The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-04
A Prominent Member of Tammany Hall Gives
ernOr Is the Stronger Man of the I've.
Influential New York Republicans Dv
Not Favor the Selection of Blaine.
Democratic Officials Go Out of Their Way to
Eulogize JEFF Davis-More Dismissals
from the Government Printing0ffice.
NEW YORK IN 1888.
AntasOnism of Cleveland and Hill-The OPP
position to Blaine.

Antasonism of Cleveland and HilI-The OPP
position to Blaine.
Special to the Indianapolis Iournai.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-"There is no use trying
to disguise the truth: Governor Hill will contest
New York with Mr.. Cleveland. in 1883, for the
presidential nomination; that is inevitable. said
Colonel Tom Coakley, Tammany Democrat
who discussed this morning, the popularity of
the administration in his State. There will be
division of the delegation in convention unless
the unit rule is applied. In that event the State
of New York will go for Governor Hill"
Then you mean that Governor Hill is stronger
in New York than President Clevelandp
Undoubtedly" replied Colonel Coakey.
There are evidences of that in every Democrat
towns"
what makes this divisions"
''The personal character of the two men.
There is much difference between them as
there is between day and night. This difference
is not in the characters of the men socially but
officially. Governor Hill carries a personal OBJ
legation into official lise aud will officially re-
member it. President Cleveland has an idea
that there is wide difference-an insurmount-
able barrier-between private and official life,.
and there is nothing to inspire personal friend
ship in him. The reverse can be said of Gov
ernor Hill He entertains too the exactly op-
posite views on civilservice reform, and neces-
sarily that fact would give him friends The
bulk of the workers in our party in New York
want the Offices to go to the men who earn
them"
"Do you think Governor Hill could carry the
mugwump voteP"
'Just the same as could the President. The
Republicans did not vote for Cleveland because
they loved him, but because they did not like
Blaine. With any other candidate than Blaine
there will be little seen of the mugwump vote
And tile Republicans Of New York will, in 1885,
oppose much more formidably than they did in
1884 the nomination Of Blaine"
'Do you think such mugs as George William
Curtis will be delegates to the next conventon?p
''No, do not as he is now classed by his
party bolter He refused to support can
didate of the convention in which he was, and
IS therefore not a Republican. But the body of
influential workers do not favor Mr.. Blaine
They would gladly 60 to Ohio, Indiana or Iowa,
even Illinois, for new man to lead the cam
paign."
rs President Cleveland personally we'll ac
quainted in New York city!
Yes He used to run down there from Buf-
falo while he was sheriff and Mayor, and stood
in with the boys. John Kelly fell in love with
him, because he was socially good fellow
Cleveland-and John Kelly was the prince of
good fellows We'll, Kelly thought, finally, that
there was one like Cleveland, and he doomed
him and finally elected him Governor. Then
Kelly asked for some patronage for friends
was refused, and it made him very tired. John
Kelly was actually sick when Cleveland was
nominated at Chicago, and would have knitted
him openly and above board if it had not been
for party. And Kelly mora than controlled the
balance of power. Kelly's opposition was
purely on the ground that Cleveland neglected
and disregarded Obligations. Yes. Cleveland is
best known in New York city, Buffalo and Al
bany."
but where is he most popular?"
about place called Holland Patent, his o.d
home. They are farmers there, know him. have
no favors to ASK and are for him through neigh
borhood pride"
LESSON TOR DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS.
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