The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-21
SOMETHING FOR TAMMANY.
a HINT THAT THE ADMIHTsTRl IToN
rs DTsP OsED TO BE GRACIOUS

Ths Anti-snsppers' Coming Campaisn-If
the Convention Rejects Their Delegates
They VIII noi,, and They Thtnk the Ne
publtcnns Will Have - Good show 60 Win.
Some Of the an,i.snappers talked yesterday
about the last visit Of Secretary Lamont to
town. This was on Sunday last when the Sec
rotary conferred with Editor st. Clair Nickel
way and others. The situation In Brooklyn
was discussed. but the Secretary was exceed
ingly non-comm initial as to the policy the Adj
mlnistraton would adopt in the Brooklyn APP
pointments The Secretary was also cbary
with Information concerning future appoint-
ments In New York and other counties.
There was a statement. though, made yes
terday by an influential anti.snapper. to the
effect that 1t was Just possible that Tammany
might receive one OF the four big Federal
places yet to be filled by tho Administration.
These arc the Naval Officer OF the Port the
Surveyor OF tho Port United States District
Attorney for the Southern district, and the
United States Marshars place. Mr.. Mitchell is
still District Attorney. and Mr.. Jacobus has
not been disturbed as United States Marshal.
The Surveyorship Ia vacant, aud the resigna-
ton Of Naval Officer Willis has been accepted.
1t has been said all along that the Administra-
tion, In appointing Mr. Dayton POST
master hns given Tammany its share
OF the patronage The information.
therefore, that now reaches the anti
suaprers will DO somewhat interesting.
Whether the antlsnappcrs will turn out to
be true prophets in this matter only the future
can tell Then, again. possibly a Tammany
man Is to DO selected for one Of the two Coll
lectors VI Internal Revenue, In place OF Gen.
Kerwin and Ferdinand Eidman. But what
ever 1t is that TAmmany Is to get, the anti
enarpers who believe they know what Is going
on were confident that the Administration in
tended to give Tammany something besides
the Postmasterehip.
Indeed. the anti-snappers were communi-
cative Yesterday None was willing to he
quoted They outlined the main points Of
their movement, which Is to be launched In
Cooper Union this evening; They, have the
hearty cooperation. they declared. OF the anti
snappers OF Brooklyn. Buffalo, and Albany.
but no single county movement Is expected to
an anti organization machine. The anti
enappers are to push their movement In the
large cities Is a ,R at the Proper tine VII select
vention. which will be called by Chairman Ed
ward Murphy, JT. ,.,ru.s,. ,.,,..
all the delegates we possibly can from our
camp. They will not 10 to the convention city
in the interest Of any candidates for Governor
they go with any idea OF accepting candidates
that the regular machine may put in nomina-
delegates we viii leave and organize another
Convention. and between the two tickets to he
placed in the field as a result, the Republic
cans cans VII have pretty fair chance OF electing
The isnepPers were quite serious ,S when
on Il hey eou NOT have eN ne way The
candor with which they predicted that the Re-
publicans had a show for their ticket was
E%.secretary Of the Treasury Falrehild will
At the IN to-
der thu name OF the New York state Dem ocracy.