New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-05
THE DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.
TWO CONVENTIONS AND TWO TICKETS IN
NEW.YORK THIS FALL.

PURPOSES OF THE ANTI SNAPPER LEADERS,
FEATURES OF THE STATE MACHINES
WAR AGAINST cLEvELAND-RE-
TALIATIoN NEAR AT HAND.
rRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THr rRTBUNEA
Albany, June Lit be stated upon authority
Which, II stated would not be disputed that the CleVe
land Democrats have resolved to run separate
Democratic state ticket the coming fall. They VIII
seek admission TO the Democratic state Conven'ion
which will be controlled by Senators Hill ana MURPHY
Lieutenant Governor Shcehan and Governor Flower
but they orcscc already that their delegates VIII be
refused admission 10 IL. and accordingly they are
making thA plans. stated To hold state con-
venion OF their Own and nominate State uchet
composed OF different men from those VINO VIII DO
nominated by the Hll-Murphy sheehan-Flower con-
venon. All the State officers except Governor ana
Lieutenant Governor are to be elected this fa' anu
also Judge Of the Court OF Appeals and delegates
NJ largo to the Constitutional Convention IL Is II
big State ticket and will look well on two Demo
cratic ballots
This purpose run separate State ticket oi
course Is not avowtd in the presence OF the
lesser men Of the Cleveland faction What they are
told Is TO hustle" for the delegates to the Demo
cratic state Convention, which VIII be caiien ps
Edward Murphy IT,. rs the chairman OF the Demo
crntIc state Committee. And they are also tou
II wc are treated well In the convention there VIII
he no bolt but II we are abused as we nave peen
I'm several conventions lately, by having our oe''
Gates expelled from the convention, or by the re-
fusaI OF certificates TO delegates OF Ours VINO nave
been elected there will be trouble" what VIII
no the nature OF this trouble" Is not AT present
dsc,osed 10 the rank and file OF the Cleveland
nuocr,cv but rs already stated the leaders OF
Tho faction know now precisely what they VIII 40
Tho contos, between the two bodies of Democrats
thu, approaching may be said to nave bcS'h III lh'
fall Of sol when Roswell r. Flower was nomihhoei
n,r Governor Mr. Clevcands personal friends hra'
srg,.red the nomination Of Mr.. Flower and now
declare that they had pledges from him al tl3' l1he
rh- In the pending conflict between Grover cleveland
,d n,vid Il hin for the Democratic nomination for
President ne would remain neutral rs Governor O'
tween them II he should be elected MI fo"'r'
therefore received their earnest support lor 'h' "o
nation and also I'm the subsequent election contest
Mr. Flower however. was no sooner elected "oN'rnor
than he disc the fact that h" was In full sypa'N
with Edward Murphy jr.. and william F. >he"han IN
,bclr csrc 10 nominate David b. Ill for President.
All If Mr.. Flowers appointments were uc''"" ~"
,,hr ny IN. thought Of giving Mr. nm control Of
the Democratic state Convention "hl'h was " c'c''
delegates 10 the Democratic National tohNci"'n'
80 powcrru wa. Governor Flowers influence that even
Hugh Mclaughlin. Of Brooklyn, strong friend Of
Mr. Clevaland was compelled TO assent TO the pro
romme of giving 10 Mr.. Hill delegation from New
York state 20 the National Convention "sohd III
M, suprort And then. 10 make matters worse Mr'
Flower accepted the position of delrght"at'arge 10
The convention. went 10 Chicago and in Spe"chcS 10
DELEGATES v.nomously assacd Mr.. Cleveland ana de
care. In the celebrated memorial to the convention
sen, forth by the N-wYork delegates tbat MT 'leVc
land could not carry Ncw-forh
These rroocodugs Of Mr.. Flower forced Mr. Crve
land, fri,nd. 10 organic III. Anti snapper move
mt to hold n state convention mt syracuse ana
10 work hard secure delegates for nun III othe'
STATES They had the mortifying experience Mt chi
.ft.Ht 10 oetf mo In
Tor President man opposed by the delegation from
his own state.
