The evening world., 1894-08-02
Long-Hopsd-For Admission to
the State Convention to Be
Granted to 1t.
THAT Is THE DEAL NOW ON.
Gov. Flower Pulling Every String
He Can Command in the Inter
est of Candidate Flower.

SARAIOGA, N. y, Aug. 1T Is
| here the Democratic harmony boom was
launched. Its effect has been watched
| closely by the politicians who are here
professedly to attend the races. But
| they can tell you more about the prob
| able political entries in the next cam
paign than about the horses. The
| races are merely "A pastime with these
statesmen. OF politics they make a
| study and a business.
| The boom is still in it's infancy and
hasn't been christened yet. 1t isn't
settled whether to call 1t an overture,
a peace Offering from the machine or an
understanding or a deal between the
bosses. These things Will become more
apparent after to-day This much is
known, however, that the anu-Tam-
many factions In New York City may
be disappointed IL they pin their faith
| on ,ex- Mayor Grace and his New York
State Democracy for suppcrt- An t5efr
fight against Tammany. Mr.. Grace
will most likely be found on the otner
as positive in his statements that he
would not aid Tammany as he is now.
He pledged himself that under no cir
cumstanees would he j1in hands hands With
promises to ex-Police Justice Henry
Murray. now Tammany leader, then
the CGuntK Demoerasy ah ha to o Ss
posed to be communicative, he can tell
an interesting story. Whether there is
deal or not, with or without his con-
| sent. Grace is to be bought off.
The New York State Democracy Is
not a local body. 1t is an organization
OF, Democrats principally made up OF
Cleveland or, Antl-snappers, opposed to
| the dominant Hill machine. They have
been ignored and excluded from the
she Pa5 by Ther OBJ
| ject is to gain recognition and represent
alton in the State Convention and in the
advice and management of party affairs
| in New York State.
Suppose these concessions are made TO
Mr.. Grae and his faction. He will have
gained the object he is fighting for with.
he demands there will be no sense or
reason in Democrats fighting Democrats.
Thus Mr.. Grace. knowingly or unknow.
will be done. The Evening World cor
respondent has It on authority.
| The deal, coup d'etat. or whatever you
the coming conference of leaders here;
! 1t is not settled when the pow-wow VIII
be held. 1t will all depend on Senator
Murphy: As soon as he can get away
talk matters over with Mayor Gilroy,
CORPORATION Counsel Clark, Hugh Nc
| Laughlin's representatives. Gov. Flower,
and possibly Lieut., Gov. Sheehan.
Gov. Flower is expected here tonight.
He has not been invited to the confer.
ence, but he will be at the caucus. II
the interests OF Candidate Roswell p.
Flower. The nearest anybody can come
to 1t Is that the conference Will take
place sometime between To-Day ;I,i ana h tSe
lead with the, machine politicians for the
Gubernatorial nomination. ,. J.,
Gov. Flower Is the foremost h IN aye
idea OF stepping aside In the interest OF
harmony for Reform Candidate Daniel
Lock wood OF Buffalo, for INSTANCE
Lockwood as running mate In second
place. Two other candidates for Lieu,
tenant-Governor have been projected
into the canvass. The latest is ex-Con,
gresham Thomas l.. Bunting, OF Erie
County, the home OF the present Lieu
tena Governor. The other is ex'
Ss ppeator HIPS hGpsr old home men u "s
The story is told that Boss Plat is
booming Levi p: Morton for Governor
to put him In training II elected Tor inc it
1886. and in order to gratify II possible
the ambition OF his life to become Score
tsry Of the Treasury. the al MGeine
prime favorite with the country Repub
icans, but ex-senator J. Sloat Fasset'
must not be considered out OF the race
|
and setting up delegates for him all ovei
/ the State.
: The report which has been revived
that Senator Murphy will retire iron
; the Craftsmanship of the Democra u
; State Committee has peculiar signih
: canoe at this time. Senator Murph!
said recently that he would not manag
another campaign. 1t would not surpris
5 politicians II he would step down an
D out at once. The call he will issue 10
1 a meeting OF the State Committee will
probably be his last official act as Chair
Y man. But 1t will not be Mayor Gilroy
as stated, who will succeed Murphy
? Mayor Gilroy, say those who know. will
Z have his hands full managing the Tam
many campaign. Besides, neither Mur
= ply nor Gilroy wishes to be responsible
= for the disaster they have invited. Muir
ply, like Croker, is going to desert tn
= ship let its fate be what 1t may. Som
e persons call his proposed action COW
. ardly To this the machine politician
r reply that Murphy viii turn over tn
r organization in better shape than 1t wa
e when he took charge OF II. The answe
OF the other side to this Is that the sue
a cess OF Murphy ct al. was made pos
2 | sible by the cooperation OF the Demo
Q cratic voters and the trust and con
fidence they placed In the machine. Tina
b trust. the voters declare, the bosses ar
K about to betray by turning their back
! to the enemy, running away under fire.