Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-24
LOOKS LIKE UNITY. The Empire State Democrats
 Getting in Line. HILL WILL BE ELECTED
 ,.- The Programme of Reconcilia- tion-The First Guns. of the
 Campaign Fired.
HILL WILL BE ELECTED

NEW ORK, Oct. Zo.-InlS mas De9n day of conferences among the democratic leaders, with view to straightening o1t the tangles resulting from the nomination of factional democratic congressional can didates in this city and Brooklyn, Senator Hill addressed himself to the task early this morning and had the energetic aid of Sem ator Faulkner, chairman of the democratic congressional committee, who came over from Washington last night. The latter was the active mediator in the negotia- tions. Private conferences were held with Senator Faulkner by Mayor Gilroy and Po- lice Commissioner Martin, representing Tammany, aud Ex- Mayor Grace and Fran cis Scott, who ran for mayor against Grant in 1890 on the reform ticket, representing the County Democracy. ...,-,s-
 All, it was stated, were agreed upon policy of concession. Terms of compro- mise, it is announced, are practically de- cided upon by which the knots will be cut. and the democrats united on single con- gressional candidates in each district. All the details have not yet been arranged. It is known, however, that Tammany has agreed to withdraw it's candidates in two districts and the County Democracy in the others. The indications at heaoq quarters point to the withdrawal by Tammany of Gen. Daniel Sickles,in the Tenth and Gen. eral Welsh in the Eighth. Dewitt War ner, Robert Grier Monroeand Ex Congress- man Dunphy are mentioned as possible Grace candidates. General Sickles was at headquarters this afternoon, and it was stated that he was willing to make any per sonal sacrifice to aid Senator Hills candi- dacy for governor. The opinion was ex- pressed by headquarter people that Welsh would be more difficult to deal with. To accomplish the purpose aimed at, it was proposed to transfer Amos, Cummings from the Thirteenth to the Eighth district, but it is learned that Cummings has pro- tested and his protest was backed up by delegation of trades' assembly people this evening.
 He will be allowed to remain where he is. The democratic managers have been at work today on the Brooklyn congress sional situation and express themselves as elated over the prospect of unity. A re- port was circulated today that Sickles had already withdrawn, but that was prema- ture. Welsh said tonight that he was in the race to stay. ,,,5...ro..
 President Cleveand's departure from Buzzard's Bay on his way to Washington was an event of importance and gave riss to many rumors, among them being one 10 the effect that he had agreed ,inr~ths~eyent of unity on the congrfssional candidates,t to make a speech in SenAtor Hills favor be- fore returning to Washington. Both Chairman Thacher and Major Hinckley treated the report lightly, but the former still firmly maintained that the president would be heard from at the proper time.
 The big campaign speeches "below Har- lem" began tonight, Senator Hill speak ing in Brooklyn and Tammany holding mass meeting at the wigwam. The com mittee of seventyo had ratification meet ing at Cooper Union at which Carl Sch urz, Seth Low, Ex. Secretary Fairchild, Dr. Parkhurst and other eminent reformers spoke in favor of the election of Colonel Strong for mayor and against Tammany and it's methods.
 Vice. President Stevenson will be here on Thursday and will make three speeches, in Brooklyn, Poughkeepsie and this city, and Secretary Carlisle has also agreed to make at least one speech during the closing week of the campaign. Ex-President Harrison will be here tomorrow and Chairman Hack ett expects to arrange for a mammoth meeting if possible. Friday Governor Me- Kinley. by whom it is proposed to make 0 tour through the state on special train, will open at Buffalo and will make about twelve speeches in two days. There is an enth usiastic demand for Mckinley. Next week Chauncey NJ. Depew will give two days on a special train 10 speaking.
 Late this afternoon democratic headuuar- ters was agitated over an alleged sensation. ''We have made big discovery today" said Chairman Thacher. "There is a de- feet in the new constitution upon the adop. ton of which the voters will be required to pass judgment November 6, which will create legislative hiatus if adopted. The discovery was made by Henry T. Ultry, a lawyer of Waterviile, N. Y. The burden of the discovery is that if the constitution is adopted there would be no legislature in 1895, and the candidates elected this year will not meet h Albany next winter. Tho new constitution, after making the new apportionment, provides for the election of 1895, and provides that the constitution, If approved, shall go into effect on January