The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
ANTI-SNAP DELEGATES,
Whitney of Broo klyn Gives Commit
teeman Murphy Fits.

Whitney of Broo klyn Gives Commit
teeman Murphy Fits.
CHICAGO, June II, II p. M.-The dele
gates from the Syracuse convention were a
good deal stirred up to-day over the Murphy
manifesto and number of them were pres
pared with responses to it designed to coun-
teract its effect to show that Mr., Cleveland
was not only the strongest man in the
Democratic party in New York, but that
he can carry the state and would get large
numbers Of independent and republican
votes which no other democrat could get
A number Of anti-snep delegates came in
on o-day's trains. Among them was Ed
ward B. Whitney of Brooklyn. Mr.. Whit
ney, on being shown the interview OF yes
terdsy with Edward Murphy, did not
hesitate to freely express his opinion. He
said: "Mr. Murphy, in his interview seems
desirous of giving the impression that the
leaders IN the May convention movement
have been in the habit of opposing
democratic state tickets in New York,
and particularly that of 1891. Az TO this l
can only say that Mr.. Murphy knows very
well the fact to be contrary, as l eau state
from personal knowledge. Last fall Mr.
Murphy and the state committee were very
anxious 10 make the fact as prominent as
possible that Mr.. Fairchild and his friends
were warmly supporting Gov. Flower and
the democratic state and legislative ticket.
A FAMOUS ADDRESS.
ITO that end the state committee re-
quested me to prepare an address to the
democratic and independent voters of the
state for publication. | did prepare that
paper and secured signatures to it, and had
several interviews about it with the chair
man of the democratic campaign COM
mittee, at some OF which Mr.. Murphy was
Il ILL ~
New York papers Oct. 26, 1891, having
been given out to the papers by the demo
cratic state committee with a statement that
it was one Of the most striking events OF the
campaign. Among the signers were the
following delegates from the Syracuse con-
vention to Chicago: Charles s. Fairchild,
II. H. Boyesen, Edward B. Whitney, Fred
w. Henrichs, Edward NJ Shepard, G. F,
Peabody, K. ID. woodward and many
others Mr.. Murphy knows very well that
there were no better workers for the
Democratic party than these men. Mr.
Murphy says that the rank and 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 would please the Syracuse
delegation. l will simply say TO this that if
Mr.. Murphy believes what he says, he con-
siders his own followers to be mugwumps
and not democrats, and that his inter-
view is an insult to the regular de-
mocracy of the state OF New York
There are two men prominent i'll the Hill
organization who are regarded with sus-
picion by the democracy in general on this
point These men are Mr.. Murphy himself
and Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan."
HILL MEN HOPEFUL
The leaders of the Hill forces appear TO
have received new hopes from the events Of
. ,astf fau dava md ara
getically for their candidate with the APP
parent conviction that success wiA crown
their efforts in the end. The headquarters
Of the Tammany leaders in the auditorium
to-day were thronged by many Of the
prominent democrats now in the city.
Richard Croker. the Tammsny chieftain,
with his assistants, MIR. Murphy and Lieut..
Gov. Sheehan, we're kept busy receiving
visiting delegates throughout the day.
There is much uncertainty about the ac-
tion Of the Illinois delegation. and a mum.
ber Of the delegation OF that state are talk
ing to-day about "e1pediency," and advo-
eating Senator Palmer. Ex-Representativ
Morrison is not in the field as against Mr.
Cleveland. This is stated on the authority Of
Congressman Fithian, who is one
of Mr.. Morrison's firm adher-
ents and belongs to the southern
Illinois wing of the democracy, which is
stoutly for Mr.. Morrison. Mr.. Ffthian TO-
day said: "Mr. Morrison is not IN the field
as against MIR. Cleveland. This morning l
think Mr.. Cleveland has majority of the
delegates. The majority Of the Illinois
delegates are Mr.. Morrison's personal
friends and the delegation will cast
for him If an opportunity should
present itself during the fight.
It was Mr.. Morrison's personal following
who made the fight for Mr.. Cleveland, and,
as a matter Of good faith. we have got to
stsy with him" The Illinois delegation