The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-25
WIDENING THE BREiCJT.
The Factions IN the Cleveland Muuwum,
Organization at Odds

Considerable inharmonousncss has boon
developed among tho members of the Glove.
| land Mugwump organization in East -Four.
teenth street. Unanimous. at first. in support
| of Cleveland aud in hostility to Senator Hill.
| two nntagonistic factions havo sprung IN.
| each dsputing with tho other regarding the
course to DO followed. Those who accent
their political guidance from L. Ellcry Ander.
| son. who originated tho May Convention
movement. believe that the workers in the
Cleveland vineyard should stick close to tho
tariff reform fad. and talk about nothing else
They are in favor of doing all their fighting
now. and of supporting. when tho time comes,
the candidate of tho Democracy. whoever he
may be. Mr.. Anderson's followers hal. chiefly
from tho Reform Club. tho Commonwealth
Club. and similar organizations. They believe
in sticking closely to tho peoples cause" as
Cleveland called it Just before the Rhode
Island election. Mr. Anderson is thcr spokcs.
man. and whenever there is anything TO bs
said publicly they believe that he should lie
called upon to say it.
In the other faction arc former County DEM
ocrats who wcro brought in by William Il.
Grace and his chief lieutcnants. Francis NJ.
Scotland Henry II. Beekman. Most of these
new recruits have been. for considerable
time. excluded from the pcrquisites and en-
Joyments of municipal ofIlceholding. and they
are hungry for Il chance to get back into tho
snug places that ilourishcd under the County
Democracy when Hubert .. Thompson was its
leader. They have no abiding confidence in
Cleveland and would as soon SEQ him defeated
FIR denomination as not, if thereby their
chances of getting something locally were to
tariff reform thcy have nothing but con-
tempt. put they are ,huoyol np. or were until
s1 Hmn ty tina noan thn hGm II.
new, movement as it WAS called. was de:
signed for legal purposes. The positive refusal
this year unless patt can pick out the Mayor
the unwllingnrss Of the Anderson faction to
afford them even the smallest crumb of en-
courag"ment Of any future support. except in
tho interest Of Cleveland. is also II dsquieting
feature.
Ii has not escaped notice that when Mr.. An
dcrSon speaks ut meeting Mr. Grace is un-
nvoidahly absent usually and that when Mr..
Grace speaks Mr.. Anderson Is unavoidnbly d.
fnl and eTpcrienced May-movcrs look with ILL
concealed ntsGiyinGs at TIC r.anG,earanco Of
stand-bys in u movement advertised as
resetng , spo Intnnt nonImr uprising
Thny s'G teay ,o " It wgmd hsv OF bSsn
better to have had fewer "x- County unity D Hsg"
SHrs in R9sons wind na t" "y
have not been identified in tn" PUBLIC mind
With a long SUCCESSION OF defeats, Many Of
might impress the. voters in other States with
n great idea OF their Importance even though
few of them are of sunlc icnt political influence
which they reside
TO these rcproaches the members OF the
Grace contingent answer that their champion
would certniniy never have made tho mistake
Of addressing the Democrats Of the Gas House
httlrcd in n swallow-tal coat and wearing
pointed pIatcnt-lcather Shoes and an opera
hat. Much allowance must he made for zeal.
they admit but there is s;ch thing AS carry.
ing zeal for lofty Ioliticnl principles too far.
The fact leaked out Yesterday that when ok
Jud re Murray agreed to 30 in with the Mugs
and 10 take along with him Assemblyman Nc
MunuS Of the Seventeenth district who. rs tho
endorsed and elected by Tammnny last year
in that district. it was agreed that no should
have the support Of tho ClcveanLitos in the
Lcgislntnrc for such measures as McManus or
Murray felt Interested ill., Tho Pledges of the
Clevelanditrs, However. turned out to he al!
a solitary vote IN either branch Of the Legisia.
turc. aud when. Therefore. Mr.. McNIanus voted
WITH u" krHmblicHns against ne lnspectors OF
Albany to oppose. he was the solitary Demo-
crat on that side of the subject: The bill
assed and With 1t passed Mr. M:Manuss
wit bout which he cannot hope to DO elected.
no Democrat having been sent to the Assembly
in Ia" Seventeenth district without II Tam.
many Hall endorsement with tn. memory Of
man. l. Is one Of IL. strnnGholds OF The Wig
VAN CT To- aah to Mr. od Ms"2s. discom;
ward.
broken promises Of the C"v"landics. have
and II .lispiritiug effect on many Of those who
,usird themselves ut first in circr atirG pads
he breach between those who regard Mr.. AM
lcrson rs the better General for tho Cleveland
2rees in My Yorf and l H., who thought
,ibln chance to climb under the tent OF office
,olding even if they had to burrow deep for