Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-12
New York Politics. u


city proved very quiet gathering. not
outstanding the predictions the democrats
had made that there would be Il faction
fight, after which the half breeds and
"stalwarts" would hate each other worse
than ever. The evening before the con-
vention an attempt was made by commit
tees appointed by each wing of the party
to ccme to some understanding, out no
agreement was reached. and The orderly
proceedings of convention day we're not
the result IF compromise.
Ex-senator Thomas Z. Plat called the
convention to order and presented the name
of Mr. Hiscock as temporary president.
This domination WAS made by the COnk
ling members, who controlled the state
committee although Mr.. Hlscock did not
belong TO that wing. He said in the con
vention that he did not want the eleclio
but the Conkling men proceeded To vo,e
for him against Senator Warner Miller,
who WAS nominated by the aIteld IT
publicans. The result of the vote was
Miller 298, Hiscock 1870, which showed the
Coukliug republicans in decided minor
Ivy.
Mr.. Depew was made permanent pres
and the resolutions adopted We're evidently
not written by a "stalwart." The nomi
nations, headed by that of Gen. Carr for
secretary of state, were made from both
sections of the party, and there appeareu
to be disposition 10 stop qnarreling and
to 60 along quietly for the future. Their
was no attempt made to overthrow the re
port of the commute on credentials, which
threw out tn delegation from Oneida ri
which Mr.. Conkling was a member. Mr.
Conkling was not present in the city the
day of the convention.
Perhaps the most noticeable feature OF
the convention was the one laying on th.
table resolution calling for a reorganiza
ton of the party in New York city. This
motion was carried POP 10 1877 The
laying it on the table is indicative of the
way those parts OF the state that give re
publican majorities are getting to feel
about the machine system in the CITY, And
if it had not been for George Bliss, who
has heretofore severely criticized this very
machinery, it would have been smashed
Mr.. Bliss coutended that the city republl
cans should be left to work out their own
salvation. and very likely that is the best
way.
New York city sends to republican
state convention about one-sixth of its
members; but the delegates it sends are
not chosen by regular caucuses open to all
members of the party, but by "dlstrict
associations The membership of these
associations is variously stated at FROM
5000 to 10000 members, while the repub.
lican vote of the city is $4,000. So tina
four-ffths at least of the New York civ
republicans have no vote whatever in de
Gliding Whist the action of their own party
shall be. Indeed Gen. McCuok, q repub
lican member of congress, was lately shu,
out from acting in primary meeting.
because he was not a member of the "us
ISOLATION"
To what extent these associations are
close corporations refusing to admit gen
uine republicans, Or how much their exist
ence is due to the necessity Of preventing
others than actual republicans from taking
part in party caucuses, we do not know
So far as they are for the latter purpose
they are well enough, and very Likely
some Of the republicans VINO are not mem
bers, are not members because of their
own neglect of all matters pertaining to
politics. In the near future, while no
doubt some means will be still retained 10
keep democrats from Young in republican
caucuses, republican voters in New Yotk
city can be heard and have their vote
counted in party primary Without getting
the approval Of a close corporation ",ssoci
alton"
Tammtny Hall on the democratic side
was close corporation Of the sam kind.
Irving Hall, built up in opposition Ia
TammLny was ano her like unDo it And
wi hin the past year the democratic "com
mittee of one hundred" has ''reorytniz4d'
the city democracy. This committee h IS
taken hold and insisted on regular eau
cuses at whIcha man who was democra
could vote whether he was a Tammany
man. an Irving Hall man or a merchant
or laborer belonging to no hall" A tn
caucuses thus held 26 900 democrats voted
and the delegates sent to Albtny by thu
reorganized city democracy nave been t.
day, no doubt, admitted As regularly elect
ed. Tlmmtny H lll has scot ~ its ..dete
gates but they have, in all probability
been kicked out. They represent NJ.
John Kelly who is a very able boss, bu
they do not represent the democratic par ,
of The city.
What the outcome Of things will be il
the November election is not 50 sure o
course The stslwarts do not fee a happy
over the result Of convention where the,
were in minority as they would if III,
control of the party had not slipped away
from them. Perhaps Mr. Conkling's m IS
ardent admirers may not over exert them
selves for the success of the republican
ticket. They may want to show that tbs
ex senator can ruin if he cannot rule Bu
this is merely conjectured by denocrat.
whose wish may be her 20 the thought
Then agrin. John Kelly on the other sid,
will be in frame of mind. What he will
do nobody knows, and it is getting so III .
few care what Mr.. Kelly or any other b,s
on his side or on the other is going to do
Altogether the November returns from
New York will perhaps be 'mighty inter
estin' reading" and predictions would b,
apt TO turn out very much like Vennor'