The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-05
Up COUNTRY DEMOCRATS DTvIDRD

| The Fight in Monroe County Growing Nor,
Bitter-A Quarrel in Yates County.
ROCHESTER,. Sept. 4.-Local Democrats ar
still talking about the probable results Of tn,
action taken on Saturday by the Democrat,
County Committee in notifying the Distric
Committee. which issued the call for the Sec
ond Assembly District Convention. to appear
before the County Committee tomorrow and
submit fits certificate Of birth for inspection
| 1t is believed that the County Committee will
declare that the Convention was Irregular
and that new one will be called. The Roch-
ester Herald edited by John b. Howe who ia
friendly to the Administration. this morn
ing denounced as unwarranted the action
Of the County Committee in assuming
jurisdiction over district conventions The
County Committee is branded as q revolution
AIRY body. The Herald says that the question
that naturally suggests itself to Democrats is
this: by what authority does tho County
Committee assume to sit In judgment upon
Assembly District and City Central commit
tees. altering their membership and mode Of
selection to suit its own sweet will2" The
Herald adds:
We know OF no convention action nor party
precedent which invests the County Commit
tee with any power beyond the calling Of
county conventions and the general conduct
Of campaigns in the county. Who gave 1t para
mount authority over all tho other CON-
jiEsnc s,. q duty' ,d Beaten in one Assem-
long recognized: tho Democratic minority u
in that. district finds it necessary to
mlttee. and that body assumes to nullify the
held. It is dangerous for the creature to at
tempt to dictate to It's creator. Nothing Is
unit Of representation 10 he State Convention.
the County Committee has nothing whatever
a. Over in Yates county the Democrats are
NJ. A. Leary is the leader on one side. and op-
the rule he has exercised in Yates e county i for
YEAR, Leary had been Cleveland man
GUINEA So Hill as Of ~. con-
articles: When the anti-snap convention was
the fence. and did not identify himself With
front. organized the broken Cleveland ranks ks
attended the Syracuse Convention. and took
1ns er dss
land was nominated and elected Leary's zeal
greatly. revived. and he again assumed the
role OF Administration representative and dis
other anti-snappers found their preferences
and discovered that their advice count.
tabooed Hillites; AS the result. Potter,
the anti-snapper. Joined hands with Calvin J,
Huson. who is the deputy State Comptroller. !
and the leader OF the Hill forces. and together |
they buried minor differences for the sake Of |
downing Leary and removing him from power.
SO the curious spectacle is presented Of the |
two most prominent representatives OF the |
Cleveland and Hill forces joining issue against |
the man who poses as the representative OF tho |
forces.
The opposing forces locked horns In two of |
the towns on Saturday. and o square knock
down fight was the result In the town of |
Starkey the Ieary forces. led by the Hon |
Henry Harpending. were beaten five to one BY |
the Huson men. who were In charge Of Robert
Robson. The surprise Of the day however.
was the outcome in the town of Benton, which |
Huson carried over Leary by five votes. This
holds. and he carried i. last year. The reversal
starkey. gives Huson fourteen votes in the
starter. But the effect Of the Benton caucus is
20 decisive that 1t Is generally considered as
sndng tho fight Several caucuses will be
held next saturd ay., and Huson will be re-
luired to carry only three more to gain a ma
ority in the Convention.