New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-04
AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE.
A COMBINATION TO DEFEAT LEGISLATION
AT CONCORD.
THE INFLUENCE OF FRANK JONES y HIS RAIL
ROAD IN THE NEw-HAMPSHIRE LEGISLAT-
rRF-DR. G~ALLINGER'S FRIENpS
PROCEEDINGS IN o
HOUSES YE~STERDAY.x

HOUSES
Try TELEGRAPH TO T:E r"'BCEE.s
roncord. y. H.. Dec. 3.-Before the coquetry now
noi,o on So pleasantly between the Democratic
millionaircs of the Boston and Maine Railroad Oh
Tho one hand and DR.. GallingerS kepuoIlc"h
,r;erds in the Ncw-Iiampshire Legislature on 'he
other is brought 10 an end some"o"N Is so'"k
70 be most sadly fooled IL may !" i""N
.os.;, may he DIR. Gallinger; or it max be both
~ ,bem. Mr.. Jones. in his way. Is a great man.
Io K said to be worth ten or twelve millions OF
s.rars and to crow richer by at least Sloo every
800 tho clock strikes. lie owes the most or
.L;s to the American appetite for beer nut ia'-
,.r,, no has been getting out of beer ana INTO
.,;,oads lie is now the master spirl' "l Inc
po,,op and Maine Railroad, and with a Seltc'
-,o,n If other millionaircs ne owns that corpora
,oo and the Democratic party of N~ew-HampShlre
7. &c Mr.. Jones's policy TO carry his railroad mo
..l;,ics and polinCs into the railroad. WIN q
len millions in his pocket. he mas TINS
oomnarativclv an easy Job II cos'S III" Il
It,l. something, but he makes IT pay J"
rho end. His persuasive ways nav"
not only given him full control OF the New
HAMPSHIRE Democracy. b1t thcN nave 'h'"'cI
him 70 annex here and there a niue hahdIul OF
Benublican gentlemen who are not aNclNe 10 Turn
ing an honest penny when they can ana 'heN
are inst now diligently at work endcaVorlhs
r. nrcvent any legislation at the present session
for the adjustment of the difficulties which moved
Governor Goodcll to bring the General court To-
sethcr If is Frank JoncsS idea that tins special
sossior sb,uld never have been called. and that,
beinr called, it should spend as much money as
possible doing nothing. and then 90 home.
This was not the whole of the Democratic plan
when the LEGISLATURE s>emblcd. Other schemes
.l Io,..lvo a.. tIa situation dNVClOIpU
and tremendous efforts were rCdc 10 accomplish
them. The Republicans were found 10 he divided
A crca, majority. convinced that a political crisis
was impendiuC. desired by fair ard wise lcgisla-
zion in harmony with the State Constitution and
with precedents to avert il. This course had
been suggested by Senator Chandler, and for
that reason, and for no other that has Vet been
mentioned, a minority hostile 10 Mr.. chandler
opposed il. This minority * small and. under or
binary circumstances. feeble, hut in a House which
contains a Republican majority of only thirteen
and among that majority several VINO have 1eIa-
tions with Frank Ionce'> Democratic railroad. II
became important. if not controlling. DIR. Gal
linccr is the magnet 10 which this minority clng>.
The doctor has not been REGARDED rs a Boston and
Maine man. He is a Gallinecr man and has stood
first, last and all the time for DR.. G%allTncor.
In the present EMERGENCY. however. and for the
purposes OF TIE IfihOtIdtlt ullllloildlltS, Ms -
Just as good as if they had him on their
payroll. Since the Legislature assembled. the
doctor has al all times profcs-ed to be- in favor
of the legislation proposed by the Republican State
Senators. They are a unit. They stand rs firm
as n rock. No weak or uncertain voice dlstnrhs
their councils. They have not failed 10 acquaint
him with their purposes, and he has unrcscrVcdly
approved them. senator Eastman took n copy
Of the hill which passed the Senate to-day 70 DIR.
Gallinrer last night and asked him 10 pronounce
for or against it. The doctor said:
II am for it."
How far will you 60 in support Of Z? asked
The Senator.
TIE whole length Dr.. Gallinger replied; Il
I'm heartily in favor Of it,"
But the trouble is that hrs friends in the House
Cont seem 10 share these sound views. IheY are
playing directly into the hands of the Democratic
railroad bosses, and they came within an ace yes
terday of delivering the Republican party. bag
snd baggage, into the hands of Frank Jones ana
Harry Bingham. What their motive is, passes
comprehension. DR.. Gallinger may think II wonid
bring about his election 10 the United States Sen
ate. His friend, Mr.. Greene, may think 1T wonld
promote his elevation TO the Speakcrship of the
next House. But it is not easy 10 think Tint
either of these incidents holds a place in Frank
,l0nGS - IlI DO>fS VI wi IHiAN
tions. There is 10 manner Of doubt, however,
whether DR.. Gallinger's friends 50 intend or not,
that had the dicker been carried out which was
made Yesterday 10 deprive the census enumerator,
of their seats. il would have ended to-day IN
the election Of a Democratic Clerk, who would
have made w the rolls in the next
House in the Democratic interest. Eut the
dicker fell through. II was made between wv"
or three Republicans on the one hand, ana a
iunta of Democratic railroad men on the other.
The rank and file of the Republican members
were not consulted. But IL leaked out, as those
things always do, and n storm of opposition aToSr.
H. accumulated 50 rapidly that those VINO had
made the deal saw that they could not possibly
carry the party with them, and they withdrew
from it.
But in giving up that plan they entered into
another which now mcnaces The peace ana
supremacy of the Republican party aud the mem
hers lawfully chosen 10 seats IN Tie next House.
As the price of peace and a short session. they
nave agreed that there shall be no legislation.
This arrangement appeared plainly in the pro-
reedings of the House to-day. As a bargain 1t
was much better than the one made yesterday ;
that. for Republicans, had no %rcdceming feature.
II sacrificed ten members Of q majority that at
hest numbered only thirteen, and left the Demo
rrats in such a position that, WIN
their peculiar resources, they could have
vo, the mastery. The bargain, however,
raves the clerk. SO much. at least
ssafc. The Gallingcr party, plus the Republican
Frank Jones-men, saw plainly before they went
10 bed last night that unless they elected Mr.
.Jewctt. and elected him without delay, they
would be overriddcn in a caucus, and the leader
Shin would be taken away from their chief man.
Mr.. Greene. And they saw that That would he
done without the sacrifice of the census cnuncr-
a,ors. The Democrats fought hard against max
ing these concessions. Frank Jones IS on the
ground IN person. and he grew red III his "I''n
against his Republican allies. But he had as 1000
eyes as they. and was constrained TO see 'ha'
they were proposing only what the si'uStl9h eN-
acted. 80 when the House met Inc deai was
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