New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-11
TROUBLE IN THE WIGWAM.
AID CRoKER,S LIFE is NOT A HAPPY ONE
JUST NOW.
oxr rAMMANY FACTION BACKED BY HILL AND
MURPHY INSISTS ON THE RECONCILIATION
OF SURROGATE RANSOM AND JUDGE
pEAcH-ANOIHER GROUP SAYS
THIS SHALL NOT RE DONE.
THIS SHALL NOT BE DONE.

OF SURROGATE RANSOM AND JUDGE
BEAcH-ANOIHER GROUP SAYS
THIS SHALL NOT Re DONE.
"pcss' Croker has called his thirty district
h.rs together for Tuesday evening At the wig
-, 70 arrange for the election of delegates TO
"" democratic State Convention, and perhaps to
'",,,s nrelimnares regarding the Tammany Hall
CO. and County convention. Mr.. Croker Is not
IN 70 much consultation with his leutenants OF
90 they have discovered to their chagrin and
svr,,l,ation. but he has been unable TO conceai
-, them the rufiled state of Tammany han
,;cs viewed from the inside. placid as It's
I,ar,or may be. Whatever he may say or leave
sd at the coming meeting there are few of his
,v.rs who do not know that the ruler OF the
wigwam has been for some time at his wits END
=. che ouestion of whom ne shall nominate this
- for Surrogate and for Judge OF the Court
:, Common Pleas. Antagonistic forces are "orh-
,c for and against the denomination OF hastus
Ransom for Surrogate and Miles Beach Tor
,asa Of the Court of Common Pleas. The prin-
,ai Influences for the retention OF these men
- from, the Senate Chamber at Washington,
,.ousb they are both backed by certain ele-
,srts Of the organization in New-Iork Inc OPP
Son 70 both is strong. and leaders who want to
- ,hen, both shelved are asking Mr.. Croker
~ hs has ceased to rely upon his own judgment
"a &c now taking his orders from Washington
senator Hin has filed with the Boss " an urgent
Quest for the retention Of Surrogate Ransom.
-, ransom comes from Elmira, Mr. HIS old
,os and many years ago. 1t is said wheh 'hev
18th lived there he placed the Senator under pc
,,,ar obligations which have never been iuiiy can
s,Isd Mr. HILL therefore, has given MI croker
a understand that the denomination OF SURROGATE
n.nsorn IS one Of the things which must be done,
,..s be is prapared for an unsettng of pleasant
.,a,ions This arrangement does not suit the
,r,s,ds OF John II. V. Arnold, ex-president OF the
posrd of Aldermen. They want him made surro-
,a,e During his long service as head OF tne
poard Of Aldermen he placed Mr. croker ana
r.mmanv Hall under many and varied obligations,
nd his friends do not hesitate to declare that ne
r.s positively promised Nhe Office of Surrogate
when he sacrificed his inclinations and accepted
On. Mace of president of the Board of Aldermen
a third time. two years ago.
The outside demand for Judge Beachs renomiha-
,,on comes from Senator Murphy, who has made
rsouast for him TO Mr. Croker, similar to Senator
t1urs request for Mr. Ransom. Judge Beach halls
from Troy. Senator Murphy's home. as Mr. Ran
som does from Mr. Hls. Another force oehihu
Judge Beach is Edward $. Stokes. OF the non
man House where the Judge makes his New-Aork
home. and where Mr.. Murphy also stays when IN
the city Stokes has organized sort OF Holman
House combine" TO secure the reelection Of Judge
Reach and is leaving stone unturnec to accom-
plish his purpose Stokes has declared that nc
will not be baked in this matter. and claims most
OF the credit for inducing Senator Murphy 10 take
the Judge upon mis- shoulders
This scheme is not at all in accord with the
programme which Mayor Gilroy Judge Welde'
Tsmmany leader of the Mayors district. and a
lot of Harlem Wigwamtes made to give the Com
mon Pleas Judgeshp TO Postmaster Charies W.
DAYTON Besides those mentioned. number OF IN
nuential Democrats, both in and out OF Tamrnany'
became enamoured OF the plan for elevatng Mr
DAYTON TO the bench. and have been urging his
claims and qualifications upon Mr.. Croker when
ever they could get at him. They are highly IN
dignant at the interior Of Senator Murphy anu
F. s. Stokes. and are as determined apparently
that the Hoffman House project shall not succeed
rs Stokes is that 1t shall. Mr. Croker Is In an eX-
tremely uncomfortable position as regards both
Ransom and Beach, and heard TO express a
wish recently that there election at all
this year. -,
Norman House much oftener than he is now said
last evening that the local opponents or Ransom
upon the nomination OF John H. V Arnold for Sur:
rogate and Postmaster Dayton for the Court OF
Il have heard some dsqueting news within
twentyfour hours he aGded and that Is t bet
agreed that Ransom and Beach shall be reelected.
II this is there is bound 10 be trouble. There
dictation Of Hill and Stokes, and will make an
open fight rather than submit to II.
III f.hA ~
A largely attended meeting of the United Ger
man Democracy of Kings County was held yes
terday afternoon at No 2O Montague-st Hugo
I Iauten presided and William Weiskopf was
secretary The following were appointed a COM
mittee to call on Independent Democrats in Kings
County 10 consult In reference to the municipal
nominations: Charles Reuter-, j. }. Landrock'
William Weskopf r. LORE and Henry josie.
These people propose to fight the Democratic iiHs
now ruling the city
HILLS FACTION BEATEN IN YATES COZ M l.
Penn Yam y. y, Sept. 10.-The struggle between
the two Democratic factions in Yates County cut
minated yesterday. The Hill forces nave pee" leu
nv Denuty Controller Calvin j. Huson. M. ~
Iesrv has directed the Cleveland forces. The SUI
prerne effort was made in caucus OF the leaders III
this Town on Saturday The result was victory
~ tho ,leveandites who have also captured
~. ;orItv Of the uncontested t0Wns>Dt the count.
sn3 viii most probably control the county cohVeh'
ton.
urxpy G. BI.RIEIGH on STATE POLITICS.
rxco,pressman Henry G. Burleigh. OF Whitehall
MS in this city the other day. and denied ruHors
that he was candidate for any state Once Inc
penuhlicans of the northern and central part oil
,ha State" he said would like 10 see ex-i'ai!roa'
f.oro,issioncr Isaac V. Baker OF Comstocks. WASH
,rs,on County nominated for State Controller IN
case Judge Leslie w Russell, Of St Lawrence
county declines to become candidate for the
Court OF Appeals think Judge Coke OF Iuca
will ha our choice for the place The Oneida deie
- ill ,robahlv present his name to the con