The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18
FAR FROM CONCORD.
Democratic Factions in New
York Fail to Harmonic.
Tammany Turned Down All the
Old Congressman.
MIR. HILL STRADDLES.
Refuses to Take His Name Off
Anti-Tammany Ticket.
Cochran Shelved at InstigatiOn
of Croker it is Said.

New York. Ocl. 18=No progress has
yet been made toward harmonizing the
Democratic factions in the congressional
districts OF this city which were so ur
gently recommended by the chairman Of
the congressional campaign committee,
Senator Faulkner Of West Virginia. in
the address he issued on Tuesday In
eight of the nine districts comprised
exclusively within the city of New York,
there are opposition Democratic candi-
dates.
Tammany was first in the field with
its nominations, and for one reason or
another turned down about half Of the
delegation it exists in the Fifty third
congress John Dewitt Warner was
elbowed out of the nomination in the
Thirteenth district by the transfer there
Of Amos J. Cummings from the Eleventh
L. j. Duuphy, who has cOntuma-
ciously dehed Tammany. was re-
tired. The redoubtabIe Timothy j.
Campbell was deemed to have had
his full share of honor and
dignity and the nomination in his dis
trict was given to Henry c. Miner, the
theatrical manager. Bourxe Cochran
was shelved, as il is allie red. by the ex-
press direction of Mr.. Croker, to make
place for George B. Mcclellan the Young
president Of the board Of aldermen and
son of the general Of the same name, and
some other changes in the delegation
were made.
Dunphy and Campbell have had their
names placed upon the state Democratic
ticket Every member of the delegation
with one exception, who voted for the
Wilson bill, was passed over by Tam
many. Ex- Mayor Grace, who represents
the State Democracy, has demanded an
equitable division of the nominations be-
tween his organization and Tammany,
and speci itlcdlly the restoration of Cock
ran and Warner, but up to the present
has obtained no assurance that his claim
for the state Democracy will be al
lowed.
There is scarcely any doubt that the
city districts all of which are now repre-
sented by Democrats viii be safe for
either Tammanv or the state Democratic
candidate should both remain in the con-
test.
Chairman Faulkner is reported to have
said in Washington since his return from
New \ ork, that he had reason to hope
for an arrangement upon a satisfactory
basis, but upon what this hope is found
ed, he has not indicated The appear
ance of Senator Hills name at the head
of both the Tammany and the state dem
ocratic tickets ma also complicate mat
ters-
Nathan Straus, Tammany. or the reg
ular nominee for mayor, claims that he
should have exclusive benefit of what
ever prestige there may be upon the reg
ular state ticket Senator Hill has de-
clined to refuse the use of his name to
the state Democracy. which is support
ing Strong, Republican, for mayor, and
Straus and his friends are in consequence /
much disaffected toward the senator.
An evening paper says that Mr.. Straus
has sent his private secretary to Mr..
Hill with the ultimatum that the Sena-
tor must discOuntenance the state
Democratic ticket by refusing
to allow his name 70 appear upon i with /
that of Mr.. Strong, Citizens and Repub- /
lican nominee for mayor, or he (Straus)
would withdraw from the regular Tam
MANY ticket