The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-01
A CLOUD IN THE TAMMANY SKY

A CLOUD IN THE TAMMANY SKY
Our dispatches yesterday Announced
that the anti-Tammany Democratic faction
in New York city have decided, in de-
national committee, to place third party
municipal and county ticket in the field.
The leader of this Democratic opposition
to the Tammany local machine is William
r. Grace. who was the organizer Of the
anti-snapper New York Democracy and
the architect of the defeat of David B. Hill
at Chicago.
The condition on which Tammany CON-
sented to support Cleveland with their
machine was that in the conduct of the
state campaign IN New York the Mugwump
and Grace anti-snapper faction should
be "turned down." and in pursuance
of this arrangement, Grace, Fairchild and
other leaders of the anti-snapper conven-
ton were turned down." and it was fur
ther insisted that there should be no anti
Tammany local third ticket placed in the
field in New York city this year. Mr..
William Z. Grace, who has money. brains
and ambition, declines to be ''turned
down." Mr.. Grace, according to the New
York Sun, wishes to be the Democratic
candidate for United States senator before
the next legislature. Should he not re-
ceive the promise of the senatorship it is
said that he will use the whole anti-snap-
per machine throughout the state for the
,f
to hold the balance of power in the Demo-
cratic legislative caucus. This is the pro.
gramme as at present outlined.
Mr.. Richard Croker, who is the leader
and engineer of the Tammany machine,
now recalls his prediction last winter that
the so-calied anti-snapper movement was
started by Mr.. Grace for the purpose Of Sc
curing a local organization with which to
fight Tammany Hall. At that time he said
that the ex-mayor cared for Mr.. Cleveland
only as means of attaining his personal
ends in local politics, and that, whether
Mr.. Cleveland were nominated or not, the
Syracuse convention movement would be
turned into local Tammany Hall opposi-
ton.
The prediction of Mr.. Croker has been
fulfilled, for Mr.. Grace has decided to dis
regard the desires of the national COM
mittee and Mr.. Cleveland and place an
anti-Tammany local ticket in the field.
Chairman Harrity, of the national Demo-
cratic committee, and Chairman Dickin-
son, of the national campaign committee,
have made violent, almost vindictive,
opposition to this scheme of third party
local ticket, on the ground that il would be
an unwise policy and result in a loss of
votes to the Democratic national ticket,
because it will exasperate Tammany Hall,
whose leaders have been assured that if
they cheerfully support Cleveland the
national committee will see to it that
there is no opposition to the Tammany
city ticket. But the resolve of the Grace
anti-Tammany Democracy to run third
party ticket places the national COM
mittee in the situation of the broker who
has sold stock for future delivery and can
not get the stock.
New York state is exceedingly close. 1t
is not likely that either party will COM
mand a large majority. The Republicans
do not expect a larger plurality for Harri-
son than four years ago. and conservative
Democrats do not predict that Cleveland
can carry the state by more than from
10000 to 1900 plurality. Under these cir
cumstances. If the presence of an anti
Tammany third ticket in the field should
cost Cleveland from 5000 10 10. 600 Tam.
many votes. Mr.. Harrsty and Mr.. Dickinson
| are very fearful that such detection might
cost them the state. This is the reason
why this determination of the anti-Tam-
many Democracy 10 place third party
| local ticket in the field is OF interest and
| Importance TO Democrats throughout the
| country.
The singular thing about this anti-Tam-
many factions decision 10 put full city
| and county ticket in the field is that
| Grace. who has ordered it. seems to be
| more enthusiastic than ever for Cleveland.
despite the fact that Cleveland has treated
| him with neglect.
| The May convention movement was
| Grace's scheme; he invented it. He in
| sisted that Cleveland could be nominated
! when Whitney and some others were de-
| cla.ing last winter that "Cieveland's
/ goose was cooked" GFace's money and
! his political strategy carried that move
| ment through, ani he and his friends be
lieve made Cieve.and's nomination pos
/ sihle, and yet Cleveland seems 20 have for
| gotten al this.
The speakers 81 the anti Tammanv meet
Ing of Thursday intmaged very strongly
| that Tannany was not pulling true for
| Cleveland, and thas it was necessary foc
/ genuine Cleveland men to come 10 the
front and protect his interests agains;
! treachery and neglect This assertion or
/ the part OF the Grace faction will enrsgs
! Tanmany, Shlca has consented - earry