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WHY WE LOST NEW YORH.
Kelly, KinseIIa and McLauglz-
lin Accused OF Bertaying the
DennOcracy--Bftter Feela
ing Between TaIMEla-
ny and Anti-Tam-
MANY.
New York SUI Of Wednesday.

| At the National Democrats head-
quarters, 1873 Fifth avenue,Etaere was
much depression throughout the eve'
ming. The detection intensified as the
night advanced and the defeat of Gen.
Hancock seemed assured. The de>
nunciation OF John Kelly a, the main
cause of the unexpected Republican
strength in New York city was loud
and frequent. 1t was asserted that
he had sold out the party for personal
ends, and that his enmity to Mr..
1iiden was the main cause Of the dis
aster to the Democracy.
New York rpecial to yesterday Cincinnati
Enquirer.
In Brooklyn, where the Democrats
ic majority was ten thousand short of
the estimate the Democrats are quar-
reling over the defeat. They made n
majority for Hancock, but lost the
county ticket. The faction led 10y the
Brooklyn Eagle says that the boss
Mclaughlin crowd were treacherous
to Hancock, in utter defiance of the
wishes of the people The Eagle
says: "His agents at the polls traded
off Hancock for city and county cam
didates. They left the polls unnamed
for Hancock, so that it was impOssi-
bic in many eases to procure electoral
tickets, save from representatives of
the Central Campaign Club, who
were faithful to the last. This, to-
gether with the fact that the canvass
for Hancock had been spiritless, u
sham affair, in charge OF some of the
most servile followers of the Boss,
naturally had very damaging eff,
feet, and the Democratic standard
bearer fell behind. But there is re>
joiciug among the independent Dem
ocrats to-day that the Boss barnacles
went down in the wreck"
Boss Mclaughlin, on the other
hand, lays all the blame upon Mr.
Kinsella's party, saying that it bolted
the regular organization and worked
for all the Republican county officers.
This is probably somewhat nearer the
truth than that Mclaughlin knitted
Hancock; but it may be said that
there are two sides to the Democratic
quarrel in Brooklyn, and Kinse!la is
not utterly without provOcation. The
Boss lost all his local candidates, the
Republicans carrying the city aud
county tickets, but losing the Nation
al, State and Congressional candi>
dates.
Iu New York the most bitter feel
ing exists, threatening to re>open the
old fight between Tammauy and anti
Tammany. The lntter are especially
bitter against John Kelly. They say
that he brought about the defeat
first by boiling last year and throwing
the State into the hands OF the Re-
publicans, losing all the patronage,
which they estimate at least 10, 900
votes. Then he prevented Tilden's
nomination, which they say would
have insured Democratic victory,
aud finally nominated an Irishman
and Catholic for Mayor, whose can
didacy must have lost the national
ticket ten thousand votes. Added to
this is the claim that Kelly deiber.
ately knitted Hancock at the polls to
save his city officers. They openly
say that Kelly is to blame for the loss
Of the Presidency.
1.-The causes of the defeat of the
Democracy of the State, and conse-
quently of the country" said prom>
inent member of the Executive Conn
mittee of Irving hall. this evening, in
the Manhattan Club, "are numerous"
The main cause is to be found by
looking back year. when John
Kelly defeated Gov. Robinson and
gave the State to the Republicans.
BY this course he struck u deadly
blow at the integrity of the party, in
spring the most ardent with distrust.
The Democracy lost, for instance,
number of Inspectors of Canals, who
control 10000. Dir. Cooper, the
Mayor, added to this by bungling in
the matter of Police Commissioners
Smith and Nichols, the loss of the
control of the Police Department
When the men of Irving hall returned
frem Cincinnati flushed with victory,
it was plainly their duty to set about
making fair terms with Tammany
hall, with view to securing co-Oper>
alton in regard to the national and To-
cal tickets. But they, supposing
that they had Kelly completely at
their mercy, held off until, seizing
favorable opportunity. he got up a
ratification meeting that was very
Irving hall men then
saw the terrible mistake that they
had made, in giving time to rebuild
his shattered fortunes. But it was
too late. Kelly, feeling some Of his
former strength, asked for recognition
at the Saratoga convention, and se-
cured it. Having recovered his regu>
larily, he dared to withstand the
Democracy Of the county and the
country. in order 10 secure the lions