New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-26
MORRIS WORK IN POLITICS
EFFECTS OF IT IN wEsTCHEsTER.
BITTER FRACTIONAL FIGHT IN THE pENocRAaAo
pANUsrur REpuBIICAN OPPORTUNITY.

y BITTER FRACTIONAL FIGHT IN THE DINo~"N~~~
.ANKs-rHE REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY.
The publicity given in the daily press 10 'ne
hrht between Michael Devn. the fi'rcia' y.
one Of the foremost public schools II ''e Wv" VI
westchester and Alfred Nennen Morris son OF
- Morris of Louisiana Lottery fame who
,vos ,.st vear elected a member or Assembly y"
IN. T,er,ocratic ticket from the lid Westches'e'
D,.rict has been the chief subject OF gossip amohs
politicians Of note in Westminster county ~, VI.
last few days. Ordinarily this wouio not NC 'o
hut II is we'll known that the Assemoymah Is
candidate for the Democratic nomination ior oe"a
Tor In tho Westchester District this fall ana VIII DC
strongly supported by Sheriff John Duny' VINO
onnosed 10 the nomination OF Charles r. MeO'e'
land. the present incumbent To the puohc d. '.ss
in westchester County Morriss ADVENT INV '''N
Democratic political circles of the county was d
surprise last year, but 10 those VINO khe" III. "
-,aa x,orkines OF the Democratic machine ana the
influence of money in the nominating eoh'ehuo'
n was no surprise at all Unknown 10 'he pe'p'
NJ the Westminster commonwealth uhacqu'i..
with their needs and of recent connect'oh WIN Wv
county the thoughtful Democrats along the oounN
go ,orrs adjacent thereto including North Castle
Scarsdale White Plains and Mount Vernon were
a, loss to know who Morris was when ne was
nlsced In nomination. Not so, however, 'u'ena.. y
Dillon of New-Rochee: Sherih Duny' OIL " ~"
Plains and a score Of heelers In the empio! VI =.
public Works Department of New-forK Oi's' ia
vy.s,cbes.er County, men who are In politics ior
w
What they think there is in it,. 1t was currently '
norted among the "heelers' In and ABOUT the "e''
chester County seat several weeks peiore INC -
yention met last year that there were sew,
thousand dollars put up. and that MOTIFS wou'u
nominated. His capabilities were not oisou ,.
In fact ~ was well known among the heee''
that his desire TO be member of Assembly voc
mainly to advance the Morris racetrach i"'e'
and to bond the already overburdeheu NV"
westchester so as to spend more money OH u 1n.
r.
on his predecessor, William Ryan, OF for'
now the member of Congress from the Wes'ches'e'
District to push legislation TO this emu ou, 80, 80
wouldn't be a plant tool even LOT MS meme
friend Sheriff Duffy. who was hearo 10 say ma
~ william fmeaning Ryan would only hs'eh 10
"tIen" Henderson who was acting IN Moiiis .
,r,arest he would find 1t TO his advantage AS
se,nbIvman RYAN wouldn't listens nevertheless,
hence Morris's candidacy for the SUPERVISOR" Vi
Westchester and last year for the Assembly, "len
ne defeated Bradford Rhodes. of MamaronecK' aIter
a camnaign which was the delight of the "heeiers
on account of the money which was TO be 1ouhu
.r,org the leaders having in charge Morris's cam
paign ..,.o
Said a well-known Democrat OF conservative
views when seen in Yonkers yesterday: "Ihis guar
rel with Principal Devlin. Morris Will hnd, VIII IN
lure him throughout the county, and especially
In westchester Devn knows that his town Is
already heavily in debt and he is in favor OF
conservative administration in public anairs 'here
Morris favored the building of $6O,Voo school-
house In one of the town districts and Devn was
opposed to II as being unnecessary ana exraVaeah'
That was the secret of his opposition to the cleo
tion Of the trustees favored by Devlin and the
cause of their quarrel
Well-known Democrats in Westminster county
know that the split in the county committee Oh
their party would never have occurred had II not
been that Sheriff Duffy wanted to wrest from Sena-
tor McCelland the craftsmanship Of the Democratic
County Committee to further Morrs's interests and
to sheve the who is friendly to the Cleve
land Administration and it's mouthpiece In west
chester County. The political pipe-iaying began
months ago and favor after favor has been granted
10 Sheriff Duffy for his support. Those In a posi-
ton to know say that Sheriff Duffy has received
over $500 in the last year in the nature OF
free tickets to Morris racetrack for his frends
and many quiet tip has also been given concern
ing the horses likely to win upon the track on
special days.
This manner of seeking the Democratic nomina-
tfor for State Senator Morris in the Westchester
District will lead 1t is said, to bitter contest IN
the party caucuses next October. and If successful
will no doubt be repudated at the polls
Senator McClelland's friends are on the alert
but It is doubtful if even he can be elected should
the Republicans induce Judge Robertson TO enter
the political again. Aside from the pltler
factional feeling between the Duny-Morrls ana
McClelland elements of the party farmers OF the
county will not support Senator McClelland' be-
cause of the disgracefu special legislation which he
succeeded in passing through the Legislature In
1892 whereby foisted $4,000 in taxes upon the
county at large 10 pay for the construction ana
approaches TO a bridge the Warburton-ave
extension in Yonkers and Greenburgh. so that
In the event Of either McCleland or Morris winning
I'm the nominating convention the possibilities OF
either being successful before the people are small
Both elements however. blinded with pas
sion at present. Morris is ambitious, apparently,
TO serve his own ends Sheriff Duffy has been the
boss" in the county for some time, and dishkes
10 lose his grip political affairs. lnluehtial
Democrats who stanch supporters OIL NC
Clelland and who do not know Morris VIII OPP
% nose the nomination of Sheriff Dunys racetrack
candidate TO the bitter end The knives are uh-
shea he'd for battle and the prOba bites are that
the Morris Duffy faction will 20 down In the noni-
mating convention before the onslaughts OF senator
McClelland and his powerful aids, VINO nave ieit
the lash of Sheriff Duffy in the past n9iap2y
Andrew C. Fields. of Dobbs Ferry; william n II.
Ely of Tarrytown; ex-senator Henry e. Nelson,
OF Sing Sing; ex-Register joseph O. Miller. OF
Newcastle: Register William J. Graney OF DobDs
Ferry; ex-Sherif Frank q. Schirmer OF White
Plains william Young, OF Port CHESTER ana
score of others. . IL.
The general opinion among these men IS that
Sheriff Dunys candidate is not worthy 70 MI the
Westchester Senate chair at Albany, even thoush
he should elected. His family connection they
assert with the Louisiana lottery and the west
chester racetrack are not the qualifications whicn
they consider necessary for the representative
of the Westchester District in the state SENATE