New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-27
DISMAY AMONG DEMOCRATS.
FRIGHTENED BY THE FIGHT IN ERIE
COUNTY.
THE LEADERS FEAR THAT IT MEANS AN UP
RISING OF ANTI-SNAPPERS ALL OYER
THE STATE-DoN NJ. DICKINSON
HURRIEs TO GRAY GABLES.

THE sTATE-DoN NJ. DICKINSON
HURRIEs TO GRAY GABLES.
Just before william II. Grace left this city for
Saratoga he declared alphabetically that the anti
snappers' not dead and that their organization
which constructed last spring for the sole pur-
pose OF killing of David B. Hill and his friends, would
not be dlsbandcd to please either william c. Whitney
or Tammany Hail. In Erie County the fight between
the Cleveland and the Hill men has been carried
more bitterly than in any other part OF the State.
william F. Sheehan. who is now the Lieutenant
Governor and the Chairman Of the Campaign Com
mlttec Of the Democratic state Committee for years,
had all OF the State patronage of western New-York
under his control to be used In replacing Cleveland
men with Hi men I'm the Erie County Democratic
machine. BY the OF this patronage which David
d. Hill turned to him and by sharp political
work Sheehan finally wrested the county away from
the followers Of Grover Cleveland and turned tho
machine there to the friends OF Hill. When the
"ansnappers' movement first started, Erie
County among the earliest counties In which
there was an organization against Hill. All other
Cleveland Democrats there Joined In the movement
heartily and vigorously. The Erie County machine Is
now I'm the hands OF William +. Sheehan, but there
Is hardly Cleveland man in the county who would
trust him any farther than he could be They
have remembered that Mr. Sheehan some years ago
swore to get evenD with Mr. Cleveland because
he once refused to run upon focal ticket unless
John c. Sheehan brother OF the acknowledgements,
who had been named for "A county office, was taken
of the ticket. They also remember that william +.
Sheehan loves David y. Hill as much rs he hates
Grover Cleveland After taking all OF these things
into consideration the Cleveland men OF Erie County
have started ont to prove the truth OF the asser-
ton made by william r. Grace that they were not
dead.
The circular letter which issued from the
HEADQUARTERS OF the Erie County Democracy ON
August IL and which appeared publicly for the hrst
time yesterday, Il indication that they Intend to
take a more active part in tho campaign than tho
managers Of the Democratic National Campaign would
like them to take. This circular was sent out 10 the
members of the "ant snapper organization in Erie
County and il declared that there only one course
for the friends of Mr.. Cleveland to pursue. and that
was TO organize outside OF the regular organization In
every county In the state. This was Just what Will
lam Il. Craze threatened when Ire complained that
there was too much OF william C. Whitney and Tam
many Hall In this campaign to sIit the "anti-s snap
pers.o Both Mayor Craze and Charles S. Fairchild
who Ia chairman OF the "anti snapper state Com
mittee were left out when the managers OF Mr.
Clevelands campaign were selected. Mr. Farchih
has been keeping painfully quiet, quiet that those
who were instrumental In having him and the eX
Mayor set aside, have been looking for some move
ment upon the part OF the organization OF which they
ore the leaders against tho regular machine Tile
Ifil men all along nave reared that tne CleNeanu
following would endeavor TO wrest the control OF the
state machine from them the strength OF their
leader Mr. Cleveland, being the candidate for PTeS-
dent, and TO prevent this, both ex Mayor Grace ana
Charles :. Fairchild left OF the National Demo
cratic Campaign Committee and from the State Cam
palgn Committee These men and their following
were expected TO be kept In line for the entire
Democratic ticket both state and National, on the
ground that any movement on their part against
the state bosses would result IN the knitting OF Mr.
Cleveland by the regular machine Democrats.
At the Democrat National headquarters The cir
cular calling together the members OF the " AMI
snappcr' brigade, OF Erie County, was read yesterday
With dI,may There was hurriei consultation
among the members OF the National Committee VINO
were In town. The wires between Buffalo and the
Headquarters building iu Fifth ave. were kept busy
for a time, and 1t is understood that some OF the
leaders In this movement were summoned to this city
10 explain what Is intended In this open fight against
william +. Shechan In his own county The Demo
crnts who IN the Democratic state committee
Headquarters I'm the Hoffman House pretended to treat
the circular more rs n Joke than anything else, Dut
no there who could speak for the members Oh
fho state Committee. II was given ont, however.
that tho AntiSnappers' would he answered In a lew
DAYS Ly n formal statement which would De lssled
by the State Committee In the meantime an EFFORT
Viii he made by Mr. Clevelands campaign managers
10 prevent any further outbreaks OF the Anti
SnappcrS" In the state. They fear That II THIS move
menJ once got under way again, such an Internal
fight among the Democrats IN ms STATE wod De 'le
outcome Of 1t that Grover Cleveand's chances Of
carving New York would be reduced 10 nothing Don
VI. Dickinson, the chairman OF the Campaign Committee
OF the Democratic National COMMITTEES, hurried or
10 GRAY Gables last night for consultation with Mr.
cleveland on the question OF suppressing his Anti
snapper friends. lie Is expected to return from
he Chairman IIarrity and William G. Whitney hope
viii subdue them.