New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
TO RENEW THE FIGHT.
HILL AND CLEVELAND UP AND DOING.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM A MAJORITY OF THE STATE
COMMITTEE PREPARATIONS FOR
ANOTHER BALLOT.
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ALBANY, Feb. 3.-Edward Murphy. )r', CHAIRMAN VI
the Democratic state Committee, Is SAID 10 te III Nc"
York in consultation with Richard Croker ana other
Tammany Hall leaders In regard 10 ho'uihs aho.i'r
meeting OF the committee for the pun pose Oh electns
another mcmber of the Democratic National Committee
Governor Hill Il f. said, is bent upon showing That no
IL nor pppu,ar than Cleveland among the Democrats
of this state by c!ecting Hill Democrat As member
of the National Committee The lil Democra's' ]"
e rcporte here have secured the signatures OF twenty
fur OF tho thirty four members OF the Democratic
STATE Committee to "a letter to Chairman Murphy r.
uuesting him to rcconvenc tho committee IL VIII DO
remembered that at the meeting held In this city last
week, the committee sto'd seventeen for Hill ana
seventeen for Cleveland. The Hill men believe they
have now oriy of the committee In favor OF their
candidate for National Commit conan, Roswell Petit.
bone Flower Governor Iiill and Richard Croker, the
leader Of Tammany Hall, had talk tho present week.
IL l. said at the h1iso of Edward Murphy in Troy.
Mr. Croker had 10 Troy ostcnsbly to attend inc
festival Of the Pilsncr Club Whether there was an
alliance concluded between the Tammany Hall leader
and tile Governor at this meeting is not KNOWN but 1t
IS SUSPECTED that there formed. The Cleve
land men here say that Mr. Croker dmands that
Postmaster Pearson of New-fork, shall be removed
and Tammany man put In HIS place as inc Piieo
OF its support OF him candidate Tor the Dciho
cratic nomination for President Tammany Han also
wants a large slice OF the Custom House patronage
IL Mr. Crakcr aud tho other Tammany Hall members
suddenly lop for Cleveland will DO clear that their
support has been bought by Mr. Cleveland In that
case Postmaster Pearson, OF New-fork, may "ch
think OF packing his official carpctbag and departing
from the Ncw-York Postofice.
Tho Cleveland men here, III Is proper W say,
assert thai ii Is they who arc sendiDS adouhu INC
circular letter requesting Chairman Murphy 10 recon-
yeue Tho committee in order to take another vote.
They say also that they havo procured t"eniy-sX
good deal OF Federal patronage has been uoieu OUT
within the past week by the National Administration
for tho purpose of swayins tho decisions OF 'ho
committee . ,,,-... 4, 4,
said TO have a talk with Judge A Il. Parker OF inc
suprcmc Court, In relation TO tho political SITUATION.
judge Parker owed his appointment as Judge 10 Gov
ern5r lin and has long been one OF his most con-
rSont tho state. Charles f. Peek, the chief OF tho
Bureau o. Labor Statistics, a strong Hill man, has
been In the western part OF tho state the present
week working I'm Mr. HIPS interest
There will 30 meeting Of influential Cleveland Dem
ocrats of this state at the Manhattan Club tomorrow
Il said for tho purpose of furtherng MI Ceveiahds
candidacy for the Presidency Mt CIeVelands lrlehus
have been much alarmed by the eject on his canvass
Committee of his own State They are determined,
II possible. to gain possession OF the committee anu
thus demonstrate to the Democrats OF other states
that Mr.. Cleveland still has the Democratic machhe
In his State.
d. Cady Hcrrick of Albany. member Of the Demo
cratic state Committee for this district, was IN Nashhg
ton Yesterday in consultation with Colonel l)aiel ,.
Lamont. the Presidents secretary. Mr. Heifick ONO
OF The leading Cleveland of the state and is try
ing to step into the late Daniel MannngS shoes as inc
Cleveland leader. Mr.. HcIrck doubtless has puleu
the wires which making the CLEVELAND members
OF tho Democratic state Committee Jump lie VIII
lead under orders from Lamont any attempt to break
tho nfcsent deadlock in tho Democratic state Com
mittce between Hill and Cleveland