The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
W. R. GRACE DECLARES WAR.
THERE ~ GOING TO BE a HEAP OF
POLITICs IN 1894

| Mr.. Fntrcht1d Possibly outSiae-they
Propose TO Control the state Machine or
Heat I,--Is,vai An,i.Tammany Factions
| Everybody knows how quiet the anti-snap-
pers were after their Convention In Syracusea
year ago last May. II cost a great deal OF
| monev to get up that convention not FAR from
| 100000. Ex-Secrstary Charles :. Fairchild.
| ex- Mayor William X. Grace. l.. Elery Ander-
| SON and all the loft. over leaders OF the County
| Democracy the hntl.organization mon OF
| brooklyn. Albany. Buffalo. and othor points
| throughout the state were interested In the
| movement. They were very successful up 20
| the time they reached Chicago last year. when
| the Hon. william {. Whitney took command OF
the forces and brought about the nomination
OF President Cleveland. How Mr. Whitney
| prevented Mr.. Grace and his friends from rum
| ming third municipal ticket that fall In New
| York county IL also well known
| For nearly two years the anti.orRan'zstion
men have been bottled M. How quiet they
we're in tho last campaign Is also matter OF
| universal comment. With the defeat OF the
| Democratic State ticket however. the scene
| has shifted. and the brim stone has got into the
| molasses. Tho differentiation men mean
| war. not only in New York county. but also In
| Albany. Troy. Buffalo, Brooklyn. and all over
| the State.
The Sun week nRo told how the anti. snap
| Lieut-G Sheehan be retired to private life.
| This modest request OF tho INTERPRETATION
| men was called to the attention OF Senator Hill
| the other night at the Hotel New Netherland.
| The Senator fairly beamed over the news and
| said that he believed that the men who had
| built up the Democratic organization in the
| State would continue to fight on. and that the
| disa ster OF election day should not In any way
| dlshearten the followers OF the Democracy
la.
| to Albany. and in his absence 1t hns
| transpred that the anti-snappers have
gone further and they now demand
| tho retirement OF Senator Edward Murphy
Jr.. as Chairman OF the Dem ocratic State Com
| mitee How far the demands OF the anti
snappers will reach only the future can tell.
| Some Of the more notable differentiation
| men speaking yesterday said that they had
never had any trouble in dealing With iiichard
years ago and then Mr.. Croker began to listen
to the advice OF Chairman Murphy. and from
s he, Han fro rom Mr. GroEer The
leaders in New York county therefore say they
stances stance must Mayor GiIroy be renomI9sted.
yesterday n ths III tie liter feeling
Mayor May al and nd the Slate w"Hld have Republican
| Governor next year. He said that 1t was no
get down into tie cellar Si Of the situation"
He said. furthermore. that II the organization
"nveSton sn at ,mf cSt ante
organization men would not support IT, He be-
iievel. however. tina, the ant organization men
Te and tRelr own
| There were any number OF anti snapper lead.
eithe yeW iam E Gras eco or Charles s. Fair"hd
would be the candidate OF the C1nventi?n Tor
| York once in 1880 aud again in 1884. Mr..
TsirchIid wa. ATTORNEY General Of the State in
Naturally the patronage OF President Cleve-
lsnd's Administration must be- considered
| yesterday that the orga MIA ion men either in
the State or SeS IG,s eS%,
In in' expanation Of his It was said that Tam
o., ns #ss ssss
that Hugh Mclaughlin has always been closer
to Mr.. Cleveland than many supposed. 1t Is
matter Of fac. tina. thsrmSMr Mn,9hy Of the
not been like cooling doves for the last two or
ali this. however. is preliminary to tho for
mean war and that they are at work oven
now. They have the hearty support OF mem
promise Promises to be Interesting The anii-snap,
pers have sent the following circular letter
Ssw yosr. November. 1893
DpAn IL 10 proposed 10 Tor
re rsorg.na1n q the Ds% IN party n in th:
Hs%Tof1 "0'' mo s'' D''fA''' county 0'
a. "Saf%an "i Committee Of Dsnocrats re,dent in
ss.;ors party to proper position Of a'c."isnsy
- Wien = sufficient number OF representative men
hs" expressed wllinrn.ss to aet together IN his
matter by enrolling meeting ean be called for public
YOUR signatur. below VI advise u. tina. you are
an organization
The circular was tho outcome Of a meeting
az %outhgieeSs Of Mr. Grace; who proposes i:
the thirty districts In the city. Greater states
men than Gel. Monroe are expected to take
the guns are loaded to the muzzle tho anti
| organization men propose to shoot them off in
shn IA The Of sas er n that VIII ss
ever ever hue: who attend that Convention viii get
Little incidents very often show just how
Wind SlSw ii few Gsy: fE" CGn
teetor KiIbrsth At ihe, Custom Honse to in.
auirs whom ths COLLECTOR was to nominate as
grsssman.", said the Collector. WI
Yes" rspiisa tIss Collector. but not your
That's JUST, the policy that defeated US on
election day"
Clancy Bh0t ont OF mo Y oUattors ONCE. and
Mr.. kilbreth beamed from his snowy head TO
his patent leather shoes.
10 sum IT, all up, the battle in New York
Mr.. Grace las represented by Col. Monroel
and Iich6rd Croker. and the battle in the State
will be between ex-secretary Fairchld and
his friends on ono side. and Senator ll and
senator Murphy and their friends on tho other.
iii doubted in some quarters II Col. Monroe
will he able to manage all the factions OF the |
anti -Tanlmany Democracy in this city. His |
chief reliance. OF course. is Federal patronage.
With promise Of that he has succeeded in an
the Tenth district, William i. Grote Of the |
SiA til. and Charles p. Blake Of the Filth. These
redoubtable leaders OF Democratic minority |
factions have many followers whose votes can |
be counted on II they can he supplied with nom |
civil service places in the Custom House or on |
Hills Island: Then there is the powerful |
patronage Of the two internal revenue dis- |
frlcts In this city, which is expected to BIO at |
m schine.
else will get ahead OF him. Mr. Monroe Ia pro. |
oeedng on the plan followed by the anti. snap |
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