New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-09
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The Democratic caucus for ;hc nJmina,lon
of "A United States Senator u succeed Frank
IIirock will be held tomorrow evening.
Il is generally conceded ta1t Edward Murphy,
IT,. j. t. be chosen. Indeed no other name
has been mentioned by the Democratic law
makers with whom the decision rests, since the
Legislature convened on Tuesday last To be
sure it i conceded that there Is Dcmocidtc
anti Murphy sentiment al Albany, but II IS
also conceded that there is not enough of il
10 cut a respectable figure. Murphy first, no
good second and the rest nowhere is an aocu-
rate summary Of tho situation. The boom for
Carl Schurz " died ADJOINING smith VI. Weed,
il was mentioned would not refuse the Office,
in fact would like it first ratc-bnt apparently
that is as far as his canvass has got Frederic
K. Coudert has been suggested by several pub
lc-spiritCd members OF his party as a man who
would adorn the place, but no lawmakcr at
tho capital has been heard to express an in
tention Of voting for him In word, Mr..
Murphy has and has had all along, the field
practically to himself.
Naturally, therefore, the feeling is wide
spread that in coming out as he did against
Mr.. Murphy's candidacy the President elect
committed blunder. His open opposition to
the resolute Trojan has borne no fruit. The
Senators and Assemblymcn who were for Muir
ply for Senator before Mr.. Cleveland spoke
are for him now. The fact that for four years
from March the man TO whose wishes in this
serious matter they run counter will occupy
the first Office within the gift Of the people,
and thus will have nnumcrablc favorS 10 be
stow, has not swaycd them from their al
lcglance TO the chairman Of the Democratic
Committee. The consequence l. that the Pres
idcnt elect scores a signal fai!ure-a failure
which well NAV morily him and his plriSanS.
The level headed politicians Of his party are
saying that he has mcddled with state pcli
tics only TO have his labor for hi, pains. IF
instead of being Grover Cleveland, President
elect they inquire, he had been the most in
significant person in the Democratic party
could he have Jared any worse in this contest?
Apparently "The Ncw-York Times real
lies that Mr. Cleveland has sadly put his foot
in it, for il gave prominence recently to the
statement that he is indignant and dds
turbod' by reports that :" he is trying to make
Senator's" 1t publishes IN interview with Colo
mel Lamont, who says:
This whole story Of Mr. Cleveands Interference In
the choice OF Senators Is simply malicious misstae-
ment. calculated TO make trouble within tie party.
Mr. Cleveland has told many OF his visitors who have
spoken 10 him on the subject that such the case.
Mr. Cleveland has had nothing TO say with reference
10 the election Of senators In any State outside Of
NewYorh
l:ut if it is in order for the President-elcct
to interfere in New-Yorll, why is it wrong for
him to interfere in any other State? If his
attempt to sit down on Murphy was not cal
culated TO make trouble in the party, why
should similar experiment on any other Sen
atorial candidate have such q result? How