Year: 1879

The extraordinary proceedings OF the New
York state democratic convention are the cur
rent topic of talk, and the speculations are
varied concerning the result next November OF
John Kelly's withdrawal with his followers,
and his subsequent nomination for governor by
the bolters. The southern democrats In this
city, but 1t must be added that this class is now
made up of the "Kurnels," the "Jedges," and
the "Majahs," say that it means the political
death of Tilden; that John Kelly can control
$4,000 votes In New York city alone, and that he
will make bargain something after this
fashion: he will arrange with the republicans
OF New York city that II they will promise not
to antagonZe the city ticket OF New York, that
Kelly will In turn promise that he will keep at
least O,ooO democratic voters away from Robin
son. by either having them vote for himself as
the boiling candidate or by not voting at all.
They say that Kelly is heartily sick of Ttlden's
promises; that Tilden has for two years been
trying to crush Tammany out, and that to fur
ther submit to his dictatiOn means to hand over
the powerful organization to his control. On
the other hand, there are democrats who take
more philosophical view Of the entanglement.
These say that Tilden either had to fight Tam
many this year, or, by submitting to its die
tates, postpone the fight another year; that the
rupture was bound to come either this year or
next, and that T1lden, in his credited abun-
dance dane OF sagacity, preferred to make the
it in the more important Presidential
year; that If Kelly continues the fight until the
close OF the canvass, that no matter what may



Tammany will be annihilated and its influence
proven to be but cipher In the affairs OF the
Presidential year. The warm personal admi-
rers OF Tilden II % say that ne VIII SO manage the
compel Kelly to abdlcate, or will make an alli-
aDce, offensive and defensive, against him. as
he did In the last mayoralty contest. Those
who take this view OF the state OF affairs seem
to have an abundance Of faith In Tilden's
sagacity and political foresight as well as hind
sight, and they affect to believe that II the
clear to beat Kelly and destroy him politically,
that he never would have invited the bolt Of
yesterday.


THE REPUBLICANS ARE DELIGHTED


with the situations; those who lean toward the
administration, and who have no special ad-
mirat1on for Cornell say that the rupture is a
godsend to the party, and that the republicans
can easily carry the state; these too admit that
they had grave misgivings as to the result be-
fore yesterday; they view the attitude of Kelly
as the beginning OF what will before long prove
general revolt, not only In New York state but
IN the democratic party against the domination
Of Tilden, and that it will assume such proper
tlons between now and the time of holding the
national democratic convention that Tilden
the same breath this same class Of republicans
say that they hope that .Tilden will be the dem
ocratic nominee, as he Is the easiest man to
beat.


The more staid and dignifled followers of the
fortunes OF the democratic party shake their
heads, and have grown apprehensive that some
body has made great mistake; while they do
not approve of Tilden's iron rule in shaping DO
liticai events, they denounce Kelly for having
taken part In the proceedings Of the convention
and then refusing to abide by the will Of the
majority. This. they say, Is undemocratic, and
must not be tolerated even with the moral sup
port OF the enemies Of Gov. Robinson. There Is
again class Of democrats, particularly the
southern element, who say they don't care one
Whit whether Robinson Is defeated or not be-
cause they hope that with his defeat Tilden
will drop out OF sight, and as one of them said
to-day .'The southern democrats don't like TIL
den no how"