New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-02

sighted. E. The party lines being 50 clearly
drawn as they will naturally be this fall, II Is
! safe to say that New-Yorks choice of Grover
Cleveland for President implies the choice of
Democratic Legislature If Democratic stumbling
blocks are to be placed in the way for the choice
of Democratic Assemblymen, they must of neces-
sity prove 70 be equally or more fatal to Dem
ocratic President .. The understanding arrived
at with the State Committee by the good offices
Of ex-Secretafy Whitney and Others for harmony S
sake must be strictly observed. We have as
surance that il is being observed In at least thirty
of the thirty-four Congressional districts. Eric
County must not be an exception TO the rule OF
Democratic good faith Penalty for monochrome
ity to the party usage in this matter would sUely
have its first application in injury TO Clevelands
cause
| Mr. Macks editorial, it will be remarked. con-
| tains a threat that unless the Democratic candi-
| dates for Assemblymen this fall are Loyalty sup
ported by the Cleveland Democrats, the Oieve,
land Presidential ticket will be cut" BY the ii'i
| Democrats This is the more remarNaoie snioe
Mr.. Collins in his circular says nothing ABOUT .hc
| Assemblymen. Mr. Mack thus unconsciously De-
trays the intense and paramount interest lel' pS
the Sheehan Democrats In the election
| of Assemblymen. The secret OF this interest," -
that the Assemblymen vote for unlle' 0.,'eS
Senator the coming winter, and either hos"tH
Flower or Edward Murphy, jr.. is to be eecleu
Senator if the Legislature is Democratic upon JOIN.
| ballot Mr. Sheehan would become Governor Oh
| Nev.york if Mr.. Flower went TO Washington as
Senator. As for Mr. Murphy, it is well known
| tbot Mr. Sheehan is indebted 10 him for his nohi-
nation for Licuienaut-G governor, which was hla"e
by Murphy despite Hills opposition. Mr. Sheehah
thus has feeling Of personal gratitude I" MURPHY
TO inspire him to elect majority OF Dehocfa'"
| Asemblymen and thus elect Murphy as senator
| if that individual desires the ONCE IL HAY Wv
added that Murphy, being the chairman OF the
| Democratic State Committee, Is in positon W
! do o vast amount of work for himself Us Il canoi-
date for United States Senator. and may give the
campaign for Assembymen the precedence o'e'
| the campaign for the Presidential ticket
| IT. would appear therefore, that the fiiii bc"i"
Gratis and the Cleveland Democrats are natnr-
ally disturbed, the former fearing that the Deho-
cratic candidates for Assenblyilien Will not DC
| lvalv supported by the Cleveland Democrats, and
the latter that the Cleveland electoral ticket VIII
not be Ioyally supported by the Hill Democrats.
| A GREAT MANY Cleveland Democrats In BnHaIo
frankly say that they will not give their votes
! 10 certain Shechan men who are already sug-
cestcd for Ass,mbymen There are some h"h-
political for these threats ti'at te9 arr
| m,kinr Buhalo has a new charter and the
| Shccban Democrats have not quite az mnch
pa;ronage as they desire, and therefore say they
! intend TO amend the charter when the Legs
laturc meets With William F. Sherh"n a. Gov
ernor. through Roswell p. Flowers election 10
Senator and bucked by snbsrryient Democratic AS
cmblymen from Buffalo, of course Mr.. Shechan
could modify the charter of Buffalo at will.
| Franklin d Locke and his fellow Cleveland
Democrats here have their own views ms TO tile
way that the campaign for Mr. Cleveland should
he conducted in New-York State, Speaking
about the Democratic campaigl, OH Monday. Mr.
| Locke said There cannot he too much work
| done for Mr. Cleveland. either by Independents
or by regulars. | regre, TO say. however, that
| William C. Whitney is dscouraginG any work
for Mr. Cleveland outside the limits Of the
regular ORGANIZATION. The mis'2lc lac makes IL
| i'm assuming that Mr. Shcehan and Mr.. Murphy
speak for the Democrats Of interior Ncw-iorK
with the same authority that Richard Croker
and Hugh Mclaughlin speak for the Democrats
Of New-Yorlx and Brooklyn. Take Mr. Shechan.
How many Democrats are back OF him in ih'
county Of Erie? Actually, dosnot believe over
300 On the other hand. there were over
$4,000 Democrats oLt IF the $4,000 in Erie
County who signed our rolls when we were obtain
ing signatures Of Democrats last spring who sup
ported the Syracuse Convention movement You
have, therefore, upon Ole side petty b0hy OIL
men CLAIMING 70 be the regular Democracy Of
Erie County, body controlled by Mr.. Shcchan :;
and upon the other the actual Democratic army
of the county. 1t would be absurd under these
circumstances to bow down to the regular
orgsnization and wait until il got ready Ia 20 10
work Whas hds tho Shcehan organization done
thus far? Practically nothing. Ii is true that
there has been "a prc,cncc Of organizing Cleveland
and Stevenson clubs in all the wards and towns.
but when We made an investigation we found
that the actual Attendance at these meetings, upon
the average was only -four or five men. IL was
a mere pretence. | have reports from elsewhere
in the State TO the same effect. that leading Hill
Democrats are seeking TO get control Of the Cleve-
land and Stevenson clubs. and that the clubs are
inactive
"One thing the Hill leaders Seem especially desir-
Gus Of doing, and that is to get hold of every
particle Of money raised for campaign purposes
by the Cleveland people They are willing that
some Cleveland man treasurer should hustle
about and collect money, but then they want
TO expend it. Ny Judgment is that the Cleveland
men i'm the interior Of the state viii formed the
county organizations which elected delegates 10 the
| Syracuse convention should set their Organiza-
tons at work without regard TO the HI Demo-
Gratis who may be in control Of tho regular organ
zations in the various counties In this county
| the Sleehan committee, headed by Mr.. IIlha.
| has not done one thing toward the organization
Of the county, although two months have elapsed
| einc. the adjournment OF the Democratic National
| Convention II has seemed 10 us that so far as
the election Of President was concerned It was 70
be allowed TO go by default. and the Efforts OF
the regular Hill organization were to be directed
solely TO the election of members Of the As
| sembly.
"Thc great body of Democrats in Erie County
are chiefly interested In the Presidential election
| end not merely in the election Of Aseemhlymen.
The regular county committee was not elected
| tl,a of
| Mr.. Cleveland. II picked out for very
| different purpose"
| Mr. Locke went to Mr. Iillg, the chairman OF
the Sheehan county committee, last week ana pro-
posed that certain Cleveland men be placed upon
the cam paien committee, but Mr.. Hiilig declined
| to give them any representation. Augustus f.
| Schnn ono of The mnmhers OF the DnnOCIatic St1tc