Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14
POLITICAL STRAWS
After the Smoke of the Elections Has
Cleared,
STILL THE PIVOTAL STATE.
New York Republicans and Democrats on the
Presidential Election-The Result Of the
Late Election-The Campaign Of '76-Tam-
many's Power-Candidstes Named.
Written for The Evening Star.


and leave the coming presidential election
still question to be discussed. and the candi-
dates subject to be canvassed by their re-
spective friends. The pivotal state, New York,
will be contended for with removed vigor next
fall, when the presidential election takes place
The vote of the state is claimed by both parties
and the falling off Of the vote in the city from
the vote cast for Gov. Hill at the last guberna-
torial election is being used as an evidence Of
the distrust by the voters in general OF Tam
many Hall. The all-powerful influence of that
political body in the city and state of New
York may in some measure be judged by
reference to its action and power in
the past presidential contests. 1t most bit
terly opposed Gov. Tilden and sent to the
St Louis convention strong delegation,
headed by the late John Kelly and Augustus
Schell, whose speeches in the conventions and
before the various delegations were replete
with evidences of his unpopularity and his ina
biiity to carry the state of New York, then, as
now, the al-important factor in the success of
either party. review of that campaign
and the elements which secured the nomina-
ton of Gov. Tilden exhibits the fnct that Tam
many is not always able to defeat a candidate
who may have the requisite popularity outside
OF the state of New York in the national con-
vention. The nomination of Gov. Tilden was
made unanimous, of course, and there were
nowhere more earnest and active workers for
the nomination than the Tammany organiza-
ton.
The results and the incidents of that conven-
ton have passed into history. Its successful
termination and the campaign which followed
have never been equaled in our political annals,
and this was dne largely to the extraordinary
intuition displayed by Col. VIM. T. Peitou. One
OF the incidents of this campaign is the fact
that when il began at Washington, under Col.
there WAS not n IN
Der OF Congress Except Mr.. Money of Missis-
slppi) or u Senator in favor of Gov. Tilden.
Tho opposition of Tammany He'll expended
itself in the convention in speeches by the late
John Kelly and others and by hundreds of out
side adherents who filled the hotels and streets
with prophecies of defeat. The nomination
vac made on the second ballot after the oppo-
nents of Tilden had been allowed amplo time
to discuss his chances and to array all the evil
dences. as they claimed, against his popularity.
Or the power of Tammany Hall in an elec-
ton, state or national. there can be no doubt.
1t Is, In fact, an organized political army. and
its adversaries are at the same disadvar tage as
any unorganized body would be agains. such
power.
THE TWO SECTIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
spent a day or two in New York, and from
all the elements of the democratic party-very
diseimilar they are, and filed with antagonism
against each other-I gave your readers the
varied views they express. The County Democ-
conyention-this last one. held at Saratoga
returned To the citv determined In do ali tbev
could against Tammanv- This section of the
democrats marty claim To control 40 OOo votes
and that they reduced the usual Tammany
majority in tho recent election is openly pro-
CARNEY. lneS VIII De, their irienas claim.
ynta end iii ho O -. -o.n ~
coming election. and NAV be clssed as an indie
pendent vote. They have commenced a reor-
ganization of the elements which oppose Tam
many.
DIFFERENT VIEWS
Interviewing a friend who ia a atroro adbe-
1r
ien' vi oo'' M ne ciaiiis ior Tue governor
the control OF tie state and says his nominal
tion for the presidency is an assured fact. He
saws Mr. Cleveland will not have n sinole dele
80 =. a. a.s.. so,"..;a .. ~. -,
1ant;n,, ~ thot U;fi III T.,n' iii oo
tel tba ,'n,,,;nat;on Pnr oo'.rn W.. oo'
sarra,;ya Samncro.;c fr;and ~ tho Manh. ton
CIrh mbns.' 49, 80 tha az. wv 1i,n pn
,ar',r;, .te a, Ie .ne IppGsi. ne
en- y; ne 1i RI VIC Ss Los oo,', ST. i
III ia i9'V ne eatu WI. o!erei"nu r., "oul'' pe
Az uesPi'e tno oPposi,ioI. vi Aallinany
iaGr NC spIAe VI VIII as NC Is no. an
60, H.. ~ t,il;r., 81 y, A. Ta! maj" IAN.
here and the phenomenal vote of 'BrookIyn and
Kings county complicate the situation. The
| OoSooo VI AiOoAiyh arc uot ioi uoN. I'LL.
Ineir suPPor. Oh Mr. fio low increasing their
with the FALLING off Of Tammanv os naeriy
| 10. 600 and must be considered as adverse to
Hill and favorable to Flower.
| THERE IS ANOTHER DETECTION
| in the stronghold of the democratic party. The
| vote in Erie county was reduced 2 $40 from
! u;r,s ,o;or;,v in 1900 ub;oh vo. 600 r,,.,
- -.A1o' " -, ".A VOC o'o''' An"'
Ii accounted Ior oy the unpopular course oil
Mr.. Sheehan while in the legislature A like
| analysis OF the vote throughout the state ex.
hibits falling of of nearly 10000 from the vote
for Warner Miller i'll the same counties in 1885,
A republican friend. very close to Mr.. Platt
| who was the controlling spirit of the republican
| canvass, charges the defeat Of Fassett directly
to Warner Miller and his friends in those
| counties where the result was obtained.
II what is charged be true, that this change
| is due to the hostility OF Mr.. Warner Miller't
friends to the administration and MIR. Peatt, al
the representative OF the official power al
Washington. and the change is but temporary
and that the element which produced it will
return to their fealty In 1891 and the party pre-
| sent a united front in the presidential canvass
OF next year, the pivotal state becomes again
Gn uncertain and all-impor :ant factor in the
estimates upon which to base calculations on
| that result
NAMES MENTIONED.
III. or,v ..nd;d,,e. had ,,.,,,.,.au,u
e o. H:,, H Men"onea WINE
In New iorK were hiii ana fIower and Cleve
land by the democrats and Blaine by the re
publicans The republican friend from whom