New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-06
DEMOCRATIC HARMONK.

DEMOCRATIC HARMONT.
POLITICIANS CONSULTING AT SARATOGA.
MANY OF THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AT THE HOTELS
ALL OF THEM AT SEATTLE QUESTION OF F-
FIIIATOS WITH TAMMASY HALL.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.l
SARATOGA. Aug 5.-1he Democratic conference
there {. -ight to devise a plan 10 harmonic tbe
party in the State was 4 tame and lmpotent AFFAIR.
Ii was called by Senator Daily, and was limited to
a COME renee of the Democratic State Senators.
They met in Senator Dalys bedroom in the Grand
Union Hotel There were present Senators DAILY
Fitzgerald Treanor, Browning, Grady, hoch,
Jacobs, Covert, Mackin and Baucus. Senator DAILY
presided. After wisely discussing the necessity of
harmony. even to have chance of carrying the
State this year, they adopted resolu-
ton to the effect that harmony
is necessary, and recommend all
factions to labor to bring it about The confer
ence then adjourned until Monday night. by which
time the members will consult their principals and
perhaps adopt something more definite
The fact Is that even if these senators should
agree upon some plan it will amount TO nothing, be-
cause they represent 10 constituents. Ii there Is
any real desire for harmony in the party the men
are here to bring it about who have the force
to carry it out. Among these are such men as John
Kelly. Edward Kearney Police Commissioner
Nichols and Alderman Sauer on the part OF Tam
many Hall Hubert o. Thompson. County
Clerk Butler ex-MayOr Cooper, Mayor
Grace and Corpo, alton Counsel Whitney
as representatives. Of the County Democracy, and
Sheriff bowe, James O'BriGd, Alexander V. David
on on the part of Irving Hall. The PurroyWhite
Democracy have engaged parlor for headquarters
at the Grand Union Hotel, but yet no one has
Appeared to occupy it. The hotel corridors are
well filled with Democratic politicians tonight,
there being as many 100 here Among them are
Mayor Nolan. of Albany; W. {. Ruger, of Syracuse;
". w. Wright, of Geneva and others from various
parts of the State in addition to the crowd from
New-York What they are all here for is a puzzle to
themselves even.
The idea seems TO have got abroad very generally
that a sort of general conference To be held and
they have all rushed here to attend it, Now that
they are here they find that one has called
ference except Senator DAILY and that was limited
to Senator's as before stated. OF course there has
been a great deal of Quiet discussion and canvass
ing going on. but with no result. Judge Brady is
among the active persons who are urIIng plans
for harmony. He thinks Ali equal division of
the delegates to the state Convention among
the three factlOns-TammGny hall, Irving rall
and the County DemOcracy-wGu be far Ii IS
safe TO say that harmony on this plan will never
take place. The Iilden Democrats scout the idea.
Hubert .. Thompson says that he Will be- glad 10
haze all the Democrats enter the regular fold that
viii do 50. but he does not care to express Opln-
ion As to the admission of Iammany the State
Convention. Mayor Nolan is in favor of harmony
aud the nomination of Congressman Flower for
Governor, but Daniel Manning and not Mayor
Nolan Will control the delegates from Albany.
This Is about the way 1t generally goes. The
men III favor of harmony are not the ones that con-
troll delegations. The plan proposed bv Mr.. DAILY,
which will probably be adopted at his conference
on Monday night, Is TO recommend TO the state
Committed the adoption OF q resolution calling
n Democratic factions
delegates 10 the convention. As the commit
tee will make up the roll OF delegates
for the temporary organization OF the convention
the adoption of such a resolution would Indicate the
committees purpose 10 admit all factions. Under
such a call Iammany will send delegates to the
convention But II the committee refuses 10 auopJ
such resolution, then ii Is the purpose of the Anti
Monopoly allies of a1nmany Hall to call a cOnven-
ton III advance of the Democratic Convention
for the regulars 10 endorse. Tammany will, under
such circumstances, send a delegation to the ANTI
Monopoly Convention. Henry Nichols and L. ..
DAVIS representing the ANTI Monopoly League,
were exhibiting a letter here to-day from +. 3.
Thurber inning at such course. Ii
was probably intended 10 help the harmony
idea II IS safe to say that the regular Democrats
Will not ndOrse any ticket put IN the held IN snch
way until john Kelly says that Iammany Hall
i, not likely to support airy andld1tes nOmna eu at
a convention at when Iammany Is not re1resented.
Mayor Grace. ex-AlayOr Cooper and other members
of tue Committee assert that II DO nothing
but call the convention III the Old stercoty ped iOrm
If this Is done the Democrats art certain OF defeat
as lammany will not SEM delegation 10 be in
suited, 1t was last year. The state Convention
Will probably he called week OF so Ia advance o.
the Republican Convention, and Will probably be
held here or III Syracuse.
There has been good deal of talk here to-
day OF candidates for Governor. MI. Thompson says
that the choice VIII PROBABLY lie between 4. ,.
Hewitt, X. =. Flower aud Controller Campbell.
Flower seems to be the fayOrIie candidate here
Ex-MayCr Cooper says that he Is not a candidate.
lie favOrs sir. Hewitt. Last year Mr Hewitt made
the remark that he would rather see the
ticket defeated by 10000 votes than
Tammany admitted into the State Convention,
so tnat If he Is nominated he cannot get any lam
many votes. The illdeu men do not want Flower
There is absolutely no chance for Andrew II. Green
and Controller Campbell would alternate ammany
votes. The situation l. very much mixed. but even
if harmony is brought about, The Democrats admit
that tucIr chances OF carrying the state are very
poor. There Is 4 GreenDack dcket now IL the field
which viii probably poll ZOO votes, largely from
the Democracy. labor cOhveD ION composed OF
gates all the Trade Assemble anC unions Is
TO be held III Buffalo Oh september II to
nominate dlsIuctIYey Labor ticket under the
stimulus of the labor troubles this year such a
ticket will poll II Is estimated. $4,000 votes, prIn-
cIpaly from the Democratic party. Add To tins an
ntI-MOnOpOly ticket and the Democratic chances
are Ieduceu 10 zero against sucn Il popular Adn do
either ads v Orth OF Cornell.