New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-24
Mr.. MURPHY IN DISTRESS.
DEMOCRATS IN REVOLT IN RENSSELAER,
COUNTY.
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT OF MAKING GAINS
THROUGH THE DIsCoRD IN THE
DEMOCRATIC RANKS.
FHoaI srAFF CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.

DEMOCRATIC RANKS.
FRoaA srAFF CORRESPONDENT OF rHE TRIBUNE
TROY. Oct 21.-Eminent Democrats wslo have
visited the headquarters of the Democratic State
Committee in New-York the past fortnight have
been surprised 70 learn repeatedly that Edward
Murphy. ir, the chairman of that committee, was
in Troy and would not be in New-iork Tor
several DAVIS 10 come The several days 10
come" have gradually heightened out and are now
becoming part of weeks, and yet MIR. Murphy re-
mains in Troy.
What is OBTAINING Mr.. Murphy in Troy? Ihat
is the question that the Democrats are asking
The Republicans can give them the answer TO H.
and their reply is that Mr.. Murphy is CONSCIOUS
that large proportion of the Democratic Nole'
headed by County Clerk Conway, has sllppeo away
from him, and that therefore the vote Tor hos"eA
Z. Flower and other Democratic candidates Will De-
10 Republican eyes, of delightfully."- snah pIop"'
lions in Rensselaer, County Democratic Sena-
torial District the XVIth, is also ehuahgele"
by this Democratic result; and Mr.. Murphy is IN
feod in n GREAT deal of trouble. AS usual with
Democratic quarres, it began over conluc1 wl'hll
The marty ranks in regard to the Distribution Oh
some party spoils the spoils in this case oelhg
,N..,lr~a Co.,, s+roet railway company Mr..
Conway and his friends offered $4,000 Tor
street railway franchise which was grahIeu ny
Nurpbv Common Council to Murphy railway
syndicate for practically nothing. Then MI
Murphy had presumptuous Mr. conway as
ciplined" by having charges against him as County
Clerk preferred 70 Governor Hill. These charges
the Governor is hanging over Mr.. Conway's head,
but the latter is as inimcal TO Murphy as ever
and will not succumb
To add to the distress of Mr. Murphy and other
leading Democrats, the Republicans have made the
strongest nomination for Senator they have made III
many years in the person Of John Ii. DERBY, OF
Sandy Hill. the manager of Howland's great paper
mill in that place Mr. Derby is one oil the most
popular Republicans in Washington County, 50
popular that ex-Congressman Burlelgh, OF Whlte'
hall. predicted on Saturday last that MIR. DERBY
would have 3 600 majority in Washington County,
and he called upon Rensselaer, County To hold GOWN
the Democratic majority of that county.
The Democrats have nominated MIchael T. Coi-
Inns of Troy for Senator. He has twice been
elected Senator from the district but when he ran
for Congress in district composed OF the same
counties. Washington and Rensselaer,, last fall ne
WAS defeated The Republicans attributed the
defeat of Collins not only to the strength OF their
own candidate John A. Quackenbush, but also 10
the passage of the personal registration law
Of 1890 That law struck off the registration
hooks the names of thousands of dead men upon
which Democratic repeaters had voted Tor years
II reduced the voting to the actual voters In the
distrtc In consequence the vote was as follows