New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-07
DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS.
NEGOTIATING FOR HARMONY.
s,-nnrx CONVERSION OF GOVERNOR CLEVELAND
Avn CHAIRMAN NANNING-PRoBABLE BASIS
OF AGREEMENT.


OF AGREEMENT.
The leaders of the Democratic factions in the city
are endeayorng to reach agreement on the question
of electing delegates to the state Con-
inst the factional differences in advance OF the
meeting of the Democratic State Com
mitteo at Saratoga on August % There are some
influential leaders in the County Democracy who
are opposed to the recognition of Tammany, but
this opposition has been materially modified within
short time and Is daily sr3 fS. Of the
Governors nominations for Commissioner OF EN-
igratlon Harbor Masters, Port Wardens, &C.. the
openly asserted that Tammany should not be a I'd
mitted to the State Convention. The time had
come, it was said when an end must be made OF
State Committee made bitter attacks on Tam
many. and the hue and cry was
taken up by the County Democracy.
tons denouncing Tammany Hall. Before inc reso-
buttons were adopted, mysterious influence &c.
tone Of the resolutions to be modified in such way
Yam Es%msny Hail. However "a c9 Ri was
and to perfect the alleged 8sS election district
organizations Of the County Democracy. This was
said to be for the purpose Of complying won , rs
PRIMARIES sa1asi s'' ssd % election districts IT'D, Tue
State Convention directed that these pp'm Of
the State Committee until sucn tlme
IN the future as the various factions OF the party IN
the city could reach an mt s%H to The
vent contests from this CITY io' @u"''' " ~
0. The County Democracy Committee did not re;
other other '" leaders that control the patronage Of
the organlsatiop which :, was to be ex-
pected: Apparently they dia not sympa Tan,
many organization" out of the State Convention
ThIs want of sympathy was revelation to some
members of the committee, but that was nothing
sornersanlt made by Daniel Manning and Governor
Cleveland: The Governor informed one &c. ct the
County Democracy leaders recently that he
was IN favor of harmony, and thought everything
possible should be done to unite the party. Chair
%s T'p tSs na sa0 Of the
body body. and that i, the various factions
own way and appeal to the next convention for
admission that there was reason why they should
not do So Mr. Manning vent even: further s and nd
fs Ures it. advoe ap0a the hsrs
or in any way interfere With ths,r primaries .h %h
agree among themselves before the meeting. of the
State Committee. but if they did not do so he was
unless by consent Of all concerned And in order
to give plenty Of time IN which to reach an
agreement Mr.. Manning called the committee
meeting for date nearly two weeks later than II
This change Of sentiment th. part of the Tilden
leaders has greatly Modified the beligerent follow
ers of the County Democracy. Although lam
many has continued its defiant attitude
and has not taken single step, TOWARD
complying with the resolution of the State
Convention in regard to election district prlm aries
yet its leaders confident that they will be ad-
$ mitted to the next convention. Negotiations for
that under the advice of Mr. Tilden they will ter
inmate successfully. Several propositions have
been made. one Of which was. that union
primaries shall be held, the County Democracy.
Irving Hall and Tammany respectively naming
an inspector for each primary The County Democ-
racy objects to this proposition on the ground that
Irving Hall and Tammany are practically one Or
ganization. Tamnany objected to a, proposition
that one inspector should be named by the State
spectively by Tammanyand the County Democracy.
nored Irving Hall and that the State Committee
would act in the interest of the County Democracy
There seems to be small probability OF any
satisfactory agreement being reached in regard to
union primaries. IL is sand that II such primaries
advantage in the election OF IL would
lead to charges of fraud and corrup-
neither nett side would be willing to admit that the
other fairly outyoted it. For that reason the talk
has nov r. more re I upon 5es q Tbe
Democracy has been recognized by the state Con.
vention the regular" organization. and all OF
its leaders are united IN adhering to this fancful
advantage. The proposition Is made therefore. to
admit portion Of the Tammany delegation TO the
State Convention. providing 1T comes IN under the
lannon's "Arm-in-arm Convention held III Saratoga
in 1850. when Tammany was allowed to name hail
the delegation. Ii is said that Tammany has no
obiectlons TO this plan, but the County Democracy
leaders not willing this time to allow Iapmauy
TO name half the delegation. and the Irving
Hall leaders also object to being ignored In that
way. II Tammany would consent to come IN under
the name of the County Democracy aud take the
same proportion of delegates that it was allowed
last wear il is probable an agreement would be
reached before the State Committee meets. Las
year the delegates from the city were divided as
follows: County Democracy, 50; TammGny. "a !;
Irving Hall 10. This division is not satisfactory
to Tammany. While 1t cares nothing for the name,
it will not consent sent the to 1ss fDan an
IL lis willing TO divide up the delegation In the same
way that the Democratic inspectors OF election
were divided by the Police Board last year; i've
twelfths to Tanmany, -iye-twelfths to the County
Democracy. and two-twclfths to irving Hall; III 10
NOT improbable that such division OF the delega-
ton will be made. Tammany leaders assert that the
County Democracy will not get any larger proper
tionate representation IN the appoin tent OF Demo-
cratic inspectors OF election and poll clerks tRan
Police Board has until October IL IN which 70
appoint the inspectors and poll clerks and 1t is said
that no Democratic inspectors will be appinted
until after the matter of representation In the state
With Governor Cleveland. Chairman Manning and
Mayor Edison all working for harmony there Is every
probability that an agreeement wlil oe reached
between the representatives of the three Dem
ocratc factions 1t is probable that this agreement
will be made known and ratified at the meeting #
the State Committee and that the basis Will be the
same as that reached by the three factions In the
appointment of inspectors and poll clerks last year.
That will give Tammany 80, the County Democ-
racy 80, and Irving Hall 10 delegates each to the
State Convent ion.
NO ACTION BY THE PROGRESSIVE UNION.
The Executive Committee of the. United Cigar
Manufacturers Association to have held q
meeting yesterday morning at the Bcivedere House
consider the reopenng OF the trouble IN the shop
OF s. Gutenberg g. Brother. The meeting for some
reason was not held. The situation, therefore, is
r,roc 5cal N mel red.
feel inclined to talk much in regard TO the probable
action of the association, but the general impress
SION Is that should the Progressive Union support
the action of its men in the Otterbefg case. they
will again order lockout in all the shops, and the
struggle will be renewed. This is not given as the
official opinion OF the executive committee, but as