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Among tbem was Edward B. Whitney,

Among them was Edward B. Whitney,
of Brooklyn. Mr.. Whitney, on being
shown the interview of yesterday with
Edward Murphy, Sr., did not hesitate
to freely express his opinion. He said;
"Mr. Murphy in his interview seems
desirous of giving the impression that
the leaders in the May convention
movement have been In the habit OF
opposing Democratic State tickets In
New York, and particularly that OF
1891. As to this, l can only say that
Mr.. Murphy knows very we'll the fact
to be contrary as l can state from
personal knowledge.
Last fall Mr.. Murphy and the State
Committee were very anxious TO make
the fact as prominent as possible that
Mr.. Fairchild and his friends were
warmly supporting Governor Flower
and the Democratic State and LeRisla-
tive ticket. To that end the State Com
mittee requested me to prepare an ad-
dress to the Democrat and independent
voters of the State for publication. L
did prepare that paper and secured the
signatures to it, and had several inter-
views about it with the Chairman OF the
Democratic Campaign Committee, at
some Of which Mr.. Murphy was pres
ent. The address was published In
New York papers on October 26, 1891,
having been given out TO the papers by
the Democratic State Committee, with
the statement that it was one OF the
most important events OF the campaign,
Among the signers were the follow
ing delegates from the Syracuse con-
vention to Chicago: Charles S. Fair
child, Fl. p. Boyesen, Edward b. Whit
ney, Fred w. Heinrichs, Edward Nj.
Shepard, G. Z. Peabody, r. D. Wood
ward and many others. Mr.. Murphy
knows very we'll that there were no bet
ter workers for the Democratic party
than these men.
"Mr. Murphy says that the rank and
file of the Democratic party are prepar-
ed TO vote against the most popular
Democrat in the country for the PreSi-
dency because they fear his election
would please the Syracuse delegation. L
would simply say to this that II Mr.
Murphy believes what he says, he con-
siders his own followers to be mug
wumps and not Democrats, and that his
interview is an insult to the regular
Democracy to the State OF New York.
There are two men prominent in the
Hill organization who are regarded
with suspicion by the Democracy in
general on this point. These are Mr..
Murphy himself and Lieutenant Cover
nor Sheehan. There is a general i'm
preston in the State Of New York that
they were treacherous to the National
ticket in 1888, and think it not un-
likely that they will be so again this
year if they do not happen to be pleased
with the nomination made, but they will
not be able to carry with them as
many Democrats as they did before and
l have yet to find any evidence that
they would be supported in treachery
by ,Gammany Hall or the Kings county
organization. The man who, pretending
to ce a friend sips his stilletto In your
back, is man who is known only among
Mr.. Murphy's own followers. His
power for evil is minimized this year
by Che new ballot reform act. He Is a
mas who will be treacherous to anybody
andt there is no use trying TO humor him
in i nomination because he will not
knsw until election day whether he will
be rue or false.
'AGvery other Democrat in the State
of ew York will vote for Mr. Cleve-
land il nominated, and he can hold an
independent and Republican vote OF u
size never before known in the Ma
tional campaign. Nobody else can do
this or come anywhere near it. For
that reason, although there are many
Democrats whom | would have had per-
sonally preferred TO Cleveland for a
Presidential nomination, | have no doubt
that he is by far the most available can
didate for the State of New York"
The unusual spectacle Of son OF a
Presidential candidate working against
the interests of his father was to-day
witnessed in the New York delegation.
Shortly after noon Louis j. Palmer,
an attorney of Rock Springs, Wyoming,
one of the active young Democratic lead
ers Of that State and a member of the
recent Constitutional Convention, enter
ed the Hill quarters and at once asked
for Mr. Croker. He was at once con-
Quoted to the presence of the Tammany
leader and introduced as the son OF Gen
eral Palmer, of Illinois. 81 have called
upon you, Mr.. Croker" said Mr.. Palm
er, after the preliminary greetings, ito
tell you that l am Hill man."
''That is right" said Mr. Croker smil-
ingly, Il think all good Democrats
should be for Hill. can't see how they
can be any other way"
"Well | am for him; and | am here to
take of my coat and go to work and do
all l can with the delegates as they
come in" said Mr.. Palmer. IF my
father had been an active candidate for
the Presidency, should have been for
him and done all could in the west,
but as he was practically drawn
out of the race and declared
for Cleveland, that leaves me free to
follow my own judgment l am op-
posed emphatically to the nomination
of Cleveland, and l think the majority
Of the people of Wyoming are with me.
When he became President he filled the
State with carpet baggers and gave all
the offices to people from outside. Har-
rison has done just the contrary, and by
recognizing the citizens Of the State,
has made himself so strong that if
Cleveland should be nominated it would
be useless for the Democrats TO put up a
State ticket"
$50 it would be in the State of New
York, said Mr.. Croker, I'VE have moth
ing against Cleveland, only the people
of New York do not want him, that is
all. Mugwumps and Democrats are
two different kinds of animals, they