Evening journal., 1894-10-25

Factions In New York City-FaullSneI
Urged the President to Declare For Hill.
Platt Talks Of PluraIities.
NEW YORK, Oct President Glove.
land and ex- President Harrison both ar
rived in this city The former was ac.
companied by Mrs. Cleveland and e. g.
Benedict, at whose residence in Green
wich the presidential family spent Tues.
day night The party was driven to the
house of DR.. Bryant, the presidents ply
sician.
Ex-President Harrison went to the
Fifth Avenue hotel, where a vast throng
OF Republican politicians was awaiting
his arrival. Soon after reaching tho hotel
Hon. L. p Morton, the Republican nom
inee for governor. called, and their inter
view, 1t is said, resulted in an agreement
on the part Of the ex-president to make
one or more speeches before his return.
There has, however been no definite an
nouncement to this effect
AT Republican headquarters It was an
nounced that there had been no develop
ments to disturb the conditions that have
existed for several days past The work
OF the campaign is being proceeded with,
and the nearest approach to side issue
was a report from Rochester that Hon. o.
+. Williams, who was nominated by pe
tition for congress on the independent
Republican ticket, had withdrawn at the
request of the Republican state commit.
tee, as it was feared his candidacy would
endanger the head of the state ticket.
Democrats Lack Harmony.
The Democratic managers spent the
day in further endeayor to bring about
harmony Of action between the opposing
Democratic factions in this city and
Brooklyn, but in New York, it was said
at Democratic headquarters, the prospect
of reaching an agreement in this city was
not bright
Despite the efforts of Senator Hill, Lieu
tenant Governor Sheehan and Senator
Faulkner to secure the concessions from
Tammany demanded by ex-Mayor Grace,
1t was said that the Tammany candidates
who were asked to withdraw refused to
do so.
Walsh Cantor and Mcclellan declined.
so It is stated, to step out but Congress-
man Cummings authorized the statement
that both he and General Sickles would
obey orders
Mr. Croker is quoted at headquarters
as saying that Tammany had already con.
Hills name to head the Grace ticket
headed by Strong, a Republican, for may
or. At headquarters it was also said that
the Indications weTe that the combination
could not be made. although hope was
expressed that it might be.
Senator Faulkner succeeded in bring
ing together Chairman Bell Of the Kings
county regular Democracy and Edward
M. Shepard, the leader Of the reform
movement. Many conferences took place,
Mr. Shepard making his demands in
writing
In this case also Lawrence Gardner.
the secretary Of the League Of Democratic
Clubs, who is aiding Senator Faulkner.
said no definite results had been obtain
ed. He said, too. that the prospects for
harmony were brighter In Brooklyn than
in New York. The conferences are still
proceeding.
Senator Faulkner had an interview
with President Cleveland, but declined
to state its nature. 1t is said, however,
that they discussed the congressional sit
uation, and that Senator Faulkner impor-
tuned the president to give expression to
an utterance on the subject of tho New
York campaign.
Accompanied by the Bryant family, the
president occupied box at the Broadway
theater last night
MIR. Platts Statement.
Ex-senator Thomas c. Platt gave out
a typewrltten statement TO the press. In
1t he devotes considerable space to an ar
gument against Senator Hill and his can
vass; goes into details over the Demo.
cratic situation in the state as seen from
a Republican standpoint; argues against
Democratic success and in favor Of a
sweeping Republican victory. As to es-
timating Mr. Morton's probable majority
ho said:
Il am not so foolish at this time as to
give any figures. 1t is enough for me to
say that Mr.. Morton will have plurali-
ty. 1t may be 40, 600; It may be lao. 600
1t will be a clean, decisive plurality and
a satisfactory one"
The question has been raised as 20
whether President Cleveland can register
in this city. A prominent attorney who
was consulted said at the Tammany head
quarters that il was his opinion that as
Mr.. Cleveland had no residence here at
the present time he could not register
here.
It is believed, however, that as an Off
cial whose duties kept him out of the city
for two years he can register in the pre-
cinct in which he registered in 1892.