New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-21
TO FIGHT !. FOR MAYNARl
HILLS STATE MACHINE WILL. TRY TO svn
DICATE. HIM.
MUIPHY'S OBJECTIONS OvERRULED-THE PEOPLE
OF NETWORK WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO
GIVE THEIR VERDICT ON THE
THEFT OF THE SENATE.

Lieutenant Governor Sheehan's visit to Senatap
Murphy at Long Branch on Saturday, which was
followed by the public announcement yesterday 4
the determination of the Democratic lead.
ers to face popular Indignation in the com
ing campaign by the nomination Of Issss
H. Maynard for Judge Of the Court Of Appeals
was the main topic OF discussion in political circles
yesterday. Republicans heard the decision with sat-
isfaction because 1t will present plain. clear-cut
issue to the people and give them long-desired
opportunity to register their condemnation Of one
OF the basest and blacklist crimes which ever dis
graced the Democratic party OF the State Of New.
York Decent Democrats received the with
expressions OF doubt and regret. Many Of them
could scarcely believe that even Senator Hills
anxiety to secure "vindication' In the Demo.
cratic Convention and at the polls OF his barefaced
and intolerable plot against the elective franchise
would lead him to take such startling chances
This kind of Democrats had been relying upon the
known opposition of Murphy and Croker, and per.
hans Mclaughlin to the nomination OF Maynard
But they failed to take into the account the In.
auences which Mr.. Hill has been able to bring 10
bear.
The dissemination Of Murphy and Croker to al.
low MAYNARD a place on the ticket arose from no
conscientious scruples on their part In relation to
the crime which made Republican State Senate
Democratic by counting out three elected Repubi.
can Senators and counting in three defeated Demo-
Gratis Senator Murphy's argument was that 1t was
wholly unnecessary and inexpedient for the Demo-
cratic machine to endanger its chances OF success
i'm the fall election by making the theft OF the Sen
ate of 1891 an issue. He called the attention OF Hill.
Sheehan and Maynard himself to the fact that
every step of the conspiracy had been traced and
was become part of the history of the State sup
ported by the sworn testimony OF all who had been
cognzant OF the crime, including that OF the CO...
spirators themselves. He recalled TO their reed.
lection that the Bar Association OF the City Of
New-York had investigated the case with unsur.
ma ssed thoroughness and unquestioned imparislity
and had registered their verdict and appealed to
the Governor against Maynard's reappontment in
a memorial Of the most scathng ana convincing
description This document and the testimony on
which it was based were sure to become prominent
in tho campaign and would be an unanswerabls
Argument against Maynard
Mr.. Croker sided with Mr.. Murphy. but neither
of them was able to cope with the subtle reasoh'
ING OF the senior Senator from NewYork and his
ingenious agent and lieutenant Mr.. Sheehan Mr.
HILL through the Lieutenant-Governor showed
Mr. Murphy that to adhere TO his Judgment would
be to delight the Anti-Snappers. and especially 50
hated an adversary among them as ex-Mayor WILL
lam r. Grace Mr.. Grace had characterized me
nomination OF Maynard with his record IN .ne
state Senate steal as abominabe and not TO be con.
sdered by prudent Democrats. Would MI Murphy
lend himself to scheme for turning down Z
man because Grace and the Anti-Snappers opposeo
him? A.. .,,,,, oo,,~ou.a
the Democratic State machine quarreled among
themselves over repaying Maynard for the WORK
dastardy though II was. which he had zone ior
the ring what an opportunity IL would give Nc,
Laughlin to profit by such disagreement ana
drive shrewd and hard bargains? McLaugnhn
was even now waiting and watching for MS chance.
Hill argued and it might take the machine years
to fulfil and pay off the Brooklyn mans exacuohs
and demands. , $3.50, Mn,
ply IL Is asserted and il was decided that me
Hill combine should stick together and SICK !"
MAYNARD. 80 - -, .
Mr. Hill and his associates will hear LOUD pro.
tests against this arrangement not only from tne
i-Snappers and Cleveland Democrats. but from
his own followers who will shrink from an ndorse'
ment of the fraud which gave to the machine me
Legislature Of 1891 Further than this he VIII ne
informed that 1898 Is exceptionally bad year 10
try such experiments. -
IL IL given out on what seems to be good si,
thority that Mr.. Murphy as chairman. VIII eau
the Snapper State Committed together AT the
Hoffman House. In New-York. on Saturday nexI
and that the State Convention will be convened
about the middle of September The combine.
II would appear. have changed their minds apous
A late convention and have adopted the policy OF
rushing the whole business through as soon ss
nossble 10 drown the cutlery against Maynard,
which is sure to come up from all quarters OF me
State Mr. Hill means TO choke all opposition ~
the convention. but many think that In spite OK
having his hands on the machinery he mas under'
taken q large contract