New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-20
GOV. HILL ADVISES DELAY.
HIS PARTISANS TO WAIT FOR THE REPUB
LICAN NOMINATIONS.
MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CON-
MITTEE GATHERING AT sARAToGA-EF.
FEET OF THE CEILING SCANDAL
on THE PROSPECTS OF
SEVERAL CANDIDATES.


SEVERAL CANDIDATES.
rRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUSE-l
saratoga, Aug. 19.-Grover Cleveland having fallen
OF the Held OF political battle beneath his banner Of
iNe trade in November last. David b. Hill now
audaclously claims the leadership OF the Democratic
parry Mr. Hill has patched up Mr. Clevelands
orinamme so that II longer reads Free trade but
free whiskey.' by making this modification in the
war cry OF his party and by rpeatn FMS exploit Of
st fall In obtaining 100000 from the liquor dealers
as bribery fund. Mr. Hll believes that he elect
the Democratic State ticket and Democratic Leg
lslature To-day he sent here william +. sheehan, of
buhao his mouthpicce in the Assembly for the last
i've years, with his views in regard to the time and
place for holding the Democratic State Convention.
Mr. sheehan frankly disclosed the faot that the
Governor thought that the convention should be held
week after the Republican State Convention As the
Republicans would not hold theirs until September 25,
this would compel tho Democrats to hold their con-
vention in the first week Of October The Governor
wishes TO take advantage of any bInder the Republ-
cans may make in their platform in their nomina-
on Of candidates for state offices. Said Mr. sheehan
TO his fellow Democrats:
a week is not too much time TO examine critically
their platform and to make inquiries about their
candidates.
Mr. sheehan's Instructions from the Governor have
been meely received by the mombers Of the Demo
cratic State Committee who have already arrived here
From present Indications therefore, TIE convention will
be held Wednesday, October . That date is late
for Saratoga Indeed most Of the great hotels OF
this place desire to close their doors or before
October 1. Moreover Mayor Kirk of Syracuse
member Of the Democratic State Committee. has made
a canvass of much veor among his fellow members
of that committee in favor of the convention being
held in Of its halls. 1t looks tonight as II the
convention viii be held In Syracuse or October =
Congressman John ~ Wiley. OF Buffalo, one OF the
members Of the committee who has arrived Is making
a canvass in behalf OF syracuse.
81 would like to have the convention held IN
Buffalo" he said this afternoon, but see that this
is impossible We will walt and get the Democratic
National Convention held there IN 1922
Mr. Wiley addressed these remarks TO group or
leading Democrats who were seated in easy chaus on
the piazza of the Grand Union Hotel. Among their
number were Richard Croker the present leader OF
Tammany Hall Police Commissioner Martin, senator
Cantor Roswell =. Flower and Electrical Comms-
sioner Gibbens. of New-York; Edward Murphy, r.'
nf Troy chairman of the Democratic State Committee,
and Assemblvman sheehan OF Buffalo, Besides these
" statesmen there have also arrived Park Commis-
sioner Robb Emigration Commissioner Rldgeway, eN-
Mayor Edward Cooper Edward hearncy Johp foA'
Jobn J. German, William F. Mitchell andf
/ Thomas Costcan. Of New-York. Then there
Is "A Ittle group of Brooklyn Democrats
! headed by Register william II. Murtha. There also
/ come from Brooklyn two Of the committee members
John Dclmar and John Mccarthy. Governor lll
has begun to weed out the Cleveland Democrats VINO
are members Of the Committee and to put In hh
Democrats. Thus William f. sheehan IS o take ue
place of General Peter c. Doyle of Buffalo, deVoed
/ Cleveland ,man. William H., Murtba, the Cleveland
Z r,l WHO was rfhic chairman Of tho MecutVe
/ Committee of the Democratic state Committee las'
| fall. resigns his place Mr. Murtha says that he
has accepted the presidency of a trust company III
/ Krooklyn and cannot again As chairnan' bu1
! il Is well known that he has been crowded out uS
/ I'M Democrats. Edward Murphy jr. of Iloy the
| Hin Democrat who Is chairman of the Democra'lc
state Committee Is he re elected. The Cleveland
T,niocrats do not Ike this reelection OF Murphy, as
they hold that # Is ia the interest of the hquor-dcaerS'
he being brewer lie sought votes lor hh I'D
preference 10 Cleveland last fall and the latter there
fore was defeated But Mr.. Hill demands that Murphy
shall be reelected despite the opposition oil the Clo'o
land Democrats and his wishes will be heedeu'
There is much agitation beneath the suriaco IN ~
gard 10 the makeup Of the Democratic state Ticket
senator Cantor, of New-NOIk, has strong supper
f,r secondary of state, and IL seems likely VIII DO
nominated: but In regard to the other places tnore
| l. less certainty There is a good deal OF oppos-
ton TO the denomination OF CharIeS f.
