New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-10
SHEEHAN'S CHANCE NOW.
WHY HE AND GROVER CLEVELAND ARE
NOT FRIENDS.
Az OLD rruD WHICH MAKES TIE Ex'PEEF'

| Az OLD FFUD WHICH MAKES TIE tA'rHtSl'
Drxr's FRIENDS UNEASY
| H.. o,o,,o, y, william F. sheehan to be chairman
| =, tho C,mnoicn Committee Of the Democrauc s'"'c
Committee was a sad blow 10 the Clcve'anu De""''a-'
| in this STATE. Mr.. Cleveland expected 'a' u" e'
| iirely different man would be scl"cV' io' " ~
| In fact the man had been selected ana hiS """o WIS
presented TO Mr.. Cleveland two weeks ago ior '''
| cleveland,S approval This man was Da'ei :"
! 10 -, wa,,ou, Mr. Griffin last fall was the
| chairman OF the Executive Committee OF the DEMO
cratic STATE Committee and such he had per'o"a'
charge OF Roswell p. Flowers campaign ior "o.o'"o
| SIR Cleveland pleased when senator III, ''e""'
| sk.d him II he would like Mr.. Grlfiin to have per
| sonal charge Of his campaign In this ''a'e' Inc
| free Trade candidate for President re"'''i".'" V.
! course that Mr.. Griffin close personal iriclu
| ., Tho Covernor os the manager OF the campaign In
This state lie knew that the Tact That MI "r'i"'
was nj the head OF the committee IN ise'i "o"o
bring to him the support Of some men VINO 'H'' On
pressed II violent dislike for him. MT o''eianu u
shrewd politician and he knows ihli wen ""'V '''o
weight OF having the closest poiicai menu vi .ue
| Governor with him in his campaign "oula DC n'
| therefore was more than delighted when Mr. 'rnhh
| n,o ,v.s scut 10 him. The chairman OF the Demo
crotlc state Executive Committee had never hihcu
himself 20 closely with the I'LL l"cuoh ~ VI.
party that he could not break away from IL una
run campaign in the interest OF the cAfreNiuo''
Mr.. Cleveland and his friends thought consequently
that he would be Just the man to bring toge'h"r ue
| Two warning factions Of the party In his support"
Grover Cleveland and william +. Shcehan have not
becn al all friendly for many years. ms Is H'c
| that Is well known TO every Hlll Dcm"fh' III .'e
| state The cause dates back TO the lime "heh ''i'
| Cleveland was antl-cverythng candoa'e II" ""so
of Buffalo The ticket which he ran thnt year ""s
| made up OF representatives Of both pohuc'i p''u'''
Mr. Cleveland had been sheriff OF the county Ior one
10 fn 10 nm
70 head the ticket that year. The Independents VINO
nominated him nlso put John {. Sheelan on inc
ticket AS their candidate for County Clerk. John T..
Sheehnn is the brother Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| He has been In politics a good many years. ana lie
| now is a Police Commissioners In this CITY, lie WIS
| appointed through his brothers influence
Grocer Cleveland did not Ike John T. ehc''i"' MI"
| when the committee went 10 him 10 ask him 10 take
the independent nomination FOR Mayor his hISt aueS-
| lion was: "WhO Is on the ticket with me =
The members OF the committee named over INC
other candidates who had been chosen. ana wheh thS
cume 10 John G. shcehnn's name MI CleNchho t'iu
| them that he would not take the nomination unless
shechan was taken of the ticket lie disiked shec-
| ham, and he would not on the same Ticket with
| him Jobn G. sheehnn was forced oil the ticket to
| please Mr.. Cleveland.
The shcchan boys then svoic that they Would some
| dny gci even with Grover Cleveland. They have
worked against him In this state night and day since
/ that time. Last fall when William r. shechah he
Lieutenant Governor. candidate for the onico
| which he now holds. Cleveland men in Erie County
worked and voted against him. His vote there eil
| con.Idcrnbly below that OF Mr.. Flowers.
Mr. Shcehans selection Ia run Mr.. tleveland's cam
pagn In this State Is said 10 be formal notice from
the mn men to the Cleveland that the bosses OF
the regular organization do not want any interference
| from the -anti-snapprrs- who have put up state
committee with complete organization ia me bcv
| cnl countic, TO- the state. There Is probably no
| man In New-York whom Mr.. Cleveland would rather
| see ont OF q position ~ power than William !.
| Shcehan. Mr. Sheehsn's friend, do not love SIR.
| Cleveland, and the Cleveland men from BlTalo to
| New DIRK fairly hate Mr.. shcchHn.