Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
BOILERS TO CONTEST
A Demand from the SyracusanS at
Chicago for Seats.
NO GREAT FIGHT PROPOSED.
Though Mr.. Grace Says There VIII
Be War 10 the Knife.
MR.. CLEYELAND'S STRENGTH $50.
SoIt Is Put Aflu Careful Computation by
the Whitney Conference,
TIE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Owens, of Ky. stevenson. of HI, and VIII
son, of w. Va. Probabilities for Chair
H..a
Mr.. CLEVELAND'S STRENGTH $50.
@It Is Put Aflu Careful Computation b,
the Whitney Conference
TIE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION,
Owens, of Ky. stevenson. of H., and VIII
son, of W. Va. Probabilities Tor Chair
transformation CROSSWORD.
rBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l

CHICAGO. Ill. June 1s.--Charles s. Fair
child. chairman OF the New York contest
ING delegation, has written O letter to CAL
van S. Brice, chairman Of the National
Committee, demanding seats for the dele
Gates appointed by the Syracuse conyen-
ton and for altcrnates. This is the hrst
formal step taken 10 contest the rights OF
the regular delegation to seats. The letter
Is as follows:
TO ne Hon. Cdlrin s. Brice, Chairman
National Democratic Committee;
"Dear Sir.-In behalf OF the New York
delecstes selected az the Democratic State
Convention held at the city OF Syracuse
on Nav 3lst last. | respectfully request
tickets for seats IN the national c9nyen-
ton for seventv-two delegates and hfty-
two alternates for the State of New York,
together with FIVE additional tickets for
each of such delegates. The formal Gre
dentials of TINS delegation will DO pre-
sentcd to the National Democratic Con-
veniion in due time.
am, very respectfully.
"CHABLFs 5. FABCHID."
The response 10 this latter was a formal
one. Mr.. Brice acknowledged ITS receipt,
and said that the matter would receive
proper consideration IN due time. 1t was
added that no tickets would be issued
until Monday next.
IRREGULAR, OF COURSE.
Up TO this afternoon no further formal
stems had been taken, and the National
Committee had not received the papers
relating 10 the case from Mr.. fairchild.
MIR. FaIrchild's letter 10 Chairman Brlce
was rather out Of the usual form in
national conventions. Under the method
OF procedure in the Democratic party
there IS no occasion for the pre-
sontation of any contest documents TO
it, SIS officially the National Committee
takes no notice Of the existence OF con-
tests. Its only Official information of q
contest comes when the roll of States IS
called and the announcement IS mace on
the floor. The distribution OF tickets
rests in each State with the member OF
the National Committee from that State.
In New York Northumberland Shee-
han OF Buffalo, one of the Hill Big
Four" Is committeeman, and little doubt
Is entertained as 10 what hlr. Sheehan will
do in the matter, so this may have caused
Mr.. Falrchilds letter, as well as desire to
go formally on record.
r1Esr STEP TOWARD CONTEST.
The letter marks the initial step in
formally opening the ground for contest.
The contest however. viii be tea
partvn instead of a "bull-fght," as had
been expected. For political reasons the
programme Will not be announced until
the last moment. Indeed 1t may not be
announced al all, but permitted to make
its appearance from time to time as the
occasion demands. The understanding,
however. is that no bitter, persistent con-
test Will be INDUCED IN. The matter Will
not be closed, though, and the way Will
DO left open for such action es the exlgen-
cles may demand.
The Syracuse contesting delegates do
not expect seats IL the convention. The
results of that convention will be used for
eff CT only. Political policy requires that
nothing be done to enCender bitterness
between the two factions. The policy OF
the leaders will be 10 avoid an interneclne
strife IN New York state for the control ct
the party organization. The Syracuse
convention will be used as means
OF demonstrating the strength OK
Clevelanl in mis- own State. and this
can PROBABLY be done as well by full
hearing before the convention as by any
other mode Of procedure. For this reason
il Is probable that at the proper time de-
mand Will be made for an open hearing
of the trouble in New York. This hearing
IN the ordinary course OF events would
take place before the Committee on Gre
dentials after its selection by the several
States and Territories, and naturally the
request for an open hearing Will not come
until then.
ADVICE AGAINST CoNTEsTISG.
There are some members of the contest
ing delegation who are in favor of "a fight
from beginning TO end, but they will have
to give way 10 the leaders. Those who
would prefer row are mostly younger
Democrats from New York city. Brooklyn,
and perhaps n few other localities. They
wish 10 capture the state organization IN
this convention and overturn the party
machinery. Some of the closest friends
Of Mr. Cleveland and old and expert
enced men are opposed TO this. and
fear its effect will be to cause q
party split that would make Mr..
Cleveland's success very doubtful IN
case he should win the nomination. An
other reason for not pushing the contest
lies III the opposition to such course by
many of MIR. Cleveland's warmest sup
porters outside of New York. They are
advising against IT. and many OF then
would refuse TO countenance 1t at all. Mr
Don NJ. Dickinson, for instance; said to
day that in his opinion there would be Nc
persistent fight. II am a warm friend o
Mr.. Cleveland" said be. "NobodS
doubts that. But would vote to seat the
regular organization. The New York man
ayers for Mr.. Cleveland are wise men
They will act wisely"
GRACE PROMISES FIGHT.
There was a report circulated to-day tina
the New Aork contest had been dropped
already. EN-Mayor Grace. of New Yori
city. said: You may deny that story mos
emphatically. There Is not the slightes
foundation for any such report. | am no
the sort of a man to drop anything before
get through with it. We have a strong
Il very strong case. and we propose to pre-
sent it like lawyers and like gentlemen
Our contesting delegation Will meet at II
O'Clock Monday mornlng to transact busi
ness and to map out the work Of the con
vention. think Cleveland is going to vii
this fight with ease. He will win ever
though our contesting delegation be mo-
seated"
CQAN COO EtpCT ri ACC