New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-22
UycERrAINrY AMoNG THE DEMOCRATS.
TALK WITH AN INFLUENrIAL COUNTRY MEMBER
OF The PARTY.


OF The PARTY.
E1-CoDgressman G. G. b. Walkers nut-brown
and ioy face bea ned mildly on TRIByN reporter al
the Gusey House yesterday morning, IS The genial
Democrat talked politics without an effort Why
wasn't elected chairman Of the democratic state Com.
nitter q he said echoing an inquiry. Because ana
moi van, IT, You see to DO a chairman implies
candidacy for the place month later at tue convc ton
Tie convention might not select lhe mar OF my cho'e
for Governor. IN, the other man might want some
one else Tor chairman, and / should be defeated
/ wouldn't Ike that Of course. II wanted mo
Craftsmanship at any time. should want 10 Kh""
who was back OF me. There have been committees Of
which / hartman not he choice OF Tic GHhcthd
toal candidate 1t was 80 when seJ nour was e.cctol
%TGe Cooper men claim OBrlen's election as favor
able to tlcii man. How ls i'll"
don't believe there l. anything in IT, The HI men
were foI OBen, aud understand heis The friend OF NE
Governor. Maxwell ana huieh BON sAid 90 huI4en Is
the old law partner Of the Governor or At ca-i they
had eics together BY tho Way the Governor told me
te otLer day that THE his connection with young
Macon Ghey were not partners but Aad ohco' To-
Did you form opinion at saratosaas 70 the coming
manT rt,,.,..,.
race You see II Is hard to tel what New-YOrk Will do,
OF Brooklyn Why. II wouldn't surprise ne to oee Tam
"WOuld that nominate him ~
"Wel. seventy votes from New-YOIk city IS a g0o1
deal 70 bank on especially If they the votes OF All tho
halls 1hen there Is BroOAlyu. II IS SAID that brooklyn
A. Tor nm Elt there IA a chance for Il good deal Of
WORK bet ween now aud the convention The patronage
OF Nowlors City enormous II s alone equal 10 'he
patronage OF TIC Federal Government foftJ year, mo-
and the patronage Of the general Government be-
longs also to our party =,
But there Is The CIYh Service Reform law You have
TIE Admins radon, tho Republicans have the Ouccs -
"Eractly but have the relOfmsTS and presently we
shall have tue examiners under thAt Jaw mat - our
nKLt IN tho Custom House. .....
10 regard IrOOkIyu unCcrl ain TOT iilll
Vel. remember WAen they were iichuly 10 10Y
Church. Out thoy gave him no vote Ihey "eio
friendly Cleveland bat they went 10 CucagO against
HIN. There's al tho patronage 10 DO C'nriioloi "hoh
you talk about cats pOIuclaus.
" Is nOt tie country for INNS
Thai always thing 10 judge BY Inc country,
for Instance was asain.t IiIdcn in 1874 But JOhn
Kelly ana the BfoOklyn Uieu swung over ana
literally dictated bis nomination. Idd plg
bout with Kelly over tod him that any shysttr
could be a Democrat New YORK CITY. Win us boVoo
majority bat n took 10 he Democrats 10 the couh-
Try told him that had never held Il H5OOOV once 10
make "A democrat / went back aud appl0gilcd Tor
that remark; because believe John Kelly an non
to whom ONCE would make amy dlneithce IN
his principles. But / didn't take back nythng else
NO tInA tie for tho OubcrnatoIial election an
open one, aud 1 shall expect anything HOm new
York"
VIII you he a candidate for the cAsirnanshipf g.
"1hat cannot Say. IL IA hard pOsiilOn 10 NIL 1T
tie party fails the committee Rrts the blame HOmc
times th1 deserve r. The Republican committees got
al the bians for last fall. Our state Committee TOUR
years ago were blamed We could have had dollars I0i
Hancock where had cents for Cleveland. The chances
were better for Hancock. We went into his canvass
b united party We all dyiCcd on Cleveland But
the difference in committees all around made The diner
results. 50 can't say whether want tho place
not"