Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-25
New York Democrats Discouraged.

New York Democrats Discouraged.
NEW YORK. July 24th.-Undoubtedly the great
political event of the day was the meeting %
the Democratic State Committee at Albany.
John Kelly and his four Tammany members OF
the committee were absent and it is an open
secret that there was a mutual agreement that
none should attend Kelly is rlsticatlng IN
Saratoga, only few miles distant, while the
others, here in New York, pretended 10 nave
| important business on hand, except one, VINO
openly avowed he was tired of going to conTen-
| lions and meetings where he was PracucaIly
unheard, certainly unheeded, ana tnat lam
manys absence was preconcerted allair;
| Interviews with prominent Cleveland Demo
| Gratis show that Tammanys action hurts, as
will be seen by the following: walker, OF FL
mira looked with smile at the empty chairs
| of Tammany Hall, and said: thlnk ram
many believes the dish of crow Will De easier 10
swallow after the city nominations are maae.
| Rissell Governor Cley Glands law partner, who
| is looking after the latters political interests
| did not laugh at Walkers remark, but looked
| serious at an attempt made to placate Iammany
| by putting sydney 7. Nichols, one OF the Tam
MANY Committee on the Executive Committee
| The meeting of the committee was full of sad
| episodes A few moments after Tammany' S
absence had been noted, William Purcc!ls let
ter was read reSigning his place on the electoral
ticket 1t was acknowledged that the virtual
declaration by such leader of the Irish Ameri-
| can population rs Purcell, that he could not
support Cleveland for the Presidency, would
greatly damage the ticket.
The committee listened to a statement for an
hour respecting the condition of the Democratic
party in the several Congressional districts. 1t
| was stated there was serious disatfection among
| the working people over the tariff plank OF the
Democratic platform.
Maurice J. Power, who appeared as proxy for
| Edward Cooper said, afterward: Affairs do
| not look entirely sunny. There is considerable
| kicking amOn the working people. Tammany
| is not reconci j, and we do not know what
| Butler is going to do"
| Assembiyman Coffey of Brooklyn, who was
| chosen a member of the Executive Committee,
said Il do not believe Cleveland will get a
| large majority in Brooklyn. Most of our people
| are too sanglline. Moreover don't think we
| are gaining votes by Beecher and Curtis coming
| over to US Every one knows that they are free
| traders Soon every one will be saying that we,
too are freC-raders. and that will hurt us
! badly | sometimes think Beecher and Curtis
| came over to us just to hurt us"
Senator Van Schaick said: There are some
| Irishmen in SchOharie county who do not like
| our ticket and We are looking toward New York
/ city with great deal of anxiety"
| John f. Barry, editor of the Oswego Palladium,
said There is the same division among the
Democrats of Oswego county that has existed
| for several years. Many are opposed to Cleye-
| land, but we hope to subdue Il revolt
The same statements regarding Democratic
disaffection were repeated by other members of
| the committee who decline to permit their
names to be published. saying that franknesS
| on the subject would hurt them politically at
home.