New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
NEW YORK'S DELEGATES BUSY.
SEEKING HARD TO MAKE PRosELYTEs.
EACH FACTION APPOINTS COMMITTEES TO MAKE
AN ORGANIZED ATTEMPT TO WIN
VOTES FOR ITS SIDE.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.I


Chicago. June ls.-Both the David B. Hill del
egation and the Cleveland delegation from New
York State held meetings to-day and organized
their forces for the fight. The first fo meet were
the Cleveland men They met in the big parlor
of the Grand Pacific Hotel, which had been pref
rlv decorated with flags The walls Of the room,
Of course, are plastered with portraits OF EroFcr
Cleveland Over the door is a large sign
Of canvas, upon which is inscribed the words
| . N.vNork Dcpcation These words cause u
good deal Of anguish of heart among such of the
i'm delegates from New-York as happen 10 enter
the Grand Pacific Hotel, the lower lobby of which
is also adorned with portraits OF Cleveland alone
The chief organizer Of the Syracuse convention.
e> NIavor William r. Grace, Of Ncw-lork, was
prcsent at this frst meeting Of the contestng
delegation, and directed its proceedings His was
thc master hand that provided for the appoint
fncnt of an Executive Committee OF eleven to Or
ranizc the men for the work 10 be done. Inc
members of this committee are +. Ellery Ander-
SON Colonel Robert Grier Monroe, Herman Rid
der Edward b. Whitney and X. ID. Woodward,
of Ncw-York Edward NJ Shepard, of Brooklyn;
William A. Beach, OF Syracuse; William n
poucber of Oswego: ex-State Treasurer Robert A.
MAXWELL of Batavia; Franklin ID. Locke, of
Buffalo, and Frederick A. Fuller, Jr, OF James
town. This committee met and appointed sub
committees TO visit various State delegations and
70 urae the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland.
MEETING or THE HILL MEN.
A little later the Hill delegates from New-fork
met in their fine room in the Auditorium hote.
The meeting was attended by Edward Murphy,
ir.. and General Daniel NJ Sickes as delcgates-at-
large and by forty-eight district delegates The
chief delegates present were Richard Croker, w.
Hourke Cochran, John r. Fellows, Robert g.
Roosevelt. John Fox; De Lancey Nicoll and Henry
ID Purroy. of New-York; George NJ Beeoe, OF
Monticello: Samuel j. Tilden, Of Chatham; James
II Manning. Of Albany John Foley, Of Saratoga
Snrinps: Clinton Beckwith, Of Herkimer, eX-
Mavor w. b. Kirk, of Syracuse; State treasurer
Danforth. Controller Campbell, Secretary OF State
Ricc and Lieutenant-Gov William F. Sheehan.
Speeches were made by Croker, Sheehan ana
Cockran. declaring that the delegation must 90
10 work in systematic manner for David b. Hi.
A a resuIt of the speeches the seventy-two dele
oa,cs Of New-York were parcelled out into groups
with various duties to perform One set OF dele
oates was instructed to visit such anf such hotes
70 have talks with such and such delegations
- other States in favor OF Mr.. Hills nomination
These various committees were so divided that
tho headquarters Of all the State delegations were
o. no visited by some one Of them.
rbese committees at once began their work, but
.hov wore not able TO do much to-day, since O
oood MANY of the State headquarters have noc
r., been opened Everywhere Hill shouters
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