The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-18


only say that Mr.. Murphy knows very well
the TACT TO be contrary. as can state from
personal knowledge. Last fall Mr. Murphy
and the state committee were very anxious
TO make the fact as prominent as p0ssibl
that Mr.. Fairchiid and his friends were
warmly supporting Governor Flower and
the State legislative ticket. To that end
pare an address 10 tho Democratic and in
publication. did prepare that hat
paper and secured the signatures TO
! IL and had several interviews about il With
the chairman OF the Democratic campaign
| committee. at some of which Mr. Murphy
was, present. The address was published
| IN the New York papers on Oct %, 1891,
having been given out to the papers by the
Democratic State committee. with the
statement that Ii was one of the most lni-
| portant events of the campaign Among
/ the signers were the following delegates
| from the syracuse convention TO Chicago:
Charles ;. Fairchild. IL. III. Boyesen. Ed
| ward Is. Whitney. Fred w. Heinrichs Ed
| ward NJ. Shepard. T.. +. Peabody. X. ID.
| Woodward and many others Mr. Murphy
knows very we'll that there were no better
| workers for the Democratic party than
\ these men.
| TIE OTHER FELLOWS CALLED MUGwUMPs.
Mr. Murphy says that the rank aud file
OF the Democratic party are prepared TO
vote against the most popular Democrat
in the country for the presidency, because
they fear his election will please the S. ra-
cuse delegation. L will simply say to this
that, If Mr.. Murphy means what he says,
he considers his own followers to DO mug
| wumps, aud not Democrats, and that his
interview Is an Insult TO the regular
democracy OF the State OF New York.
| lhcre are two men prominent In the
| Hill organization Who arc regarded with
suspicion by the Democracy in general on
A "a r.
himself aud Lieutenant-gOvernor Sheohan.
There is a general impression in the
state OF New York that they were
1855. and think 1t not unlikely that they
Will be Sd again this year II they do not
| happen to be pleased with the nomination
| mado. bat tney viii not be able to carry
| with them many Democrats rs they were
| before. and have yet to lind any evidence
that they would be supported in their
| treachery by Tammany Hail or the Kings
| county organization. The man who, pre-
| tending 10 he n friend. slips his stiletto in
| your back is q man who Is known only
| among Mr.. Murphys own followers. His
| power for evil is minimized this year by
the New York ballot-reform act, He il >
| man who will be treacherons Co any body,
ana there Is no use trying 10 bumOf him in
II nomination. because we will not know
until the election day whether he will be
true or false.
| Every other Democrat in tho State of
L
| nominated, and he can poll an independent
| and Republican vote of a size never known
| before IN the national campaign. Nobody
| else can do this or come anywhere near II.
| For that reason. although there many
| democrats whom / would have personally
| preferred to Cleveland for a presidential
nomination. have no doubt that he Is by
lar the most available candidate for the
| State OF New York"
| The leaders of the Hill forces appear to
| have received renewed hopes from the
| events of the past few days, and are work
Ing energotically for their candidate. with
| the apparent conviction that success 10 TO
crown their efforts in the end. The head
| quarters of the Tammany leaders In the
| Auditorium, to-day. were throngsd by
many OF the prominent Democrats now In
the city. Hon. Richard Croker. the Tam
many chieftain. with his assistants, Messrs.
Murphy AMI Sheeban, were kept busy
receiving delegates throughout the day.
YOUNG MAN PALMER FOR HILL.
The unusual spectacle of the son of q
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 WyO.. one of the active young
Democratic leaders of that State and
/ member of the recent constitutional conven-
| tion. entered the Hill headquarters and at
once asked for Mr.. Croker. He was at once
| conducted To the presence of the Tammany
| leader and introduced as the son OF General
| Palmer. OF Illinois 81 have called upon
you, Mir. Croker" said Mr.. Palmer after the
| preliminary greetings. Ito tell you that
am a Hill man"
| ''Tha: is right" said Mr. Croker smiling
ly. 4 think all good Democrats should be
for Hill. and l can't see how they can
| be- any other way"
| We'll, l am for Hill, and am here to
take of my coat and go to work and do all
/ can for the delegates as they come in"
| said MIR. Palmer.
IF my father had been an active candi-
date tor the presidency should have been
| for him and done all l could In the West,
but as be has practically drawn out of the
| race and declared for Cleveland, that
leaves me free to follow my own Judgment.
| am opposed emDbatically to the nomiua-
| ton of Cleveland. and think the MAORI ty
OF the people OF Wyoming agree with me-
| hen he became President he filled the
| state with carpet baggers and gave all the
offices to people from the outside. Harri-
son 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 he useless
for the Democrats TO put up State tic ket."
so IL would In the State of New York"
said Mr.. Croker. We have nothing against
! Cleveland, only the Democrats of New
York don't want him: that is oil. Mug
wumps and Democrats are different kinds
| OF animals; they don't mix well, you know
| 4 De nomination OF Cleveland would sliH ply
mean the destruction of tho Democratic or
| ganlzation as It now exists in the State of
| New York. FairchIld and the rest of these
people who are against us now have al
ways been against us in the State of New
| York. In every victory that have
achieved in that State In the last seven
years we have had these people array ed
against US. think now, in this convcn-
ton, the opinion of the people who have led
the party In those victories should be re-
spected, as they certainly know the
| condition in that State Cleveland
| nomination wouid arouse no enthusiasm.
| When he was President did all could 70
get him To remove the Republica post
master IN the city of New York. bat was
| unable to do so l believe IL he had re-
moved that Republican and appointed u
| Democrat he would have been elected in
| 1883, so great was the dissa Ill faction Great
ell by his action In appointing TO the most
important offices members OF the opposite
party. And then. too, he brought a man
from the interior of the State and appoin L
ed him collector of the port OF New York
entirely ignoring the New York Democrats
Yet 1t appears, Notwithstanding this, that
these Democrats 0f New York. whom he
has treated this way. arc expected TO get
out and work for him again"
That would be a little too much for
human nature" said Mr. Palmer, and Chief
Croker nodded his assent.
MIR. Murphy ex pressed the situation very
properly yesterday said Mr.. Croker.
when he asked how the Democrats of an
other state would feel IL the convention
should thrust upon them candidate whom
they did not want and whom they were
convinced conld not be elected. 1t makes