New-York tribune., 1880-09-28
PREPARING FOR THE CONVENTION.


| MEN CREsIFAILEN-MR. KELLY HAVING THINGS
| HIS owN wAY-JUDGE RAPAILO AHEAD
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNEl
| SARATOGA, Sept 27.-Ihc indications Tonight arc
that the Democratic Convention which VIII meet
| here tomorrow noon will be a tame affair. Al
| though tho usual crowds of Tden and Ant-lilden
Democrats are here and the Old-tme leaders Will be
in their places. there is entire lack OF inc spirit
| and enthusiasm which have heretofore character
lied Democratic gatherings of this Kind IN this
| State. All ia harmony now on the surface. What
| spirit there is manifest is shown by the Ialnmany
| Democrats. who are IN az cxutantmood. The IIden
Democrats are sullcn and detected and go about like
men who have determined to swallow bitter dose
without making a wry face over it. Tho Iammany
| Democrats have their headquarters at Congress
| Hall. There Mr. Kelly and Mcssrs. DorihelIner,
Potter Uasl;iu, Purroy, Cox, Roberts aud perhaps
/ 100 other Tammary men nave been IN consultation
| tonight Messrs. Sturges Patrick Cowan, Erastus
! Corning Amasa J. Parker, Willard johnson ana
other Ant-Tiden Democrats from the interior OF TIE
State arc also conspicuous in their attentions to ME-
! Kelly.
The Anti-Tidcn Democrats mako their head
quarters at the United States Hotel Daniel Man
ming Lester b. Faulkner Rufus W. Peckham, john
Fox Hubert o. Thompson and many others con
spicuous in their opposition to Tanmany there
keen council together. The two factions do not
minglc ana the make no concealment of their bit
| fer hatred Of each other. We are fer harmony in
the interest Of Hancock" said prominent Tilden
| man tonight, because We think ho needs the
united vote Of the party this year. Nothing else
conld induce lis to have any association with man
who IS reeking with the blood OF his party"
On the other hand as L. X. Apgar and Daniel s.
Lamont were passing along the hotci corridor,
Tammanv man said: There goes two OF Tildcns
dummies This is ,he feeling under the surface
and it may De difficult matter TO prevent Its crop
ping out in the Convention. Many of the 1Ildcn
! men think too much has been conceded to
Kelly, while tho latter is disposed to demand
still more. THIS feeling was shown tonight when
Tammany called a caucus Of the Ant!-Tilden Demo-
Gratis to meet at the same hour the State Commit
| fee Some of the members of the State Committee
were opposed to giving Mr.. Kelly any representa-
ton upon 1t in this campaign. Mr.. Kelly
sent two representatives. to the committee
| asking that seven Tammany men should be placed
upon It, After somo consultation tho State Com
mittec agreed to allow Tammany five representa-
tives to lie called Auxiliary State Commitee-
| men, who were to act during the campaign, when
their official existence to cease. This was not
satisfactory to Mr. Kelly, aad he sent back word
that he must lave at least five members of the State
Committee with the same powers and official terms
as other members of the body. After another con-
sultation the State Committee agreed to Mr. Kely's
demand, and the Kelly caucus received tho an
uouncement with applause.
MORE SUCCESSES
The Kelly caucus then named John Kelly. Angus
| tins Schell Erastus Corning, Edward kearney and
William Purcell its representatives. on the State
Committee, and word was sent 10 Mr.. Faulkner to
that effect The State Committee without
further questioning adopted Mr.. Kelly's suggestion,
Mr. Apgar Offering the resolution TO that
effect Tho Irving Hall and Tammany delegates
then agreed to divide the representation on the COM
mlttees to be appointed by the Convention Tam
many will name those from three Con-
| gressional districts ana Irving Hall those
from three others. and the remaining New-York
CITY district VIII go to the side which
is the most sk!ful with the ce-box, the lottery
is again to be put in operation. After deciding to
name Dorshcimer, Strahan and Cox for representa-
tivcs on the Committee on Resolutions, and other
Tammany men for the other committees, Mr. Kelly
caucus adjourned.
LONG SESSION.
Tho state Committee remained in session until n
very late hour 1t agreed TO name Rufus w. Peck
ham for temporary chairman, with q recommends
tion that the temporary organization be made per-
manent The credentials OF cOntesting delegations
from Cortland Kings. Oneida, Oswego and Wayne
| Counties were presented or notice given OF them
bnt after full discussion of the subject the COM
mtec dec ded in the interest OF harmony to ignore
all contesting Legations and TO recommend that
no Committee on Contested Seats be appointed By the
convention The convention will probably finish
It's Iabors in one short session tomorrow.
II has been decided to adopt another platform not
wilstanding one was adopted at the convention held
in the spring THIS is also in the interest Of harmony
1 tt,n,,l ,,l,,fr
adopted at the last convention The only other
work will be the nomination of candidate for
Chief Judge and the making of some harmonizng
sneecbcs by representations OF the two factions.
| In regard to the candidate there is a5ou,
| "a much uncertainty now ag there has
! bcen at any previous time. great majority
| of the delegates como here IN favour OF
Judge Rapalo. but an undercurrent OF feeling
agains. mis- nomination has set in tonight, whic
threatens to defeat him. He has been diligently
at work for himself, aud all of his associates The
Rench arc said 10 have used their influence in tn,
| same way rs they desire 4 Chief Judge to be Sc
lected from one OF their number. f.. o. Perrin
Clerk Of the C0ur OF Appeals, Is here Tonight also
} working for Judge Rapallo.
Many lawyers who delegates to the convcn
| tion saw thoy do not to oppose Judge Rapallo
because in doing they may get the lllwi!l of tho
court. Their influences are strong, aud uuquestion
ably place Judge kapallo IN The lead of the caad
) dates tonight.
| SIGNS OF OPPOSITION
| On the other hand, he is opposed by some of th,
Tilden Democrats because of his supposed leaning
. | toward Tammany. Some Tammany wer,
heard to say tonight, however. that Judge RapallC
did an unfair thing by Mr. Kelly in deciding th,
F. Brooklyn Bridge suit against him without givinl
him fair hearing. This decision is said to ccoun
for the almost unanimous support which the Brook
Ivn delegation gave Judge Rapalle The chief OBJ
I lection raised against Judge Rapalo's candidacy
however aud the which will defca
, his nomination, if ho is defeated. is tn
8 fact that his election would leave vacancy on tn