New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-19
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.

CONTENDING DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS.
IHE RIVALRY BETWEEN IRVING HALL AND TAMMA-
NY HALL AS FIERCE AS EvER-THE CHANCES OF
A UNION GROWING LESS.
The practical refusal of the Tammany organiza-
ton to Ioin in the proposed mass meeting to ratify
the nominations of Hancock and English on the
ground that it was not placed on equality with
Irving Hall, which issued the invitation, but was
rated as the other outside Democratic organizations,
has caused good deal of comment among the poll
ticians of all the Democratic factions. The action
of Irving Hall is almost certain to reopen the fight
of one year ago. and in some quarters is condemned
as the work of a few men who afraid that Tam
many Hall. in the person of John Kelly, VIII domi-
nate the politics not only Of the city but of the
State.
The Irving Hall leaders are naturally anxious to
retain the prestige of regularity given to their
ganization by the last State Convention, and for
this they oppose the holding of State Con-
veution to nominate successor TO the late Chief
Justice, Sanford f. Church. NOminally, they OBJ
ject to the holding of State Convention on the
ground of its expense, and that 1t is not worth
while to bring delegates from all parts of the State
when the State COMMITTEE can just rs well place a
candidate IN nomination.
The response to this argument is that such q
course is undemocratc; that the people have a
candidate fer important Office that of Judge
Of the Court of Appeals, and that the real reason
why Irving Hall is opposed to holding State Con-
vention is because Tammany Hall would send a
delegation and possibly tue representation of this
clty in the convention might be divided between
the rival Democratic factions he bundering OF the
delegation from this State at CIncInnat for which
the representatives of Trying Hall were III good part
responsible has not tended to increase the popular
ity of that faction in the interior of the State Mr.
Tiden disposed of as Presidential candidate, his
influence is very much lessencd and that OF his
former leutenants III proportion.
Had Mr.. Tlden been nominated Tammany Hall
would have opposed him, aud would undoubtedly
have been very much injured as a political organ-
cation by so doing Its county ticket would have
been more disastr0usy defeated than was that of
last November when the organization was arrayed
uati)n of General Hancock has put an alto
geiher different face on matters political
III tins city. The Irving Hall organization cannot
| claim any credit for the nomination OF General
Hancock, because it practically decided before
| the New-YOrk delegation changed ITS vote from
| Randall to Hancock. TammaDy Hall, on the con-
| the nomination OF General Hancock possible. aud
that, in addition. mauy members OF its delegation
did good work for Hancock by argument and the
o:her devices of elcctOneeTing.
The meeting of the Kelly State Committee at Sar-
atuga Oh July 23 is looked forward 10 with good
deal of interest 10y Democratic politicians gener-
ally The question to be discussed will be the with
drawal of the Autl-Iilden electoral ticket and the
nomination of candidate for Judge of the Court Of
n
III is urged by many that it would be better to with
draw the electoral ticket Internationally
and thus show that the candidacy of Han
cock and English Is supported heartily and
unreservedly. Others oppose this on the ground
that it would be all unconditional surrender to the
Tden wing Of the party. They say that 1t is only
necessary to wait a little and the Democratic Ma
tional and Confessional Campaign Committee will
step in and insist upon settlement OF the trouble
on an equitable basis. Senator Barnum. of Con-
nectcut close friend and former lieutenant of
Mr. TlGen, is chairman of The National Committee,
aud AbIam ). Hewitt represents New York State
on the Committee. 1t Is taken for granted,
therefore, that the Anti-Tilden party would not
receive much consideration IRON the National Com
mittee But if the Anti-Iiiden party cannot boast
of its strength the National Committee, it cer
tainly has friends on the Congressional Campaign
Committee. Senator Wallace. the Chairman is
friendly TO Mr. Kelly, and owes the Tllden faction
no good will for its support OF his rival Speaker
Randall Iii the Convention at Cincinnati and two
supporters of Kelly, Augustus Scheil and August
Belmont, are members OfIhe executive committee
IL looks now as if the Anti-TlIden committee
would order State Convention, to be held to nomi
nate a successor to'Judge Church, and possibly the
question of Withdrawing the electoral ticket may
be left to the direct representatives Of that wing of
the Democracy, on the ground thar, as they were
chosen in that manner, only the peoples represent
atiyes can withdraw them.