The evening world., 1894-10-11
TRADING ON
LEGISLATORS.
Grace Men and Tammany
Leaders Dealing Through
Lieut.. Coy. Sheehan.
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 don
today by the leaders of the Tamman
democracy on one side and the leader
OF the State Democracy on the other
with John Boyd Thacher's Campaig1
Committee as an Intermediary, in an Of
fort to get together" on Congressiona
and Assembly candidates.
AS foreshadowed in THE Eyenin,
World" some days ago, q strong effor
Is to be made by the Democrats to ge
majority on joint ballot in the Legisla
ture, so that Democrat may be elected
as David b. Hills successor in tn,
United States Senate. Senator Hill ma,
resign before election day, and IL he doe,
that and is defeated for Governor tn,
Democrats. by carrying the Legislature
could still hold his seat in the United
States Senate or give It to the man OF
Its choice in the event OF Hills election
as Governor.
Tammany is anxious to secure for this
Democracy a majority in the Legisla.
ture, in order to keep that body from
passing Mayors Power of Removal
Dill, which, In the event of w. L.
Strong's election as Mayor of this city
would enable him to turn the Tamman,
office-holders out and probe their man
agement Of public affairs.
w. X. Grace has promised Mr.. Hill
for reasons known only to themselves
TO 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 Assemblymen, and It is be-
lieved that Mr.. Hill has promised him
a division of these offices.
Mr.. Grace is credited with an am
billion to succeed Mr.. Hill In the United
States Senate, and that is believed to be
the reason he Is scheming to get "the
balance OF power" In the Legislature
a position OF this sort would enable him
10 olctate his own nomination.
On the other hand, Bourke Cochran.
or Tammany Hall, is also anxious TO
ship.
These are some of the reasons why
conferences, OF State Democrats and
Tammany leaders are being held to-
day, and why the effort Is being made by
M Mr, Hills Campaign Committee to get
big axe to grind, and which has been
given the sharper edge will not be
known until the result OF to-night's con-
Ventions IL given out.
When John Boyd Tha eAer was asked to-
day what progress had been made in the
matter of the getting together" of the
Grace and Tammany leaders, he said
that he didn't know anything about II /;
that Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan had charge OF
platform.
Mr.. sheehan, when approached on
II hope that the nominations made
tonight will help the State ticket. I
think that any outsider who fools with
the the local political situation Will get
This deal between Mr.. Hill and Mr..
Grace like the one between Mr.. Grace
and Tammany Hall may yet fall to
pieces. and In that event II would not be
surprising II the State Democracy should
desert Mr.. Hill and go back to Its first
choice the third State ticket,
Charles s. Fairchild. who has a big
swing with the State Democracy. OF
which he is u leader. is also Chairman of
the Wheeler Campaign Committee, and
will work for the success of that candi-
date. Mr.. Fairchild Is credited with hav-
Ing had a great deal to do with breaking
up the Grace deal with Tammany, and
he may also use his influence to break
off the one with Hill In the present in
stance. IL not. the State Democracy,
while united on the union local ticket,