The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-01
CLEVELAND IN NEW YORK
BE HOLDS CONFERENCES WITH
PARTY MANAGERS.


National Committee - Also Con-
ferring With the State Committee of
New York - The Ex-Presidens De.
clined to Discuss Local Politics-He
Believes His Prospects Good for
EIection-Complications Arising Out
OF the Action of the County Demo.
cracy-The State Committee Fail TO
Nominate a Chief Justice OF the
Court of Appeals.
NEW YORK. Sept. 3d. Ex- President
Cleveland arrived on the Fall River Line
steamer Pilgrim to-day. About 200 persons
were on the pier to receive him. He was
driven to the Victoria hotel. The first man
VINO called was William r Grace. who had
a long interview with the ex-President.
This afternoon sll the members of the
executive committee Of the democratic
national committee who are in town called
on Ex-President Cleveland at the hotel.
They remained with him for over an hour.
Ihey were Chairman Harrity, Don NJ.
Dickinson, Secretary Sheerin, Arthur p.
Gorman, Calvin L. Brice, Josiah Quincy
and Bradley b. Smalley. They left the
democratic headquarters in twos and threes
and all got to Cleveland's room within halt
an hour of each tOther. Before
William G. Whitney sent up his card
to MIR. Cleveland and was Immediately
ushered upstairs. Mr.. Whitney said to the
reporters before going up TO Mr. Cleve-
lands room: "Well, did l not tell YOU toe
anti-snappers would be in line" He re-
fused, however, to discuss the third ticket
question in New York. Lawrence Gard
for r,Fk h. NJ
OF Democratic Clubs, was another Of Mr..
CIevelands callers. He said he had not vet
asked Mr.. Cleveland to address the oonven-
tlon OF democratic clubs on Tuesday night.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCES.
The principal conferences with ez>Pres.
ldeut Cleveland during to-day were those
or the national campaign committee and
the state committee OF the state Of New
York, and delegations from the states of
Iowa and Kansas. These were merely calls
OF ceremony, but political conferences,
important TO those engaged in them and 10
the entire country. The first of those con-
situations with the presidential nominee
was that Of the democratic national CAM
paign committee, which was represented by
Messrs. harrity, Dickinson, German. Shee-
han, Brice. Whitney, Smalley and Ouincey.
All the members Of the committee were
present, with the exception of Senator Ran
SSAANs "t@N - puAShAAAe IA -NOEAu
and Congressman Cable Of Illinois and w ali
Of Wisconsin, who are busy with the man
agement Of the affairs Of the western bu-
Ieau.
The campaign committeeman were ac-
companled by ex-United States Senator
james B. Bustis of louisiana. This con-
sultation, whioh lasted for about two hours
was followed by conference with the
members of the state committee of the
state OF New York
THOSE PRESENT.
At this there were present on behals Of
the state organization tho following state
committeeman Charles Barnum, Charles
NJ. Preston, Samuel J. Tilden, Edward
Murphy, Jr.. James Il. Manning, James
TalmadEe, Daniel G. Griffin. Charles Durs-
ton, John F. Lannigan. Alexander c. Eus-
tace, Patrick Moloney, John M Wiley,
Augustus Schew, Richard Crooker and VI -,
Bourke COCHRAN.
The Iowa delegation which consulted
with the presidential nominee was com
posed Of Charles ID. Fullen, chairman of the
state committee, n. w. McIVer, chairman
of the state league of democratic clubs:
Henry Stivers, editor Of the Des Moines
Leader. and Col. s. II. Mallory. Their
visit was followed by that OF Gen. Charles
w. Blair, national committeeman for the
state Of Kansas, and Col. W, G. Jones
chairman of the Kansas state committee.
who also conferred for some time with Mr..
Cleveland.
THE THIRD TICKET.
Matters pertaining to the state campairn
we're dbcussed, chief among which was the
proposed ticket to be placed, in the field by
the New York city and county democrats.
Pressure was brought TO bear on Mr.
Cleveland to use his influence in
discountenancinR the movement Mr..
Grace remained with Mr. Cleveland
over an hour to-day aud after the confer
ence, he said: "I had long talk with him
on the political situation throughout the
country. He told me his prospects OF cleo
tion were splendid, judging from the re-
ports he had received"
ibid you discuss the question Of an indie
pendent democratic ticket 10 this city with
Mr.. ClevelandP
"No, did not mention it. l don't want
to embarress him.
WAS the subject mentioned by Mr..
Cleveland"
80, no. We only talked about the gen
ersl situation. You see, it would not he
right to embarrass Mr.. Cleveland bv ask
ing him to decide purely local question. l
am too much interested IN the success of the
national ticket to mention the local affairs
TO him.
'Was Chairman Dickson Of the national
campaign committee present at your con-
ference with Mr.. ClsyelandP'
He was there art Of the time"
ibid he mention the local sItuationp
TALKED ABOUT THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
80, no, sir. We only talked about the
national campaign. don't think Mr..
Cleveland ought 10 be asked to interfere in
any way in these local affairs. l am sure 1
shall not ask him."
"Do you believe there will be an inde-
pendent local ticketp
Cant tell yet," aud then Mr.. Grace hur-
ried to Broadway photograph gallery to
be photographed, he said. He has been in
tending for some time to have a new picture
made.
Mr.. Cleveland said, after the conference.
that he could not talk about the local polit-
ical situation.
Throughout the evening William c.
Whitney never left MIR. Cleveland's room,
but remained with him, materially aiding
in the entertainment of callers.
To add to the interest which kept Mr..
Whitney in constant attendance was the
fact that the action OF the state COMMITTEES
had been foreshadowed, and the fact that
the crisis had beeu reached in New York
state poltics-the state whose electoral
votes it is so important to secure. During
the evening representatives Of both the re-
pular state organizations aud those whose
svnpathies were with the leaders in the
acf1ea mo Oyameub cai1ad