
many men will support him If nomi.
nated.h
"Then you think that Tammany
will be unable to hold her forces to
gether ~
"Yes. I think a large number OF
those who are recognized as her friends
will leave her and support Mr.. Til.
den."
Colonel r. j. Farrell looked surprised
when be was asked whether he would
vote for the regular nominee of the party
regardless of the Controllers action.
"Why l have been out of Tammany
Hall for the past two years." said he.
"Aren't you member of the society?''
asked the reporter
"Oh, yes; but the society has moth
| ing to do with it. Pm not on the COM
mittee any more"
"What will your individual action
be?" asked the reporter.
"Well, can't say" said Colonel
Farrell deliberately. "Last year 1 took
the stump for the Comptroller and work
| ed hard for him in the city. had a very
bitter feeling toward Governor Robinson
for the way he treated an old soldier
General Smith. l. We been a soldier my
self and have my own ideas of the way
they should be treated at least by peo-
pie who were not soldiers. But this yeaI
can't tell how 1t will be-"
A TAMMANY MAN FOR TILDEN.
A very prominent Tammany man and
a gentleman who has been for years con-
nected with the Tammany leader spoke
very earnstly against the course that is
being pursued by the Comptroller.
"What will Tammany do should Mr..
Tilden be nominated?" asked the report
er of this gentleman.
81 think that nearly every man will
vote for him and support him." was the
reply. tsThere Is general disposition"
he continued, ste question the political
advisability of boiling national demo-
cratic convention. 1t is one thing TO
bolt State convention but it is quite
another matter when you come to re-
tusing to support the party candidate for
the Presidency. Last year we certainly
had good grounds for opposing MIR.
Robinson but fail to see why we should
refused to support Mr.. Tilden.
care there many Tammany men who
think as you do?"
"Any number of them. These men
are becoming very much dissatisfied at
the way things are being managed by the
Comptroller and an open revolt is pre-.
vented in part because of the absence of O
competent leader. There Is however
perhaps a more potent reason for these
dissatisfied ones remaining quiet just
now. The Legislature Is In session and
there Is no telling when a Tammany-
Republican charter will not be rushed
through. No man who holds an office
desire to speak when by doing SO he is in
danger of losing it.
"You do not think then that Tammany
will follow the Comptroller SO far as to