New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-20
THE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
OPINIONS FOR AND AGAINST COOPER.
COUNTY DEMOCRACY MEN SURE HE WILL BE NOM
TxATrD-TAMMANY's ATTITUDE.

COUNTY DEMOCRACY MEN SURE HE WILL BE NOM
ISArED-TAMMANY's ATTITUDE.
Few of the city members of the Democratic
State Committee leaders OF the County Democracy
or Tainmany Hall have returned to the city. II was
late on Tuesday night when the business
OF the committee was ended. The County Democracy
adherents thoroughly impressed with che belief that
Edward Cooper be nominated for Governor IN spite
OF the strong efforts that Governor Hill and his friends
are making to capture the prize They say that Mr.
Cooper entitled the nomination. He has for the last
three Presidential campaigns contributed largely TO-
ward the Democratic campaign fund.- particularly the
last II confidently expected by his friends
that Mr.. Cooper would be named Minister 10 the
Court OF st Jamess or to France Mr. Cooper has not
com planned but bis friends backward in express
ing their opinion OF the way in which he has been
treated and he does not get the nomination for Gov
thore a strong probability that the ticket will
suffer.
The Tammany leaders manifest a good deal Of ret
cence when spoken to about the coming convention.
Outwarily they profess TO be willing TO support
any ticket nominated. Privately they say that
the consideration which is gwen to Tammany Hall
in the makeup the local ticket will have much to do
in influencing the organization to give the State ticket
hearty support the reverse. There are two mpor
tant county officers to he elected In ACCOMPLISHMENTS
and County Clerk. Tammany Hall will demand one Of
these and fair share OF the judicial nominations. Tam
many win not show its hand, however. until the conven
ton meets.
The attitude OF the Kings County delegation is some
thing OF puzzle to the politicians Governor Hill espe
cialy favored Boss" Mclaughlin and the Ring
crowd in Brooklyn last winter and It
was expected that in return he would re-
ceive O united delegation from Kings County
This is now by no means certain
There was a time that the Boss" aud his advisers
suggested TO them that his nomination would by no
means help their county ticket On the con on
aid OF the Brooklyn delegation there were certain ee
publican County ticket These considerations have led
" Boss I" Mclaughlin and his friends 10 consider
Se support Sf Kill An easy out
OF the difficulty is TO support Henry slocum Tor Gov
before tho convention. and thereis not much rca-
TO doubt that he will be Brookyns candidate for the
The few Democras who had returned last night were
County Democracy men. and all extremely conf
dent that Mr. Cooper will be the Democratic nominee for
outlook the statement that John O'Bren new head
OF the State Committee Is Cooper man THIS Is denied
other quarters with equal empha5h a prominent
+" Iubsrt o. Thompson may talk about owning John
O'Brieu but he is mistaken ia the Nobody owns
Brieu and he Ia Dave Hll's friend When tho Aque-
Hill was mighty careful that o. Briens chances
under the bill all right The Gracesquire fight Is
mixed In there, too Grace would ike g. get Squire
removed He can't put squire out he did his verses
he only prefer charges 10 the Governor Governor
IIill makes the removal Now. Squire Is member OF
the Aqueduct Commission. He can squeeze the life Od
of OBren whether Thompson likes 1t or not lie out
HILL who IS the removing power. II OBrien was
not n Hill man. do you suppose he would
stick his head in trap like that Not much The only
inference II that he Is for HILL
The same gentleman. talking about the contest Tor
Governor said "Tne County Democracy Will have
hrtyeight votes IN the convention. These votes will
s Sc Sr outside s sS' @ who
Cooper. Where, then, he get 100 votes
[ be nOmuatcd1 He can't Them The
County Democracy fellows nothing but
Cooper because they for Cooper There Is only ono
way he can be nOminated-by the dicatOn OF tho Adj
minstration That would be 20 bury him ut the polls.
Manning and whitney too shrewd 10 risk that
Reuben Fox said "This whole fight over the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor looks 10 me like put
M fob Hi IL really the Administration candidate.
But N would not do TO let the people suspect that
fact 30 a contest been gotten up blind. Once
he Is nominated tho Administration VIII swing In Tor
him ITS full weight with all its frendA
There was a report uptown last night that Daniel
Lamont had been known 10 write letters favorable 20
HIS nomination C. L. Bacon. tho law partner OF the
Governor h nj the Hoffman House. He has been rust
eating In Connecticut for n week lilo said last night
that he was as confident that tho Gov
ernor would DO nominated. and that 30 would not be
surprised II he got every vote In tho convention from
above Harlem Bridge.