New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
re- NEW-YORK FOR TlLDEN
THE Use OF HIS NAME ONLY A TRICK.
rnruocRATIc POLITICIANS sAY-MFETiNo OF
THE STATE COMMITTEE
Iny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1

iof he
state Committee here to-day. No one believes that
either the Cleveland or Flower men are sincere III
their advocacy of Mr.. Tildens nomination, puu
tbev think thev can get more delegates from thiS
State To the Democratic National Convention uhoVi
cover of his name than they can by opcni9
announcing that their own chief is a cahulo"'o il
President Then if there should be such ruSn ~
Tiden by the delegates of other States as 10 hoin
mate him, and he should accept the nomha'ion'
they would obtain the credit Ill MS eyes
Of having been among the first to au-
yocate his nomination Not unul MI
Tlden has withdrawn candidate, therefore,
will the relative strength of the Cleveland ana
Flower delegates in the Ncw-York delegation 10
Chicago be disclosed.
This postponement ofhostilitles made the mecii"s
of the State Committee tame one. Long peioIo
the committee met its work practcaliy hao OUCH
done. Adrian futile, the State committeeman
from the XXVIIlth Congressional DisUlct VIZ"
asked what day and place for holding the o'lG
Convention would be selected sald'
was talking with the Governor this morn
ing about that matter and he said that
he Thought the convention would he held at Sara
topa on June 1s. | suppose he knows For
statesman who has retired rs candidate Ill laNoI
of another. Governor Cleveland certainly displayed
a remarkable knowledge OF what the "mach'Ae
is about to do.
A RECEPTION II THE DELANAN'
Before the committee met its members held an
informal reception to the Democratic PoilucanS Vi
the State in the corridors of the Delavan House.
Among those present were Lieutenant UoNernoI
Hill of Elmra; Attorney-Gencral OBNen, OF
Watertown; state Treasurer Maxwell, of Batavia,
and Willis s. Paine, Superintendent OF the D'iih
Department 1t will be perceived that all the Demo
cratic State officials prescNt except Coniroier
Chaplin who may head the Democratic deie~aloh
from this State. Their were a'aO several prominent
Democratic politicians present: ErastuS Corning
cx-Mayor Nolan and Edward Newcomb, OF Albany;
Gerson \. Hermann Sheriff Davidson. Excise COM
missioner Mitchell Assembymcu Jones and OhVor
and Senator Plmktt, of Ncw-lork; William A.
Reach and Milton II. Northyup, of Syracuse; AS
sembIyman Donahue of Buffalo, and c&-Jddge
Patrick Cowan, of Saratoga. Mr.. CoWan bad the
jndiscretion TO say that both the SaIat' "a Assem-
blv districts would send Flower delegates 10 the
Democratic State Convention. This, III view OF
tho boom for Tlden, was depressing.
member of the State Committee, Who ar
IDENTIFY favors the nomination of Cleveland, also
caused gloom by saying lippantiy, when asked II
he was in favor of the nomination OF lilden:
"What Tilden Henry S. Tilden or Samuel ). Ill
denf' Henry s. Tilden die1 at New-Lebanon some
three months ago.
PICTURE OF TILDEN on HORSEBACK.
The three Tammany members of the committee,
Sidney T. Nichols, Thomas T. Grady ana LGWaId
Cahill were enthusiastic for Iildea-So enthuSlaS-
tic that Mr.. Clevelands adhcrents were not pleased
Mr.. Nichols said that few days ago, while passing
through rwcntieth-st, New-York, he had seen MI
T,lden on horseback. "Hc was holding tue horse
rs firmly as YOU and could" said MI Nichols Ills
ewes were shining with animation and never saw
him look so well. lie has greatly improved IN aP-
pearance." Mr. Grady said: "With the name OF
Samuel Jones Tilden, ofYonkers, y. J.. balohcd
Oh its banners the Democratic party will mafcn to
certain victory. am inclined to think that II Nj.
Tllden is not nominated Tammany Hall Will bolt
A little later Mr. Grady spoke more seriously and
doubtless expressed John Kc!ly's view Of the
Democratic situation when he said; " ] think the
action Of the State Committee in poStronlng the
State Convention to the middle Of june shows that
MI Tlden and Mr.. Manning do not want to noml-
nate a New-YoIk mau. The action OF the Committee
prevents other States from ccntrng on Now-l ork
man. They mean to nominate some Western man.
OPPOSED TO HAVING a DUMMY CANDIDATE.
Several of the Cleveland members OF The commit
tee took the same view as Mr.. Grady, namely,
that the pOstpOnement of the time foT
holding the State Convention would insure
the nomination of Western Democrat
for President One of them said: Our people
have acted in a cowardly manner. They know lldcn
will not run, yet they put him forward, ana pre-
tend TO be for him. They actually for Clevc-
land But other States will not understand II, and
will make pledges TO other candidates
than Cleveland for second choice. You cannot
90 to people and say, We have two candidates
one real and one dummy. We want. you to pledge
your votes to both If l were Cleveland would
not stand il. would say to these men, Gentle
men, where do You stand' Either you are for me or
you are against me- This delay to announce CIcvc-
lands candidacy will result in other States pcdg-
ing to other candidates Ohio will have lloadly
for its second choice, New Hampshire probably
Batter and so it will go. Their first choice will be
Tden and their second some other man than
Cleveland"
THE COMMITTEE ~ SESSION.
Daniel Manning, however did not seem to he dis
tnrbed by this gTumbling of his followers. He en-
tered the State Committee room parlol Of the Della
van House, with a smiling face, at 4 p. III. and
called the committee 10 order. lhe following
were present:
Dsdcic, District.
IL J. Merit XIX.-Dauicl Manning
Iu-Aug Van Wyck XX.-Sanucl ". Buell..
yV--Jobn j. Herman &XI-Conant Sawyer
V.-P. II. McCaITcn. XXII- Edwin G. Dodge
VI.-Mich1 c. Murphy. XXIV.-GenISe Scl2Wlng
VII-Thos A. Grady. XXV.-Willdm b. Kirk.
Edward Cooper XXVI.-tharcs Davis.
Ix-John Kecnan. XXVII-Wm. A. POurhor.
X-H O. Thompson. XXVIII-Adrian Tuttlc
q Waik