Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-15
TAMMANY IS AT EASE
Feels That Grover VIII do the
Generous Thing BY It
WHAT A BIG BRAVE KNOWS
ne Puts . Nes Construction oa she
she.hAa Anti-k.iecsboa Historic
Dias.r ssosy.

WASHINGTON. June ii-Tammany's
reeognized spokesman here makes very
cmphatie and picturesque denial u the
story sent oat from >ex York about the
famous Cleveland aud Tammauy ante
election dinner. The story. while not
new. though given with additional de
tail. describes Cleveland Indignantly 10.
padiating Sheehan's proposition that he
make pledges. anl declaring that if the
demand were not withdrawn he would
write letter 20 the public withdrawing
frpm the race. The Tammany spDkes
man vas both amused and somewhat
angry over the story. The only part q
the story that - true be said. is that
which tells al Cleveland refusing TO
make any pledges. he did refuse %
plrsige himself AZ Shc~hans suggcstion.
partly because he has never liked Shee-
han. add IL ulakss him hot 60 think a
Snes haa tisctating o. him. But the re-
suit was Practically the same as 4, be
h4ai made F,ssiges.
issoke On- Pledge.
The Whoie situation wEs talked over
and Croker aEnouBced plainly that be
wanted a. know whether 1anlmany xas
a. - iguoret an the event 81 victory
lte slid not ssS for any specific patron
age. bat 81 wanted - know -snIply
Whetaef TamnaBy Was Ia tss ignored.
ihrre ~as considerable talk. and the
up-lsut eas that Cleveland let IL -
uu,irfsff- = hat tammauy aas not 10
D. ignoseI b. any manner ~ means;
thar Iannialy .a- o. bc substantially
recognized a1d - Waz the state machine
Aio that hs was not To interfere IN
state politics
''NeH.N the spokf snan continued.
Cleveland has kept every argument ex-
cept une. That one was whe0 he wrote
that icfter deuouHcing Murphy. lie
has gisea u our share. The postmas-
ter J. oar man We will get the two
internal revenue collectorships. the
United States marshal. the united
States distrIct attorney and the smaller
oiiic-z III. colleetorship Will probably
go Ut the state. We do not expect Ia
gst that. But ~ do expect that the
collector. Nho will be a man with only u
frw Endorsements. viii give US about
half the patronage ~ his Office
Tasnmany Satisfied.
~Ani the anti i-snappers."s
Will get the great American finger.
- TAR az state appointments are con
cerned They have already received
several good federal appointments here.
That's all right: for il takes them out -
the country. But Tau many is satisfied.
We are aot hofher,ng Cleveland. lie
knrN- What W. want and he will give il
q ~ mark my words"
What "a Hiii.T'
a believe that Cleveland viii let liill
name the Albany collector"
Speaking 20 Albany. what does Tam
many think % Flowers recommending
Ci~velind for third term
on that's ali right. Flower knew
what he Was ahouf lie just said 10
hiusels. Now IN SAY that Grover II ont
for third teru, an,i then every news
paper in the country will come out and
give him n"
Had Enough or Grover.
We don't want Grover for a third
term. although Grover wouldn't refuse
H. H.. souliat refuse anything Talk
a. his Withdrawing from the contest
Nnn-eu-f. Why. he worked harder foe
the nomiastipn than liill dnl | myself
have seen hlm nasny - time in New York
hutforhoine ulen on the subject And
these msu put up 81 .EtuouO . work Tie
cheap press n the country foT him for a
year before the convention What for.
r. baer him wi;hdraWf Hardly. Grover
y top shreWd 20 make such biuff. There
are some people who think he ~ not
politician. Well now. a. lammany
msu = many years experience. ! want
- frIi yea one thing. Grover Cleveland
- the sareEflsst p1iitician IA this coun-
trY Dave Hii u not IN u with him.
fou eaat puu the woel over Grower :
eyes ~ tho safne time there are a
great risay Uho are npy cFesking the
pregnant hinges = the knee in tho hope
thtf thrift xtli follow fawuing. But say.
in txo years from nov they viii turn