New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-21
FIGHTING SHEEHANISM.
PLANS OF TIE DEMOCRATIC HOME RULERS
POSSIBILITY OF STATE RGANIZATIoN-"o|'
ERNoR FLOWERS ATTEMrT TO hurt
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.

| President tLI-h Il.NNb'
Buffalo, June 20 lSpcciaD.-It has been fel' All
along that the Democratic Home rule movement
which originated in Buffalo resul, OF Licutenah'-
| Governor ,heehan's outrageous violations oi hon'
Rule In the la,t Legislature, full Of ,igniranc"
and would lc fcl, in much wider field than western
Ncw-Nork but ju,t how ii TO b. felt, or "h'n'
or where question, that have been answered Only
bv guess work. and not altogether correctly "'orSe
Bleistcn, proprietor Of The Courier the leading
Democratic newspaper In Western Ncw-iork. Is chair
man of the Erie County Home Rule Democracy ana
OF It's Executive Committee. This question was ask'i
OF him: Does the Home Rule movement mean a
formal inter election protest against >hchanis or
does II mean bu>incs,l'
"n mean, bnncss.- said Mr. Blcl,tcin with de-
liberation. e" 1t means Gcht. We are here 10 >tay'
However. a talk with MIR. Blcis'in and the other
Home Rule leaders here made ono thing more clear
than If has been before. viz. The Ecpublcan party
in the State Of NcwNork j., likely 10 reckon amiN'
If IT count, much the nomination cf an nicpend-
cnt state ticket by tn" Home Eulcrs. or uIon any
sort Of an Organized split in the democratic ranks.
| The Home Rulcrs have such plans al present. In
fact. their ideas are more Indefinite than has been
generally supposed.
DO you lJink the Home Iulcs will have sep
arac ticket hi, fn," Mr.. Eli-lcin was asked.
NO. hc said u think not
II Mr. >hcclan controls the nomination.. and puts
up tool, Of his for the legislature, VIII the Home
Il think not" said Nj. Blclstcn.
VIII you fight MIR. Shcchan At the polls -
That i very different question from me one you
a ,kcd just before think viii oppose Mr. >hcean
at The polls"
The only conclusion 10 bc drawn from such state
mcni would he that the Home Rule Democrats are
going 10 De careful abont having Themselves open To-
charges Of di-loyalty To the party, and preparing
TO vote TIE Republican ticket Individually and not as
an organization unless the Democratic nominations
suit them The leaders in Buffalo are Of the opinion
that they get control Of ih' nominations sooner
or later and can then ln>l, upon the support Of the
snapper clement. which. Of course would be ont Of
the question in ease Of an open split.
1T Is very nkcly,' said Mr.. Elr>tcin. that
shall have candidate, of our own at the clucl,c-."
And if >hcchan defeat, them you will support his
monlT
well, may be-. We haven't come TO any definite
decision that point. Eut there Is thinS GER
tain anarchy could be bad the course of the
Slechan in the lat Lce.latu We bcicv, IA
the principle Of Home Rule. That f. watchword.
II We dont win nest fall. W" will - right on fight
ng. Iut believe the people with us ana that
We will win at the caucuse,. although >hcoAan ha-
complete control now
Mayor Charles +. Bishop. who l. In tho front rank
Of the Home Rule Democrats, and who drew down
upon his head Governor Flow crs wrath by his efforts
defeat thc famous sneak bin. asked
ccsnng plans for uniting the Home Rule movement
in Western New York with the k"mpn,r revolt I'm the
eastern end Of the state. and tie c-s"r onom- In
III" ,amc direction. which had been ,t.rt'd Ia t,e
rrro,Iatic parts all over tl' >'a;c.
irdoub. cdlv. .ll 90 the" Viil bc .ii'oa hrlor.
Ions sid The Mayor "bni 10 my AnoNlrd-e notA
ins has been done about II vet. There ha, been
cfcia corrs spondencc on the subject" The Mayor
refused talk abou, the po,biliti', Of >pli n the
party further than that N" Home Iuiors had
nothing of the KIND down on th'ir programme aS vet.
Ono of tho most prominent OF the Homo Ruler. Who
objected for good and sufficient rca.on, 10 having
III, name used. talked freely. ana mad" several
very important statements. There viii be- .plit
In the Democratic party iu Western Sow lo.h 80 fur
"a, can ~c. now he said. "uulc-- ~h"'hau repeats
If, old racic- and count oui !n tie '4ucu-"-. II
the cancu, J., far and if hi- win VIII support
them. n thy ~ foo rob wr " il lr warrant. .d Boo
viihdraWinc nnd pnttn- NJ iud'r ntont 'anfdafo..'
ia, ANYTHING ic.r done o. or-1iit DO" L't .i or
ihrpu rhout the stale
Noihinc yci tn. inti -napIo~. ncsn lc'frr. n
-om" one should hiiue together 40 The b"m"crl'. h
;l. state who ar. di-pu-frd with ~i''hnn'- nIridlns
Wit IIo'n" Euln would be- q great deal stronger.
Have you ANY uch man in Wow
illu, William T.. Gr.t" would MI 90" bill iVhr
ally bat n nano ha- not h" sng:c, - >"- ~" nd
leader tn prepare not only f'r The u"N election. hu
for ih- Presidential election. Md can o. tou "n.
hing about that t,oy.runr T"v"r- &. icaso Inter
Wow, In which hr aid Dc believed f-id'nf tl"v'l4n
would b. randidIt" for r"n"mlnnil"u. wa- % clumsy
at, ruu' q diilDWa,N ilr Cleveland don't if
liovr re- idcui Cleveland -hnud i. r'rnWunt"i. l.
would hc fearful rni ihr. I"v"r thought %" rnull
ct ~" anti iiiri-t'rm continent ?" buNling JOS +n
ing what be did. llc supp -ci b" WI rniuc Nr.
Cleveland bu' he only mad" fool of himself"