The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-25

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New YoRK, Feb. 24.-It now trans.
pires, according to q statement pub.
lished this morning, that late Saturday
last and on Sunday morning twenty.six
OF the anti.Hill leaders at Albany wcro
in secret conference in the private office
OF State Senator Chase. During the
conference there came up tho question
ofthe amount OF money that was need
cd. Ex-secrotary Of tho Treasury Fair
childs said no did not think that q
large sum would be required. There
would be some expenses for tho syra-
cusc convention which would BIO easily
met by private subscriptions on tho
spot II necessary.
The intention now Is to elect at SYRIA
cuso May 81 delegation OF representa-
tives, who, upon its arrival at Chicago,
will first make demand OF the national
Democratic committee for recognition.
Whether the delegation will capture tho
committee or not is matter OF doubt.
y Mr.. Grace thinks it is possible. Mr..
Fairchild believes it Is certain. With
the backing OF the national committee
the delegation will be in an excellent
position to appeal to the convention for
its own recognition. It does not expect
to demand that tho Hill delegation BIO
thrown out, but it will ask that both
delegations be seated, each to have q
half vote. Tho contosting delegation
being recognized, nobody would be SO
quick to see its influences as Tammany
Hall. With the endorsement OF tho
national convention it would be posi-
bio for this new machine to return to
New York, and especially New York
City, and to create an opposition to
Tammany Hall. Tammany could not
accuse it OF being an unwarranted op.
position. The reply would be, eve
have tho warrant OF the national con-
vention."
Tho instant tho delegates got such
recognition from International conven-
ton they will be in position to say to
Tammany 1--WE are on your flank. We
can go back to New York City and cre-
ate an organization that wouldworry
you nightly in the fall elections.
There is no organization in tho New
York City Democracy which amounts to
anything which Is not opposed to you.
We can even name man for mayor.
run him as an anti-Tammany candidate,
and he will BIO the only man in the OPP
position whose brains you respect and
whose courage you have tested to your
sorrow before"
1t is believed that Mr.. Croker, know
ing the immense value OF which the
recognition OF the national convention
would prove to those who contemplated
an opposition organization to Tam
many, would hasten to make terms.
Tammany would far rather, it is be-
lieved, have clear field in New York
City next fall than play tag to Gov
ernor Hills ambition and run the risk
Of seeing Mr.. William r. Grace a can
didate for mayor, with all his prestige
and influence and with the recognition
OF the national convention behind him.
At all events this is the politics which
is in the movement, Tho aim is to Sc
cure recognition by the national con-
vention and to secure it upon the basis
of an enumeration OF Democratic voters
throughout the state, and with such
recognition to mako a break in Hills
I forces, especially in the direction OF
Tammany. II these things can be
done, the boilers believe that they will
j. have played politics to overmatch HilPs,
and while it may not make the NOM
ination of Cleveland possible it will SO.
cure at least the nomination Of q Clcve-
B land man.