The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-25
POLITICS IN NEW YORK.
Both Cleveland and Harrison in
the Metropolis. .....4
THE EX-PREsIDENT WILL SPEAK.

In Response to the Request Of Ex-vics
President Morton General Harrison
Agrees to Address . Meeting in the
Metropolis Within Week.
NEW York, Oct 25-President Cleve-
land and ex- President Harrison both ar
rived in this city yesterday. The former
was accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland and
Il. @. Benedict, at whose residence in
Greenwich the presidential family spent
Tuesday night, Mrs. and Miss Benedict.
The party was driven to the house Of DR..
Bryant, the presidents physician. Elk
President Harrison went to the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel, where vast throng Of Repub-
liCan politicians were awaiting his arrival.
Soon after reaching the hotel Hon L. p.
Morton, the Republican nominee for gov
ernor, called, and their interview, 1t Is
said, resulted In an agreement on the part
of the OK president to mako one or more
speeches before his return. Subsequently
it was announced that Mr.. Harrison agreed
to make speech in this city for the state
ticket The date of his speech has not yet
been decided upon, though 1t will be de-
livered within week. Mr.. Harrison will
confine himself entirely to discussion Of
national issues, as he does not deem it
wise to NEEDLE with the situation In this
state.
/. At Republican headquarters 1t was an
nounced that there had been no develop
ments to disturb conditions that have ex-
listed for several days past. The work Of
the campaign is being proceeded with, and
the nearest approach to a side issue was
report from Rochester that Hon o. F.
Williams, who was nominated by petition
for congress on the indcpendent Republican
ticket, had withdrawn at the request Of
the Republican state committee, as 1t was
feared his candidacy would endangcr the
head of the state ticket.
The Democratic managers spent the day
In u further effort to bring about har.
mony of action between the opposing
Democratic factions in this city and Brook
Ign, but in New York, 1t was said at the
Democratic headquarters last evening, the
prospect Of reaching an agreement in this
city was not bright.
Despite the efforts of Senator Hill, Lieu
tenant Governor Sheehan and Senator
| Faulkner to secure the concessions from
! Tammany demanded by mayor Grace,
! 1t was said that the Tammany candidates
who were asked to withdraw refused to do
So Walsh, Banter and Mcclellan de
-clined, so it is stated to step out, but Con
/ gresham Cummings authorized the state
ment that both he and General Sickles
would obey orders.
Mr.. Croker is quoted at headquarters as
saying that Tammany had already con-
coded enough when it allowed Senator
Hills name to head the Grace ticket,
headed by Strong, Republican, for
mayor. AT headquarters 1t wis also said
that the indications were that the combi-
nation could not be made, although hope
was expressed that ii might be.
Senator Faulkner succeeded in bringing
together Chairman Bell of the Kings
county regular Democracy, and Edward
II. Sheppard the leader of the reform
movement. Many conferences took place,
Mr. Shepard making his demands in writ
ing, but in this case also Lawrence Gard.
ner, the secretary of the League of Demo-
cratic clubs who is aiding Senator Faulk
nor, said no definite results had been Obj
tanned He said, too, that the prospects
for harmony were brighter in Brooklyn
than in New York The conferences ar,
still proceeding in the former city, ant
there may be u result in five minutes OF
five hours.
In the course Of the afternoon Senator
Faulkner had an interview with President
Cleveland, but declined to state its nature
1t was said, however, that they discussed
the congressional situation, and that Sen
ator Faulkner importuned the president t,
give expression TO an uttcraneo on the sub
feet OF the New York campaign
Accompanied by the Bryant family tn
president occupied n box ut the Broadwa
theater last night.