New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-19
TRYING A CONFIDENCE GAME.
AN INTENDED DEMOCRATIC TRICK ON GENERAL
HARRISON FoIL.ED IN TIME

Tho Democratic managers arc becoming desperate.
This f. shown by the character OF the schemes TO
which they are rcsorns In tho hope OF bosfenng up
their fast falling canvass. As every one KNOWS they
have been for the past week on the ioohout ior
Burchard. hoping that some one minister or lay man
would say or do something TO interfere WIN The
triumphant progress of the Republican campaign.
They have waited and watched In vain, however. NO
Burcbarl' has appeared, and as Election Day is
drawing near Chairman Brce ana 10" o'hcrS nave
conceived the idea Of manufacturing one
Their plan was TO have Democratic speaker Visit
General Harrison He was TO pretend to be Repub-
lIcan from some far away section OF tho country.
whllo In the Generals presence he was 10 maze
speech containing remarks that would preIunicc inc
Republican candidate. These uttefances "cro W pe
mumbled In such way as not to attract the M'en'loh
of General Harrison any one else except tho repro
sentative of a Democratic paper, who would be on
hand for the purpose He would telegraph 1t all over
the country late that night, and as no contradiction
could be made until the next day, the ehect OF u
would be as great 1t was thought as the remarks OF
Dr. Burchard
The man selected 10 carry out this plan started for
Indiana yesterday morning, but before his train LETT
the Grand Central station the whole project had bcen
disclosed to the National Republican Committee and
steps taken prevent him from carrying OUT DIS III
struct,ons successfully lilo may visit General iarri-
son, but he will mud the Republican cahous'o p
nared 10 receive him IN way that was not anncI-
mated nv Mr. Bticc and his associates some OF whom
are not much better qualified TO Keep secrets uiai'
their chief.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS IN BRoohLfN y.
Republican interest will centre to-day In the ac''o
OF the county and city nominating couvenuon'
10 meet in tho CIernont Avenue RINK, In tho aicr'
MON and evening The result of Wednesday n'gn' =
primaries did not alter the situation IN reeaiu "
the probable nominees NJ. J. Dady VIII can the
County Convention 10 order at o'clock. fo' hegs-
ter there Is practical agreement upon Davld A. bau-
win chairman OF the County Commi toe an ao'e ousi-
ness man and faithful Republican. FOR oonh'y
Clerk Police Captain ". J. Kaiser and l. r. huchci-
becker an undertaken Will DO suggested to the con-
venton with probabilities in favor OF the choice Oh
the former Samuel A. Avila will doubtless be NOM
mated for Comfy Treasurer.
Jesse johnson Will preside at the County Con
vention in the evening. F.. d. Church ana NJ o. ny
land will piobably be nominated for Controller ana
City Auditor respectively.
subject of special importance in the Leading Re-
publican wards Of the city Is the nomination or ION
gress in the lid District now represented by > v
White, who refused a nomination. The result OF
the primaries left the chances OF Robert d. Bene
dict and Luther W. Emerson nearly equa ana inc
probabilities favor dark horse from the lWel-
i!eth Ward. Among those named are ~ = Bacon
" W. Goodrich and John a. Nichols. Inc cohVeh-
ton meets tomorrow afternoon in the rink