The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-02
BOTH SIDES DECLARE \
BITTER FIGBT BETHEEN THE DE&
CRATIC FACTIONS IN MONROE,

| There Are Likely 10 Be Two Sets OF Deb
erntes TO the state Convention, Sep-
aratc CITY, County, senate, and A-yeu,biy
Conventions, and Two County Committees.
ROCHESTER,. Sert. 1.-Democratic leaders on
both sides admit this morning that In Wow Of
the action OF the Hill men In remaining away
from the convention last night there are likely
to be not only two city conventions, but two
county conventions. two Senate conventions.
two and possibly six Assembly conventional,
and two county committees. The Hill men say
they will not recognize the Cleveland come
mittees. caucuses. or conventions. Tho Oleve-
land men say that even II their delegations are
turned down at Saratoga they will still main
tain their organizations. and rather than ap-
pear to affiliate with the Hill mon they
will hold county conventions and organize two
county committees Such action will eventu.
ally bring the iactional Democratic differ
ences in this county into the courts for settles
ment, because tho Cleveland men say they
will invoke the courts to decide which Is the
regular party organization. Such an action
can be brought on an application TO decide
which side shall have it's tickets printed at tho
public expense. The Cleveland men frankly
avow that such n move would endanRer the
whole ticket In this county. but that they CAM
not afford to sacrifice their organization.
which they claim is tho regular one.
Editor John b. Howe OF the Herald. who last
evening was elected delegate to the State
Convention by the Cleveland convention for
the Second Assembly district. gave notice in
his paper this morning that he was In the
fight for serious work. The notice was In the
form Of an editorial which reads as follows:
The opening gun OF tho State campaign In Monroe
county rred last evening" Second district
convention OF tho regular Democracy met and named
three delegates to the Saratoga convention It
derstood that the regularity OF this convention ques
toned by certain gentlemen who have long dominated
the party in this county, and who have been politely
but firmly invited by large majority OF the Demo-
cratic voters to step down and How far they will
go In the way of a party bolt cannot be predicted.
EG whnsye h. hsy may do or WI they SAY
held in ths or any other county ever wed its existence
a. tie pTm.rie. or To- aseentsr re.pesi for
Of f las. snS e pone aas a ths
mSysmsnt for better S1Esn,s"iion Monr.S were
ground II they now plead the baby &C! and rely upon
nj ed to them hem by se Party :, home the Ha viii
Il the whoe state IN ses
all the facts.
State Committeeman William H. Tracy.
whose reelection as Committeeman from this
district the Cleveland men are anxious to de-
feat. said to-day. when his attention was
This is all bosh, We have n OF been invited
to step down and out by fair. regular caueusos.
one. They intep%dsd beforehand not te admls
every ward. but what was the use2 In the
30. but the thirty forthwith appointed q
boiling delegation and had the assurance
that the boilers would be seated. had We
contested and carried every ward their dis
trict com mitee would have unseated US and
denied US place in the convention. They
talk officiating us fairly: | repeat my propo-
sition Of yesterday. that we will go into any
ward they may name. and II they will pat re-
spectacle men at the head OF tho caucuses we
Will let them organize the caucus and heat
them two to one. The Cleveland men cannot
carry one ward in the city district u they
NJ Democrats hut Hill Democrats In
Monroe county. We made our light last
TALL in. our choice for President and
we made hard fight for him. too. but when
he was beaten We took or our coats and
worked like beavers to elect the choice OF the
nation. Whit were the CIevelanditrs here do
ingi They had ofganized q provisional COM
mittee. and gave it out that they would bolt IL
their man WINS not nominated Had any other
man but Cleveland been named at Chicago,
Gleckerstein. Schooey. Roe. Whalen. and all
the rest would have bolted the ticket. That's
II they don't get what they want they are ite-
rublicans. We are not going to veany deni:
ngs with such kind of Democrats. We Hill
Democrats never holt tickets when they afor,
fairly nominated. but the Cleveland caucuses
have not teen regular. so we will not recog-
CORNING. Sept. 1.-The Hill faction OF tho
Democratic County Commit met at Addi-
son to-day and elected l.. l. Kendall OF Corn.
ing. G. w. Strong of Canisteo. and j. +. MUIR
ray OF Tuscarora an Executive Committee for
the Second Assembly district of Steuben county.
July and also elected an Executive Committee.