New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20

dinner which scvera, distinguished men attended and
the remarks he made during the evening have been
talked about great deal since. They were exceed
nsly commendabc in tone and certainly they elevated
him In the esteem Of those TO whom they were adj
dressed Tsmmany Hall is stronger TO day than Il has
been for mary years, and the backbcarded Commits
sloner has done much to mako it He IS develop
Eg an ambition lines that 10 look to the public
good But nc cannot afford to repeat the blunder
which last fall forced Colonel Fellows upon the com
muuv and continued Maurice J. Power at the head Of
| the County Democracy.
| Judge Powers triumph did not secure to him any
substantial advantage. In the Convention he was OK
no more account than the humblest I.n delegate.
When his name called the County Democracy men
did sons feeble cheering, but IL was less In volume
than that called forth by either " Tim Campbell,
Nike Murphy or Paddy Diver. IL is inevitable
that before long Tammany and the County Democracy
must part company. and unless Power Is prepared to
conccdc pretty much everything this fall, the prooa-
bilftles indicate immediate split The force by
which he carried through his plan Gust the reormers
last fall is readily discenble In his resoute face.
He looks like who knows just how to be OBJ
stinatc whatever else he may lack 10 qualify him for
leadership. When he shuts HIS jaws noise Is made
like the sound of a sprlnglock
Daniel Doughcry sat for the first time in New-York
delegation looking II he didn't understand precisely
what Il all about, but satisfied TO take on faith
in Pennsylvania they here. There they do all
their talking ard arranging at the conventions, and
no one tell Just what a convention VIII do Here
the talking and fixing IS all done before the conven
ton meets and II does Just what II is told TO do. ask
ing no questions Mr.. Dougherty may have admired
the NewYor system, and thought 1t very nice for the
men who have attained the dignity Of bosses, but It
would only be reasonable II he had wondered what OPP
portunty such system afforded for the professional
orator His time came later. When the Conven-
tion having meckly done its appointed duty, was
about TO adjourn, the mob in tho balconies began to
yell Dougherty - Fellows !" Coclranl' The mob
had spent disappointing evening 1t had COM
plete filled up the hall TO its own serious discomfort,
and to no other advantage than the fun OF hearing
the band play martial airs II did not propose to GO
away without least a speech. Mr.. Itougherty's
neighbors caught hold of him and urged him forward
TO the stage He did his best to look bashfu and re-
luctant, but stin he yielded and he talked for ten
minutes II was a good speech, but delivered in
style wholly unsued to the occasion and the theme
Mr. Doughertys style Of oratory is of the past 1t is
much fervent and ornate for these times, no mat
fer before whom upon what subject 1t Is produced
But before NewYork audience Of miscellaneous
Democrats and upon such theme as the election of
delegates 10 a National Convention, his statuesque
attitudes, his magnifcence Of mien, his rolling mono
tone and his exhubcrant gestures are almost absurd
Bourke Cochran must have been IN an III humor
when he rose in answer to the cries OF the mob as
Mr. Dougherty sat down, for he hit out right and left
In the first place, by assuming style OF address not
merely in pointed contrast but actually in direct
hostility 10 that of Mr. Dougherty he told the audi
enc as plainly as could be that he didn't think much
of Evolutionary furbclows. Then he gave Colonel
" Mike. Murphy thrust under the fifth rib. Some
body up in the gallery shouted |" Tree cheers for
Mike Murphy N What could convention Of
Empire State Democrats be better engaged in' cned
Z In Qhn
the honored name of Colonel Murphyl' Amos Cum
mings, who sat Murphy Uttered and gave the
wounded Senator wink. while 1im' Campbell burst
into an utterly brutal guffaw.
Colonel Fellows had been called upon for speech
and the noise Of his admirers quite as loud as the
noise Of Mr.. COckrans II is said that bitter
jealousy exists between Mr. Cochran and Colonel
Fellows in tho matter of political oratory. The
Colonel is the official orator of the County Democracy
and Mr.. Cochran holds the position In Tammany
Hall, at least he did hold II until Mn Doughcrty
came along TO contest the honor with him.
Albeit the mob called loudly for Brutus as for
Antony, Antony would not permit Brutus 10 say
word He deliberately shut Brutus off By concluding
his speech with a motion adjourn, and in face
of the mobs frantic calls for the Colonel the motion
put and declared TO be carried Mr.
Cockran's speech therefore brilliant
He did not say much about the issues of tho
campaign; not word about the Mills bill not word
about Hill little about Cleveland and nothing about
Civil Service reform. But he rebuked Mr.. Dongherty
| He extingulshed Senator Murphy, and he shut of
Colonel Fellows all in three minutes by the watch
! The Hon. Tim Campbell occupied prominent seat
| in the front orchestra chairs, looking like
between Methodist preacher and Sixth gambler
| 1t is remarkable how good and how bad Tim looks.
His smooth locks and white necke, his clean face and
his black clothes clearly suggest that Tim IS Doctor
of Divinity, but the long, canny nose tho sharp
and the wide mouth look nightly If their
pecuarites had been cultivated around the faro table
Tho two most distinguished delegates wore the two,
| oddly enough, TO whom the least attention paid
I refer to Edward Cooper and Alfred c. Chaplin. The
honor of being selected delegates atlarge con-
erred upon these gentlemen but they in the Con-
venton all unnoted and unconsidered. To be sure,
little cluster of BroohIynes surrounded the young
Mayor. Mr.. Murtha silverhaired and dgnfed, bore
him especial company and occasionally asked
him how he did Chaplin is not what you call mag
netc. His mouth shuts too tightly and he looks too
much like college professor, professor Of mathe-
mates, one Of those wise who take theorem
and bit of chalk and prove anything, matter how
intricate and devious. You may not understand 1t, but
you accept because he says so. There IS no doubt
in the minds of the besnformed politicians that Mayor
Chaplin is favorably disposed toward the Democratic
nomination for Governor next fall, but he does not en-
Joy the prospect of being pted against Warner Miller
He shares the impression general among politicians
that Senator Mer's strength in the country is likely
TO make his candidacy most formidable.
District-Attorney Ridgway was prominent in the
Brookyn delegation and the Convention cheered HIS
name have heard that he is a shochngly wicked
persop but If that be the he bellies his looks in
degree hardly credible He is one of the handsomest
Young fellows to be found in days Journey, with
face as CHEEKY and pleasant It is
cleyer-Iool1ng and weI-favored. 1t IS easy TO see
why he is popular. man whose hand-shake Is
firm and hearty whose smile is so delightful and
whose voice so charming. must gather friends easily
D. Cady Herrick. Of Albany, made some STIR lie
-as chosen chairman Of the Committee Resolu-
tons and he read The platform, exercising marked
care in discriminating between the party platform