The Helena independent., 1894-10-25
NEW YORK POLITICS.
Tao Democrats Getting Tossthsr-Big
Guns Booming.

GUNS boomtuRs
New York, oct. ei.-Yesterday was a
day OF conferences among democratic
leaders with view to Strengthening
out the tangling results from the NOM
ination Of factional democratic con-
gressional candidates in this city and
Brooklyn. Senator Hin addressed him
self TO this task In the morning and
had the energetic aid OF Senator
Faulkner, chairman OF the democratic
congressional committee, twho came
from Washington last night. The lat
ter was an active mediator In the ne
gotiations. Private conferences were
held with Faulkner by Mayor Gilroy
and Police Commissioner Martin, rep
resentbg Tammany, and ExMayor
Grace lnd Francis Scott, who ran for
mayor against Grant In 1890 on the re-
form ticket, representing the county
democracy. All, II was stated, We're
agreed on n policy OF concession. The
terms of the compromise, IL Is an
nounced, are practically decided upon
by which the knots will be cut and
democrats united on n single congress
sional candidate In each district Tam
many has agreed to withdraw Its can
dldates in two districts and the county
democracy I'm others. Indications at
by Tammany OF Gen. Dan Sickles In
the Tenth and NJ. J. Walsh In the
Eighth.
Democratic managers have been at
work to-day on the Brooklyn congress
sonal situation and express them
selves elsted over the prospect OF unity
President Cleveland's departure from
Buzzard's Bay on his way to Washing
ton was an event OF Importance and
ri 10 ihara
being one to the effect that he had
agreed that In the event OF action on
the congressional candidates to make
n speech in Senator Hill's favor before
returning 10 Washington.
The big campaign speeches below
Harlem" began tonight. Senator Hill
speaking In Brooklyn and Tammany
holding mass meeting at the Wig
wan. The committee OF seventy"
held q ratification meeting at Cooper
Union. at which Carl schurE. Seth Low.
EX-SecretAry Fairchlld. DR.. Pnrkhurst
and other eminent reformers spoke in
favor OF the election OF Strong for
mayor and against Tammany and It's
methods.
Vice President Stevenson will be here
on Thursday and will make three
speeches. Brooklyn, Poughkeepsie and
Troy. Secretary Carlisle has also
during the closing week OF the cam
paign. Ex-President Harrison ls here
and Chairman Hackett expects 10 ar
range for mass meeting II possible,
on Friday Gov. Mckinley, whom II is
proposed 10 take through the state on
n special train. will open at Buffalo
and make nbout twelve speeches in
two days Next week Chauncey De-
pew will give two days on a special
train IN spending,
Late In the afternoon thc Democratic
headquarters were agitated over an al
legged sensation. I'VE have made a big
discovery" said Chairman Thatcher.
There is n defect In the new constitu-
ton upon tho adoption OF which voters
will he required 10 pass judgment Nov.
Q. which will cronte "a legislative hiatus
" made"
The burden OF the discovery n that
N the constitution Ia adopted there viii
be no legislature In 1906 and the cnndi-
dates elected this year win not meet
at Albany next winter The now con
ntltution, after making new appor-
tionment, provides for an election ~
senators and assemblymen under it In
November, 1895, and then provides that
the new constitution, W approved, shall
60 into effect In January. 1896.