Year: 1877

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gle in the Convention and before the Com
mittee on Credentials last night was victory
for Tammany. "Why don't you Tammany
men 60 down in the day boat ?" our corre-
spondent reports Mr. Morrissey asking Tam
many man yesterday morning and "Why
don't you anti-Tammany men go down on
the night boat?" Morrissey's opponent re-
torted about sundown. The two questions
tell the situation and the change which
so unexpectedly came about during the day
and evening. Anti-Tammany has been
ruled out of the Convention by the admis-
sion ofthc entire 'regular" Tammapy delega-
ton. Our correspondents report that the old
ticket men mismanaged their case that the
uncommitted part of the Convention became
restive under their demands and a dis
gusted sold ticket" man seems to have ex-
pressed the general opinion when he said,
eve had the Convention, as the Conkling
men had it at Rochester, but we had no
Conkling"


1t is very possible that the struggle may
be renewed to-day, but the impression last
night at Albany was that the old ticket men
had sustained a fatal defeat, and that to-day
the victors will have only to gather in the
spoils. Our correspondents report that the
Tammany leaders took their success mod
estly and that their attitude last evening
was conciliatory and promised fair play to
their opponents, and good ticket. All this
looks as though they were certain OF
carrying their point and felt no need of
further self-assertion. The chagrin Of the
''old ticket" men seems to have been too
deep for concealment, and the uncompli-
mentary remark from one Of them, that the
men who form the "old ticket" showed
themselves as incapable in the Convention
Ms their opponents had accused them Of be-
ing, proves how deep the irritation was.
deed, that they possessed little strategy, and
lost their battle because their opponents
we're more skilful generals, as we'll as be-
cause they themselves assumed greater pow
ers than the Convention was willing to
grant


Inasmuch as the democratic State ticket
is almost certain to be elected we trust care
tul and good nominations will be made
The prospect was last evening that Mr. Oh
colt will be renominated thnt Mr.. Allen G.
Beach will be placed at the head of
the ticket and that the Canal Ring will
get o solid slice of cold shoulder. But,
after all, we imagine that the excite
ment of the struggle in the Con-
vention has not caused the leaders to
forget that this squabble at Albany is
of minor importance. The small interest
manifested by the republicans at Roches-
ter about their State ticket shows that they
perceive clearly that the vital point Of this
falls canvass is the Legislature. Even if
the democrats adopt good platform and
nominate an unexccptional State ticket the
utmost caution in legislative nominations
and the greatest harmony will be needed to
enable them to carry a majority in the next
Senate and this is OF the last Importance
to them.


OF course they will try to do this It is
necessary in order to obtain fair and
honest apportionment of the State, which
the republicans have not only refused in the
Legislature, but which with cynical au-
dacity they have declared in the Rochester
platform their intention to continue to re-
fuse. with the Executive belonging to
one party it is important to an impartial
adjustment that the legislation should
be in the hands of the other" saws
the Rochester platform and it is on
this declaration that the main and real issue
of the canvass this fall turns. The demo-
Gratis demand fair apportionment the re-
publicans refuse it openly. 1t would be
child's play for the democrats to sacrifice
any chance they may have to carry the
Legislature, by quarrelling over the State
ticket. The result of this falls election
will not only settle the question of just
apportionment +; it will almost decide the
next United States Senatorship, and we
have already pointed out the fact that while
the republicans are undoubtedly at logger
heads among themselves oil the leaders are
equally interested, as candidates for the
United States Senate, in carrying the Legis-
lature this fall. Whether the democrats can
carry the Legislature is at least uncertain.
The contest will be vigorous, because both
parties have great interests at stake. 1t
will be the liveliest kind of an "off year" in
politics.


We trust it will not be thought an i'm
pertinencc in US, while the politicians are
wrangling at Albany, to put in good word
or two for third party in interest in all
this matter-the people of the State. Poll
tical conventions are extremely important
bodies, no doubt, and the quarrels of great
political dIgnitaries have an absorbing n
terest--at least to their followers. Platforms
usually promise something to the people,
but this is mere matter of form in fact,
they are but little considered. They
remain at home in their workshops, and by
and by they will vote. They are fortunate
in this political ''off year., in being able to