New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-25
THE QUARREL IN BUFFALO,
pARTrSANS OF CLEVELAND AND HILL
STRIVING FOR CONTROL.
DEMOCRATS WHO FAVOR THE EX-PREInFNT
HOPE TO PUT AN END TO MR.. sHEE-
HAMS MANAGEMENT OF THE PAR
TY MAcHINE-REo
MADE NECESSARY BY THE
NEW CITY CHARTER.


Buffalo July c2-Grover Cleveland and David b.
HILL as rival candidates for the Democratic nomination
for President through their friends are conteS'ihs ue
control of the machinery Of the Democratic party III
this State In other city in the s'a'e 10 "ia' i'V
more obvious than In Buffalo.
Here lives Wilson S. Blssell, Mr.. CleVelanos FORMER
law partner. and many of his most intimate friends
Here Mr. Cleveland elected Sheriff ana then Mayor
of Buffalo, and here he received the news OF MS eeoo
as Governor. In other city apparently ousnt TIC
naturally to receive such hearty support as candi-
date for denomination for President
But here also lives william F. sheehan, speaker OF
the Assembly one OF the ablest eutenants Of David B.
Uiu And IL so happens that Mr. Ceveland's friends
shortly after his defeat in 1883 when candidate ION
President in a momonary fit OF disgust win pohucS'
handed over the machinery OF the Democratic parry Ill
Buffalo and In Erie County to Mr. sheehan' VINO mas
held il in his firm grasp ever Since Mr. sheehal
fonnd that the party machinery was TO his professional
eve IN a sadly dapdated state and he TOOK immeola@
steps TO have many of its parts repaired ana "en ou
AS wear after yes has passed, he has been grahed 10
see the Improvement in his Democratic machihe' NJ"
ouiekly II would respond to any shifting OF us seS
that he might make. II has been especially adrape
In grinding out IiillSheehan delegates TO STATE cone
tons. . 1,,a
II is this sheehan machine which the Cevemhu
Democrots OF Erie County and the City Of Buiao arc
irving TO capture with the avowed aim OF depr'ins
Mr. Sheehan Of his place as a member Oh ue
Democratic State Committee and OF getting NAV
tiers in such shape in the two Congteeso'N''
districts OF Erie County that they will eject loui
cleveland Democrats delegates to the Deniocra'io
National Convention In 1892. II 80 happens e''''
their design furthered I'm some slight respect oS W
FAC, that Buffalo had conferred upon 1t last winner
nv the LEGISLATURE a new charter. which added Twelve
new wards TO the city The new wards cOnhpei rV
arrangement OF the machinery Of the Democratic parry
IN the city and disturb existing political co"uiuohs'
anHoa
vantage of this circumstance to regain tleir o' oio
of The Democratic organization. But Mr. sheehlh mas
a plan of his own for the reorganization Vi inc Deino
cratic party Erie County ana IL neeu ho' uo sVou
that it leaves all the power over tie Denociac or
ganization Just where 1t is at peseht-ih MS nahuS'
Through Frank T. Reynolds lieutenant Oh MS uie
chairman OF the Democratic City Committee ne mas
surcasted a nbn of reorganization which will give
him complete control Of the machinery OF the Demo
cratic party not only this year. but next year-the
Presidential year. II the Reynolds plan Is adopted
no one in Buffalo will doubt the reelection oil MI.
sheehan as member Of the Democratic state Commit
tee and the election from Buffalo and Erie County of
four men as delegates to the Democratic National Con-
venton who will ask that David b. Hill be nominated
+or President II will certainly be strong argument
I'm the month of the supporters OF David b. Hin they
can declare that Buffalo has repndlaeed Grover
Cleveland and favors the nomination OF David h. Hi
for President. With such reward In slght' IL Is
Sheenan
positions for his followers at the hands Of Governor
Hill and that the latter is generally awarding them IN
the Capitol at Albany. These officials will not re-
mort for duty at the State Capitol until the Reynolds
plan of reorganlzng the Democratic party In Erie
County has been adopted
The nature of the Democratic machine which Mr.
sheehan Is endeavorng to construct in Erie county
is best depicted by his opponents Of the Cleveland
Democracy. Herbert p. Bssel, the president 81 the
aCleyeland Democracy as the largest Democratic
clnh Is called said few days ago that the PROPOSE
ton of the Cleveland Democrats to change the parry
government from a oneman power and put 1t into the
hands of the Democratic masses is no new tmng'"
Mr. Bissel further argued that it is the duty OF every
true Democrat who is interested in the permanent
welfare of the party TO strive earnestly TO secure inc
adoption of system Of party government which shall
permit the Democratic to have voice In the
selection OF their representatives upon the county OF
General Committee and make it impossible for any
one man or clique to control the partys action against
its honest WILL
But the Cleveland Democrats belong TO the party
Of the outs" and Mr. Sheehan ls determined that his
faction shall continue to be The Gins His plan of
REORGANIZATION authorizes the Democratic County Com
mittee which he controls egiSate ont OF Office the
present representatives Of the old thirteen wards OF
Buffalo and to appoint representative for each one
of the present twenty-five wards. Mr.. Bissel argues
that this is unfair and that the Democratic voters
should elect all of these He points ont that all
the officers OF Democratic caucUs including the
teIlers are to be appointed by the ward committees
Tins named by Mr. Sheehans county committee.
Moreover these officers are TO continue in office
until July l. 1892 past the period when delegates
are elected to the Democratic National Convention.
Mr. Bisseu, in reply q statement Of Mr. Reynolds,
said:
"He fails to state that the ward committees that
he proposes to appoint in the place of those to be
legislaed out of Office this will hold over until
after the National Convention next year and Will ap
point all the officers of the next spring when
delegates viii be elected who will elect the State Com
mitteemen next year; that he proposes to appoint
all the ward committees TO control the for the
election of a State Committeeman this year and q
state Committeeman next year. as well as the dele
gates from this district TO the National Convention.
The Democrats are so busy quarrelhng over IN
Cleveland and Hin conflict that they have had it'll
time so far to debate the merits of various candidate
for Office. 1t looks now as If ASSembyman Matthew
Endrecs, German, would be their candidate for Stat
Senator There is large German vote in the city, am
Mr. EndreeS would be nominated. If possible to cato
The present Senator John Laughn. Is a Republican
and from present appearances IN Erie County. lie
Republican majority in the county, and the Repul
Mcans harmonious. This wa not the case las
seanence and one Assembly district. But the III.
senson is and hearty support will be given b.
ss dc IN" Shch m oS' ws the 9TH d.
general desire in the district that Harvey J. Hnrd
Elma, who mad such distinguishes career as the re-
publican Assembvman from the district In 1850 an
tssI should accept the nomination. but Mr. liurd II
forms The Tribune CORES pondent that he not car
dae ana w %DeG ac &c him. owing to his bGsine
eSesgements. The leading candidate now mentions
Roa MSr OF snper11ors % Of Ee County Mr. Clark
able lawyer Of Buffalo and owing to ms iegislatV
fo he a highly valuable Assembly man. II Mr.. Car
is nominated he viii undoubtedly redeem the distrc
AIM AIM OF Of west seneca, and Frederick Backman,
Collins.