Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-23
GETTING TOGETHER.
The New York City Democrats Composing
Their Differences.
FOR COMPLETE HARMONY.
ro,fereocc with Reference to the Candi.
dates for CoDgress-Tninmany Heauy
fn Make Sacrifices

NEW YORK, October 2.-Ine hea'y
work Of the local campaign began to-day
at all the headquarters except those OF
Hugh j. Grant. at the Union square
Hotel. Some Tammany men believe that
the shorter the campaign the better IL
will be for Grant. The whole effort OF
Tammany, according to the present pro-
gramme. will be directed towards draw
ing party-llnes. and all talk about the
record of Grant, and OF Tammany gem
orally. will be met by the assertion that
this is "threshing over old straw and
that the salvation Of the Democratic party
is the one thing at stake.
The resignation OF Judge Diver as a
member Of the Tammany Executive Com
mlttee and leader Of the Second Assem-
bly, District last Saturday night caused
no surprise. Diver was forced out by
the general committee OF his own dis
trict not by the Executive Committee,
nor by Hugh J. Grant.
The report that Diver Is to resign his
police justceship IN not generally be-
lleved. His friends say that he will
move uptown. but will hold on TO his
500 year TIL the end OF his term.
Timothy Sullivan and several members
Of the Tammany General Committee In
the Third District went TO police head
quarters at o'clock tonight to file
declination on the part OF Phil Wissig
Of the candidature for assemblyman Ia
that district. and also the certificate OF
nomination of Dan. j. O'Reilly as the
Tammany candidate for assemblyman IN
Wissig's place. When the party reached
headquarters there was no one 10 re-
ceive the papers and they left promising
to be back later
Another OF the rumors which flew
about among the politicians this evening
and caused considerable excitement was
that there was to be a meeting in one
OF the uptown hotels to-day between Mr.
Grace and several Of the leaders of Tam
many Han in the interest OF complete
harmony
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
As IT was understood at the time this
harmony was to be brought about by a
conference with respect 10 the candi-
dates for Congress from this city; il
was said that the conference would de-
eide what their future course would be-
The principal work of the conference
was to decide on just how many Demo
cratic candidates for Congress should be
State Democrats and how many Tam
many-Iiall men. Tammany, as 1t was
told. was ready to make almost any
sacrifice in order TO secure perfect har-
mony and insure the success OF the Demo
cratic State and local tickets There are
ten congressman elected from this city
and Of these it was said that in two
districts certainly, and three probably
the Tammany candidates would be ad-
Vsed by the conference TO withdraw from
the contest.
one district. in which II was said the
Tammany candidate for Congress would
certainly be advised to withdraw. was
the Fifteenth where Jacob \. Canter
was placed in nomination by Tammany
Hall and Colonel Robert Grier Monroe
10y the State Democracy. II is said that
II Mr.. Grace does nothing else. he will
insist that Canter withdraw and Monroe
be permitted TO have free field there.
One Of the rumors was that sufficient
influence would be brought 10 bear upon
Tilothy j. Campbell, - induce him 10
withdraw from the contest in the Ninth
District. in order that the election OF
Henry c. Miner he at no time endangered.
THE BUSINESSMEN.
The Executive Committee OF the Busi-
ness Mems Democratic Association met
TINS afternoon anu CvHlpitAtI az ldhSt
mcnts for the mass-meet.ng TO be held
under their auspices on the night Of the
2ith instant at Carnegie Hall. Senator
David r. Hill. ana possibly Nicc-presi-
dent Stevenson, Will address, the meeting.
The prospects OF harmony between the
Shepard and the regular Democrats Of
Brooklyn looked darker to-day than they
have ever looked before. There was a
time when the regular Democrats would
have been willing to make concessions 70
the boilers Since then. however. Ber-
nard j. York, chairman Of the Executive
Committee Of the regular organization,
SAYS the outlook for the success Of the
Democratic ticket In KINGS IL SO
promising that the regulars are opposed
overwhelmingly to any concessions to
the Sheparditps.
Ii f. said that the regular organization
has so far got the upper hand Of the
Shepard faction that the former Will not
compromise on anything unless the
Sheparditcs will make concessions that
would amount practically to joining the
rpyullr OrgauiIatiOn.