The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-26
THE CONGRESS DISTRICT SPLIT
Grace Men say They Ksa Against . Sow
erfuI but Undi-ciosed Inaaeace."

Senator Faulkner returned to Washington
yesterday lamenting the fact that he had been
unable to secure a union OF the Democracy in
this city on candidates for Congress. The only
crumb OF comfort he gathered was that afforded
by the withdrawal of Sostrand and Welsh. the
Shepard candidates I'm the Fifth and Sixth Con-
gress districts He was also pleased to learn that
Congressman Dunphy had declined To run in the
Eighth district. although he had no doubt Of the
victory OF Democrat there under any circum-
stances.
Regarding Mr.. Dunphy's declnatiOn to rum
1t was said yesterday that 1t was put In the
hands OF ex-Mayor Grace when Mr.. Dunphy
went South with his invalid brother last week.
and that II to he used in the negotiations for
an agreement with Tammany Hall II was an
absolute declination, however, and when nego-
tiations with Tammany Hall fell through, Mr..
Dmnphy insisted on its being filed,
The Grace men have published their version
OF the failure to unite with rammany In the
Congress districts After Justifying themselves.
Democracy for putting up opposition, ,cnndi-
dates. they say that there were only six districts
possible by the double candidacv.. namely: The
Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
and Fifteenth. Then they say;
named Mr. William r Grace and Mr. Francis ". scot;
sss %S !" IN h s
dsricts placed their dcr,inion 10 he hnnds Of TIT:
spent in conference and discas,ion the conftences
being conducted through senator Faulkner, senator
Hin, and Messrs Huxley and Sheehan. At no time
did Mr. Grare and Mr. Scott confer on the subject
directly with Mr. Croker, Mayor Gilroy, any other
representative ~ Tsmmany Hall, except Commits,
soner Martin who acted rather as the spokesman OF
the other TammSny Hal leaders than as a cOnferee
u was learned tina. Messrs, Cochran and Warner,
while still indisposed To return to Congress, would
do so n thereby harmony could be secured
and the nrs proposition made by the State Democracy
representatives was that these gentlemen. with Mr..
Dinphy. should be renominaied. II soon tTanspired
that this could not be agreed TO- that there
movaby In the way OF a united denomination Of
hessrs. Dunphy and Cochran. IL was suggested
the part Of the State Democracy that an agreement
should be- arrived AZ to renominate Mr. Warner and
to nominate one other gentleman, Democrat OF well
known and perfectly sound convictions all tarir
and currency questions and that in the other four
debatable dstrictJ the State Democracy candidates
should be Withdrawn and the Tammany Hall candi-
dates endorsed.
This proposition involved the withdrawal Of two
Tammany candidates. II was understood that ono
candidate nominated by Tammany Hall Was willing
TO step aside In the general Interest," but the
OF this willingness obtained by senator Hill
or leaders ~ Tammany Hall.
This left TO the Tammany Hall leaders the task Of
obtaining single withdrawal TO secure absolute haT
mony in Congressional nominal ions In this city, This
task they were unable or unwilling to perform, and
result the negotiations for harmony have failed
u Ia due 10 senator Faulkner Senator Hill. and
Chairman Huxley TO that they constant and
nslstent In these efforts TO eTect different result,
and Il believed that they supported by OF
the leaders OF Tammany Hall; but the powerful, but
undisclosed Influence already referred 10 seems To
have stood always In the way OF any agreement