New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-04
HILLS DESPERATE TACTICS.
DEMOCRATS FILLED WITH AMAlEMENl l.

THEY ARE NoSrLUs:ED by THE CALL FOR
MEETING OF XEw-YORK DELEGATES
SOME OF THEIR THEORIES.
r, teen, ., Chairman Edward Murphy's extraor
dirarr order calling together at the Holman House J."
hi. civ on Monday evening the delegates 10 ,n'
memorable National Convention chosen by me mn
Freeze out gathering at Albany on fco'"'i'
started the Democratic politicians 10 thio hc's"uo
hood n guessing harder than has anything else whch
has occurred since the meeting Of that Dody' ~ u ~
srst time in the history Of parties that any sucn Ss
,ns has been called in the state OF New-io anu
a,ur,,,r Tho reason for such unusual action was
o.o,rIv songht Various interpretations were Pi''e"
unon Il and thcy differ widely as DO the "c" WIN
con,nos. the various Democratic factions
Tho leaders OF the Tammony stripe were thrown ,h'o
a cold sweat by the announcement OF 'he "iees'
thew spcedily went to work 10 belifte us
such coolbrowed statesmen as Frank 1. Fi.Aee
d Thomas F. Gilroy said that the only op]ec' u" VIC
ras n get the delegation together for routine WIZ
r., Gould he done much better hero in Newforh TIA"
r., thu bustle and confusion OF Chicago OIL INC e'o "
tho convention, and With much more co'"io''' 49,
Fit,gerad thought. The routine WORK ""o .nh
-. tho ,nportionmcnt OF necessary suOco"'ii'. -
tho selection Of the proper men to serve on '"e So
n,,,tc,s In the National Convention, ana ma"o'o VI,
,hot .or, Inst as II all this business was no. se''
- ,h eh,.f NJ the delegation, with scarcely tne SUI"
h,.nca ~ consultation with the individual me"oer.'
Iieutenan nj. Governor shechan Diahoiy coh'" "a
,hso vicws NJ the Tammany leaders, lie sau ''''
No nod M, vet received his notice to attend Oh "o"'
evening hut he should walt here now lot Inc nce"e'
80. o,n,or.tons we're so plainly given to blind the
puhllc that the knowing ones In Innmahy o"'No s
mn. heed to them. The general Impression " ,
,h ,ou informed WIS that Mr.. Hrs purpose IN Dr'ns
ing the delegates together here more IMAM ioi"e
before the convention meets II 7" "N
cbanro I'm the programme Which, VIII oi"" -
c,oser TO Ill., and any schemes WHICH nc ,
decide upon for the defeat OF Cleveiihd' EN'"o"e
i'm can have no hope Of the nomlna'o" "''"s'' ="
still believes, 1t was asserted .'a' n..,...n, n,
some other man than Cleveland ior Tr1''"'.'
,,tc,co ~ the New-York delegation VIII imphctb
,oyov his lead II was his last desperate eHor'
to avoid political annhihtion. .. r.
a, tho headouarters Of the AntiInl movement III
wiu,am.st Mr. Murphy's manifesto was interpret.
| ne an outward and visible sign that MI Ii ""O
.ws.tenea.s A prominent member OF the Provisional
state Committee, who Is also deics"'e " C".'e
chosen by the syracuse Convention. said last even
, .ho, Mr. HIPS friends had at last been able
| 90 docinher the handwriting upon the wall ahc
| had tumbcd. TO the fact that the orznmhsuon "
| Tho Cb,caeo Convention was In the hands OF TN
| supporters OF Mr.. Cleveland. TINS delegate pro
duced computation said TO have the approval or eA
w.or Grace which showed that Of the 800 delegates
"
| Ind already been chosen. OF these 'a'
delegates ga or seventy five more than majority
were ayoyedly II Cleveland. The remaining PA were
divided rs follows For ID. II. Ill., 30; Tor horncc
| noies 90 for John o. Carlisle, IL against 'icvc'
,and but not credited 10 another candidate % DOUBT
l 3D. There are still 100 delegates - be chosen OIL
which number at least eighty are clnmed for Cicvc-
land This would take him to Chicago with over ooo
delegates.
| David B. Hill and Edward Murphy know" con
tlpucd this authority that this table can be relied
upon a. substantially correct, and this knowledge IS
the moving clause OF the call for the meeting OF
Wonday evening next Their purpose IL % return to
tho old Tammany tactics OF 1870 1880 and ioot
and they Will try 10 frghten the Democrats OF the
Nation into hunIDaung compromise ana make
leaders OF other states do their bidding IN the con
yention But their game Is thoroughly understood
Thev cannot scare the supporters Of Mr. Cleveland now
any moro than they did In 1854
Friends Of Richard Croker and Hugh McLauehiI
-aid last night that these men wound oppoS any cast
iron plnn which lill might propose a. vigorously n
they did his demand for plcdg delegation lat Feb
ruary and that H would fail N getting the delegates
10 die with him In the lust ditch.