The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-02
His Affront to the Candidate for Senator Was
Studied. and indicates something of the
Cool Policy He Has Outlined.
National Committee Chairman Carter
at Washington for a Conference.
His Name Will Not Go Before the Republican
Caucus in Montana for the Sena,Orship-
Kansas Republicans Fear the POpulisls.
CLEVELAND AFTER POWER.

He VIII Tear Down the Old Machine and
Build Up New One.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGToN, Jan. l.-"Who will be
elected United States Senator from New
York" Murphy" This was the query
and this W as the reply that closed a long
conversation between a friend of Presi-
dent-elect Cleveland and your corre-
spondent tonight. The view that this
friend of Mr.. Cleveland took of the situa-
tion is interesting. 1t indicates a tremen.
dous fight in the Democratic party organi-
Zation not only in New York State, but
throughout the Democratic States of the
South and West and In every doubt
ful State of the West and North
west. There is promised. too.
direct conflict between the new
administration and the Senate of the
United States. What sstonishes the Sena-
tors. such as Pugh, of Alabama; Ransom, of
North Carolina; Daniels, OF Virginia, and
Mills, of Texas, who are angrily opposed to
the incoming President, is the boldness
displayed by Mr.. Cleveland. IN courting
the battle. They are amazed at the nerve
shown by the President-elcct in striking
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that the battle could not tie avoided, and
they fail 10 appreciate that Mr. Cleveland
wins, or thinks he wins, an advantage by
leaping first into the arena. Mr.. Cleve-
lands open declaration against Mr..
Murphy at first thought In Washing
ton to be An outburst of passionate resent
ment. Information received here with
in day or two shows that the Pres
ident-elect had thought over his
anti-Murphy proclamation for at least
ha afnll htr-
tated 1t TO typewriter. 1t 10 now be-
ieved that Dir. Cleveland is vain enough
to cherish the intention of buildinG dis
tlnctlve administration machine intended
to act independently of senatorial dicta-
tion in the most important Democratic
States The anti Murphy proclamation Is
only the beginning OF a battle which IS de-
signed TO place the White House in abso-
lutte supremacy over the Capitol.
In New York State the mugwumps and
anti-snsppers are now assuming that Mr..
Cleveland. despite HIS alleged pledges to
Croker and Sheehan intends TO give the
bulk of the federal patronage to q new
machine, TO be developed ont of the skele-
ton organization represented at the May
convention in SyraeuBe. At the head OF
this anti-Hiil- Murphy organization would
be placed ex-Mayo or William II. Grace. of
New York city, providing Mr. Grace has his
own way about it. In the city wouid be
united with him Ellery Anderson. presI.
dent of the Reform Club, Henry X. Beck
man. Judge Murray and Maurice J. Powers.
In the State are Judge ID. CaGy HerrIck
and Congressman Charles Tracy. of
Albany; ex-Judge Fitzgerald of Troy,
Murphy's own home; Smith NJ. Weed. of
P1attsburg; Daniel Magone. of Ogdens-
burg; William A. Poucher, of Oswego; ex-
Mayor Kinney and John ID. Herman. of
Utica; Franklin ID. Locke. of Buffalo; Mayor
Robinson. of Elmira. and score of others
of local prominence, most of whom pride
themselves as having been once known as
"Tildens young men," These men are
hoping that Mr.. Cleveland will recognize
the organization. which they hope to build
up through federal patronage. into q
strength that Will enable them TO defy, and,
in time crush the Hill machine. The So
called State provisional committee of the
anti-snappers has been maintained. and its
members think that their time has now
come, with federal patronage at their dis
pOsal. to strengthen q new Democratic
machine, which shall punish. what they
call, the boilers of 1879 against Lucius
Robinson.
These details of the movement in New
York only represent a part of the national
machine which Cleveland intends TO
build in his own interest. and through
which he intends to dictate the Democratic
presidential nominee. The new dictator
intends TO be absolute. 1t is believed thar
Cleveland is secretly glad that Mr. Murphy
is likely to be elected Senator. because that
Will emphasize that opposition of the presi-
dent-elect to the elements of Democracy
represented by Hill and Murphy. At the
same time many politicians in Washington
think that Mr. Cleveland is pounding his
head against a stone wall. In their view
the incoming admin istratioD. already prac-
tically without friends IN the Senate, Is
deliberately antagonizing elements which
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