The evening world., 1894-10-11
TRADING on
LEGISLATORS.
Grace Men and Tammany
Leaders Dealing Through
Lieut.. GOV. SheehaD.
MR.. HILL WILLING TO DIVIDE.
Both Sides May Agree Upon States
4 to Be Presented at To-
Nights Conventions
ANOTHER SURPRISE Is LIKELY.
The State Democracy May Swing
Around to Wheeler II Its
Demands Are Ignored.
ANOTHER SURPRISE is LIKELY.

Some lively caucusing Is being done
to-dav by the leaders of the Tammany
Democracy on one side and the leaders
OF the State Democracy on the other,
: with John Bovd TEACHERS Campaign
Committee as an Intermediary, in an eff
fort to get together" on Congressional
/. and Assembly candidates.
As foreshadowed in THE Evening
World" some days ago, n strong effort
II to be made by the Democrats to get
q majority on joint ballot in the Legisla-
ture 80 that Democrat may be elected
rs David b. Hills successor In the
United States Senate. Senator Hill may
resign before election day. and II he does
that and Is defeated for Governor the
Democrats. by carrying the Legislature.
could still hold his seat in the United
States Senate or give 1t to the man Of
its choice in the event of Hills election
- Governor.
Tammany is anxious to secure for the
Democracy a majority In the Legisla-
ture,, in order to keep that body from
passing a Mayors Power of Removal
bill, which. in the event of W. l..
6trongs election as Mayor OF this city.
would enable him TO turn the Tammany
ONCE holders out and probe their man
asement Of public affairs.
e. W. r. Grace has promised Mr.. Hill.
for reasons known only to themselves.
TO have his organization support the
regular Democratic State ticket. These
reasons are conjectured to be that Mr..
Grace wants to elect some State Sena-
tors and Assemblymen, and 1t is be-
lieved that Mr.. Hill has promised him
division OF these offices.
Mr.. Grace is credited with an am
billion to succeed Mr.. Hill In the United
States Senate, and that is believed to he
the reason he Is schemng to get 1.-The
balance of power In the Legislature.
A position OF this sort would enable him
TO dictate his own nomination.
On the other hand, Bourke Cochran,
OF Tammany Hall, Is also anxious to
succeed to the United States Senator
These are some of the reasons why
conferences of State Democrats and
Tammany leaders are being held to-
day. and why the effort is being made by
them together; Each side has, it's own
big axe to grind. and which has been
given the sharper edge viii not be
known until the result of to-nights con-
ventions Ii given out.
When John Boyd Tina aner was asked to-
day what progress had been made In tn.
matter Of the getting together, of the
Grace and Tammany leaders, he said
that he didn't know anything about It
that Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan had charge of
that plank Of the weakened harmony
Mr.. sheehan. when approached on
the subject. said:
II hope that the nominations made
tonight will help the State ticket l
think that any outsider who fools with
hurt"
Grace, like the one between Mr.. Grace
and Tammany, Hall may yet fall to
pieces, and In that event II would not be
surprising II the State Democracy should
choice, the third State ticket
Charles s. Fairchild, who has a big
swing with the State Democracy, of
which he is a leader, Is also Chairman of
the Wheeler Campaign Committee and
will work for the success OF that candi.
date. Mr.. Fairchild is credited with hay
UP the Grace deal with Tammany, and
he may also use his influence to break
of the one with Hin in the present in,
stance. II not the State Democracy
will be divided on the state candidates
Mr. Fairchild's followers voting with
him for Wheeler. and Mr.. Graces follow
ers voting with him for Hill. Either
: horn of the dilemma will be unpleasant
While MI. Fairchild denied this morn
tnB tudt tHtlt was any trouble between
himself and William r. Grace over tn,
third ticket candidate, he practically
admitted that there was a split in tn,
party.
1T is just this way" Mr.. Fairchi.t
laid to an Evening World" reporter
las an organization, the New Yorl
state Democracy has taken no actor
on the State ticket. Mr.. Grace has mad,
up his mind to go one way. | have con
ciuded to go another. That is ali.
We have not got down to personalitie
and are as good friends as ever This I
year when every one follows his Owl
fnclinations.
We are OF one mind on the loca
ticket. j believe w. l.. Strong will vii
easily. At this time / will not discus
the State question. /, will do that late
on in speeches throughout the State.
1T 10 not true, as stated, that
have declined to act as Chairman o
the Campaign Committee for MI
Wheeler. On the contrary. ] have ac
cepted. and am going to take OFF m
coat at once"
When Mayor Gilroy was asked II Tam