New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
"ANTLSNAP." MEN RbTURN IN GLEE.
EX.MAYOR GRACE GIVES ALL The CREDIT FOR
TIE NOMINATiOH Oh CLEVELAND TO
" g WHITNEY.

EX-MAYOR GRACE GIVES ALL The CREDIT FOR
THE NOMINATION Oh CLEVELAND TO
". G. WHITNEY.
The d" anti snapprs7 about $50 strong but inblant
enough for n brendc OF 10000. arrived from Chicago
BY the New-Iork Central road reaching the Grand
Central station before DARK. last evening. Their re-
lolcng over the defeat Of Hill and the hated Tam
manyit-s loud and long.
How lid Won do ~ ex Mayor Grace was asked.
Mr.. Grace proved 70 be extremely modest, and
anxUis ~ give all the praise 10 ". c. whitney 'dnd
the mighty forces welded by him.
We didn't do it, was the ex-Mayors Significant
reply civilian c. whitncy did II. lie deserves all
the credit. and there Is not man among us but Is
willing to taho on hS hat Ia the presence Of the
wonderful cN Secretary Of thr Navy
Mr. Grace added 1--WE delegates from the Syracuse
Convention had nothing to do with tho work OF nom
laating Chs Gland. except In subordinate sense. We
worked only Us missionaries. Wo w"nt ont Into the
highways and byways solely In missionary way
Ia prove that Cleveland NIL right III New
York. When reached Chicago the opinion
prevailed that Cleveland could not carry this state
our first lbor was 10 convince tho different delega-
lions that they were IN error. II was not 80 much
trouble, as most of them anxious to be con
yinctd.'
What Of th. fight made by Tammany iIalli'
""It amounts 10 nothing. Tnmmany Hall sim
ply submitted To tho inevitable it's shrewd poll
tcians might have foroscen II would have tor
What about the municipal elcctoni VIII there
10 "A local Democratic fight against Tammany HALF
Il cannot say yet; nothing has been decided upon
in that line replied the cx Mayor.
Frederic X. Coudcr', T.. Eery Anderson cNSccrc
Sry Charles >. Fairchid, Congressman John Dc VIII
Warner and others OF the "antisnap party said that
they thought that Tammany Hall would work fairly
md .quarcly for Cleveland. II they did. the under
standing seemed D be that local ticket would BIO
run against the WigWam nominations.
william &. whitney. the great boss Of the Cleveland
combination, who arrived In the city In his private
ear an hour before the regular train Of the
"mnt-Snappcrs," lost 10 TINE In getting 10 his home
No. = West Fifty seventh RI. The famous CacSarcan
declaration. came, | saw, COnqurcd" was written
all the handsome features of the exsecretary OF
the Navy. Every movement and gesture Indicated
That Mr. Whltncy had done great thing. But like
other OF mighty influence. he preferred to let
hi, deeds speak for him and proposed to do little talk
ing himself lie regarded the battle OF the campaign
n already more than half won IN Clevcland's nondr
long ago had perceived. Ne had also complimentary
things To say OF Mr.. stevenson. the candidate for
v.ce-prcsIdcnt. lie is directly apprOachable alte
and decided IL said, and his name went through
the convention like wdhre.' Mr. Whitney had no
she'd for poor Governor Gray, VI Indiana who
had been deceived into believing that he was TO
be placed the tail Of the Cleveland ticket But
he had nm cnga cement for the evening and excused
himself after IA few minutes talk.