New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-03
NO ENTHUSIASM FOR HILL.
TIE CLEVELAND DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO
MEET HIM N ROCHESTER,
PLOT by WHICH THE DELEGATES OPPOSED TO
FLOWER WERE PARTIALLY SHUT OUT
IN ppospF~r op pFcoNCrrJ ALTON.

Rochester oct. tSpecialg-There is no apparent
prospect that The full Democratic vote In Monr)e
County will be cast for the fammany Hall ticket ut the
head Of which IS the Wall street stOclCbber the hau-
boyant millionaire In this county a. well ~ In FIRE.
Chautau1is, Cettaraugus, Cayusa, WAYNE OsWego and
Albany conties the Hill forces vaged an underanded
Sight on the friends Of Mr.. Cleveland, and sent Hi
paper delegates TO the Democratic state Convention at
Saratoga 1t was in Monroe County that George
Raincs the chairman OF the Democratic state Convex
ton, got in his fine work for Hin. The work That ne
did worthy OF his master and lac was appropriately
paid when to him the honor was given OF presiding
over the Tammany- Hin -Sheehan-Murphy ConVenhcn
The convention OF the Ist Assembly Dstnct Oh Nouroe
County was called al Pttstord. IN point OF numbers
alone the Cleveland men were largely in the majority
This cid not disturb their enemies in the least ard
here ms In the other counties OF the state where there
were contests the Hill men sought to overcome u'c
majority BY strategy. They followed the same Hhe
OF action that marked all Of the work OF the mn men
throughout the state. There was such Perlo~'
similarity I'm the tactics followcd By the H men at the
various conventions that ii is generally believed 'I
Hill himself was the author Of them. 1t Is sara tist
he is soon TO publish volume entitled "4oh''caI
Tactics and strategy or How to Capture Conventions
The first thing done by the convention aitef II hiH
been called to order was the eleeuon oil CHAIRMAN
4 Hill delegate named Hill man for CHAIRMAN ana
declared his motion carried without allowing vote 10
be TAKEN Then a free fight followed. The CleNeiai',
mon had a majority OF the votes ard denhhoeu run
naU mi tine Hin men would not allow, be-
co,,so tl.t Of itself would defeat them at INC
ortset George Ranes. o. the representative o
nm woud not consent 10 a rOca and the CieVelahu
men would not allow the proceedings To commune
until one was had the members OF ooth Iao"ona
stood shaking their fists in one anothers Iace9 anu
calling one anothe rthe vileSt sort OF names Inc I'M
neople finding that they could not win the cohVeh'
he adj
Raiues bolted from the hall and held convention
all by Themselves. Their opponents renamed III
the hall and held regular convention In accoruhhee
with the law. The boilers sent their delesa'es "
saratoga and the Democratic state committee ln'uc
mn the roll of the convention with the Hill men III ana
the cleveland men ont. Afterward the committee
on Contested seats made pretence of trying to mar
moDlze matters by admitting the regularly elected
delegates who, by the action of the state committee
had been put in the light Of contestants, but only one
half a vote was allowed each delegate. Ihs SORT Oh
treatment was a mere naturalization. Instead OF mar
InOny 1t created great disco!d, for the Ce'e.ahu
men held that if they entitled TO any recogni-
lion Whatsoever at the hands Of the state Convention,
they were entitled 10 all that they asked, the seating
OF regularly elected and properly credied conven-
ton.
