Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-01-13
KELLY's CURSE,
which Rested Upon the House Of
TIlden,
And Reacted Upon the Entire Demo
cratic Party In the Late Presg-
DENTAL Campaign.

I. SPoO tno EuitFo Oou1o
! cratic Party In the Late PresI-
DENTAL Campaign.
! Especial Dispatch To the Enquirer.l
NEW YORK, January 2.-The Herald to
day contains a two-colnmn interview
with Ex-Alderman Tuomey, which goel
to show that in the late Presidential
campaign John Kelly, after all, acted
with treachery towards Gen, Hancock
The Ex-Aldermsn recites a meeting b,
had with Kelly at Saratoga, in which h,
urged Kelly to support Hancock. FL,
says: kelly appeared to receive m,
advice in good spirit, and asked whom
1 would suggest as a good man to nom
mate for mayor IN order to carry out m,
views. replied that 1 had not ever
thought Of candidate, but that ther,
were plenty of excellent men in New
York whose names would be guarantee,
OF Tammany's unselfish and sincere de
sire to wipe out all local rivalries anc
dissensions, and to unite the party solidly
for a Presidential victory. When l left
him was under the impression that hi
was. fully sensible of the expediency ol
the policy had advised, and was pre-
pared to follow the course had pointed
| OUT
Ibid you know that he subsequent,
changed his views?"
the conversation have related, or on thu
next day but one, forget which. l wa
sitting on the piazza of the Grand Unior
Hotel. when Kelly approached me will
a New York paper-the Herald, l be
lieve-in his hand, He looked savage
and j saw in minute that something
was the matter. Pointing with his finge
to paragraph in the paper, he said il
an angry tone, There, look at that
took the paper and read the paragraph
indicated, and found it to be an accoun
of General Hancock's visit to Greystone
Mr.. Tilden's summerlresidence ON tht
Hudson where he remained all night.
was anxious to remove the suspicion
which at once saw had seized upol
Kelly's mind, and argued that the visit
was only natural that the invitation had
been extended through the National
Committee, and that it was matter Of
policy. as well as of courtesy to accept
it. Kelly was evidently seriously angry
and it was useless to attempt to paclfy
him. 1t was plain that in his over.
bearing arrogance he regarded it as q
personal insult to himself that General
Hancock should have dared to visit Mr.
Tilden. l therefore made no further
effort to pacify him believing that or
rejecting he would see the matter in a
different light.
"A day or two afterwards Kelly again
came to me as sat On the hotel balcony
and | saw at once that his anger was
unappeased. He was furious about the
organization of the National Committee
and the action of the Congressional
Committee. He told rue abruptly, that
I or some one else must 60 at once to
Hancock and insist upon his interference
that the Committee had been organized
in the interest of Tilden and against
Tanmany Hall. and he denounced
Barnum in language as gross and out
rageous as he uses against his former
associates who venture to oppose his will
He said that Hancock must be made tC
understand that unless lie interferPd tc
change all this not q dollar would be
raised in New York for the campaign
that Belmont Schell. Potter aud others hi
named. would not contribgts "A CEN.
peremptory demandfor Hancock ! iister.
ference, and endeyored to show him its
preposterous character. I reminded him
that General Hancock was no politician,
and ought not to be put in the position
in which such a demand would place
him; that for him to interfere would
imply distrust in the Committee. which
would be at once unjust aud Obstructive
of the efficiency of the campaign.
HE then told me that he had already
requested Mr.. Schell to write to Mr.. Han
| cock. and to state what he had just said
to me, and he insisted that some one
must see Hancock personally and press
| the point. | saw that his anger was
ahle-that the mania of jeal.
ulsy and suspicion to which he lS 81
often a victim had seized him, and that
| 1t was futile to argue the case with
| hlm. The impression l derived from
| Kpl.y's words and manner was that he
neIipvpl the campaign had been placed
in the hands of the rilden people. and
that unless General Hancock yielded L,
his unreasonable demands he would no.
have fair play in the. fammany vote.
was so convinced of this in my own
mind that was anxious to bring about
some sort of compromise to- appease and
satisfy Kelly. An intimation of the
danger was conveyed to parties in control
of the campaign, and this led to the
negotiation which terminated in Kelly's
recognition at the Saratoga State Con-
vention, and to the addition of the Tam.
| manv names to the State Committee .
"What was the underlying cause of
Kelly's objection to Hancock--in conse-
quence of the latter's supposed friend
illness with TiIden?"
/ "Why, the cause is plain enough.
Kelly knows that if Tilden had been
President. or if he had any influence
with Democratic Administration, the
Federal patronage in the city would be
used to destroy the present organization
of Tammany Hall, and place the Democ-
racy under new leaders. If the Custom
house, the Post office, the Internal Reve-
nue. offices, and all the rest of the Fedrr-
al patronage were in hostile hands, Kel-
lv could not hold together corporal's
guard as his personal followers. There
would then be enough for all, and the
Democracy would be united, -isolating
Kelly and all other selfish leaders who
can not make up their minds to be sim
ply members of the Democratic party.
This would not suit Kelly's domineering
spirit and personal greed of office and
nowar Ha woud rather remain Boss OF