The evening world., 1888-08-25
WILL THE FORCES UNITE /
A QUESTION THAT Is STILL OPEN In Tar
DEMOCRATIC HOSTS.
There seems to Ne Ne Lssssnins sf Tan.
many's Desire for . Fisht-lf I'm Il Ne.
nominated, a. Probabilities Psint, nsr.
meny May BE Observation-Disclosures or
Hewitt and . Citizens' Ticket fer the
Counties TO Indorss.

nominpteos a. frobnbtitttee betnt, Hara
meny May BE Observation-Disclosures Or
Hewitt and . CitiRens' Ticket fer the
Counties to Indorss.
Local Democratic statesmen are puzzlinp
their brains over the vexed question as 10
whether Tammany Hall and the County
Democracy will unite this fall on q county
ticket.
Tn Tammany Hall leaders are still talking
fight, and there appears to be q unanimity
of opinion among them in favor Of q straight
ticket.
COMMISSIONS Richard Croker. who il the
acknowledged head of the machine. has not
reconsidered his opinion or retreated from
his known position against q union. He is as
much opposed to o union now as he was q
month ago, but he refrains from being out
spoken on the subject. 1t would scarcely be
proper for him to come out boldly and pub
licly and declare his position. That would
settle it, and people would know that there
would be no combination between the ma
chimes.
The Commissioner, therefore, is right in
maintaining silence. although his friends are
very confident that his silence forebodes nom
union
However, it may be said right here that the
National Committee, the State Committee
and prominent Democrats of this State and
other States are on the side of harmony.
If Governor Hill should be renominated-
and there seems no doubt of that-infuence
may be brought from Washington and Albany
to compel Tammany Hall and the County
Democracy to shake hands. The red-hot
Wigwamites who are anxious for O three
cornered fight want to know why the County
Democracy did not favor n union in 1884,
when q Presidential fight was going on, and
in 1885, q Gubernational year.
~ How la II i' ask the WlUwamifag ~ that
the Counties want a union in 1888 ? Is it be-
cause they were more powerful afew years
ago than they are now?"
Nevertheless: such is the fact, .Tammany
Hall is opposed to a union. while the County
Democracy is in favor of it.
The situation is Just the reverse of what it
was in 1884 and 1885. If there should be o
UNION the County Democracy would prob
ably not mention Abram s, Hewitt for re-
nomination. If there are no prospects of q
union, the County Democracy would shout
for Mr.. Hewitt, get up a citizens meeting to
renominate him aud then indorse him. In
that case they would depend upon Mr..
Hewitt polling so per cent. of the Republican
vote. so per cent. of the Democratic vote
and 90 per cent. of the Independent vote.
The truth is. the County Democracy leaders
have no great love for Mr.. Hewitt, but they
would manage to love him if they thought no
conld defeat the nominee of Tammany Hall.
There are; however, many very prominent
Mayor Hewitt is still on friendly terms with
the boss, or the bosses of the County Democ-
racy, and that the boss and the bosses really
wish him retained at the City Hall.
HAS not Mayor Hewitt" remarked q
Wlgwam chief. " made all his appointments
from the County Democracy Name a Tam
many Hall man that he has appointed to
office since he became Mayor. You cannot
name one. He has merely extended the term
OF Fire Commissioner Croker. The Mayor
may not have allowed the County Democracy
to dictate his appointments, but he has APP
pointed men who, if not members of the New
Amsterdam Club. have always been recog-
nized as Democrats who have voted against
| Tammany Hall"
= It looks as if Tammany Hall when the time
comes, will declare in favor of the renomina-
ton of David B. Hill. The Tammanyites
will certainly come out for Hill if the County
Democracy come out against him.. The
/ Tammany Hall people are just hoping that
the County Democrats will send a delegation
q to Buffalo to oppose Hills denomination.
/ The latest news from the New Amsterdam
Club is to the effect that Hills denomination
is conceded.
i, The Republic IN bosses are studying the
local political horoscope. 1t must be said in
all truthfulness that the Republican boys are
thinking more of the national contest than
they are of the coming county fight. Said q
Republican district boss:
= I'VE don't care about New York City. We
4 want to elect q President.
. TIL same boss said that if TammanY Hall
nomina, ell q straight-out candidate for Mayor
and the County Democracy renominated
! Hewitt, the Republicans might not nominate
. q candidate for Mayor. THIRD HoUsE.