Year: 1879

suggestion was made as to what should or would be
done by the Wigwam adherents But the inquiries
made by HERALD reporter led to his discovering that
there no intention whatever OF 'going back" on
the rest OF the democratic ticket Mr. Rhodes
himself emphatically denied having used the ex-
preston in the which it was taken. and in
the of his remarks shed some additional light
Oh the method employed by the Tilden members of
the State Committee 'to buldoze." as he termed it,
Mr.. Kely's committeeman. In substance Mr..
Rhodes sad after denying that he had intended
to convey the impression that entire State ticket
would be named by Tammany that what he meant
to convey was that the State Committee by it's action
toward Mr.. Kellys friends. had greatly endangered
the success of the gentlemen named the Robinson
ticket.


'The remark about roasting the ticket" con-
tinued the speaker ..was made hastily. and might
lave been susceptible of different Interpretation
from that which intended. Why. you have no Idea
how shamefully were treated in the State Com
mittee room We were abused. viifed and an
noyed in every conceivable manner There was no
indignity that was not heaped upon us. Political
adventurers like Apgar and others spoke in most
insulting strain, and went 80 far as to make
of threats against us. 1t was no wonder we LETT
the committee when we did,.


Ex-Police Commissioner Sidney p. Nichols also
expressed himself as being disgusted with the man
ner in which himself and his colleagues had been
treated Thomas L. Feitner and Frederick Smyth
thought that the Robinson members of the commit
had blundered in their course toward Mr. kellys
committeeman. and that they would find out their
mistake ere long, They recited the oft-repeated
argument OF their having been recognized as the
democracy of the city and county of New York, and
claimed that by such action the part of the State
Convention they should have been allowed to keep
their seats.


PETER MIrcaELLs DIsAFFEcTIoN.


The action of one of the Tammany members OF
the State Committee in leaving Mr.. Kelly and join
ing hands with Governor Robinson came in tor
large share of discussion yesterday 1t excited more
comment than would naturally be supposed to be
the result of such an action. OF course the Tam
many men condemned him. and even the Robinson
men did not seek to defend him. They kept judi
ciously silent and were apparently afraid that
Peter Mitchell was sent as q spy among them,
this subject said that lie could not understand why
that gentleman had deserted his colors 1T is very
strange" he continued. ''that man who received
all he did from Tammany Hall should go back on
the organization at such time as the present. Why,
Tammany? The very seat that he occupies to-day
as Il member of the State Central Committee he owes
and other leaders. Mr.. Gumbleton was too i'll
to act on the committee, and through his in1u-
Mr.. Mitchell was chosen. II his friends
had any suspicion of his treachery they would not
have selected him. But he appears to have carefully
concealed his opinions and his love tor Governor
Robinson until he had been chosen. There is little
use in blaming Mr.. Gumbleton, because he no
doubt thought he could trust such a warm personal
friend rs Mr.. Mitchell. The two come from the
district and have always acted harmoniously. see
it is suggested that perhaps our people put up job
to speak, and instructed Mitchell to support
Robinson thus having somebody on the committee
who would keep leaders informed of the plans
OF the opposition forces. / don't believe such a
thing was ever intended, because there
on the committee already who will tell
everything that is being DONE" The stand taken by
Alderman Hall may be accepted as fair sample Of
the views of the Tammany men the course
adopted by their late ally. Their condemnation of
his ''treachery," as they term it, is even moro
severe than that INDUCED in against the other per-
sons who left Tammany and found refuge in the
enemy IS camp. But the friends OF the ex-Assembly
man claim that he was acting in the most perfect
good faith he left Mr. Kellys fold and that he
supported Robinson not because he against
Kelly, but because he the nominee Of the "reg-
ular' dem ocratic party in the State.