Year: 1875

ticket in the field the democrats beginning settle
down to business in dead earnest, especially in this
city 1t all mystery with them last week, and
the leaders very chary about giving their views
to the probabilities OF the situation but that their
opponents their hand they more talka-
tive The impression seems TO prevs among the Tam
many men that the Saratoga ticket is weak and
DO easily beaten If the democrats throughout the
State do not allow their local chickering's and eaousies
to interfere with the general work OF the campaign
few weeks ago, when the wgwam chiefs had yet
come to the conclusion that the anti Tsmmany move
ment in this city formidable than that
OF last year, not much account
OF the strength of the men who have
egged it on managers and wrepulcrs as because
Of the sympathy secretly extended them from va
rious country districts in the way of promises to give
them a helping hand at Syracuse, tho regulars
staked about with the air of men who had everything
''hxcd" to suit themselves and who felt certain that
the very name of Tammany would be enough TO make
the country delegates


FALL INTO LINE


and do the bidding of tho "Boss" without murmur
The revelations of the past three four days have
opened their eyes to the real situation OF affairs and
have convinced the most scephcal among the Gen
eral Committee managers that talk and bombast
will not suffice to throw the antiTammany delegation
from this city confusion and disorder before eav-





Convention in fragments whole impossibility.
No realizes the dangers OF the situation
now better than Mr. John Kelly, whose visit
to Mr.. Hendricks has not by any served to
strengthen Tammany in tho eyes of the country del
egatcs who have in almost two thirds of the interior
counties already pledged themselves been positively
instructed to vote in the Convention for who is
not in hearty sympathy with


THE GOVERNOR POLICY. ..


Had it not been for the shrewdncss of the willy
Samuel, who influenced the assembling of somo of
the rural conventions early the first week in
August every of which passed resolutions eulogisc
of his thus far, Tammany, even with the demo-
cratic factions opposed to her declaring to the
knife, might have resolved to go to Syracuse,
of old, with a determination to play the
big brother part in the Convention, trust
ing that of yore tho little fellows from the country
could be tempted if not coaxed, into following wher-
ever she Gt to lead Indeed, when the Committee
on Organization met at Tammany Hall in the carly
part of last month, under the thin disguise of being
informal assemblage of prominent democrats from the
Assembly districts and in defiance OF the rule
laid down by the Convention of 1871 deliberately do
cided that the primaries Tor the election of delegates
to the district conventions in tho city should be held
given day, which decision obeycd to tho letter
by majority of the Tammany district committees in
Z
leaders had their minds up to ''warm" Tildon at
Syracuse through their representatives at tho Con-
venton The warming process was not to he


ALLIANCE THE CANAL RING


direct or indirect for that would, they knew right
WELL be suicide ITSELF but 1t settled far could
be without any formal declaration OF policy, that the
Governor should not be allowed to dictate the State
ticket. The first impulse to this determination
given when tho State Central Committee
in Saratoga about month ago by the APP
pearance of article in Albany paper,
known to have been inspired by the Governor, which
declared in SO many words that Mr. Tilden's wishes
should only be consulted but considered law in the
coming campaign to what persons should be nomi-
mated throughout the State for Senators and Assembly
men. Forgetting that, though inspired by different
motives this one man power demanded for the Gov
ernor precisely the kind of power that has been
welded so long in this city by reformed Tam
many with such disastrous results to those who
dared to protest against it, the Tammany leaders first
showed their disapprobaton by quiet growing and
finally got bold enough to speak right out about the
graspng policy of Grandmother Sammy" as thoy
elegantly dubbed the Governor 1t was thought. too,
the time that Tammany, while not appearing to court
fight openly with the Governor, could create bad
feeling against him and his supporters among good
proportion OF the country delegates by showing what
great loss 1t to the party that he had not removed
tho Fire Commissioners and other heads of depart
ments at the instance OF the Mayor so as to


GOOD DEMOCRATS,


who could be made scrvicenble to their country friends
in many ways when they got into tight corner during
the campaign But the Governor, by his shrewdncss
in having the rural conventions declare themselves in
his favor before the delegates decided upon
in some instances nipped this little game In the bud,
and So day AFTER day since the Convention in Broome
county rang out the first peal for him, the Tammany
leaders have that, a central organization they
could not exert any influence ON the Convention by
kicking against the pricks Mr.. Tildens hurried visit
to this city last week, too was new source OF alarm,
particularly when leaked out that he had been called
upon by several of the anti-Tammany leaders, with
whom he had long interviews The grand result OF all
these unoward events made itself manifest few days
ago, and Mr. Kelly, who is personally on good terms
with the Governor although he does not think he has
done his duty democrat to the city democracy, de-
termined TO


souELcu THE GRowLERs


and so Tammany has resolved to follow and not to at
tempt lead the country delegates at Syracusein fact
TO fall into line and vie with them in expressing their
devotion to the Governor. II was given to Senator
Moores district to lead Oh on the new tack by following
in the footsteps of the country conventions in euogz-
ing Mr. Tlden and declaring that men in sympathy with
him should alone find consideration with the State
Convention Other city districts have taken their
from this, and the indications now arc that in order to
secure full representation in the Convention the
Tammany will do anything the Governors country
friends them to tho extent of denouncing
the lowering Of the laborcrs' wages which Mr. Wick
ham and his republican heads departments brought
about. and for which the laboring classes right or
wrong, hold Mr. John Kelly and the Tammany General
Committee responsible But just what success Tam
many will meet with in her efforts to have all her dele
gates admitted TO the Convention in return for her
now expressed willingness to be meek and humble II
she is FULLY recognized the only true blue repre-
sentative democratic organization this city, Is yet
matter of the Widest speculation, and II would seem
that her chances OF fully discussed on Fri
day night the meeting OF the Committee on
! Organization, without any ono member being ablc 10
convince himself convinced by any one else, that
the outlook bright one. II the delegations
from New York were to he punched rs whole, as IN
Twccds time by the committee on contested seats that
will be appointed, Tammany would, oi GER
| rel
be no denying the fact by any ono VINO has
taken the trouble watch the methods adopted by the
two factions in their primaries, that Tammany, IN
majority of the districts really represented by men
peculiarly chosen By conventions regularly elected by
tbe voters of the districts ON the other hand there
arc some districts IN which the tiTammany delegates
certainly moro faithfully represent the democrats in
the districts than do the lammany delegates Thus ~
will be seen that investigating the


CLAIMS RIVAL DELEGATES


separately by districts, f the committee really
10 carry out the rule of 1871 the letter, will re.
snlL In The admission of a number OF the nnt KcllX