Mr. Cleveland having been elected his friends say
they had right n think that the warfare which hah
been waeed upon them by tho Democratic STATE au
mni,tration would cease. Instead IN" hostility 7"
Mr. Cevcand'- followers upon the part OF Mr. Flower
sir Murphy and Mr. sheclan was greater than ever
John f. Riley was expelled from his oi'ic" rs 'l'f
Examiner Of the Bolrt of CiY service Examiners by
vr Flower, own act. President ClcvcliYd has lus
o,vn wha, hc thinks Of Mr. Riley by appointing him
Con.nl NJ Montreal Mr.. Hover also deprived JosIih
r. Brown n PERSONAL friend Of President cleveland
~ hls Office of Iairy Commissioner ana put IN MS
! place fr,dcrck g. Schraub Of LowNill". II v'rui'h'
| opponcnt Of Mr. Cleveland Added TO this Mr..
| Flower rca,.p tinted men to Office who had exhibited
great hostility 10 Mr. Cleveland; among thes" men
lclrc ,uyin Lalrop the superintendent Of Prisons :
Charles VI Preston. superintendent Of IN" Banking De
par,ment nni Jamrs Connolly. tn" Chief Factory IN
| .p-ior Mr. fl ,wcr's intent throughout IN" present
wear according NJ. Clevcland's supporters mas
bccn 10 M the state departments and bureaus with
opponents Of Mr.. Cleveland. Bu' outside of tbs
there was also tho design of having these appoinerS
control the Democratic voters In the counties OF inc
-,atn from which these came. and nctc them to
! hostile acts against Mr.. Ccvclands frlcn1s.
! senator Murphy has nct only shown his hostility
to President Cleveland in Washington but also In this
| state In a most open fashion Edward HANNAH fh'
.r,- -tnt. off ns.ru a
has charge Of the states canals, and state Engineer
| ~clenck are both Murphy appointecs. SchencK IN"
pas, winter dismissed from Office his chief clerk. John
T. Mastcrson Of Albany because he supported Clevc-
land for President. As for Mr.. Human. the present
,prlnr h has been rcOrganizing his force OF several
| thousand canal employees, who work all along 'h'
| lin. Of the Erie. Oswcso. Champlan and Black River
| canals: and d,clargng all men who aided the Anu
snapper movement In this State last year. Even IN
IN. canal DEPARTMENT. Murphy's own. there were some
Cleveland Democrats early in the year, but there are
| none now.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS shcchan, rs is we'll kaown.
| dsplavcd I'm a most clarlng fashion his hostility to
President Clcvcnud JUST before the Legislature ad
iourncd by pe.suadinc thx body TO pass law dcprv
! ing Csarcs +. Bishop, the Cleveland Democrat who
{, Mayor Of Buffalo. Of his POWER Of appointing the
Police Commisso soncrS Of that city. and giving this
mower TO the anti Cleveland Controller of that city
| who promptly appointed anti Cleveland Police Com
| mIs>,oncrs This attack upon Mayor Bishop was
especially significant. since he headed the Erie County
delegation the anti snapper Democratic state Con
| vcntion Mr. shcchan, In selling the Police Depart
ment of Buffalo cl arly does with the thought o
using /, at the polls election day against both the
| c,yo,,rd D.,,o.ruts and the Republicans. GOV
ornor Flower approval twice repeated OF the action
| II the Democratic Legislature In deprvlng Mayor
| iishop of hi, power Of appointing the Police Com
mis.ioncrs also reveals the fact that he Is fully com
mlltcd to ihr policy Of warrins upon the Cleveland
| Democrats Wherever they are holding Official posi-
| fon. in the State. II Mr. Flower Is reelected Gov
rrnor therefore, In 1894 the Cleveland Democrats
| zee that II man will assume ONCE VINO VIII hhhe ""'
| upon them at every opportunity.
| The conflict between the Cleveland and the anti
Cleveland Democrats undoubtedly Will extend TO iht
| election Of members of the Legislature Already
senators Hll and Murphy and Governor Flower
have had conferences here II Is said, To bring about