New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-20

ifestine much suffering activity; and the adro,t
fingers of Mr.. Kelsey are everywhere Vis'o'0
In the combinations for delegates nj large
and In the districts. This does not mean
that Mr.. Randolphs astute friends expect 10
make President of him. They know that his Doom
Is too feeble and needs too mnch reinforcing 10 NC
counted on as O conQuerinR force. Nevertheless'
these gentlemen never lose any chances lneS
would be willing to accept the Vice-Presdency, OF
would even dicker for less ambitious object II an
opportunity offered. What they want Is 10 get
firm grip on the Convention, and use II II theS cav"
II ought TO be said that Senator Mcpherson ana tue
Hon. Miles Ross, Mother Of whom was Dorh S1s-
teriay, may think proper TO obStruct Mr.. Rand"ipnS
n,one II NOT generally believed that the aftec-
ton of the two Senators for each otne' l'ses ~
height of an absorbing passion.
There ia little to be said Of the sentiment III lo
gard to Presidential candidates who i've ou'Siuo "
the State. Bayard has some original str0nS'n nv ~
South jersey, which lies close up TO De'a"fre .no
Princeton College influence is in his yavoI am LEI,
alleged that he Is remotely ELY fspnlv Some Newark
people are inclined to force seymour In.o ti nnno
Mr. Ti!den has many friends ana raferences have
PLAYED small part in the primaries. Inc conLestS
where they have been waced WIN any OitVei"VS''
nave DGeS not be safe to say that Mr.. Tldens
friends are in majority here Inns Is nor .Ee oo
But it is hardly probable pre- th ~ mako e anv elective
demonstration against him. The prevalent OPINION
is that the convention VIII send an I
oation-and when the timo comes MT. ilIdSu SHn
have il If he wants it. Mr.. Tilden's barrel dlb-
charged itself 1uently into New-Jersey lour Seas
ago and NewJeSey Democrats are no. 80 u.,I IL,
fnl ss IN forget favor this kind SO long as IheIc
is any chance of It's being repeated
STOCKTON TO CONTROL
Az tho evening wears away shoals of rural STATES
men are floating into town; and IL grows hlolo up
parent that this Convention, while IT mas u very
considerable circumference, has really no centre
III does not mean anything 1t is simply drifting
along and waiting for chances. 1t only represents
tbo homeless condition of party which is waiting
IN take advantage of some possible bunder (which
ito odversories may commit. So far as 1t has any
definite significance, it means to put eN-SenatOr
Stockton on the ticket as the deegate-at-large' 10
net as master traflicker, that he can place inc
strength of his State for the candidate VINO VIII
give him seat in the Cabinet or hrst-claSS mis-
sion He will not be disinchncd to push the !oI-
tunes of Senator Randolph, when any ehcouIasiit
onepine presents tsef but little is said o Presi-
dantial candidates. Even Mr.. Randolphs most
trusted friends are not safe from local attacks Mr.
"A. smalley. of Newark, his devoted adherent, Is
not certain to be elected a. delegate-at-large
The Greco-German confederation IN Essex,
which has settled on Gottfried Kreuzer and Larry
To- Elevate fSa colont zack place provided fol
M Smalley 7; and Vim. A. Fighter has some chance
of Slipping in between the two: Even lcDlc1IaSei
Mr. Randolph's postmaster, who was DOOheu I9I
Gistr;ct delegate from burlington, is threatened
but he will probably pull through
WHO THE DFLvGATEs WILL DE.
The delerates-at-large will be John P. Stockton
Of Mercer; Hezekah Smith of SmithvlLe; an'
Orestcs Cleveland, with fourth man to Oe Sc
lected from long list, including A. A Smaley
VIM. A. RICHTER and Colonel Zuliek, of Newark
Colonel Absalom Woodruff of Paterson, and Gen
eral J. Augustus Fay, of Elizabeth
From the Ist District the delegates gill he Charles
6. Ridceway. President of the Liquor dealers Asso
ciatiop. with a contest between DR.. Newell, O.
Salem, and Senator W. b. Miller, of Cape MAY; II
the lid District, they will be VIM. 4 MeglIS !t
of Burlington. postmaster OF tn United o'a az
Senate and Assembly, Rnfus 1. BIodgett, iht
lid District has confused fight on hand WIN pr
Mayo, W.. Hazeltine. Major Yard ana J"ag 3
Dnnn of Union and +. NJ. Paterson, OF MlddlcSex
The WITH District will send Lewis COchrane O.
Sussex and A. A. Clarke. of Somerset. Inc w
District will send James Coleman, of Morris GonntA
and Texas. and II. D. Winton. of Bergen, who ha
inst won after an exciting tussle with C4rnrhn
Worthendke and the gallant Captain isaiah hyr11
ders The delegates from the ' lin DlSulcI WI
he CATERED KreTZer an eminent brewer OF New2Ih
and Larry Fell of Orange, unless he Is deleltSd "
Colonel OConner, of COney Island FOR me , ny
T,strlct there will DO eX-AsSembl oman Edwin
Lewis of HOboken and the Confederate Army, ant
Jereniah Sweeny, of the Mechanics and lahOrtr'
Savings Bank Mr.. lSwceny was among the Gon
ycted directors of that unfortunate INSTITUTIONS Du
he is at large. under stay o. p I2coe TSt
until his case is considered by the Supreme Conli
His election is looked upon rs Il Vndlcatloh Ny III
DiJndgc F. A. Tccse of Newark, will be tenporar!
chairman and Judging from the reputable appear
ancc of the men on hand tonight, the $50 ue~Pat"
over whom he is to preside i'll constitute the hrcS
1ootna and hest behaved body of Democrats W IA
ever assembled in Trenton.