New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-06
DEMOCRATIC DISUNION.


,veov SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEI
Hr-rrAIo Sent 5-Tho race for the democratic
nomination for Governor is a sweepstakes open u
All comsrs without regard TO pedigree OF previous
condition of servitude." Such generous oher vi
the managers of the show has naturally Drought
an tho tract, n marvellous assortment of contest
,rts Tho list ranges from Allan Campbell, tai
ented md honest, down through all erauos Vi
merit fill at last it includes even Perry belmont
intermediate can be read the names OF ADram .
I1ayi,t Roswell p Flower, Grover Cleveland.
General Henry W. Socum Frederick A. COnklng'
Homer A. Nelson. Waldo Hutc5ins, James w.
Covert. Horatio Seymour jr., Erastus Corning,
Edward Cooper, James Mackin and Amasa j.
Parker.
II will be seen that there is scarcely district OF
the State that does not have its special candidate
Tins far no one mentioned as a candidate can he
deemed leading one. Mr. Cleveland. who IS the
Mayor of this city. will be earnestly supported by
all the delegates to the Syracuse Convention from
this end OF the State The district conventions OF
Erie and Niagara Counties have already Instructed
their delegates TO vote for his nomination. lheT
example will be followed it is said here. by the
district conventions that will elect deieHalcs
sbnrtlv in the Counties of Chautauqua, Cattarau-
gus Wyoming and Allegany. Mr.. Cleveland VIII
enter the Convention W tn over forty votes from
these COMMITTEES alone. His canvass for votes would
Ice even more successful in the western part OF the
State If il were not for the fact that Monroe
Conntv has n candidate for observation-disclosures
in ex-senator George Ramos Politicians nave
discovered that two candidates On State Ticket
are rarely taken from the same part OF the state
Mr. Rainess friends that II MT Cleveland
friends secure his nomination for Governor their
own candidate viii have no chance for the once Oh
Lieutenant Governor. Consequently they ear
uestly oppose Mr.. Cleveland S nomination. AL inc
same time they decline at the present time to IN
d,cate preference for any other candidate Ior
Governor. When the Monroe County delegates
were elected they laid on the table resolution
favoring Abram 5. Hewitt for Governor. MI
Cleye,and's nomination is pressed on the ground
that nc has made an excellent Mayor. AL present
he does not seem to have much support from as
trcts in other parts of the State.
Daniel Manning, the chairman of the Democratic
state Committee mas lately intimated his desire to
have a chat with him This may mean much or
little Politicians mere think that 1t means that
Mr. Manning is thinking that Mr.. Cleveland may
be nominated, ana therefore desires to make terms
with him in advance MI Manning. it is plain will
not be able to manage the coming convention as
easily as he has managed those IN former years
The country Democrats believe that the quarrel
with Tammany Iall. in consequence of which the
control of the Legislature was lost. was brought
about by Mr.. Mannng's msmanagement II he
had given 1ammany its fair share of the spoils,
they saw the Democrats would have had full
control of the LIE legislature. Mr.. Cleyelands 1rlends
have been advocating through The BnVdo Courier
the admission of Tammany to the Convention.
This was an amusing Lit of tactics on their part
They reasoned that C wouldn't harm them to adVo-
cate Tammany's admission while it night gain Mr.
Cleveland many votes if Tammany should be adj
mittrd. Tammanyl IN common gratitude Will sup
rort such persons for Office AID it to gain admis-
sion to the Convention.
Tabmany may be admitted TO the COuN ention.
Mr. Manning it is reported here. has IFS admission
under serious consideration The plan proposed Is
to admit tho three Democratic organizations in
New-York 70 the Convention the basis OF the
vote they east at the election year ago II this
plan is carried out, Tammany will be awarded
more delegates than the County Democracy. II
admitted to the Convention the Tammany leaders
promise TO support Loyalty the person nominated
for Governor, even il he should chance to be
person SO Objectionable to them as Edward Cooper,
the present candidate favored by the County De
mocracy Tammany sincerely desires admission 10
the Convention. 1t is feared by her leaders that
too long a detachment from the regular DEMOCRATIC
organization NAV damage their own in the eyes OF
voters II is also argued that the sending OF
DELEGATION to syracuse Will prove 10 voters tnal
Tammany stl.l desires to continue It's alliance with
the democratic party. Even II h2I Gd"lt . 10
the Convention, this, it is held, would be p0huc
demonstration
The chief opponents to its admission are what
n ght be Justly termed the Robinson Democrats.
They cannot forgive TammanN for the defeat OF
Governor Robinson in 1879. Ihelr hatred OF the
organization was OF course lnteusiIeu by IAN
mauys course at Albany last winter sun thelc is
Il large class OF Democrats who. seeing that the
party will inevitably be defeated if lanmany
votes against the party candidate Tor G0vei G
are willing that it should be admitted to the Con
vention Only the Convent ion will disclose
whether they or the Robinson Democrats are in the
majority. The feeling of the latter, however IS
intense against Iammany II IS thelr iayofte
argument that they do not want once ana mat
they are willing to 90 without IT Tor nifty years IN
order TO keep IaInmany ont OF The WgauIatlOn
IL admission in 1850 to the party ranks they de-
clare to have been a gigantic biunder At the
present time. they argue 1t would be political IL
SANITY TO admit it. There can be 10 atonement IN
their opinion for the betrayal of the Democratic
party al Albany last winter. Moreover, they THINK
the party would obtain more votes II II retralns
from making new alliance with Iainnany than
II would 10y making such an alliance
The first vote in the Convention promises to he
very scattering one. All The candidates seem 10
have some support Mr. Manning's delegation from
ALBANY County intend to vote for Erasius Corning.
This support by Sir. Manning of Mr.. Corning isnot
supposed 20 mean much. Mr.. Coming Is wealthy
and highly respected citizen, ana ne mas some
political influence in Albany which Mr.. Manning
would ike to cOncIllate But no man who, IKE
hlr Corning, consplcuously supported John helly
bolt IN 1879 can secure nomination for Governor
from the Robinson Democrats. Mr.. Corning, It VIII
be remembered paid all the expense OF Kelly
mass meeting in Albany and introduced Mr.. Kelly
to his hundreds OF lron-workers in the foundnes at
Troy.
Gene"al Henry W. Slocum will be supported by
the Kings County delegation. The past week
General Siocum has also plainly been doing little
electOneerng on his own account. lie has made
speeches 4 fremen in Cayuga Comfy and TO
" Boys IN Blue IN Washington County. II is said
he hopes TO obtain the votes IN his favor of the
OnOnda-a County delegation.
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seeking for votes all over the State. Perhaps this
quest of bis induced Mr. Manning to start IN "A
number OF local candidates. Mr.. Flowers cam
paign for delegate votes has not been confined to