Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-29
NEW YORK POLITICS
The Excitement Greater Than at Any
Time Since the Anxious Days or
Is76-Arthur's Ambition
TO be His Own SuceessOr-The Guber-
Material Fight-TiIden and Cornell
-Grant, Robertson and Jones.
New York Herald

New York Herald
In marked contrast 10 the chilly winds Of
( March, that lay the icy hand Of neuralgia
| on the rich and poor alike, il the fervenl
| heat which keeps the political pot boiling
| and makes its SETTLING contents squirn and
dance and bubble and ferment they
| haven't done since the anxious days of 1876.
| What's up? Gonfalons in general and Til
| den's in especial. The Fifth Avenue Hotel
| at night, like the Aston House by day, il
| packed with politicians of every grade. The
| grave and reverend senator, the ponCerOus
] governor, the busting "woaker" and the
/ conscious candidate jostle one another as
they gossip, "chin" and strut their little strut
| along the marble halls. Among the inter
/ twlning mass last evening was a group OF
| prominent men known by name throughout
| the Union. One had but Tecently-within a
| few hours-returned from visit of some
weeks in the national capital. He was the
pump from which the others sought to ex-
tract some information, and as he leaned
| against the newsstand he delivered himself
| i'll words to this effect: First and foremost
it is no secret that General Arthur intends to
| be his own successor. He has an ambition
| 10 do what no other 'providential president
ever did. In every proper mode he is max.
| ing friends. Socially regarded his brief
| tenure, with all due regard for the sad cir
cumstances attending its Inauguration, is
more brilliant than any of its predecessors
since the palmy days of Buchanan, when
| Miss Harriet Lane impaired grace and
| gayety to official circles. But best of all, he
! is prudence personifed. in what way you
ask? Let me illustrate it.
THE NEW YORK FIGHT.
| "Alonzo B. Cornell is in the fight guber-
material, and intends to succeed. So is, so
does John II, Starin. So is, so does Walter
| A. Wood, now a member of the House.
| CornelPs attitude TO Roscoe Conkling is a
matter Of history. Arthur's regard for
! Roscoe Conkling is matter of fact. But
neither of these affect the President, who
| absolutely refuses to interfere in the local
contest His friends are not so quiet. On
| the contrary, they purpose waging relentless
war against Cornell down to the door of the
convention, and to make it hot for him in
| side.
"Ana right here appears familiar hand,
which followed leads to the well-known face
| of Samuel J. Tilden. But he's a dying
man. say you. oh, oh, he isn't. 1t was
my fortune to meet this very evening gen
| tleman who knows Mr.. Tilden well, and was
with him last week. Said he: The governor
| is in better physical trim than when he first
ran for governor against Dix. As for his
mental condition, read his Iroquois letter."
But" asked ], "do you believe 1ilden is
laying pipe now for 1884"
My friend laughed as he replied, "Why,
my dear sir, it's his dream by day and night,
and ] shall be strangely in error if the very
| first Democratic convention called in New
York State does not find itself compelled
to accept or reject this very dying man."
For GOVERNOR" said /.
Precisely" said he. "My advices as to
his health appeal to my own senses. | know
him to be actually stronger than he has been
IN years"
''But how about Kelly?"
f.Th Of n no Of -
guments in favor Of nominating Tilden for
governor. He insists that he can whip the
Republicans and Kelly combined. Not that
he or any one else believes there will be
coalition ticket to the support of which any
considerable number of Democrats could be
led or forced, but he thinks his name would
be tower of strength, sentimentally aug
mented by the support Of thousands of think
ing voters, who would give him their suf-
frages offset"
"Grant that Tilden is elected governor,
what them"
THE rest is clear as day. He could make
the presidential canvass with half the ex-
pense and trouble. Being in office, with the
reins in his hand, he could turn the workers
where he pleased. It's deep scheme, and
good or i'll Mr.. Tilden and his friends are
committed to it."
GRANT, ROBERTSON AND JONES.
After considerable chatting about Mr.. Til
den and his habit of turning up in the nick
of time, the group separated, and a Herald
writer asked of the gentleman referred to:
isn't General Grants visit to the President
considered rather timely, in his own inter
est?"
To which he replied that General Grant
and Mrs. Grant should be there at this time
has some significance, of course. General
Arthur is making much of them, and while
the expresident viii doubtless profit by the
visit, so far the army bill is concerned,
the present President will certainly profit by
the return favor imposed upon his CUES
through nobiesse obige. Senator Jones, of
Nevada, is in all respects master of cere-
monies. He has no ak of his own on the
stone, but he tenaciously turns the handle
for the benefit of his friend, the President
He means business all the time. He is cred
tied with a suggestion that it might be well
for Collector Robertson to visit Washington
ito see Secretary Folger and exchange ideas
At all events the collector, accompanied by
his wife, went on, and were very decidedly
lionized. He sent his card in to Senator
Miller who happened TO be out, Whereupon
another senator took him into the Senate
chamber, where for fifteen minutes he was
marked man. Lamar, Hampton, Bayard
and the rest were introduced, and as sew
eral of the senators had been with him
IN the lower House, the collector felt
very much like boy revisiting his
old schoolhOuse. Secretary Folger was more
than gracious, and after paying his GcUoir
there Brother Robertson went to the White
House. And he went again. And again he
went. Whether he exchanged ideas" or
not | can't tell, but of one thing you may be
certain, he has no interest in the gubernato-
rial fight at all. As between Stalwarts why
should a Half-Breed care who wins? And
in a triangular contest-Cornell, Stariu and
Wood-he as a devout Republican can only
say, 81 shall vote for the nominee" Senator
Jones was heard to say Robertson was a
charming fellow" and Secretary Folger
complimented him to "Ihe mines" Whatever
"the mines" may be- for the admirable con-
duct of the customhOuse. You may Test as
sured that Folger will stay where he is, and
so will Robertson.
sPINoLA AND GUMBLEToN.
That the TammanY- Republican Cornell
Kelly dicker has attracted much attention
may we'll be imagined; but of all the results
therefrom no one has created more gossip
than the asserted promise of Sing Sing prison
to Frank B. Spinola. So thoroughly amazed
were New Workers everywhere that-so runs
the story-Cornell was advised that Spinola
was boomerang which would surely strike
a deadly blow, and that ii was worse than
suicide to permit the appointment. And
now it Is reported that Henry 4. Gumbleton
Is to be the fortunate warden of that den OF
thieves. 1t is also rumored that Boss Kelly
desires it to be understood that he had moth
ing to do with the dicker, and that it was
little private rake" of his lieutenants. How
ever that may be, it ia certain that if both
men live Arthur and Tilden will endeavor
to represent their respective parties in the
next presidential campaign; that there is
every reasonable ground for the belief that
MIR. Pilden intends to be candidate for gov
ernOr next fall and that a tremendous fiqhf