The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-21
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Tho Syracuse COnvention-The AdmlE.
" sion OF TaminnDy. a.!

| SYRACUSE. N. Y, September 20.-James
O'Brien, JOHN II. Strahan, Mr.. Truman, ol
Binghamton-a member Of the State Com.
mittee-and ono or two others arrived to.
night as the advance guard Of the Demo.
cratic State Convention TO meet here on
Thursday. Curiously enough all these
men are working on behalf OF Roswell +.
Flower, and In the absence Of delegates
they arc trying to influence the local sen.
liment. With the exception Of few per.
sons looking for rooms these are tho only
iudicationso Of the approaching Democratic
State Convention. ~
There is a good deal Of speculation among
Democrats all over the State us to what will
be done with Tammany. A few men are
met with who advocate the exclusion Of
Tammany from any participation In the
proceedings Of the convention, but HE pro.
vailing sentiment outside OF the County
Democracy headquarters is for couciliation,
though it is admitted to be a sentiment OF
expediency, inspired by the necessity Of
obtaining Tammany's vote 10 carry the
State. The correspondent has found this
TO be the almost unanimous expression OF
opinion among the Democrats in central
and western New York. In number OF
places like Canandaigua for instance, the
question was decided at the caucuses, and
in every case, SO far as known, the decision
Inns been iu favor Of giving Tammany Hall
the same representation in the convention
that is allowed to the minority faction-thc
County Democracy.
Judging from these indications, 1t ap.
pears that the hunger for office has over
come the calleged principles OF those Dem
ocrats in this part OF the State who have
heretofore voted to exclude Tamulanv on
the ground that it had betrayed the Dem.
ocralic party and rejected the cardinal doc
trines Of It's faith. These Democrats all
agree that Tammany is unchanged. Mr..
Kelly is still at the head Of the wigwam
organization and no one eau discover
that he and his followers have ex.
pressed the slightest regret for the
course they have pursued in the past, or
are willing 10 say that they will not bolt
again should the action OF the majority run
counter to the interests OF TammanY and
its boss. But while Mr.. Kelly is hale and
hearty, with the probability Of many years
Eof active political leadership before him,
Mr.. 'rilden has RETIRED" Hence il comes
that SO many OF them are willing to admit
Tammany and 10 nominate its "barrel''
candidate, Roswell =. Flower, for Governor.
The only thing that can defeat the adj.
mission Of Tammany is combination
which has been attempted between the
regular" delegations from New York,
Kings, Rensselaer, and the remaining coun.
ties in TINT end OF the State; but, so far ls
can be learned, this had not succeeded
The State Committee will not admit Tam.
many TO the temporary organization OF the
convention, and il this combination spoken
OF could be effected, Tammany would be
excluded altogether. The signs are toe
, propitious, however, and it will be difficult
for the County Democratic leaders 10 have
Tammany excluded in view OF the strong
sentiment in the rural districts to the con.
, trary. The most they can do, probably, is
to try, and make bargain with Tammany
: Tor its admission and support for Edward
Cooper, or some other county Democratic
leader, for Governor. But Mr.. Kelly has
said that he would enter into no Bargains oil
this character, and he is known to be Il
, man Of his word, On the surface it looks
MS though theprospects for Tammany's nd.
. mission to the Convention were OF the bes,
} kind; but no sale prediction can be based
upon the sentiment Of the masses as To
. whatthe Convention will do. ). 40. ,a.' -
| The chances Of the various candidates
for Governor are about the same now as
ten days ago, when it was stated in this
correspondence thut the most probable
ticket was Edward Cooper or Lucius
Robinson for Governor, Grover Cleveland
lor" Lieutenant Governor, William G.
Ruger for Chief Judge Of the Court Of Ap.
, peals, and Thomas kinsclIa for Congress.
man.at.Large. Mr.. Flower will probably
. 80 into the convention with more votes
than my other candidate, but il Tammany
is admitted, paradoxical MS it may seem
Mr.. Flowers chances for the nomination
will diminish, il not vanish.