New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-20
THE FIGHT IN OSWEGO
A FINE EXHIBITION OF CLEyELAND,HlL
BROTHERLY LOVE.
INDICATIONS OF COMING DISASTER TO n,
COMMERCIAL CANDIDATE OF TAN.


MANY HALL.
Oswego, oct 19.-rhe fight OF the friends and q,
porters Of Grover Cleveland against Charles p DVs
ston the warden Of Auburn Prison, was not uaA
harder or more bitter in his home town than u,s
Oswego County. The Congress district whchk
resents on the Democratic state ticket is mase ID
WAYNE. Cayuga and Oswego counties, and In al
these counties vigorous effort made 10 elsaek
| gates who would not vote 10 continue he IN
warden on the Democratic State Committee. hAa
Of the three counties the Cleveland men anhe
majority and they fairly elected their delegates rg
were not allowed to enter the convention hossu
because the Tammany combination which ran Ut
out the order that no Cleveland men need apply. Ne
state Committee, in making up the roll OF the crr>
ton first took tho Initiative and put the Ckveks
Democrats who were regularly elected, In the posta
Of contestants. The anti-Cleveland and canal nrs
delegates went to the convention from primaries vha
we're illegally held and which were run abslu,es
by Warden DurstOn and his followers. The Commitis
on Contested seats, a large proportion d vha
WIS composed OF Tammany men. went hnga
the mere form OF making investigation. This hstt
ten minutes only and the committee obeyed the I'm
many leaders and reported against the Cleveland Demo
Gratis Further along the farce was carried out oeos
the convention and there the seventytwO TammsnS
with the Murphy and sheehan votes through the ssa
In Oswego County Police Justice C. y. Buger made
the fight against Mr.. Cleveland. He has been ayOrA
by Governor Hill with the canal patronage In this
part Of the State and any who wants work on n:
canal must get Il through him. SO ardent and active
has he been In giving out the patronage In HIS IN
terest that the Cleveland Democrats faeeously style
him the Deputy Governor. He has carried on things
political here with high hand, and he has made enc
mics not only for himself, but for men from whom hen
lie mlaFIV
Oswego County about equals that OF Warden DurSrs
In Cayuga County. They are men Of the same ma
and it Is no wonder that Hill chose them 10 % u
" dirty work" In their respective counties ExAssz
blyman w. A. Poucher has fought Mr. Clevehzs
battles in this county, and he has been cOmpelA
do it without the aid of single political Office Wsa
Hill got control of the canals and put his plant p
in charge of them Of the first things that he al
was to sec TO 1t that but Hill men guard
Ever since that unfortunate day when Superntende
| Shanahan was forced out of Office to make room t
a Hill superintendent appropriations and canal
| tracts have been applied where they would do HID
the most political good Bulger it Will be seen, bad
at his back the canal patronage when he made ~
fight this fall against the ex-President. He used
unsparingly and in spite Of IL was squarely beaten
But there no more room for any more Cleveland
men on the Democratic State Committee TamnanI
Hall on top and Mr. Flower Is Tammanys caudf
date for President.
The result Of the indecent and unfair treatment
which was accorded the Cleveland delegates at To
Tammany Hall convention is one Of the most bitter
fights that ever disrupted county organization u
is war to the death between the two Democrats
factions and tOmahawks and bowie knives in tic
air. The first outbreak after the Cleveland delegates
turned home from the State Convention came at The
Assembly District Convention in the Ist Assembly
District, when the candidate for the Assembly was to
be nominated. The Hill men were In the minority ard
when they that they could not control the con-
venuon and nominate Hill man they resOrted Their
old tactics and made up nmsy excuse fr
bolt from the regular convention Thsn
they held a separate one and named Ludea
Snow as their candidate for member Of Assembly.
His only of strength lay in the fact that A'1
spring he was elected Supervisor of New.Hayen.
Republican town, on account Of fight there between
the Republicans.
The Cleveland Democrats then held a conveuiiOa
as their candidate. In the Id Assembly DsHss
the fight IS more bitter and Il has resulted u
the election OF two sets Of members OF the cJahU
committee. Neither side has dared 10 make nom
lnation, and they only have a day or two en !,
which to file the nominations with the secretary =
state. So gloomy Is the outlook for the staN
OF Watertown, here to patch up Temporary tr rue.
MIR. Porter had TO return 10 WATERFOWL aud repl,
10 his employer that he could d. nothing 10 neg
them. The Cleveland Democrats are not dong mus,
thinking, which IS likely TO result In disaster 70 ti
Wall Street candidate. II the loyalty Of the Ceyeae
men could be purchased 1t might be diGerent ING
are not for sale, and they talk OF going inoo ts
courts and there 10 make hght for their rights
which, the majority, they are entitled. The pcl
ocratic County Committee has not yet Orgamtssss
and its members apparently are waiting for us
Flower barrel to be opened before they become az AZ
enthusiastic.