New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-18
NEW-YORK DEMOCRATS.


GOSSIP ABOUT THE CONVENTION TO BE HELD NEXT
MoNrH-TRYrNG TO HARMoNIzE THE DIFFER
ENcES AMONG CITY PoIITICIANs-MR. TILDEN
NOT A cANDfDATE-FoR GOvERNoR-coNTRoL-
LER cAMPBELLs CHANCES GOOD
The Democratic politicians in this city are active
at present in laying wires to control the action of
the next Democratic Convention which will make
nominations for State Offices. The State Committee
will meet IN Saratoga August 8. and the prelim-
mary struggle will take place then. AS now con-
stituted. Tammany Hall has no representation on
the State Committee, although at the last election
it pollcd more than half the Democratic
votes cast in the city. 1t will not ask
directly to participate in the deliberations
of the committee but members of that body
have expressed determination to take the sense of
the committee on the subject of recognizing Tam
many, or of providing some way to harmonic the
party in this city, as has been done i'll Brooklyn.
before the convention meets. 1t is asserted II
this is DONE or the olive branch extended to Tam
many in someway before the nominations are made,
that it can be induced TO support the State ticket,
and that otherwise it will not do So
II is highly probable, however, further than
adding some interest to the meeting of the
State Committee nothing will come Of this
effort. There are only few of the
country members who will favor the re-
will be made to persuade them from bringing the
subject up in the committee room. The members
of the committee from this city are all municipal
oficeholders and leaders of the County Democracy
Irving Hall is out in the cold along with Tammany.
1t is the interest and purpose of the lliden Demo-
Gratis, who compose the large majority of the
State Committee. to keep Tammany from
having any recognition in the conven-
ton. though there is q probability that Irving
Hall will be allowed the privilege of naming q few
delegates and thus It's alliance with Tammany dis
solved. Irving Hall, however, could not by itself
poll probably more than 5000 votes, while Tam
many, with an Anti-Monopoy candidate or any pre-
text for naming separate ticket, could doubtless
poll from 4O, 1000 to $4,000 votes, which would be
enough TO insure defeat to the plans of the office
holders who oppose it.
To avoid the wrath of Tammany the llden
Democrats, who Will undoubtedly control the
convention are endeavoring to arrange a ticket
that they believe Mr. Kelly will support, or at least
not antagonize, as that is their only chance of sue
cess For this purpose they have been sounding the
popular feelings for several weeks, though with
moor success A number of available candidates for
Governor have been trotted out for inspection, and
failing to excite any enthusiasm they have been one
after another withdrawn from the public gaze.
II is apparently settled that Mr.. Tilden will not
be candidate-at least so far as anything can be
settled which awaits his decision. He does not
want to submit his claims ~ the great defrauded
statesman of Cipher Alley to the verdict OF his
countrymen, and therefore he assures his friends
| that he will not be q candidate Ex-Governor
Robinson has been talked of, and curiously enough
ex-Speaker Maguire of Elmra Erastus Corning of
| Albany and others who acted with Tammany IN op-
position to Mr.. Robinson in 1879, are the ones who
| now demand his nomination a means of doing
penance for their aid in defeating him before. But
! Mr. Robinson would antagonize Tammany and he
| has dropped out Of the For the same reason
| Mr. Hewitt, whose name has been mentioned is also
regarded as unavailable, though he has one Of the
great requisites, barrel" EX-Mayor Cooper was
| the choice of the County Democracy and not long
| AGO his friends thought his chances good, but
| against him Tammany would be firm as adamant,
and his defeat would be certain. Congressman
| Flower was Doomed up" for some time by
| Jimmy OBren, who seems to be his political
| keeper Mr. Flowers "barrel." the great size of
which was shown in the last election, has been his
| chief recommendation. Mr.. Flower committed the
unpardonable sin of voting for John Kelly in 1879,
and it is safe to say that that in connection with
his friendship for Jimmy" OBrien, makes his
nomination impossible, matter how big
| his "barrclD State Senator Homer A. Nelson has
| said that he would accept the nOmi-
nation if offered but Mr.. Kelly's Anti-Monopolists
| would not have him, and the Iiden men don't want
| him. Erastus Corning has been dropped because
| he supported Kelly IN 1879. Daniel Manning mas
been mentioned, but he says he Is not a candidate
and il is safe to say that he Will not be gwen the
| opportunity OF declining. Perry Belmont, Sena-
| tor Covert Congressman Sc0vlle, OF Buffalo, Ho-
| ratio Seymour, lr., Congressman Waldo HutchlnS
| and Corporation Counsel Whitney have been before
fbe public as candidates, but they were all found
wanting in the essential qualities OF successful
| candidate. =, ~, c,u r
t,,is cty has been fixed upon by the I1lden Demo-
Gratis as the man for the place, and IL the conyen-
| tion were 80 be held within few days 1t is prob
| able that he would be nominated, but the oppor-
tunities for new combinations Will be many before
| the convention meets. Mr.. Campbell Is generally
regarded as the best and strongest candidate yet
| mentioned for the place Ills record city
official has been good, and he has been fortunate IN
| NOT having been identified with the ma
| chimes that have been the bane of local
not dismissed subordnates because of their politics.
and nearly all of Mr. kelly's employees, wnom he
selected while Controller, are still Ill tue Finance
| Department except sucn as held slnecures. 1t Is
because of his having been of little to the ma
chine that Mr. Campbell Will meet with the great
est opposition. , ,.,.
For the other places the ticket few candidates
have vet been brought forward. Mayor Cleveland,ot
,iTaIo is well spoken of for Lieutenant Governor,
meals and Mr lower or Mr. Belmont for Congress-
inan-at-I ,arge the one with the largest barrel
having the preference.
| DEMOCRATS or KINGS COUNTY.