The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-23
Ex-President Harrison to Be Asked to
Speak at Big Demonstration in
the Interest of Levi p. Morton.
TAMMANY'S LIFE In DANGER
It's Existence Periled by the Great
Activity of Bitter Enemies.
Unusual Efforts Made for Withdrawal
of ANTI" Candidates for Congress
Conference of Democratic Leaders.

managers of the State campaign, while
actively at work pushing the canvass In
all parts Of the State, are unable TO find
any distressing indications in their ranks.
and, in serene confidence, are watching the
attempts of their Democratic adversaries
to adjust and harmonic the fractional dis
turbances with which they are beset on all
sides, especially in this city. Ex-President
Harrison will arrive here later in the week
to attend to some private business. and
while he is in the city 1t is Chairman Hack
ett's intention to arrange, If possible. a
mammoth meeting at which the ex-Presi-
dent will speak, and at which his former
running mate Mr.. Morton, now the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor, will be pres
ent.
Senator Hill spoke at Yonkers tonight
He will speak at Brooklyn tomorrow aft
ernoon and in New York and this vicinity
until Friday. when he will return to the
interior Of the State. A great deal will de-
pend on the result of his visit and the
conference he has with the State and local
leaders. The situation so far as the New
York city and Brooklyn Democratic candi-
dates for Congress and Assembly are con-
cerned, is very critical with County De-
mocracy candidates opposing the Tammany
congressional and Assembly candidates in
this city, and Shepard candidates running
against the regular nominees in the Brook
lyn districts, save that represented by Mr..
Coombs. There are nine congressional dis
tricts in this city and five In Brooklyn. The
opposition of the County Democracy candi-
dates jeopardizes the election of from one
to four Tammany candidates in this city
and the Shepardites endanger four in the
districts in Brooklyn.
AS the margin by which the Democratic
managers hope to carry the next House of
Representatives is very narrow, the situ-
alton Is regarded as extremely grave at
the Democratic headquarters. All efforts
heretofore made towards harmonizing diff
ferences to prevent the possibility of Re-
publcans slipping IN through Democratic
divisions have proved Intellectual. Senator
Faulkner. chairman of the Democratic con-
gressional campaign committee, will be
here again tomorrow to witness the re-
suit of the present effort. Richard Croker
and Perry Belmont. Mr.. Cleveland's
minister to Spain, were at the Democratic
headquarters to-day regarding this matter.
The rumor was rife and apparently Well
founded. that ex-Mayor Grace, who is at
the head of the County Democracy organ
ization, is willing to compromise the
basis of withdrawing the County Democ-
racy candidates in seven of the New York
city districts If Tammany would withdraw
ex-senator Cantor in the Fifth and John
Connolly In the Fourteenth, in order to
give Robert Grier Monroe and Dewitt
Warner clear fields. The Tammany candi-
dates for Congress and for the Assembly
were represented as recalcitrant Senator
Hill. Mr.. Croker and other leaders were
lieutenant tT ep nj Govern governor Sheehan said this
evening that no basis of agreement had
yet been reached.
Lieutenant Governor Shehan late this
afternoon gave out an interview in reply
TO the charges OF Republicans that Tam
many is colonizing voters, in which he
makes counter charges. He says that the
Democratic committee has been repeatedly
warned of the Republican colonization
schemes, receiving such informal ton from
railroad officials and other reliable sources.
David Martin, of Pennsylvania" he said,
is a constant visitor at the Republican
State headquarters. Personally i desire to
say nothing against Mr.. Martin. and would
not like to charge him with participation
in this business, but / will say that If the
same proof is obtained against him this
year that we obtained in 1882, i VIII not be
the man this time TO stop the execution of
the warrant. Democrats cannot be too
strongly urged TO be on guard for this sort
of work."
Politics in the Ninth Bowery) con-
gressional district occupied the attention
OF the police commissioners to-day, sitting
board OF review to pass upon the regu-
larity Of two conventions. When, two years
ago, Timothy j. Campbell was given the
Tammany nomination in this district it was
with the understanding that at the end Of
his term he should step gracefully aside
and permit Henry Clay Miner, a Bowery
theater manager with political aspirations.
to succeed to the place. When the time
cap,e howavar Car,aphaIt ranaotad Of tss
agreement and insisted on just one term
more in Congress. The Tammany man.
ayers, however, were inexorable and Miner
was put in nomination. Then Campbell
rallied his Bowery constituency and had
himself nominated by petition and subse-
tion. which, the Republicans OF the dis
trict ailege. was irregular the protesting
Republicans held a convention also. at
which John (or Johnny Simpson was nom-
mated for Congress. The question as to
which of these conventions was regular was
submitted to and argued before the board
of police commissioners to-day. The Tam
many members of the board supported the
claim of Simpson to be the Simon-Pure Re-
members of the board held to the PROPOSE
ton that CampbelPs election was regular.
As the board is equally divided the ques-
by the courts.
Richard Croker and Perry Belmont
stepped into Democratic headquarters to-
day and had conference with Lieutenant
| Governor Sheehan. When the conference
was over Mr.. Croker said: ST simply
dropped in to have a talk with Lieutenant
| Governor Sheehan about the general situa-
| ton.' When asked what the prospects of
Tammany were, and about the coHgression-
al and assembly condition, Mr.. Croker said:
You know more about 1t than 1. 1 am no
| longer in politics" Mr.. Belmont had this
| to say; "At present the situation is such
| that ns4ther as an Individual nor a member
| OF the campaign committee can make any
definite statement. However, the time may
shortly come when something definite will
be givsu out"
| Notwithstanding the silence Of these two
men IL soon became known that Mr.
Croker had called TO consult with Lieuten-
ant Governor Sheehan as regards harmony
In the congressional and assembly dis
tricts. Mr. Croker IL Is understood, is I'm
favor OF liberal concessions TO the State
Democracy organization.
AT Democratic headquarters to-day IL was
announced that Philip wissing Tammany
candidate for the Assembly had complied
with mayoralty candidate Grants demand
That he retire from the ticket. Charles
c'Siiver Dollar) Smith. the aldermanic