New-York tribune., 1891-08-31
A DEMOCRATIC FEUD.
Tho WAY HILL AND CLEVELAND FACTIONS
QUARREL IN MONROE COUNTY.
MAKING AN ISSUE OF THE STATE COMMITTEE
MEMBERsI1r-pREPARIyG FOR THE RE-
PUBLICAN STATE CONVENTIONAL
PARTY AT ROCHESTER,.

hofhfoL FEELING IN THE
PARTY AT ROCHESTER,.
Rochester n. " Aug. 90 (spccal.-The faction fight
among the democrats Of Monroe County Is becoming
daily more bitter and must continue to be so for the
contest cannot DC settled this side OF Saratoga The
mn iacuon carried the city Of Rochester and have
delegation favorable to the return OF william H. Tracy
to the State Committee. They were sure OF being
able to carry the Ist Assembly District and on the
day OF the convention boosted that Feckensten did
not know his men and that the Cleveland forces were
to be completely routed. They took the precaution
however 10 get contested delegation from one pf
the towns as q basis for row. If a row was needed
The district convention was held On Tuesday at
Httsford. large crowd OF politicians went down
from here 10 take hand on each side. Tic
venton assembled. Two chalrmen were nominated.
Each mounted the platform and attempted 20 assume
control The result was Shaking OF fist, and wealth
of bad language. An attempt to cxcIud all outsiders
was resisted by the Tracy men from Rochcstef, who
felt that the counrymen did not know enough to
manage their affairs, and things were Just getting
in shape for free fight, when George Ralnes
arose. His plan was by some means or other
to take advantage Of the Flackenstcin men
and get cOtestilg delegation which the Hill
ton would seat. That same h0neyed elOquence that
ran down the beard of Allen c. Thurman and helped
to make him Vice Presidential nominee at ST. Louis.
spread overthc Pttsfo gathering and stilled the
enough for two conventions and the advice acted
upon Each side sent delegates to saratoga and then
adjourned
The Cleveland bitter in their denuncatlon Of
the interference Of the Hill leaders from abroad and OF
the tactics by which IIillsm has been popagated In
the district. one of the prominent Democrats there
Is ex-Assembyman Levi j. DE Land, q large manu-
facturer of Farpor lie is a strong protcctonist and
in 1855 bolted Cleveland, but was most active
T,a fha cav ri
warded him by making him one of the vce-presidcnts
Of the state Convention This raised storm of III
dipnaton among the Cleveland Democrats Of the dis
trIct who called it the wages OF treachery to the
narty,s leader Governor llill also made him tras-
fee of the state Hospital for the Insane at Rochester
no Land has done all in his power 10 keep Tracy on
the State Committee. and his work, In the opinion oI
some persons has done more harm than good.
The Democratic battle-ground Is now transferred 10
the ITId District Valentine Fleckenstein already has
Nve of the ten towns in favor Of making him state
committeeman The contest centres In Wheauand'
Fx-state Committeeman Thomas Brown Is generally
b,e 70 control the tbwn and he Is hard at woh lor
Feckenstein. should Tracy beat MN ana DS So"io
means aIenate few delegate from the O'ier to"S
no might still be able to keep on the state committee
without the contested delegation irom u'e r"'' i'
trIct but the chance - dcSpeia'e' u...,,.
A party Of prominent cidlehs from lioi'o' ,i
anna here q few DAYS ago t. ceebrte the completion
~ q paw railroad from Nunda TO iOIneilsVlne' "h'"
establishes the first direct connection between hoe'
and the Steuben County city ana Df'g' t'ic"i ''''
miles nearer together than tie latter mas mterVo De
to buffalo. The visitors tod U uOuoc' aiho''S '"'
nomocr,ts of seuben There the question AZ Issue Is
49,, r,,torort ioyernorship Mr.. sheehan OF course
-, tho delegates and is bound TO have them' L'Dor
Commissioner Peck is the local boss ~eOrse OI'u'
= voung Iawver of Ilorlellsvlc, has desire 10 NC
Lieutenant Governor. some time ago. IL Is s"'u o,N
told him he would help him In any way po'aioi'
The Labor Commissioner said this because Hc "1s
pood-natlred lie had 10 idea 'Iat VIou'' "'
Iii ey,ect him to keep the promise When Its iu
aluent was demanded he gave surpriScu i'iu'''
Orcutt is now striving to get the delegates III sp.c VI
rock and the razors arc kept flashing Oh both sdo'
Orctt does not appear have any chance OIL sueoeS'
hut many Of the better class OF Democrats are "PpU
ing him in the hope OF cutting PecKs tnroa'' ii''
orncllsville men say that whatever the outcome ero
are many wounded ones VINO will use their DaiiotS on
election day for courplaster.
