Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-11-03
STRAUS' FRIENDS BITTER
And Hill Is Terribly igitated Over the Appar
eht Deieclions.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-There are rumors
of a Tammany ''deal' to elect Grant and
control the legislature In return for a
sacrifice of Hill Co Morton. The Republi-
cans deny It.
That Hill is in desperate need of every
Tammany vote in this city is universally
admitted and yet to secure respite from
the scathing denuncations of anti ma
chine newspapers, Hill is even ready to
desert Tammany in the hope of making
more votes among the outside Democrats
than he would lose by breaking with Tam
many.
Senator Hills alarm at the magnitude
of the revolt in New York and Kings
counties against him explain his hurried
visits to this city between speeches in
country towns and throws light upon the
anxious consultations he holds with Major
Hinckiey and the rest of the followers at
the Democratic headquarters.
He was here again yesterday, invisible
to all but the men who could best help
him in his fight for the governorship.
Fresh Scare.
The report that Oscar Straus, brother Of
Nathan Straus, had declared himself in
favor of Everett p Wheeler for governor
and had sent a check to the Wheeler cam
paign committee has caused a great deal
of uneasiness among the Tammany lead
ers. They are said to regard the action of
Straus as an act of revenge for Tammany' S
treatment of his brother, and they are now
on the lookout for other descrtionS among
the friends of Straus.
Nathan Straus went to Europe almost
Immediately after his declination of the
TaInmany nomination for the mayoralty.
He refused before going to say word be
yond what was contained in his letter Of
declination, but his friends have talked a
great deal since then, and their talk has
been very bitter.
They say that Straus was nominated
with the understanding among the Tam
many leaders that he should be sacrificed
to secure the election of Hill. When he
declined to sacrifice himself they say he
was forced to retire. 1t was known at
the time of the declination that Nathan
Straus acted by advice of his brothers, Os-
car and Isidor, who know a great deal
more about politics than he does.
The Tammany leaders thought that the
Straus incident had dropped out of sight
entirely when Nathan went to Europe.
What Thatcher Thinks.
John Boyd Thatcher, chairman of the
state Democratic committee, is out in a
statement why the constitutional amend
mcnts should not be voted for. He says
the proposed constitution provides for a
legislature consisting of a senate of 80
members and an assembly of 100 members,
and goes into effect Jan. l, 1895.
A legislature consisting of a senate with
81 members and an assembly of 12S mem
bcrs las at present constitutcd) does not
fulfill the plain requirement of the consti-
tuition. Ii the courts seat such a legisla-
turc they will do so outside of the consti-
tuition, and confusion, litigation and
doubt will follow every act of such a legis-
laturc.
If the courts do not seat such a legisla
turc there will be no legislature for the
year 1895, and no provision will be made
ior the support of the public shools, che
maintenance of the several departments
the administration of justice and other
public works.