New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-19
however, that Mr. smyth's career as boss is at an
FACTIoNAL LINES DISAPPEARING.
SIDE TALK ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST
HARMONY IN THE CONVENTION.
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SIDE TALK ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST
HARMONY IN THE CONVENTION
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RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N. Y. Sept. 1S.-ln the lack
of any contest over the nominations and the een-
eral feeling that the complexion of the State Com
mttee has been decided in advance, the talk OF
delegates turns good deal upon the Presidential
Issue and the outlook for next year. This discus
sion is not much moro definite except IN one re-
spect. here than it is elsewhere. Every one seems
to be waiting for the events of the next few months
to develop candidates and foreshadow the course
of the campaign.
Some of the New-York City machine men talk DO
cdedly however. upon one point-thelr dissatsiac-
ton with President Arthur and their unwllllngness
to see him become the Republican candidate lhelr
feeling against him, judged By some OF the express
sions they drop, is bitter. They feel that he has
turned the cold shoulder upon them refused all ther
demauds and denied them the influence in appoint
ments in New-York City they should have had.
They evidently believe that the President has owed
a good deal to them in the past and they make
little attempt to conceal their anger with him. III
sounds curiousy enough to hear some of them snow
ing as they do that the adoption OF district rep
resen tat:on and the enactment of the primary
elections law render them independent In thelr
districts of the National Administration and place
them in , position 10 fight against General Ar
tburs nomination If 1t becomes necessary. As they
point out the rule of district representation Sc
cuIes the districts absolute independence OF ac-
ton They cannot be coerced by State Con-
vention or the State Committee. "lf can hoid
my district" said one of these men, /" can elect
the two delegates against Arthur. and they can go
TO the National Convention and vote against nun,
no matter what the rest of the districts do. Some
Interesting things will be SAID in the Convention IL
Arthur is a candidate.
Some men argued IL similar way about the
primary elections law, saying that 1T put the dis
trIct associations under the jurisdiction OF law.
Members woull be protected in their rights and
could not be thrown out arbitrarily. as mad often
been done in former years, to give some faction
control of the association. The NewYork machine
leaders evidently intend to retain all tholr power
in tho State Committee with a view to the iuture.
Talk of this kind ls, however. a side issue
With reference TO the work immediately in hand,
there is "A spirit of the utmost harmony ana inutua
cOnt essiOn among all The delegater III is a iact
which cannot have escaped notice That IN lne elec-
tion of delegates 10 the Convention the oid lines
were not drawn at all except In b few l0cailtles
There was a contest in the lsJ District OF Os-
wego County with a view TO ecnriDg IA Stalwd'J
State Committeeman from that district, aiu some
of the old feeling did break out IN Utlca; Dut
these were exceptional cases. The gener 4 testl-
many IA that nothing was hrafd OF these divisions
as a rule Congressman SKINNER says they "eIo
not even thought Ot IN Jefferson County, where
Cood deal has been thought of them IN tue past Two
or three years The general disposition TO nOui'-
nate the old ticket has removed any reason LOT con-
troyersv and the result is likely to be what would
be ca lied a dull convention: but IL ~ "A circumstance
not 10 be underva aued that the old lactIOnsl lines
are disappearing.