The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-26
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC LEAD
ERS MEET.
SETTLING THE FACTIONAL FIGHT.
An Agreement said to Have Been
Reached Betwesn the warring Fac-
tlons on the Congressional Nomi-
nations The biggest Guns OF
Both Parties Being
brought into the Slate.

NEW YORK, Oct %. Yesterday was
n day Of conference amoug the Demo.
cratic leaders with a view To straight
ening out the tanglcs resulting from
the nomination of factioual Demo
cratic congressional can iidates in
this city and Brooklyn. senator Hin
addressed himself To this task and
had the energetic aid of Senator Faullx-
ncr, chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee, who came
over from Washington. The latter
was the active mediator in the nego-
tiations. Private conferences were
held with Senator Faulkner by
Mayor Gilroy and Police Commissioner
Martin representing Tammany. and
Mayor Grace and Francis Scott,
who ran for mayor against Grant in
1890 on the reform ticket, represent
ing the county Democracy.
All, it was stated, were agreed
upon policy of concession. Terms
of compromise, it is announced, are
practically decided upon by which the
knots will be cut and the Democrats
united on single congressional caudi-
dates in each OF the districts. All
details have not yet been arranged.
II is known, however, that Tammany
has agreed to Withdraw it's candidates
in two districts, ali the County
Democracy in the others The indi-
cations at headquarters point TO the
withdrawal by Tammlny OF General
Dan SiclSles in the Tenth and j. J.
Walsh in the Eighth. Dewitt Warner,
Robert Monroe and eX-Congressman
Dunphy are mentioned as possible
Grace candidates
General Sickles was at headquarters
and it was stated that he was willing
to make any personal sacrifice to aid
Senator Hills candidacy for governor.
The opinion was expire ssed by heal-
quarters people that Walsh would be
more difficult to deal with 10 ac.
complish the purpose aimed at. it was
proposed TO transfer Amos j. Cum.
mings from the Thirteenth to the
Eighth district, but it is learned that
Cummings has protested and his pro-
test was backed up by delegation Of
trades assembly people. lie will be
allowed 10 remain where he was.
Democratic managers have been at
work on the Brooklyn congressional
situation and express themselves as
NAhlNh pNtA Alit ltt- VI ullilNs
The big campaign speeches below
Harlem" began last night Senator
Hill speaking in Brooklyn and Tam
many holding a mass meeting at ths
wigwam.
The committee of seventy" had n
ratification meeting at Cooper union
at which Carl Schurz, Seth Lowe, ex-
Secretary Fairchild, DR. Parkhurst
and other eminent reformers spoke in
favor of the election of Strong for
mayor and against Tammany AMI its
methods.
Vice President Stevenson will be
here on Thursday, and will make
three speeches, at Brooklyn, Pough-
lIeepsie and Troy, and Secretary Car
Isle has also agreed to make at least
one during the closing week of the
campaign.
Ex-Presidont Harrison will be here
to-day and Chairman Haclett expects
to arrange for a mass meeting If DOS
sible. On Friday, Governor McKjn.
ley whom it is proposed 20 take
through the state on a special train,
will open at Buffalo, and viii make
about twelve speeches in two days
There is an enthusiastic demand for
Mckinley. Next week Chauncey De-
pew will give two days on a spe cial
train to speaking.