New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19
GORMAN NOW AT THE HELM.
BRICE ONLY NORMALLY IN COMMAND.


THERE WILL BE LESS TALK ABOUT FREE raAp1
AFTER rH1s-TRYING TO HEAL DEMO.
CRATIC oUARRELs THAT HAVE
DEMoRALIzED THE
CAMPAIGN.
Senator CONAN is here. He and Chairman
Calvin s. Brice went down last night to the
Oriental Hotel. Manhattan Beach. to cool their
brows and take sweet counsel by the rollins
waters. Mr. Bricc has sent up into Ncw-England,
where his private car, constructed for him Is
railroad magnate, is being used by friend. and
has directed that it be sent here on Tuesday for
his personal use. He is going on a trip through
the Western States. to occupy two or three weeks.
Chairman Barnum will sit on the Democratic
volcano during this interval and Mr.. German
will come over from Washington to console him oc-
casonally Senator German says he will 60 back ia
Washington to be present on Tuesday when the
vote is taken on the Fisheries Treaty. II 10 un-
derstood that he will return to this city later in the
week
These are the salient features about Democratic
National Headquarters from which news gatherers
yesterday endeavoring TO size up the In
ternal dissensions which are now on every hand
acknowledged to be going on among the Demo-
cratic leaders The small fly at Democratic head
quarters have given away enough Of the quar-
Ielling so that with the above facts known con-
cerning the proposed movements Of Brice. Cor.
man and Barnum. the entire story
has come out. The former press agent
at headquarters has been discharged,
but this does not prevent the further spread Of
information, as the other employees are more in-
clined to talk than before
1t is beyond question now that there has been
serious disagreement between the Free Traders
and Chairman Brice. Among those who have
been snubbed is Henry Watterson, who is looking
up to the heavens and swearing vengeance in blue
letters yard long. The appeal was taken from
Chairman Brice's decision TO Mr.. Cleveland. and
the latter could only suggest the expedient Of
inducing Mr.. German to come here and run the
campaign. IIe has finally consented to take
laboring oar but has insisted that Mr.. Brice shall
retain the chairmanship, gather in the money,
sign the checks and appear as the dummy for
such operations as German and Barnum shall set
on foot behind his cover
Mr. Brce yesterday denied emphatically tho
story that he had been asked TO ign, would
sign It was similarly denied by Messrs German and
Barnum. But this denial does not cover the
real point, which is that Barnum and German
are TO run the campaign. Mr. Brice's talkative-
ness has been small consideration in leading
to this reorganization at headquarters He diff
fers from the President TO the extent Of making
demands on the Executive. and German is tho
only man whom Mr. Cleveland will trust to deal
out pledges that certain Republicans still in Office
shall be swept out after he is reelected 1t is
noticeable that under the changed condition Of
affairs, even the Mugwump leaders paying
court to Senator Gorman and Horace White is said
to have spent an hour in conference with him
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
afternoon. John S. Barbour, of Virginia, has
gone home disgusted with the inability OF the
committee 10 see the situation in his State as he
secs il. The only happy man in the lot is Arthur
Sewal, Of Maine, who has 100000 to spend in
his State.
Senator German gave out this statcmcnt last
night:
Mr. Brices conduc. of the campaign accepsncs
he is the right man in the right place. Ny
deliberate Judgment the patty has had more
efficient and able man the helm There IS no conflict
between him and the President any member OF his
committee lie is pursuing intellsenty and actively the
only course that It is possible for him 10 follow The
National Committee has any time framed the Issues
OF the campaign and cannot do Those issues are de-
fined 1y the actions and declarations Of
the President, and by the representatives OF
t-e party in Congress, and by the platform OF
the National Convention. So that az this stage OF the
canvass nothing for the chairman OF the committee
70 do except 70 get party leaders in lne print and dis
tribute that has already been made up by speeches
delivered in Congress and by the declarations OF the
President The field limited for the chairman, and
There have been complaints; there always are COM
plants ] remember four years ago at this time com
plants continued UP the middle OF september The
most extravagant yarns manufactured and putshed
by the opposition press telling OF disoganization and de-
OF them went so far as TO intimate
that the Democratic interests were sold out In West Vr
gna Indiana Ohio, which were then October States
The tmd and unthnkng were somewhat alarmed. but the
result in October sufficient answer TO all those
mi srepre atlons We content then as we are
content the find any comfort In these
statements, wholly devoid OF truth let them
90 on in has line and will pursue our course, Pre-
senng the issues OF the contest as inslsenHy
we can TO the public and nobody who has faith in tho
Democratic party the slightest question has the cen
duct Of the parys affairs by Colonel Brice viii continue
10 be- has been up 70 this time, able and n@nSenI
When the President shall have issued his letter Of aceep
ance and Republicans have shown their hand az 70
what with the tariff in the Senate, then ths
campaign Will begin in earnest and think IL Is SAB 70
assure the Democrats will then be no eomYatns
OF any OF action OF harmony, or Of an aSsresave
campaign the part OF Colonel Brice and his comnissa