Year: 1876

PROSPECTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
AUGUSTUS sCHELL AND JOHN KELLY on GOV I'LL


DEN's NoMINATIoN-THER HOPES OF SUCCESS


RELATIONS or TAMMANY AND ANrI-TANMANY.


Nearly all the delegates from this city to
tho st. Louis Convention have returned. and train OF
Is cars containing NewYork Democrats arrived s8tGr
day morning TIE expression among them as general


mat they Intended 10 WORK haru for he tcEot, wniie
John Key's assurance of the earnest support Of The
NeyyYork Democracy in is address TO The convention
was heartily approved John Kelly, Augustus scneu


Mayor Wickham, August Belmont, and others did not
reach the city until yesterday la conversation yes'e-
day with TRIBUNE reporter Mr.. schel SAID he had no
doubt that Gov 1den would receive The support Of the
entire Democratic party in tins city and STATE No mat


ter how bitterly Democrats might oppose candidate De
fore his nomination, 1t principle OF The party that
after the nomination every Democrat should give MS in
Gucnce in support Of the nominee. He expressed hope


that this united action Of the party would be the means
Of electiug Gov Idcn and also that Gov. Hendricks
would finally consent to accept tie nomination
to the ViccPresideucy. This, Mr. scho said, he
was sure would very materially strengthen the ticket
As TO the that would be adopted by the Tdmmany
Democracy Nr. Schell remarked that the celebration of
the Centennial anniversary would occupy the time OF all
until about the middle Of the week during the latter
part Of the week there would probably be meeting OF
the Tammany Committee On Organization The General
Committee adjourned until September subject in the
meantime to the call of the chair and call would prob
aDly soon he made when definite action would
be taken in regard to the holding Of mass meeting 10
ratify the ST. Louis nominations This ratification meet
ing however, not generally held, he said, until
tireo or four weeks after the GOmnations-nOt until
about the time Of beginning the active WORK Of the cam
pagn When asked what course Tammany Hall would
probaby pursue toward the antTammany Ogganza-
ton in view OF the fact that both the Iamnany and anti
Tammany factions supported the Tlden aud Hendrichs
ticket Mr. Schel replied that this was not putting the
question altogether correctly the true state Of affairs be-
ing that Tammany favOrs Tiden, While some others
who claimed belong to the Democratic party also
in favor of his election. AS to what would be done
toward uniting the two factions Nj. Schcl said he had
only Just returned home, and lad Lad no talk VII" MS


friends On the subject lie thought effort would prob
ably be made 10 harmonic matters but no plan had yet
been adopted aud noth would be done, III his opinion,
until July A. In reply TO question as TO the pos
sbility Of a reorganization Of the Tamrany General
Committee followed by a change in the management OF


the party this city, Dir schel said he did not know
whether not any change would take place.


John Kelly stated 20 the reporter that he had doubt
now about the election Of Gov Tilden. Knowing the
great number Of enemies that Mr.. Tden had in This
state and his unpopuarty among many Of the leaders
of his own party, Mr. Kelly said after carefully
ming the question: he became convinced that the Gov
ernor could not cany this State, and this
would probably result in his defeat in the
Electoral College. Taking this view Of the
matter he had earnestly and conscentiousy opposed
his nomination However. the acOn Of the 81. Louis
Convention lad somewhat changed his mind and with
the Hendrcks's he had no doubt about
the result. There a great many people who had
come 10 the conclusion that they wanted a change In
marty there great need of reform
in nearly all the departments Of the Government These
people also have idea hat Tiden was the champion
reformer Of tho country and reaction took place it
youl not make any difference what new issues might he
advanced nor how much opposition he might receive
through the press In other ways, when the time
70 vote they would cast their ballots in his
favor Mr. Kelly said lie noticed this feeling
particularly among the Southern and Western delegates
" the Convention He had stopped at several places be-
tween Buffalo and this city his way back from St.
Louis and In conversation with the who had been
strongy opposed the nomination Of Gov. Tlden, he
had found disposition 10 acquiesce In the judgment OF
ID. Convention and TO fall In with Others Of the party in
support OF the ticket without the support that
tho name Of Hendricks would bring TO the
ticket Mr. Kelly expressed tho decided belief
that il could be successful but IN addition TO what
Nj Hendricks his brief speech the other day at
ind anapos in which no implied his intention TO accept
The nomination, Mr.. Kelly stated that Mr.. Hendricks
assured him at Indianapolis that he would yield 10 the
wsbes Of his friends and accept the nomination Mr.
Kelly addsd that LIE did not mink here