The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-23
POLITICAL Pot
Boiling in a Lively Manner
in the Empire State.
Both Parties Are HustIins in New
York City and Brooklyn.

BU Inc ASsoctdtcd Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 23. The Republican
managers of tho state campaign, while
actively at work pushing the canvass in
all parts of the state. say they are unable
TO find any distressing Indications In the
ranks, and In serene confidence are watch
ing the attempts Of their Democratic adj
versaries TO adjust and harmonize the
factlonai disturbances with which they
are beset on all sides, especially in this
city.
Ex-Prcsidcnt Harrison will arrive hero
later in the week 10 attend TO some private
business, and while he Is in the city 1t Is
Chairman Hackett's Intention TO arrange,
il possible, mammoth meeting, at which
tho ex- president will speak, and at which
his former running mate. Mr.. Morton,
now the Republican candidate for gov
ernor, will be present.
Senator Hill spoke at Yonkers last
night. lie will speak at Brooklyn this
afternoon and in New York and this vi
cinity until Friday, when he will return
TO the interior of tho state A great deal
will depend upon the result of his visit
and the conferences he has with the state
and local leaders.
city and Brooklyn Democratic candidates
for congress and assembly are concerned
is very critical, with county Demooratio
candidates opposing the Tammany con-
gressional and assembly candidates in this
city, and Shepard candidates running
against the regular nominees in the
Brooklyn districts, save that represented
by Coombs. There are nine congressional
districts in this city and five in Brooklyn.
The opposition OF the county Democratic
candidates
Jeopardixes the Election
of from one to four Tanmany candidates
in this city, and the Shepardites endanger
four in the districts in Brooklyn.
As the margin by which the Democratic
managers hope 10 carry the next house of
representatives Is very narrow, the sisua-
tion is regarded as extremely grave at
Democratic headquarters. All efforts here
tofore made toward harnonizing differ
enccs To prevent the possibility Of Repub-
licans slipping in through Democratic
divisions have proved Intellectual. Senar
tor Faulkner chairman OF the congress
sional campaign committee, will be here
again tomorrow to witness tho result of
the present effect.
Richard Croker and Perry Belmont,
Mr.. Clevelands ex-mnister to Spain,
were at the Democratic headquarters yes
terday.rcgarding this matter. The rumor
was rife and apparently wcll-founded that
ex-Mayor Grace, who is at the head of the
county Democracy organization, was will
ing TO compromise on the basis of with
drawing The county Democracy candidates
I'm seven of the New York city districts, IL
Tammany would withdraw ex-senator
Cantor in the Fifteenth and John Connolly
In the Fourteenth, in order TO give Robert
Grier Monroe and Dewitt Warner clear
fields
The Tammany candidates for congress
and for the assembly were represented as
recalcitrant to Senator Hill. Mr. Croker
and.other leaders were said to be advising
policy OF concession. but Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan said last evening that
no basis OF agreement had yet been
reached.
Hill Smoothing Difficulties.
At headquarters it was said that Sem
ator Hills campaigning trip in the state
had been very successful in conciliating
the opposing Democratic factions. Where
ever possible, the Hill partisans were kept
In the background, and the Cleveland
DctHoCTdts IlduaSSu enc ItCcpJlOns anu
meetings.
Chairman Thatcher still insists that
President Cleveland will speak in no un-
certain tone at the right time. IL Is an
open secret that a letter written by Judge
Maynard, the unsuccessful Democratic
candidate for supreme Judge last year, de-
failing the manner in which his nomina-
tion was brought about End acquitting
Senator Hill OF responsibility therefor, is
in existence, and itswill probably be given
out shortly.
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan gave out
an interview in reply to the charges of
colonization of voters made by the Rcpubli-
cans, In which he makes counter charges
against them. He says that the Demo-
cratic committee have bean repeatedly
warned OF the Republican colonization
schemes, receiving such information from
railroad officials and in other reliable
manner
A Question For the Courts.