The I'D District was By the Hill men fairly
There the Cleveland faction submitted tamey 70 the
result but in the lid Assembly District there was
q more bitter fight than at any other place in the
county Thomas Brown, OF Mumford, brother-n-law
OF Daniel Lockwood, here is in charge Of the Cleveland
forces Before the convention had been called FOR
the election OF delegates to the state Convention ne
had secured the election OF Cleveland delegates from
six out Of the ten towns in this district The conven-
ton was called TO meet Spencerpor, but the notice
of the cali was posted not in a conspicuous place
as the law requires. but up in tee fifteen feet
from the ground. No one I'm Mr. Browns town knew
that the convention had been called until Mr. Browns
son. who heard that Hi men had been seen
climbing mp this tree got ladder and went up among
the eaves where he found the notice. Ii wa called
for the next afternoon. His father Immediately put
the wires to work and summoning his friends 10 the
number Of $50 went to spencerpOrt to the con-
ventiOn. The Democratic conventions n this town
have held IN place for the last score Of years,
the town hall. Here Mr.. Brown and his dele
gates went thinking naturally that the convention
would he held there custom and practice had Or
dsined They found the hall open the lighted, and
the ballotboxes ready FOR Use. The convention was
called 10 meet at nOon and that hour and for four
hours thereafter, MT Hill man could be Mr..
Brown and bis friends then thought that the victory
that they had in the election OF majority of the
delegates the district convention lad been conceded
10 them BY HIPS men, but they did wish open
the convention until the delegates from the four I'LL
towns had presented themselves. At O'Clock In the
afternoon man rushed into the hall with the startling
announcement that the Hill men had held convention
In 6arber-shop not far away, and had elected full
set of delegates to the State Convention, contrary
law and in defiance OF the voter, Of the six towns
which suppo ted the Cleveland men, This was little
variation from the reg7Isu3n tactics prescribed by
Hi. and the patent on the new scheme should 90 10
George Raines as he IS understood 10 be the who
mapped out the plan here. All fnat was left for the
Cleveland folks do, after they learned OF the sharp
trick that had been played upon them, was 70 go on
with the convention and in the regular and legal way
elect dele gates the state Convention, trusting 70 the
honesty Of the delegates 10 That convention TO give them
fair and decent treatment. They did not count on
TaInmany Hall winning the Democratic state Conven-
ton did, else their delegates would have remained
at home and thus saved the money that it cost them
T. 90 to Saratoga. Tammany was 30 bent on nominal
ing the Wan S-Eeet st0c1C-Jcr tIat its leaders would
no: consent to the admission of any delegates who did
not pledge themselves TO vote for the hambJyant
Iuillionares The Tammany Committee on Contested
seats Therefore gave the two regularly elected dele
gates from the and lid Assembly district, OF Non
roe County only six rdI-vOtes, while IL gave TO the
Hill deegatS, who were elected by the rankest kind
Of political trckey an equal number OF votes. The
result was that the HlTlmmsny men had six full
votes from this county, while they ought to have had
only three and the Cleveland faction was allowed
three when II ought TO haze had six votes. There is
no need of wonder being expressed therefore when
the faction known tie Cleveland faction receives
such treatment from Tammany Hall.
There was on last Friday night exhibition OF just
how the Cleveland feel toward lilll AMI lammany
state senator Donald McNauehtOl brought the Gov
e.nlScnator 70 Albion. not far from here, to attend
the fair and 10 make speech. Then ne arranged for
a reception 90 taSe place AZ the fO"eFs HCtei heft
For three DAYS the SENATOR sklrnlshed around tOWh'
seeing Que Cleveland after another, u Try = Ict
tnem consent 10 make up committee Of twenty-five
Democrats who should act a sort OF entertainment
and reception committee. The senators WORK Nas
frlltless Each Cl-T-Iind man that Ire saw PLEADED
an excuse some had important engaeements Tor me
same time. other Eeie going ont Oi town. ana sun
Others .efsed absolutely show b. their presence
or partcipati N n such afair that they hid Tor
iven I'M the injury that he had done 70 them lhcy
kDOw taat hi men tried buy up Cleveland delegate
ana tEcy did not imagine that even re- "OuIl come
around afterwari and try u make peace VIII
Them The COMMITTEES Of twenty-five Wa made up,
Int il was composed entirely OF I'LL men hr. HUI
made hi. little speech hotel but only his own
ardent foil I'VE 5 listened 10 him.