Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-19
NEW YORK SITUATION
No Progress Yet Toward Democratic
Congressional Harmony.
SCARCELY A DISTRICT SAFE.
Then There Is the Dissatisfiction of Straus,
Who Sends an Uitimnium to
Hiil-Other Notes.


has yet been made toward harmoniz.ng
the Democratic factions in the congress
sional districts OF this city. which was 50
urgently recommended by the chairman of
the Congressional Campaign Committee,
Senator Faulkner. of West Virginia, in
the address he issued Tuesday. In eight
Of the nine districts comprised exclusively
within the city Of New York there are
opposition Democratic candidates.
Tammany was first in the field with its
nominations. and for one reason or an
other turned down about half the dele
cation as It exists in the Fifty third
Congress. John Dewitt Warner was el
bowed out Of the nomination In the Thir-
teenth 10y the transfer thither Of Amos
Cummings. Of the Eleventh. +. J. Dun
ply who had contumaciously deiied Tam
many. was retired. Tnc redoubtable
Timothy j. Campbell was deemed TO have
had his full share Of honor and dignity.
and the nomination in his district was
gyen to Henry &. Miner. the theatrical
manager BOurke Cochran was shelve1,
IL is alleged, by the express direction of
Mr.. Croker to make place for George Il.
Mcclellan, the young president OF the
Board Of Aldermen. and son of the gen
cral of the same name. and some other
changes in the delegation were made.
Dunphy and Campbell have had their
names placed upon the STATE Democracy )
ticket
WILSONITES PASSED OVER.
Every member of the delegation. with
one exception. who voted for the Wilson
bill was assed over by Tammlny FIX
tthn ~ &fsff.
Democracy. has demanded an equitable
division If the nominations between his
organization and Tammlny, and spec.h-
CIlly the restoration of Cochran and War
ner. but up TO the present time has Oh
taincd no assurance that his claim for
the State Democracy will be allowed.
There IL scarcely one of the city districts
which are now represented 10y Democrats
which viii BE- safe for either the Tam
many or the State Democracy candidate
should both remain in the contest Chair
man Faulkner is reported 10 have said
| In Washington. since his return from New
York that he had reason 10 hope for an
| arrangement upon a satisfactory basis
! but upon what this hope IS founded h
| has not indicated.
| The appearance Of Senator HIPS name
| at the head OF both the Tammany and the
| state Democracy tickets may also com
plicate matters. Nathan Straus. the Tam
many or regular. nominee for Mayor
| elaine that he should have the exclusive
| benefit OF whatever prestige there may be
! IN the use OF the regular state ticket
! Senator Hill has declined 10 refuse the
use Of his name TO the State Democracy.
which is supporting Strong Republican.
! for Mayor. ana Straus and his friends
are. in consequence, much disaffected to-
| ward the senator.
! STRAUSS ULTIMATUM.
An evening paper says that MI Strau5
/ has sent his private secretary 70 MT.
! HI with the ultimatum that the senator
! must 4 scountenance the state Demo
cracy's ticket by refusing 10 allow his
name to appear upon it with that OF
! M Strong. or he (Straus) will withdraw
| from the regular, or Tammany. ticket.
II j. said that If Mr. Straus withdraws
another effort will be made TO induce eN-
| Mayor Grant to make the run. Strius
! secretary "a IN Rochester. and VII meet
senator Hu this evening. when he VIII
| present Strauss letter 10 him.
| Most of the Tammany leaders who VIII
| talk about the matter express the opin-
ion that senator Hill Will not change his
| mind. hut will allow the State ticket u
| be- printed on the local ticket headed by
| Strong and the Grace Democrats. Should
| Straus decide to withdraw. the ESecutvs
| Committee OF Tammany Han, winch is
| empowered to fill any vacancies that may
| occur on the ticket would select a can
| dilate for Mayor 20 take his place. ani'
II the action was too late for nomination
by certificate. the man selected could be
nominated by petition.
MKINLEY.
At Republican state headquarters to-
dav. Secretary Hackett said that arrange
| mcnts had been made for Governor Nc
Kinley's tour in this State. The Governor
| will begin his New YORK campaign on
| the 9th instant. when h. VIII speak IN
the afternoon at Dunk!rk. In the eye
| ming he Will appear at monster mass
| meeting in Buffalo At noon on the -oth
| he VIII speak at Utica. and At Syracuse
the same evening. lie viii end his work
in tho state on tha nth. but he is booked
for no Jess than seven meetings that day
besides one in Philadelphia.
! IL VIII leave Syracuse on special
train on the New York Central. and the
first stop viii be- at Little Falls where
he will address meeting from the rear
Of the train. He Will then speak at the
follow N places. whore stops VIII De-
made: Fonda, Amsterdam, schenectady
Hudson. and Poughkeepsie. He VIII then
cross the river to NtWhArg. ami u'ft
make his last speech in the STATE. From
Ncwburc he Will take a West Snoie tra'h
for Jcr>cv CTS. where a special taiA
viii take him 10 Philadelphia. lie
will reach Philadelphi1 about o'clock IN
tha evening. but in time 20 make MS
| eighth and most important address Tor
| the day. on Monday he Will continue his
work in Pennsylvania.
WHEELER ACCEPTS.
Everett L. Wheeler has accepted the
| nomination for Governor OF the State
Of New York on The third ticket. Il
| letter Of acceptance 20 chairman t@.t-
chill wa made public to-day.
| Up to 1879 tonight no word had been
received from Senator Hill in reply TO the
letter sent him BY Nathan Straus. The
belief at The Straus headquarters Wa.
that Hil would not grant the request Of
the candidate FOR Mayor ana II was
known to be- fact that Straus would
not in the least modify MS demand. lie
said he would not alter tn ultima,um he
had issued early in the day late in the
! afternoon at a conference held at the
Union-Squarc Hotel.
STRAUS PLEADED WITH.
The conference OF the leaders was 4
warm one Among them were Mayor Gu-
roy. Hugh j. Grant James :. Marin
Delaney NlcoH, John Bowers. Nathan
Straus. and all the lights in Tammany
Hall. Each and every one pleaded win
Straus. pointed out 20 him how critica
the situation was but nothing that Wa
said moved Mr.. Straus in the least from
his determination TO get of the ucAe
unless his demand was acceded 70. lie
refused to even consider the matter
/ Seeing that there was no possibility o
changing Strauss mind, the batter.e'
were next turned on Grant lie was urge
to accept the place held by straus' bu
Grants replies were as unsatisfactory a.
Strauss When the conference came e
a close the leaders were sure OF but on
thing and that was that Straus woul'
not run unless the Grace names were lel
of the Grace ticket to be headed by Hi!i
At a late hour the general opinion a
. | headquarters was that nothing would %
| heard from either Straus or Hill III
| mOrning