New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-18
MIR. TILDEN'S COMMITTEES.


NATIoN-MR BARNUM MADE CHAIRMAN AGAINST
THE KNOWN WISHES OF GENERAL HANCOcK-MR
ruprN,s INFLUENCE IN THE NATIONAL AND
NEw-YoRK STATE COMMITTEES.
Since the beginning of the quarrel in the Demo
cratic camp as to the responsibility for the defeat OF
General Hancock in this State, and consequently /"
the National struggle for the Presidency tnere nave
been frequent charges made that the oTgaDza.'on u
the National Committee was not SATISFACTORY
N General Hancock and his immediate TRENDS, ou'
that it was organized in the interest OF MI "ue
and run chiefly under his advice. report Woo
spread some time ago that it would De SHOWN U" "
proposed investigation tsnce aoandoheu' VI 'uo "
~ the Morev forgery by the Democratic Nationai
Committee that at least two members OF the COM
,r;ttaa rI,arnum and Scott were objectionaoie 10
Cen.ral Hancock and that Mr.. Barnum consented
IN act "a chairman after learning that Generai nan
coct preferred another ia his place. Naturally III
nersons concerned are reticent, now that inc CAM
ns;0n ia over aud only an investigation sucn as s,i
Rarnum contemplated. or such as inc hep"o
cans NAV now institute. can Dring ou' w
full facts of the Democraio
camna;gn az similar investigation develops" '
details of the cipher conspiracy; yet ehoush
Known TO warrant the following curious his'oiS VI
the organization and management o1 'ne Oei.o.i"'
National Committee, and OF the STATE Ooh''ni' "
what was conceded by both parties TO De tne pro'.
S,ota of the Unicp-New-Yor 1t is the history OF
- srcoessfnl attempt TO organize, in the inter
49,. 30 defeated and disappointed candidate Tor the
,,om;ratiop committees conduct the campaign Oh
q candidate for the Presidency who was not ouy
not the second choice of the leaders OF the party ou
who efused to make any pledges 10 tne oeie"'o"
aspirants. os tho erst
The State Committee of New-York was the hrs'
-. .,c.n;z.d This organization was In April iast
and IL will be remembered that all Iammany n'en
we're excluded from it, The Tammany men VIM
we're subsequently admitted were placed on tne is''
after the nomination of General Hancock at ota'o
Convention which selected candidate 1or Ou'ei
Justice, The original State Committee was organ
lied wholly in the Tilden interest," anu 'ne ueie
cation TO the Cincinnati Convention. selected at INC
saro. time fApri). 1ssO), was even moro positively
committed TO Mr.. Tilden. Of this State Committee
there were the following members whose ante
cadents proved them devoted followers OF MI. Ill
den. The results of their management IN tneir own
countits do not as clearly show that they were
eoually devoted to General Hancock.
Iester H. Faulkner, of Livingston. was maoe
chairman He had been chairman OF the previous
committee and was chosen over Augustus ochen
after sharp struggle which clearly dehned nim as
the leader of the Tilden forces and Mr. Schen as
representative of Tammany. at the time OF mas
SELECTION as chairman of the committee OF last year
Tammapy was denied any representation whatever
How hard he worked for General Hancock's election
last fall NAV be indicated by the fact that hs county
showed a net loss to the Democracy of PSI votes
Jobn OBrien. of the XIIIth District was made
,nember as he had also been the previous year. At
the time of the struggle between Faulkner and
Schell in 1879 OBrien was depended upon to sup
mort Schel. He voted for Faulkner. In expIana
ton of this unexpected detection. he told MS lam
mauy friends that he was indebted TO Si1. inuen
and Governor Robinson for valuable contracts which
he was then carrying out and he would lose them
II he did not act with their friends In therganlza
ton
william A. Fowler was made member from the
lid District. He is resident OF Kings County lie
,as also the active manager during the recent cam
nson az the Democratic State headquarters in this
civ His political devotion to Mr. Tlden is OF long
continued notoriety. His personal relations TO his
leader recent interview with Mr.. Fowler shows to
have been of the intimate character of those OF Mr.
Pickwick with Mrs Bardell which permitted the
delicate suggestion of "chops and tomato sauce
rs an agreeable lunch Mr. Fowler made the sheu-
lar boast that he was close to Mr. Iilden that the
latter intrusted to him, rather than to his butler,
the delicate and confidential duty of carving his
chopsn at dinner. Mr.. Fowler's county gave Gen
eral Hancock nearly 10000 less majority than II
gave Mr. Tilden four years before.
Hubert O. Thompson, representing Mr.. Tildeni
Dstrict ON the State Committee is local politician
of no mean ability, and of great shrewdness and
energy. He has derived all his places and his power
from association with the Tilden people in city and
State notifies, Mr. Tilden's Governor Robinson. or
the removal of Gumbleton County Clerk. tt
weaken Tammany selected Mr. Thompson as hi'
successor and the best person to strengthen the oca
opposition to Tammany. Mr.. Thompson made w
the combination in the Board OF Aldermen which
lately ousted Tammany from the Controllers ofhce
and. when it was perfected, Mr.. Tildens Mayor
Cooper appointed Thompson Commissioner OF Public
Works.
w. E. Smith. another member of the committee
Is from Columbia County, and he aud OBrien are
familiarly known as Smith Weeds men," smith
Is law partner of Weed at Plattsburc, and comes
and goes at Weeds beck and call. How devoted g
follower of Mr. Tiden MIR. Weed is need lot be told
to those familiar with his operations as clphei
agent in the campaign of 1876.
Edgar X. Apgar is we'll known as an abject anC
eager follower of Mr.. Tilden.
The Convention which formed this committee
also selected as delegates to the Cincinnati Conven
ton solid Tiden following. Among the mos
promipent and most devoted of these delegates were
John G. Jacobs. Archibald NJ. Bliss Andrew IL
Green Lucius Robinson L. B. Faulkner. William
G. Whitney. Edward Cooper, Daniel Manning
Smith 81 Weed and Peter B. Olney. 1t will be re-
membered that this delegation after t was seen
that Mr. Tilden could not be nominated. voted fol
Speaker Randall, and on the ballot by
which General Hancock was nominated. thu
vote of this State stands recorded al
for Randall, whom Mr. Tlden evidently
proposed to make his political heir If he could
The National Committee was named the Afternoon
following the nomination. The Hancock men were
30 jubant over their success in securing the first
place on the ticket that they paid little attention
to minor matters; and it was not until the evening