Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-05

tut All tnat-. Inc mystery that has surrounded
Iuuen Tor so long Is his main element OF strength
now. He IS not such an idol OF his party as he is
populariy supposed to be. Having been chairman
he was In his prime, and being an old politician,
shreWd observation, he has naturally become an
oracle; When his friends go to him 1t is not to
oeseech MIN 10 take up the democratic battle-fla9
again; 1t Is to ask for his advice. However much
the Old warrior would like TO take the battIe-f1ag
ns ms 5re h hand he knows it would be use,
name the candfdate-if he can, that is. Whereby
he would increase his power, which he sees so
rapidly waning.
WANTED, A LEADER.
The great impeachment to democratic success is
want OF leadership. They have virtually no leader
In this state. By sort Of common consent, little
has been done save to watch the intestine war in
the republican camp, and to talk tncoherently
about candidates Three-seore Or more names
have been mentioned, the voices coming from the
thirty-two points OF the compass The hope of
the democracy is that strong faction lines will be
drawn among the republicans, so that cohesion on
any candidate viii be impossible. This Is q vain
hope. Disaffected republicans will suk and
grumbie, but they won't bolt outright There are
about $4,000 or more voters IN the state who vote
for the republican candidate when he Is man
they are pleased with. Otherwise they don't vote
at all. AT present nobody has arisen who has
shown the proper qualifications to take the man.
tie of Tlden and throw it over his own shoulders
The Tilden machine Is ready df the Old man really
could give It up when 1t came to the pinch) II some
laundering, which would be miraculous II he did.
There Is talk going that
TiLpENs CHOICE
is our Controller Allan Campbell; but who knows?
Not long ago there were many significant shakes
OF the head and fingers pointed at Andrew II.
Green. Campbell is a most excellent man, very
as an oak. Even If Tilden would like him, there
are many OF his adherents who would not, because
he is not partisan enough, having left many OF
Kelly employees in their places when he succeeded
greed, to condemn the sturdy oak.
THE MOST AVAILABLE MAN
mentioned so far, perhaps, is Congressman Flower.
He supported Kelly two years ago, and therefore
would not be Objectionable to him: but the ques-
ton here arises, can the Tilden faction use him?
When it Is borne in mind that the Tilden men
want candidate that Kelly will not oppose, and
whom they at the same time control, the diff
Guilty becomes apparent Such man probably
does not exist in the democratic party. Flower IS
rich, OF an Independent disposition, and would
form as good bond OF union as could be found.
John Kelly viii not, it is thought, ask for adms-
convention or not. the union may be made. Some
of the county democracy people who are anxious
for harmony are clarnOring for the doors to be
thrown open TO both Tammany and Irving Hall.
THE MAN WHO Is TALKED Of"
Abraham S. Hewitt is talked OF, Of course. But
he is kept down by the tnlperturbable Kelly.
Hewitt would have been governor before this, and
mayhap a candidate for President. II Kelly did
not stand in readiness to put an extinguisher on
him at the very moment he made a move1n that
direction. He is too closely allied to the myster
1ouS and shadOwy s. J. T.. MIR. Hewitt is the
abeSt democrat in the state, and perhaps has no
superior in the country, In point OF statesman
ship.
THE NEW BATTLE CRY.
There Is not so much yigOr in the anti-mOnOpoly
cry just now as there was some time ago. Yet it
is loud enough to merit some attention. 1t Will
have some influence In the selection of candidates,
but 1t will not form much Of an issue after all the
buster. The democrats cannot and will not
select man who is a defender OF monOpOlistS;
but the candidate does not need to be very pro-
nounced antimOnOpoliSt. In one respect the Is
sue Is an unfortunate one IL the county demo-
crazy endorse 1t 1t will be considered a triumph
by Tammany, as it has been John Kelly'S cry
and is big plank in his platform-just now.
SITS A A MIDDLE"
There never was time when it was harder to
look into the future than it is to-day, as all con-
cede; and there is no telling what is going to fall
out Most likely it will be far differently from
what Is generally expected. Political discussion
and speculation full OF 'butS" and ifs that
one cannot proceed far without getting into
labyrinth OF uncertainty and doubt AS one wise
acre remarked, there is confusion chaos, mystery.
Nevertheless people viii talk.