New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-14
" HEN THEY GET TOGETHER THEY FIGHT.
CLEVELAND AND HILL MEN HAVE TUSsLE
IN "A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.

The old Cleveland Hill fight in this state broke ont
c,tctday I'm most amusing way and over such u
.riall and Insignificant place rs stenogiapher to
,erl> lative committee The Joint Assembly and
senate Committee on TIxauoD appointed at the last
session OF the Legislature met at the Hotel Nor
mnndic Yesterday afternoon 20 organize FOR an In
qury which will probably last until the close OF
the coming session OF the Legislature. The mem
hers OF the committee Senators Charles r. Nc
Cleand Of Westminster County; John Ahcarn OF New
Work: Henry J. CoSgcshall. OF Oneida; AsSembiymen
lanes +. Ougley, Of KlnS,: Henry W. Gu"nther' OF
Erie John j. CaSSn, Of Rensselaer,; Nevada y.
Strnnahan of Oswego, and Walter c. Clifford, OF
Chautauqua. All the members OF the committee were
present except Mr. Clifford The first meeting OF
the committee was held with closed doors and 1t was
some time before II leaked ont that there was
4 serious fight en- hand over the selection OF q
stenoerapher Thomas IIasSctt who Is the Official
stcnograrher OF the Assembly, was candidate for
this place lie Is brother Of Edward iElSseti, well
known young mwyer OF this city, and formerly one
Of the leading Ill Democrats Of steubcn County
I'm the absence OF his brother from the county the
stenographer has been active In Mr.. HITS interests,
and he went to Chicago last summer ana there
worked hard for Mr.. HIPS nomination for President
While there he opposed the interests OF senator Me-
Clrlland who doing his best for Mr. Cleveland
II is said that there was personal controversy
between senator McClcand and young llaSSe;t. grow
matter there were any number OF hot arguments
between the friends Of tie rival candi iat'S.
When the committee met yesterday Mr. llaSNe''
had secured pledges from all the rIcmhcr' except
:cnotor Mctlelland and he did not suppose that
the senator would make serious objection to him.
I'm this h. surprised, however Tor he 10 ma
McClrlqnd up in arms. senator Nice LELAND tJm
Mr. Iassett that be did not have any personal Oh
ieciions 10 him. but he wanted the place FOR a mar
NJ Inf, own selection. Mr. IaSsett tod an entirely
different story He said that the senator had In
formed him that he did not have candidate, bat
that NO would get some one 10 beat lln's'u' NhrH
the committee or.anlz,d it adj VIZ. NJ, lie la d emil
man I'm an effort to appcasc him. Eu TINS ala not
have the slightest effect Tae senator sail tina Has
soft could not be the stcnogaphcr and he declared that
he would resign his place the committee IL the
majority Of the members persisted In voing for
him Not one OF the committeeman dc'crtef the cause
If IIassett As all Democrats upon II With the cN
c.ptIon If McClclland are lin men, and they would
have stuck TO Hasset until the last II he hnl
asked them TO d. so. When he learned, however
TINT senator McClcand Threatened 10 resign from
the committee II he was selected, laaSru promptly
released all his friends from their p"ee, 10 nm
Ihcn the committee selected CleNeai d MCC'ehahi
man I'm the person OF W. J. Mllllsan, OF Noun
Vernon Ex-senator Thomas J. C:caner OF TINS ci'y,
Ind Andrew Hamilton. of Albany, were chosen at
torncys for the committee go
Today the committee will get TO work al p
M nj The Hotel Metrvpole. \ number OF witnesses
have been subpOcnaed 10 testify In regard 10 the
question Of taxation.