New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-15
A LIVELY FIGHT AHEAD.
CONTRASTING DELEGATIONS FROM MANY COUNTIES
HAVE FIRE IN THEIR EYES.

HAVE FIRE IN THEIR EYES
SARATOGA. Sept IA (SpecaD.-An along the Erie
Canal from Albany through to Lake Ontario there are
contests between the Hill and Cleveland factions ior
SUPREMACY The Democrats In these counues "no
are fighting the badly beaten Senator Governor 10 tc
wall think that this is the time TO get In their DesV
strokes and TO defeat Hill and all OF his followers III
some of the counties the Cleveland forces winch Ior
the last year or two seemed to be entirely oomAnV'
came TO the front with surprising energy anu "rou
fairly from HIPS heelers the control OF the CONGRESS
districts from which the members Of the state CoV
tee are elected In Cayuga and Oswego counties espe
eiay the rise Of the Cleveland forces was so Suuueh
and SO powerful that before the Hill men knew IL tey
had their pins knocked from under thehi anu Uii'y
found themselves sprawilng on tho pohucsi siouau
defeated The only source through which 10 re'h"ih
powerful was In bulldozng and imposition THIS game
they are here to play with all tne eIefsy ,S
adroitness which long schooling In the HUI me1hoo
has aven TO them.
In the Ist and I'D Districts OF Cayugs ChalieS e.
Dnrston the wardef- of Auburn Prison, backed Oy Ill
of the prison patronage, together with the caai
aga for the districts met defeat al the hsnus VI uo
opposition. In the lid District the de1eat was COM
nefe but in the Ist the Cleveland people declare thae
tbe rvarden tried 10 buy up the convention. The
Cleveland men In this district mad They are nero
with a full delegation, and with the depermnauoh 10
make the overthrow of Durston complete or else Kno"
the reason why. The oswego County men are none
o
this county controls tho member of the Ststs Committee
from The XXyrIth Congress District. Here too, there
Is deep-rooted feeling against the Hill contingent
which has had everything It's own way for 50 long
Here too, the Cleveland men caught the HUI heeers
mapping and carried everything their way before ne
Hill men knew what was going on. Recorder Bulger'
Of oswego, is known In Oswego az the Deputy -uoV-
ernor inasmuch as he has charge OF the dspensauon
of all the canal patronage in that part Of the state
The convention hail in which the delegates to the state
Convention were nominated saw a fght between the
opposing factions and Recorder Bulger issued war
rant for the arrest OF Mayor Kehoe OF oswego VINO is
active in the interests of Cleveland. What the temper
Of the convention will be regarding the delegates rom
these two counties is hard to determine
The downfallcn chiefain still may have strength
enough to hold Durston the State Committee, and,
too the Murphy Sheehan- CroEerTammany combination
may feel too jubilant over that apparent victory to
trample upon the SenatorGovernor any harder than
has done already.
In Albany County Mayor Garsde of Cohecs, has
taken the tip from the other defeated Hill leaders
throughout the State to contest the delegation from the
With Assembly District with D. Cady HeITick who rs
looking rather anxtously toward the new combination.
This Is canal ring fight pure and simple Chau'
tauqua that quiet and peaceful county In the western
part Of the State also is not free OF contests, There
IS a fight on between the two factions in tho Id
Assembly District there and both sides are demapdng
recognition In each county the Of william F.
sheehan has caused a contest 1t has caused the ex-
Sneaker many thousands OF dollars OF his own money
10 make the fight. He still has fight In the con-
vent,on and before the Committee Contested Seats
TO bold his own.
Unless Tammany backs down and out and allows
the County Democracy full representation Of thirty
six votes sheehan will hold his end up. Tammany
will not back down, for the leaders of the organize
tion now are flushed with the complete conquest
over the and former dictator end they
want all of the representatives themselves, except
perhaps what few "sopsn they are willing TO throw
to the Voorhis Democrats
The County Democracy leaders wont thirty-sM
votes from New-York or none at all There seems to
be no inclination to grant this, and the "Countes'
might Just as well give up the fight now. Tammany
is carrying local politics into the sts,te affairs with
wild rush. and won't give away anything.
The fght In Wayne County between the two lead
ing Democratic factions was about bitter as any
other vet seen and 1t is s at the high pitch that 1t
was ON the day when the conventions were held
when blows were struck and the hardest sort OF
language used. Cattarausus, Orange and Oneida
Contested Seats The other fights will be carried to
the 6 n0Sr o. some sne tax ogh Of Conformation with the
| Kings County Of all the Cleveland factions a
against the Hill men, but since HIS power mas been
ton Some of the Cleveland men arc In mood almost
TO do anything, and ono Of them said tonight: We
| will have our dues we will know what Is what.
D. Cady VIerrick led the Albany phslanx of antHiT
men into Saratoga tonight with brass band and ban
ners This organization was received with much cheer.
smile OF satisfaction on the face Of the leader who
under the very of the Capitol building in Albany
| has dared to tight the Democratic dictator Perhaps
he was thinning OF the fallen leader and boss who at
| last had been turned over by the very men whom no
made great"