New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-13
4. G. ECSTACE RESIGNS.
LEAVING THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COM
MITTFE
SIGNIFICANT ACTION OF HILLS FoRMLhhi
TRU:TFp LIFUTENANT-sOME POLlIl
CAL history.
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rl,iro Y Y Julv 1o-The resignation Of A. u
Fnstaco from tho democratic State Comm''', ""'
caused con siderable SPECULATION among 'h' P''' w
here today well az much nncaSinc'S 10 '''
cratic leaders The reason for Mr.. Eus'ac'
lion can only be conjcctured. as ne refused I" S"'
anything up)n the matter. except thai NJ 's o"' W
politics That the resignation has som" siph'hc'"'
however cannot b. doubted. since the death "'
william l. Muller. Nr Eustacc has been Mr. h''I ;
recognized lieutenant here. Lut there nave "'S
been numerous evidences that they were e''rahg'''
Eu.tacc was charged with the defeat OF e%->p'a"'r
Bush last fall and there have been abundant mn
cations that he proposed TO desert the party machine
and TO pitch his tent In the Cleveland camp 'nS
resignation is therefore regarded an open dec'ra
tion Of war.
It has been suggested that in consideration o
his allegiance 10 the Cleveland wing Of the parry
which now has a strong following here. Mr. EuS'Hoe
was TO receive desirable Federal appointment, posi-
bly, the local postmaNtcrship and his r. sgna'Ioh Wns
rendered an evidence OF good iath s"nn,iU nivg
OF the question VIII doubtless develop III 'n' '''
campaign. .~,,
Exspcakcr Bush. when asked what he though, ga
nbom' % nTusy c H,n m v di ih Stat, Committee since
his treachcry Of last fall.
tn, downfall Of Alexander c. Eustscc member
Of the state Democratic machine began with the Dem
ocratic State Convention Of 1901. Edward Murphy.
ir who then had no Idea OF ever being made United
states senator. and who was satisfied With he pace
of messenger boy -in-chief to G0vtrnbr Davb r. Hni
and the chairmoushp Of the nemecratic stnte Com
mittce. had a candidate whom he *nned 10 be nomi-
mated for state Engineer and surveyor. His csndi-
date was Martin schenca. who finally secured the
tomInation but not until Mr.. Eustsce, who appre-
Catcd his utter unftncss for the place, had made
hard fight against him.
Mr. Murphy + one OF those Narrow mindcd poll
tcianS who forgive political adversary Tor
any opposition that may be made TO him, and he set
out 10 punish Mr. Eustsce who then was member OF
tho State Civil service Commisson and leading mem
Der OF the Democratic State Committee. Mr. Murphy
thought that the best thing do would be TO defeat
Mr Eustacc a. a delegate 10 the Democratic national
Convention in Chicago. His candidates we're Timothy
: Williams. the private SECRETARY OF Governor FlgTer,
who In tho absence of Senator Hi, Is the de
crnor and Dr. Robert r. bush then the speaker Of tho
Assembly Mr.. Eusiace defeated both of these men
and the chairman of the State Committee into the bar
gain.
Last fall the voters Of Chemung County, where
Mr. Eu>iacc lives and from which David B. Hll
came icpudiaicd both Grover Cleveland and Robert
T. Bush and turned this Democratic county into
Republican one. This due mainly, however. 10
tho tariff. which gave 10 the farmers OF thrlnlns
County largly increased price Tor their tobacco
senator lin pref ended feel greatly grlcvcd because
in hi~ absence the vote OF tho county Lad changed
50 materially. Mr.. Murphy followed Mr.. EustIcc 10
A. state Cvil service Commissioner Murphy induced
Governor Flower to appoint another man In hi-
place Since then Mr.. Eu,tlcc has been only
private citizen. but The pcoplc 81 The southern
the treatment Of ui their people BY the Flower
combination.