Tabor Of Buffalo, for Attorney y-Eenefa o"lns W 'n'
fact that ne drew UP the contract with the Assembly
Chamber ceiling contractors, undor whose loose ors
they managed to make 100000. Opposition Is also
made to the denomination of Controller Wemple. De-
ause ne overpad John snalth, the Assembly Chamber
ceunp contractor TO the amount of $4,000 ana also
! failed TO perceive that prp0serous blis "ero SUI
mitted by the contractor. 1t is argued mat tho '@
| uavers Of the state will not vote Tor any man VIM
~ careIessIy passes upon bills against the euae SUI
mitted to him for payment Controller "onP" anu ~
General Tabor it is furthermore said, should
long ago have initiated suit against Snalth W cohiP
hin, 10 make restitution OF the money Whch No w
mod for those portions of tho Assembly ceiling "orN
blcb he did complete according to the Specinca'ohS
of his contract So strong has this opposluoh ~
Mr. Tabor and Mr.. wemple become that the Ai'""l
Of Senator John Foley, of Saratoga are sutsoS''n7
that he be nominated for Attorney General Ill pi''
of Tabor - ,u- tha,
As for Mr.. wemplo, IT is well Aho"h ma "'a
ororce I Fitzgerald of Cortland, the present state
| ,oaan dos,rss to be promoted to the rank OF
| Co,,roIler Assemblyman Sheehan Is much us
.bcd nv tbe attack upon Mr.. Tabor, VINO Is MS
I,r mariner and who says that 1t Is wholS c@u''u
bv the fact that The Albany Argus was ~"
Awarded the state printing by Attorney -"'i'id
Tabor and Controller Wemple There Is penny
Democratic newspaper named "Ihe ADahS '1D-"n
rnions printed in the Argus office, and thls news
Nor has viclously assailed Messrs TABOR afe'
wrmpIe because Of their part in the Assembly c'n-
,rc scandal and has opposed their rchonlihai'"'
Mr. sheehan was member OF the Assembly, , OHi"i,
her Ceiling Committee and therefore MS
about persons related TO the Icand ellced. Cow
ernor Hin intends to have MI shcehan e,c vcrn@T
SnealJr of that body. Moreover, the 'o'TImJJi 'oHlJ
nrron%ses 10 run OK Assembyman George ,; Me,G'
another Dcmocratlc member OF the oeins LINN n
az, for senator I'm the Clinton County DlslricI a.
iooks a. If the Governor not shocked py nG ond
calling scandal There are several cahuda'cS amn1p
3rm ir EITard t. RapaIlo, OF NewYork; Judge Edsa i
NJ 1uen Of Brooklyn, and ex-Attorney-Oehor"l DoNi'
The Tammany Hall leaders, i Is SAD sae u9s"9 Som
,.a.cd reDrsentatlon IN the Democratic etale o"il
cI',eoc and noint out that the County Democracy o
Nav York poed far fewer votes than their tit orgsit
at,on did last fall but Governor ll mas queuS
1@tad PicharI Crker and other leaders OF IanlllahS
bat he deSre union among the democratic to
80 Nev York this fall. especially on noHmHions W Wipi
oi o 't on.te and he Assembly and that therefore IH'
G"nty DEMOCRACY must be treaiel tepdeTy bcr,
Tammany Hall and County peaioS Se reSoution
to-day "cTc tT,,tc,0 20 Nav YOr yes