Nearly all of the boys in this part OF the state are
in favor Of sheehan for LeutenanGOvernor ana there
nv banrs a tale The "boys' are for Ill., but more
than that are for themselves, and are getting IeuS lo
the day when the Hill boom must burst. ie" o'
them here have by mistake allowed the secret ol the
hopes TO be known a little outside Oh ue'
own circle. They have no faith IN Tue lue''
n running IIil for President. They believe
They think that in his heart Till docs not wa'''
Flower and cannot control him. but is content because
he has 10 be- On this supposed independence oi
Flower the Sheehan men are secretly building Iiey
hone that at the proper time he may be led 10 ufo"
David overheard and give his influence 10 Tormah vi
any one else outside Of New-York who VIII owe hl'
nomination TO New York, and take Flower for hls
ossoclate on the ticket. "Then,' say inc DoSs'
we'll have shedhan at Albany, and he's one Oh Us.
perbans Governor Hill suspects this scheme, ana IL
may account for the GOODNESS which some recently
thnurbt they discovered between the statesmen irOm
Elmira and Buffalo - 49,
An attempt was made to start Chaplh Dool hcic
carly in the season. but it never was Warheu l'o ii0
n foct II was put out of the way quickly that ie"
susnccted its having been here and only "h'per so
Id ohout the burial. Some time ago Mayor ChapiI
,na IN George Ranes stating that he wa, canuiua'e
Gov ,overnor and asking the Rochester leader 10 iahe
tha second place with him on the ticket IhIs ah''
Raines He thinks that lawyer he Is IuhS el""
IN Austin Corbn's friend, politician Dy ho Ie''
inferior TO Chapins mentor McLaughiih himself ""'
atnr having been talked Of as ViccPresdentia posi-
60. .h ida ~ beinr LieutenantGovernOr startled
lie repHed 10 Chaplin to the effect that he uious"
a. uavor had suggested ali admirable ticket Dut ti
be names would look better with the oiuer ruNei1
Tlds was a worse chill than the Brooklyn Mayor ooui0
stapd and he did not try to revive the booni' ,,,
Isaac H. Maynard is talked OF mere as /" Po''oie So,
aIdota for Attorney General on the Dcnlocrdtic
,toIet some people say that Governor Hill mas uc
eded to nominate him harmless concession deveo W
oI.nd oppo,ltlon that in some quarters Is ue, R
Slo'cIoef fr Strength 1t IS suggested thdt 'lc
ing has another clever scheme gea tI men ~
which he hopes TO defeat ue Oice c,1arv ciora OF
W,.nard has been beaten LOT secretary ~
Msynaru isyd owing to detection in his own party party
5er in Rochester when the rest OF te t uvhcI & at
through. The desire Is attributed ~ ~ iii INN him rnn
unwiiatng Maynard for the purpose Oh seeing INN MN 49,,
hchind the rest OF the ticket again. anu ~ sno" ~
,aaEness of the Cleveland forces III the Stae' = -
The Democrats III general here are Vs0rVuS;, ,t Pr
testing their belief In the success oi IlclE n1
9mong these Joseph O'COnnor, an antl-Clc'e I
,nmneIat the EditOr of The PostEApIess i silu
iThe Democratic politicians are constantly sa3ims
,bot there is no hope for the Republican ticket tnl'
iaI but il is my impression that IL tlie hepuD &
t nm hig-m minded man, whom the people irust, tley
pI have first-ratc chance of eiectlhB uler ucAe
If they put up one who IS Gt mere @ n,oieS 49, ~
aan or the representative OF small pOhtlcs lhe ls'ue
mo momid be extremely doubtful Tor the democrats
nil,,or man Wnn has hid LUCK III pOllCst awe