The evening world., 1894-08-06
HARMONY talk IS ROT
So Says E1-Sheriff 0'Brien Re-
plying to Senator Murphy.
Looks Upon II as a Case Of the
Spider and the Fly.
Some Of the Saratoga "Harmon-
tiers" start for Home.
Special to III. Evening wOrld.,


SARATOGA. n. Y. Aug Ex-senator
Murphy's Views on harmony. published
in The WORLD this morning, repre-
sent exactly the ideas of the machine
leaders here on that subject. 1t is a
call for harmony with n club" as ex-
Sheriff O'Brien, OF New York, expresses
II.
The harmony chord struck by Gov.
Flower Is out of tune. There can posi-
bly, he no harmony on the candidates
named by Senator Murphy, the opposi-
ti)n leaders say.
Senator Murphys talk IL the old say
ing, Come into my parlor said the
spider TO the fly illustrated" was ex-
Sheriff O'Brien's comment.
1T is a trick. but we will not be
trapped. The machine bosses know that
we will not accept their invitation to
go in to their primaries. That would
be worse than folly. 1t would be suicide.
BY refusing we furnish them with the
pretext for excluu,rg us from the Con-
vention
That's just what we want. They are
not ut people to associate with. We
want TO turn the thieves and rascals
out in New York City, and we certainly
can't do 1t by joining hands with them.
1t Is evident that the machine is in dis
tress. They want friends, but they can't
use us to pull them out of the mud
Those who talk by the card. like Dis
trict-Attorney Ridgway, OF Brooklyn.
take a different view. He says the only
way to secure harmony Is at the pri-
maries. in the Convention and at the
polls on the lines laid out by Senator
II think" continued Mr.. Ridgway,
Senator Murphy's proposition is fair.
All Democrats should have representa-
ton. Let those who claim to be in the
majority prove 1t. II they have the
votes they can easily. carry the prima-
ries. This is not threat. 1t is fair
attempt to break into the organization
like burglars in the night Candidates
should not be asked to step aside merely
because some other fellows want the
nominations. Let the majority rule. !
say. and after having made a fight and
lost, let those who have been fairly
beaten submit. That is Democracy; that
1t must be remembered that Mr.: Ridg-
way was in Washington recently and
talked with Senator Hill. There is a
great similarity between Senator Muir
phys declaration of principle and Mr..
Ridgway's views. which gives ground
for, belief that they were inspired by
Hill.
II the friends of good government
would accept the Murphy idea they
would be in a hopeless minority In the
State Convention In all the sixty
Albany, Clinton and onondaga.. the ma,
chine Is in absolute control OF the or
ganizat ton, and the opposition would not
have the slightest chance Of winning
William II. Morrell. a New York real
estate dealer. who Is here. has an
nounced himself candidate for Mayor
Of New York city. He is member, Of
even his own leader, ex-sheriff o'Brien,
does not believe that he has a chance
for the nomination. Mr.: Morrell is rich
and may have the fun for his cash.
Gov. Flower and Mayor Gilroy were
not at their hotels this morning. and
Counsel Clark left on an early train for
New York.
At first the bosses were willing to
make concessions to the anti-machine
harmony, and as the other side refused
to be taken into camp, there was only
one thing to do. carry out the blum to
fight.
Mayor Gilroy prefers to let Senator
Murphy do the talking. The Mayor Is
cautious. He does not want to make
false step. He is. keeping in the back
81 haven't got word to say about
when questioned. The Mayor will leave
for New York tonight an return ON
"Wednesday in time for conference be-
fore the meeting of the State Commit
tee on Thursday. when Senator Murphy
Is expected here.
Gov. Flower will take flying trip to
Albany tomorrow. He will be back for
the preliminary pow-wow of the bosses.
Saratoga will be deserted by the poll
ticians for the next two days, but on
Thursday they will be here In full force
from all over the State