The evening world., 1894-10-11
TRADING ON
LEGISLATORS.
Grace Men and Tammany
Leaders Dealing Through
Lieut.. Coy. Sleehan.
Mr.. HILL WILLING To DIVIDE,
Both Sides May Agree Upon States
to Be Presented at To-
Nights Conventions,
ANOTHER \ SURPRISE is LIKELY.
The State Democracy May Swing
Around to Wheeler If Its
Demands Are Ignored.
ANOTHER \ SURPRISE IS LIKELY.

Some lively Caucusing is being done
to-da" by the leaders of the Tammany
Democracy on one side and the leaders
of the state Democracy on the other,
with John Boyd Thachers Campaign
Committee as an intermediary, In an ef-
fort to get together" on Congressional
and Assembly candidates.
AS foreshadowed in 1.-The Evening
World" some days ago, strong effort
is to be made by the Democrats to get
a majority on joint ballot in the Legisla-
ture, so that Democrat may be elected
as David b. Hills successor in the
United States Senate. Senator Hin may
resign before election day, and II he does
that and is defeated for Governor the
Democrats, by carrying the Legisla ture,
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
as 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..
Strong's election as Mayor of this city.
| would enable him to turn the Tammany
office-holders out and probe their man.
agement OF public affairs.
| w. r. Grace has promised Mr. Hill
| for reasons known only to themselves
10 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 Assembymen, and II Is be.
lieved that Mr.. Hill has promised him
division of these offices.
Mr.. Grace is credit ed with an am.
| bition to succeed Mr.. Hill in the United
states Senate, and that is believed to bt
| the reason he is scheming to get "tht
| balance of power" in the Legislature
A position OF this sort would enable hin
| to dictate his own nomina tion.
On the other hand, Bourke Cochran
| OF Tammany Hail. is also anxious t.
succeed to the United States Senator
| ship
These are some of the reasons why
conferences of State Democrats ant
Tammany leaders are being held to
4 day, and why the effort is being made by
them together: Each side has its ,owr
big axe to grind, and which has beer
given the sharper edge Will not b'
known until the result of to-nights con
| When John Boyd Tha cner was asked to
day what progress had been made in thu
matter of the getting together of tn
Grace and Tammany leaders. he sal,
that he didn't know anything about it
that Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan had charge o
that plank of the weakened harmon!
platform.
l. Mr.. Sheehan, when approached oil
the subject. said:
II hope that the nominations mad
tonight will help the State ticket.
think that any outsider who fools will
the local political situation will ge
| hurt"
This deal between Mr.. Hill and Mr.
Grace. like the one between Mr.. Grac
and Tammany Hall may yet fall t.
pieces and In that event 1t would not b
surprising II the State Democracy shoul
desert Mr.. Hill and so back to its frs
choice, the third State ticket
Charles S. Fairchild. who has a bi
swing with the State Democracy, o
| which he is leader Is also Chairman u
the Wheeler Campaign Committee. an,
will work for the success of that candi
date. Mr.. Fairchild is credited with hav
ing had great deal to do with breaking
up the Grace deal with Tammany, an
he may also use his influence to breal
off the one with Hill in the present in
stance. II not the State Democracy
while united on the union local ticket