Daily globe., 1883-07-18
TILDEN AND TAMMANY.
Kelly will Support the Sage of Gramrcy tor
Pres1dent-How He Has Fallen into the
Power of His Old Antagonist.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

Special Telegram to the Globe
CHICAGO, July IA we'll known ex-
United States Judge, of New York, and
confidential friend of Samuel J. Tilden, at
the fremont house,with the provision that
his name be not used, favored reporter
with an interesting inside view into New
York politics.
"You may state authoritively," said he,
''that Mr.. Tilden will be candidate, and
tie strange, that John Kelly will be one of
his Jealous supporters"
"But it is generally supposed that Kelly
is one of his most bitter enemies. Per-
sonally he is. Aside from the devil, there
is probably no one who is so thoroughly
despised by Tammany's leader as Sam'l J t.
Tilden. But if his satanic majesty has the
power to inspire fear in the bosom of
John Kelly, Mr.. Tilden possesses q many
fold greater in the same direction. He
has been also latey under his thumb, and
can dicate terms at his own sweet will.
You see Kelly is king on the little island,
and thereby controls patronage of about
$40,0O0,O00, To retain that position is his
sole ambition. He does not care fig who
is president, so long as he remains undis-
turbed, and although apparently wholly
engrossed in political strife, he is inter
ested in politics only that has bearing
upon John Kelly as the Tammany king.
For a long time Kelly has been fighting
Tilden, but the latter has been quietly
weaving a net about his enemy, until he
has him now where he dare not say his
soul is his own, until ne has first obtained
permission from Greystone. Tilden and
his friends have been gradually working
among the following of Kelly, until, ex-
cepting the Irish, the entire slum element
of New York city are as faithful in their
allegiance to Tilden as ever they were to
Kelly. At word from him they would
bolt their former chief and wipe him
out, with his entire Irish
constituency. But few weeks ago Mr..
Tilden served notice upon the Tammany
sachem that he must have his support or
off would go his head, and Rely responded
that he could be relied upon. The old
show of hostility will be maintained, but
Mr.. Tilden has now the entire Tammany
support, which he has never had before.
Tell me something about Mr.. Kelly per-
sonaIly."
''Kelly is a man about fifty years old, OF
medium height, rather portly and weighs
about 200 pounds. His features are pre-
eminently those of pugilist, but which
the cartoons which you have seen have ex-
aggerated considerably. He was in early
life molder, and was elevated to public
notice by his achievements in the prize
ring. He was always very temperate, and
probably never was intoxicated in his life
Now he does not drink drop. He has the
faculty of taking advantage of every
opportunity, knew just how to secure
sympathy with the lower classes
was very economical in his habit:
and is now worth over $2,00O,O00.
! During his whole life he has been an in
defatigable student, and is one of the bes
posted men on general topics in the coun-
try. He dresses elegantly but in gool
taste. lives in a perfect mansion, that i
one of the finest in New York. Augusta:
Schell and Kelly have for ten years beer
very intimate, and while the latter pro
fesses to be inimicaI to Vanderbilt, it is
fact that secretly they are intimately asso
ciated, and have worked together NOR
than one scheme that resulted in mutua
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