New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04
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EFFORTS FOR HARMONY
HILL TRYING TO GET TAMMANY AND THE
STATE DEMOCRACY TOGETHER.

EVIDENCE THAT HE Is MEETING WITH ESA
CoURAGEMENT FROM BOTH sIDEs-THE IN
PRODUCTION OF JOHN W. GoFF AS
MAYORALTY CANDIDATE-THE SIT
UATION WITH RESPECT TO
JUDGE GAYNoR ATTITUDE
OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
David b. Hill is determined to have Democratic
harmony II he has to enforce it upon the dis
cordant factions Of this part Of the State with
club He took Tammany Hall by the throat
Yesterday and demanded Of the Wigwam leaders
a series of concessions which would not be con-
sidered by them for n moment X they, ike Hill
himself not in the direst straits HIS prin-
cpal demand was that they agree to an alliance
of some sort with the NewYork State Democ-
racy Of Grace and Fairchd, even to the extent
Of indorsng the municipal ticket which the state
Democracy may put UP. Concessions OF a similar
nature are required from the reorganized 'regu-
lars" OF Brooklyn in the hope Of pacifying the
Shepard faction. which is the hotbed independents
Democratic state ticket movement Mr.. Hiu
threatened, II his terms were not acceded to on
both sides OF the river, TO throw his nomination
70 the dogs and take the next steamer Tor Europe
Assisting Mr. Hill in his efforts at harmony
,.os,erdav were ex-Secretary William c. Whit.
upV @
Daniel s Lamont. Mr.. Clevelands present Sec
retary Of War who came on from Washington
Yesterday especially to take a hand in compos-
ing the warning elements; Congressman Danie1
n Lockwood Of Buffalo. who nominated Mr.
Cleveland for all the Offices he has held. and
who is the nominee for Lieutenant-Governor
on the machine State ticket; Congressman w.
Rourke Cochran and a force Of Democratic
State and Federal oniceholders who have re.
ceived their orders, 1t is alleged, directly from
their headquarters.
WHITNEY AND GILROY.
Mr. Whitney gave his attention to the Tam.
many men. and after an interview with Hill az
the Murray Hill Hotel visited the City Hall.
whore he told Mayor Gilroy what was expected
Of him and his following. Secretary Lamont
had talks with several OF the State Democracy
chiefs and is understood 10 have Informed them
that the Administration expected them TO sup
port Hill and to make whatever other sacrifices
might be required to save the Democratic parry
from defeat at the coming election Mr. LOCK-
wood appeared in a similar role also as oorh
of Cleveland mouthpece.
So boldly was the harmony" plan proclaimed
that the news reached political circles VI
all dascrintions that a deal had been arranged
between Tammany Hall and the New-iork
State Democracy, which would result III 'he
nomination of 2 straight Democratic tcket
composed mainly II not wholly. OF anti-snappets'
To assist Mr. Hill and the harmony farce' 'he
old defunct New-York Voorhis) Democracy "as
been galvanized into a semblance Of llfe and VIII
hire a hall and go through the motions OF @ no.u-
Ing convention and indorsing the lan''na"s
harmony" ticket. -. ~.
The effect Of Mr. Hills demands and OF MI.
Whtney's manipulations, was seen al the meeuh1
Of ,no Tan leaders
Gllroy pretended to get out OF the ieaaers seaS
which he has been occupying since Croker aouI.
cation and handed over the rel ms 10 conlh..ss II.
of eight Of which he is the head, and Ponce COMP
sloner jimmy Martin the tail; ana 'hen pronDSs
~ adjourned all the Congress. assembly an. anS
ildernen's conventions TO allow time lot oeais
with other organizations for these Offices Inc
suggestion for this move undoubtedly came lrvln
Hill but II said last night was among .1
schemes urged on the part Of the Cleveland fAo-
r,Inistraticn on the plea of saving as many
congressman and Assemblymen as possible 70
the Democratic party , -, .,,,%
who would deny the existence of the scheme lor
..Democratic union according to the programme
outlined while several Cl the braves p'Na'ev
admitted that the game was on.
coRponoRATION OF THE THEORY.
The action yesterday and last evening OF tns
Grace -Fa.rchild men and the kindred organizar
ton of the German-Amercan REFORM ben'o0'
racy which contains about all the Eernan
Democrats who are affiliated with MT EraCe
party was also looked upon as corroporat!Ve pi
the reports that Hill had not wholly iaiea II, ms
effort 70 corral them. No resolution condehn'ns
tho action of the Hill State Convention in KICK
inc them out of doors was even otered al s the
Grace County Convention at cooper ohon aso iass
nipht. neither was mention made or purpose
10 oppose the Hill ticket. Most amazing Oh an.
the usual denunciatory resolution against ia,'-
many Hall. which has been put ,t'o an .mo
Grace Fairchid declarations since the orgahiIa'
ton was formed, was omitted last highl a'o0
yether. "a
Besides this, both the Grace organization az
Coonar Union and the German organization a'
Terrace Garden made II a sort OF condition pre-.
ccdent 70 joining the citizens movement agains.
Tammany Hall under the lead OF the Cothiint.es
" Seventy that the nominee Tor Mayor s"ouu
no a Democrat. As the Republicans hau pre-,
yiouslv insisted tlat the head Of the ticket shou9
be a Republican. the attitude OF MT; utaCe ut,i ani
the German Democrats was generaiy res"Iu..
"a assumed for the purpose OF providing hea'
excuse for refusing 10 Join win the o,nsr ana INA
Tammany organizations in forming a ucket any
ultimately for casting their fortunes "''' N
B. Hill and Tammany Han o,,,rr.e.
NJ Grace and his state Democracy cohier,ess: cohis:
reached the Fifth Avenue Hotel about .',ns nIuaenss
o,d yvere in conference with the ConthIttee v.
Savontv representatives for forty-nVe iIiiI,ueeS'
Most Of the time was taken up ID! vi, MI, haaj
who labored to show why Denocrai ,n,'rn.d ali
n union ticket When the meeting auJouiheu @
si6es reported that there had been nothihs ~. ~.
talk AT the conference. and that no canolua.' u
were mentioned The Grace men aepnluea slua - all
sing To appear at the general conference ,a,,at ~
Tho organizations favoring comDihation ,nS
10 take place this evening at the CharlueS DN
ing Twenty-second-st. and Fourth-aVe'
WORRIED ABOUT GAYNoR.
The Gavnor problem was still unsettled whe"
Senator Hill weary with his extraordihary ca
ertions of the last two days, retired u oeN
Neither the candidate for Governor nor any "a
hi, multitude Of assistants and lackeys knows
whether Judge Gaynor means to accept the
nomination for Judge of the Court OF Appeals On
the nm ticket or not. Mr.. Hill had ms men y.
ali work Hinkley and Thacher. as well as , 5ai','
d Bell and Dlstrct-Attorney Ridgway, oi n. D'oJ
Ivn. Lieutenant Governor Sheehan w I'ouins
COCHRAN De Lancey Nicoll. Joseph h. Hehar,x
ana n In, of other persuasive people using their