New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-15
TAMMANY AND MURPHY.
THEY COMMAND AT SARATOGA.
GOvERNORSENATOR HILLS DOWNFALL AS
DICTATOR OF HIS PARTY.
COUNTY DEMOCRATS TO DE EXCLUDED FROM THE
CONVENTION AT THE DEMAND OF THE WIG
WAN BossES-THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
COMMITTEE oBEYs THE wIGwAM
BOSSES - SCENES IN THE
CONVENTION CITY.

BOSSES - SCENES IN THE
CONVENTION CITY.
Saratoga, Sept 14.-Davld B. Hill as a candi-
date for President is upon the downward grade.
For six years he has been the dictator Of the
Democratic party in this State. He named its
candidates for State Offices he wrote its plat
forms. Lately he has aspired to the Presidency
and has sought 10 bend everything political in this
State 20 promote his candidacy. II was at this
point that his lieutennnts threw off his authority
lie would have had the Democratic party nominate
some man for Governor who would be his plant
instrument In compelling the New-York Demo-
Gratis 10 support him for the Presidency in 1892
The leutenants quietly brought forward Roswell
=. Flower as their candidate for Governor, and
compelled Mr.. Hill TO accept him. Nothing is
more notorious among Democratic politicians than
the fact that Roswell p Flower is himself a
candidate for President. lie intends to use the
Governorship as a stepping-stone to the nomina-
ton for President Mr.. Hill has thus been forced
to consent TO the introduction into New-Iork
politics of a rival TO himself for President. Nor
in other matters which will be decided
by the Democratic State Convention which meets
here tomorrow has Mr.. Hill been more successful
He attempted at the last hour before the conven-
tion met to persuade his lieutenants to set aside
William Z. Sheehan who has been faithful friend
to him, as a candidate for observation-disclosures
Here again Hill found that his power to command
the leaders of the Democratic party and have them
obey him had departed. These leaders Richard
Croker, of New-York. and Edward Murphy. jr.
of Troy fatty refused in Albany yesterday, in the
Governors presence TO use their influence to defeat
Slr Sheehan. Instead, they told Mr. Hill that
they should support Mr.. Sheehan and should
nt-(fO
Mr.. Murphy and Mr. Croker departed from Mr..
Hills presence after this rebellion and he realized
that he was helpless to overrue their decision, he
must have had very q" bad quarter of an hour
in which there were doubtless thoughts about the
transformers of political power.
HILLS EFFORTS TO REGAIN HIS AUTHORITY.
To-day Mr. Hill made an effort to reassert his
authority. He sent his private secretary, Colonel
L. S. Williams, here to communicate certain wishes
of his to Edward Murphy, jr., and Richard Croker.
What these wishes were soon was indicated by
movement Of the Hill workers to nominate Isaac
H. Maynard for Attoney-General. But Mr..
Murphy and Mr. Croker plainly were in mood not
TO heed Mr.. Hill in any respect, since they pub
icly stated that they were opposed to Mr.. May
nards nomination, and considered that it would
be unwse What was worse in the eyes of the
faithful Hill henchmcn. Mr.. Croker, speaking
clearly for Tammany Hall. announced that he
favored the nomination of Simon w. Rosendale
Tonight Mr.. Hill, it is said, will make last
effort to direct his former followers by sending
to them a party platform in which there will be
a plank leaning toward the free coinage of silver.
Mr. Hill, Of course thinks it would aid him among
the Southern and Western Democrats rs candi-
date for President if he could persuade the New
York Democrats TO take a step toward the free
coinage of silver. Even "straddle" upon the
subject of silver coinage, in the opinion of the
Hill Democrats, would give n push to his
candidacy in the Southern and Western
States Congressman Benton McMillin, of
Tennessee, candidate for Speaker of the
House of representatives, came here
to-day at Mr. Hills SUGGESTION 1t is believed, to
use his influence TO secure the adoption of a
free-conagc plank Senator Colquitt, of Georgia,
was recently in Albany and there, it is said, per-
shaded Mr.. Hill to attempt TO obtain the adop-
tion by the New-York Democrats of an equivocal
plank upon the subject of the free coinage of
silver While the attitude Of Messrs. Croker and
Murphy toward Mr. Hills financial plank is un-
certain. this much is known, namely, that q
GOOD many Democratic business men have come to
Saratoaa as delegates to the convention expressly
to oppose the bdOption of any plank favorlng
even indirectly the free coinage of silver Men
of the high class of Henry II. Beekman, Conrad ~
Jordan and j. Edward Simmons, of New-lorK
will fight free-sver plank, or even the shadow
of free-silver policy, to The death If the COM
mittee on Resolutions should adopt such plank
they would fight it upon the floor of the con-
vention. and there would be division among
the New-York Democrats like that which now
divides the Ohio Democrats and paralyzes Gov
crnor Campbels canvass 1t can he predicted
that there will be an intense conflict before the
Committee on Resolutions if Mr.. Hill persists In
his resolution TO have the Democrats OF New
York look with some favor upon the free coinage
of silver.
THE GOVERNORS CHEsTNUTS REMAIN IN THE
FIRE.
1t was reported this evening at o'clock that
Colonel T. 5. Williams, the Governors private
secretary had, after journey to Albany, returned
TO Saratoga with draft of proposed PLATFORM
and that one Of these planks was straddle' on
the silver coinage question. This plank, it is sald
was read to Edward Murphy, jr.. and to Mr. Crit
fin, the personal representative of Roswell +.
Flower here, and was dsapproved of by them
Mr. Flowers friends thcn it is reported, suggested
that all references TO National questions, whether
in relation TO silver coinage to the tariff. should
lie omitted from the platform, and that the
blanks of that instrument should deal solely WIN
State affairs. Such an avoidance of the silver
DEVIL Mr. Flowers friends argued would put
him in a favorable position to seek nomination
for President next year a candidate who had
not committed himself either for or against silver
But this programme of Mr. Flowers friends does
not meet with the favor either of Mr.. Hill or Of
Mr. Cleveland. They dcnOunce it as "a cowardly
evasion Of the leading issues Of this falls cam
paign Mr.. Cleveland's friends are especially OPP
posed 10 a suppression Of any mention of the tariff
As for the free-coinage natter they think that the
Democrats Of New-York State should speak out
boldly against the silver heresy. II they do not
as plainly favor an honest dollar as the Repub-
licans do in their platform adopted at Rochester
last week, the Cleveland Democrats argue that the
Democratic party will lose the votes of many
Democrats who do approve of the Republican
policy in this respect. The platform is thus In
dispute at all points, and from present indications
will be a matter Of discussion until the conven-