New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-15
TAMMANY AT SYRACUSE.

IL.
INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR GRADY-MR' KELLY
,r. on,rcr 10 GOING TO sYRACUSE-GRAMERCf
p,pK 1NFII-FNCFs AT wORK-PBOsPECIS of
GENERAL sLoCUM AND OTHER CANDIDATES.
trRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT on THE I'l'UNL'I
SARATOGA sept. 13.-John Kelly, the noteu ieauo'
Of th, Tammany Hall Democracy, has Dceh mere loi
several DAYS enjoying the pleasures of the place 1es
rerlay he departed for LOwNille, where he lntehuS
delivering to-day an address on agriculture, III
which it Is said the evOlutOn.of farming from Adhin
downward will be brilliantly depicted. Mr. Kelly
excursions among farmers have not been numerous
The last occasion was in 1879, when he was can
didote for Governor. Then. as now, he was accom-
nanied by Senator Thomas Z. Grady, the silver
t,uouedv orator of the Fifth Ward of New-ftrk.
Senator Grady declares that his part at the Lewis
County fair will he merely TO play the big drum 20
Mr. Kelly's cornet-a-piston. The farmers OF Lewis
County are about equally divided between the
Democratic and the Republican party There VIII
he no political illusions however. IN the speeches.
Nor is the trip the forerunner Of another bolt by
Mr.. Kelly. in which he will again journey through
the state as candidate.
Mr. Kelly intends to go to the Democratic
State Convention al Syracuse as adeleeate nom the
XXIst Assembly District Of New-York. lie Will Of
course be accompanied by delegation from
Tammany Hall representing all the other districts.
will be admitted Yet he takes the delegation to
Syracuse IN order a. expressed by of his friends
TO hold the Iammany Hall organization.' There
arc MANY powerful politicians III Tammany nan
who believe that the organization will lose the
support of the 10000 Democratic voters VINO now
follow its lead i'll New-YOrk City, If 1t does not
maintain close relations with the Democratic party
of the State series of revOlts against that party
they argue, will gradually weaken their gown
organization in the eyes of the voters. The pre-
tcnce at least of being still an organization OF the
Democratic party must be maIntaneI ii is this
argument which has led Mr.. Kelly. to 20 to s. ra-
Tammany's appearance at the Convention puts
that body in the dilemma of selecting delegates
from four different Democratic organizations to
represent New-York City. A TRIBUNE CORE
spondent asked Senator Grady yesterday what
representation Tammany would accept. One
half" he replied. with the privilege OF giving
Irving Hall its share OF that halt We won't accept
one-quarter representation, and be ranked as
having the same number Of voters back OF Gus as
the Purroy-W lite crowd
"Then it would be your plan to have the Comfy
Democracy and the Anti-Kcily Tammany ofGaniza-
ton of Mcssrs Purroy and White.giv one-hali OF
the delegation. and Tammany Hail. with its ally
the Irving Hall organization given the other hall ~
representation for the Democratic voters OF New
York in the syracuse Convention
1T is said that yoGi actual ann in going to
Syracuse is TO make soulo bargains in regard 10 tho
local Offices in Ncw-lork; that You are actually
Indifferent whether or not you are admitted To the
State. Convention, SO long as You make these bar
gains For instance, il is whispered here tia, Nj.
KelIvs great ambition is to be again Controller of
New-Yor1: that he Is willing to inakc an arrange
ment by which Allan Campbell, If nominated for
Governor, shall be supported by Tanmany'
whether or not the examination is admitel to the
state Convention; AMI that in return Tor TINS lr.
Kelly desires to be made Controller ot New York
THAT is not true Mr. Kelly has no ambition
for Office lie would not take any if it was offered
to Inn. 1t is not generally known, but it is true,
nevertheless that Mayor Grace offered ITO appoint
Mr. Kelly as Chamberlain, and that the latter
declined the Office. No. Mr. Kclly's ambition is to
put the 1ammauy Hall organization where he
found it, to leave IN a safe position the men who
have stood by him all these years He has oee1
thirty five years in politics. and he wishes to retire
from active participation III 1t. lie has business
matters which need his attention, and young
family growing mp about him 10 which lie would
like to give his care. There Will he no bargains
made at Syracuse regarding the local Offices IN
New-l ork Tammany Hall VIII nominate
straight ticket from top to bottom from Mayor
down to Aldermen. We will make no bargains
with the County Democracy for the County Clerk
ship or any other Office. And We intend to sweep
the city with our ticket. Mr. kelly has been urged
10 take the nomination for Mayor
From information obtained here and elsewhere
in the state il IL evident that fortnight ago Mr..
Samuel j. Tildon who controls the Democrltic
State organization willing that Iamnany
Hall should be given 4 fair representation in The
state Convention. Now, apparently lac Is twill
ing 10 give il any representation. What has
caused the change in his plans is not known. Per
haps it was Mr. Key's defiant speech III Iammany
Hall last week and them again, Il may have been
some development in the Republican campaign for
Governor Nh Tildcn has not yet selected his can
didate for Governor The late Dean Richmond
once said with an air of fatigue, late on the night
before Democratic state Convention. when tue
" slate" Of candidates mad been nearly completed,
and It was proposed to select petty state Prison
Inspector " guess we bad better let the Conyen-
tion pick him ont MI Tildcn has this year fol-
lowed Mr. Richmond's example in regard f. the
great offices rs well the small lie has had no
candidate even for Governor Thus 1t has hap
peued that n bakers dozen of candidates for that
high position are running. IL cansbc said that ut
f. lis moment there are only four conspicuous ones
General Henry ". Socuu, Of Brooklyn; Congress
man Roswell j. Flower, OF NeW-1ork mayor
Grover Cleveland, of Buiiulo, and eX-Mayor
Edward Cooper, of New-lOrk To-day General
Slocum has the best chance of a nomination. If
lac receives the united support Of the brooklyn
delegation anC they are genuinely for HIM. llttic
Doubt of ms nomination IS ieitained by many
well-Informed politicians here and IN Albany. 1t
should be said That General Socum has the support
of many delegates chosc1 from the interior of the
State. 1t is said also that he has an alliance.
offensive and defensive with the friends Of Grover
Cleveland. who control forty votes from the
western part of the State. II IS al 80 whispered
that General Slocum is Mr.. Ildcn's candidate;
that the latter declares that the soldier cry " IS
the one with which TO capture voters tins yeaI.
Mr. Cooper has the support Of the County Dcmoc-
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