St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-04
WASHINGTON RED HOT.
The Capital City 0verrun With New
York Politicians.
VIEWS OF EX-MAYOR GRACE
The Presidents Friends Are Quiet and
HilPs Friends Are Talking
Loudly.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The Worlds
Washington special says: "Washington
is red hot with New York state poll
ticians tonight. If any doubt exists as
to the tussle between the friends of Gov.
Hill and those of President Cleveland
for the control of the delegation to the
national Democratic convention, 1t
would be shaken by day i'll Washing
ton and talks with these visiting states
men. The first arrival of prominence
was Commissioner Daniel l.. Gibbons,
who was the advance skirmish guard of
the Hill forces at the Arlington hotel
Monday night. From the manner i'll
which he observes the Cleveland poll
ticians the real purpose of his visit can
readily be understood. There is bat
TALON of Cleveland advocates at
the Arlington. The most promi-
nent is ex-Mayor Grace. Grace
believes he possesses the key to
Mr.. Cleveland'S success next fall. He
is here to show the president how that
success can be accomplished. He be-
lieves in throwing open to the SpollS-
men all the remaining places in the
presidents gift. By Mr.. Grace's
avowed admissions he expects to sue
coed Mr.. Hill as governor, and Mr.HlFS
friends. therefore. are less disposed than
ever to relinQuiSh the grip they nave
obtained OH the machinery OF the state.
with Grace against Hill for gov
ernOr, the fight between Cleveland and
Hill for the presidency" said South
ern member of congress tonight, ''Wlil
be fight to the death"
This is the way an old New York pol
itieian summed up the situation: "Ihe
fight between the president and GOV.
Hill seems greater the longer 1T lasts.
recognizes that if he is to be governor
at all. he must slip in under the tails OF
Mr.. Cleveland's coat, and this is his last
chance. There is no question that he is
advising the president that the only way
to secure a united delegation is to put
the screws on the Hill people and to
turn over enough patronage to make
certain that the friends of the president
will secure control of the delegation.
That the friends of the administration
are very uneasy and anxious is sur
ficiently shown by their presence mere
and their Discrimination to discuss pol
itics. Rest assured that ii they had the
certainty that they represent they would
not De mere SD SOul dltcl laos "oS
state committee, looking for the admin
istratien to strengthen its fences.
Another New Yorker said: lit is not
generally known. but the president has
offered to Joseph S. O'Donohue, the
prominent Tammany hall leader. the
assistant sub-treasurership OF New4o rk
in place of Charles J. Canda, and that
Mr.. O'Donohue has declined the offer.
Tammany hall does not want that posi-,
ton. L presume if Mr.. Cleveland would
remove Mr.. Pierson from the head OF
the New York postoffice and appoint a
sound Tammanyite, he might propltlate
that organization. At all events it is
doubtful whether the presiednt can win
the support of that organization unless
he makes some such move"
Mr.. Cleveland's friends maintain au
equipose and sang froid that are de-
lightful. If they are frightened they DO
not betray it. They speak in the most
confident tones of the presidents re-
nomination and reelection. They
assert that the opposition in New York
will melt away like the snow with the
approach of the April sun.