New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-01
New-York beyond peradventure. They came
out Of the presence" with their tongues in their

New-York beyond peradventure. They came
out Of the presence" with their tongues IN thelr
cheeks.
Mr.. Whitney dined with Mr.. Cleveland alone
After dinner Chairman Edward Murphy, of the
Democratic State Committee Lieutenant-Governor
Sheenan. Richard Croker. w BourSe Cochran and
Hugh Mclaughlin sent up their cards and were
not kept waiting an instant. They did not stay
long All but Mr. Mclaughlin hurried back to
the Hoffman House to attend the meeting OF the
Democratic State Committee.
There was one eminent Democrat in town who
did not call TO see Mr. Cleveland. This was
Senator David b. Hill, who had come to New1
York from Albany on Thursday night and had
gone TO tho Hotel Nomandie. Mr. Hill was up
bright and early yesterday and he had few
conferences of his own. One Of these was early
in the day with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sheehan.
After the Lieutenant-Governo returned to tho
Hoffman House it became known that Senator
Hill had refused his consent to the nomination Of
Judge Rufus W. Peckham for Chief Judge Of the
Court of Appeals. Judge Peckham had been
known to be unfriendy to Mr.. Hill. lie Is q
brother of Wheeler II. Peckham, president OF the
Peoples Municipal League, and had worked hard
TO defeat Mr. Hill for Governor in 1883. Ihe
Pcclham family are generally regarded as ad-
yanced Mugwumps The Senator, it was rumored
at the Hoffman House, was so earnestly against
having the high honor of the Chief Judgeshlp
fall upon Judge Peckham that he was quoteu as
saying that if the Judge were placed In noilipa-
ton, he the Senator, would not make ahO'her
speech during the campaign.
The Democratic State Committee met al 'he
Hoffman House last evening, according u '"o
call 1t was short session OF ABOUT twenty
minutes Chairman Murphy presided, and Charies
r. De Freest was the secretary. Register fltl-
gerald. Police Justice Thomas F. Grady, T.. L.
Fitzpatrick, Richard Croker, Congressman NocN-
ran. Mayor Grant, Police Commissioner Martin
and Corporation Counsel Clark, who was proxy
for Commissioner Thomas F. Gilroy. represented
,New-York City. James Shevlin, acting Tor Hugh
NcLaushlin, and District-Attorney Ridgway were
among the Kings County members Amos D.
Cummings took the place OF William Haihltoh'
the member from the XXAlst District, ana Lieu
tcnant-Governor Sheehan was proxy Tor james
w McMahon of the XAAlNth District D
c. Lulley was proxy for Samuel A. Beardsiey'
of the XXIIId District. Most Of the other coun
try delegates were here in person. Inc session
was held with closed doors and after the com
mittee adjourned Secretary DE Freest said tiia'
no business was transacted except the appoint
ment of W. Bourke Cochran James w. RldgwaS
and William +. Shcehan. rs a COMMITTEES 10 eN
anime the list of Democratic Presidential elector:
and s,.. If any of them were ineligible under tht
law They were TO report at the next meeting
which was to he convened at the call of the
Chairman 1t was said that the committee woulo
meet before the close OF next week. by tna' H.
lime Senator Hill will probably have his candi
date for Chief Judge picked out. and he will be
nominated. -,
Mr. Croker in an interview Yesterday. warmly
npnIaudcd Mr.. Cleveland's decision against an
Inti-Tammany ticket in Ncw-YorIl City.
Tammany don't care Mr.. Croker said
whether a third ticket is put up or not, on
its owT1 account But it does care for the Ma
tonal ticket and for the members Of the Lcgis-
laturc. who will elect United States Senatg
\ third ticket would mean a trading. which might
| result in the defeat Of Cleveland ana the los
of a United States Senator to the Democrats"