New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-10
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
,s,nFNTrAL AND OTHER .AsPIRANTs.
ovr NOTES on THE FALL CONVENTIONS AND
ELECTIONS


v nsin,ances told him that after awhile he would
ns - ire his office. He said gIavely: No; shall
' me IN place. Yet within the past two or three
",, he has become delighted with his position and
coin begun 10 look toward the great future lnead-
80 presidency. He is not badly stuug by the Presi-
mel bee but sees the extraordinary relations OF
yors state to the necessities of his party. and the
hing that stands In his path is Tden. If he can
Vs. =, tne nomination he can perhaps bestow 1t.
,..D ,ir. Cleveland lived in Buffalo he was good
r Int after office hours, being bachelor. ne took
- ehoc, of such pleasures would relieve his mind
~, en 10 the beer saloons aud their propretors ana
,,,rI cot TO think well of him. He would play bill
"a. He chose genial bachelor pleasures as a relief
,om his law books. Consequently when he became
80 ~ BuAalo he could bill in the easy style of
,snd of the tDwn. Oue OF those veto messages. ex-
ressed with remarkable nonchaance. attracted the
s,e state end resulted in making him Governor He
s. nat read much miscellaneous nor good literature
=. che mast while he taking his holiday among the
c,ns and the bachelors, and is now somewhat
tny sensitive about his SHORTCOMINGS. but he has the
urs TO grow relations and he likes politics at
rra.ent Some time ago he went back to Buffalo ana
i.ode tine acquaintance again OF his German friends
81 they stood by him we'll He is in the race for the
presidency, but LOOKS at 1t phlosophically
r.sted prominent Democrat IN this State last week
ha, his expectations about the next election.
sad be We do not expect to draw the Republican vote
ma ue did when Cleveland was elected. But we expect
carry the state by fair majority. We rely upon the
spathy of the country Republicans OF course. If the
whole Republican party should again get up and come at
ps IL would be close contest Our idea is that the
election this fall will not bring intensity of party
feelings and will be large staya home Re
nublcan vote. We think get 10000 majority ill.,
stead of nearly 100000 john Kelly has been playing
ouet and harmonious game this summer. He inimaies
that he has idea of being marplo az he was against
Governor Robinson. His opponents are plscaed by his
snayity He is put forward the view that as the
head OF Tamnany Hall lie is useful man in Keeping the
Democracy therein contained soft and oDedient. He
conyeys impression that he never was Mr. Illdens
opponent had TO fight Governor Robnso be-
caase he made upon organization which Mr.
Kelly was bound honor TO sustain. One of his friends
said 10 Inc John Kelly did not his word unless
he meant keep IT, and that II was generally believed
that designed TO give more trouele to the Stale
Democracy"
Mr. Wiley. of Buffalo. says Governor Cleveland had not
the least hand Ia taking the convention there; that
Cleveland is standing better Buffalo Democrats
that he is good lawyer firm anu honest, not wei
onanted with the State ~ he might be, but shining
Instance Of one public without much Presi
denlia hy Ia his bonnet. Wiley says Cleveland could
get all the vote received before in Erie County and
more too.
1Ah" said Dorsheimer, a Presidential quantity |
hobbled past what q delusionl Getting mai at gentle
men because they are not for him Tut! Tut
the old State ticket Carr. davenport. etc. My friend
who knows all it, and is mild form OF Dem
says This year the Republicans will have to conterd |
With apathy last year they stayed at home aggressyev
this year II will he staying at home alphabetically The
Democrats singular apathy on the next Presi-
deney since Tlden began TO boom himself again.
HIS not denying Mr. SHOWS interview with some frien
Of his has set the party In NewYork wool gather
ing"
Mr. Smith, Of Michigan. says that State Is Democratic |
and that 1t arose resistance 10 the old Chandler and
Ferry rings
I have been a good deal among Democrats during the
past week anticipating the action of the newt convention
and iorued general conclusions about what
they think OF the Presidency. They regard the West as
discounted tor furnishing Democratic candidate; they
say that there is State in the West with auy r.
furDi the can iidate except Indiana al that
Mr. Hendricks. and perhaps Voorhees,. will neutraze !
Mcdonald AS to ONO. they that Is still OctO
Der State and that will do to hazard the whole
Presidential election the ouy October State. and that
therefore Thurman Hoad!y Pay ne and PendletOn Will
each other up and they do not do the party Will
be foolish to depend exposed angle like that which
eekles put forward at Gettysburg. They therefore
argue the niHaton must come to the East and
they that Pennsylvania not present any caDd
date ami hat NewJersey is without leaders OF force.
Eew-Engand they leave out of the question altogether
sTom Buyard they say belongs to a rotten borough;
AID although has few irien1s In Newly lie Gun
be laughed of the campaign account OF his Com
nonwea,th In the State OF New York they consider |
tina: there candidates. Tiden aud Cleveland.
Cleveland may have political executors There Is no |
question hut that the Democrats are looking again |
toward Cleveland and that there Is an extraordinary
movement al harmony within their party.
Sam Cox is running He says he Is. The probable
fact that he the unwilling support of the
whole New-YorK delegation swels that little head. |
Smiles appear that little sensitive face Tears are
lt0hflr Dn
those gentle Let the tit play Come away
I saw Homer A. Nelson at Poughkeepsie early in the
week He said that Hoadly going 20 he beaten In
Ohio and that his departure che East meant the deser
uor OF his He also expressed the view that
Iammany Hall Gust come into the next Democratic |
Convention. Said he What conventions FOR but to
express the Democratic vote Now, TaWmany Hall polls
nore votes than any has been raised in
Sew-York TO leave II out OF d convention Is nonsense
he remarked Incidentally: never saw Stats Com
mtee sst down upon universally than that OF the
Democratic party when 1t met at Saratoga. The tend
ency, said OF these Committees Is TO usurp
powers"
General N. p. Banks and Governor Austin Blair, OF
michigan met recently In Boston. hear. and bOh adj
socated the nomination OF General William Iecunseh
oaerman as national. right provocative OF enthu
nm ana respectful the great Office which requires
men worthy of 1t.
was speaking TO able in this State, noted at
@ oar sni In politics. recently about the quality called
pohucal leadership. He said: Mr.. Tilden is very
'ai man In politics, but he needs the moral organize
son 70 adhere TO his friends; he considers that his
uos are already his and that hs prol'r policy is 10
over into the ranks of his emies and placaie them
AA' was the weakness OF James buchanan. who was
'"turn sour side his Old friends ana begin TO
"onire with his enemies In the instant of VIC
WY Mr. Conkling." continued my acquaintance.
vas hohing but leadership; his only conception OF an
fpoaentis Tow TO begin TO punish HIM. As lawyer he
without intellectually. lie is verbose, and his
ecnes consist OF ingenious words with but few ideas
nQ has mazda ia in his