New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
PRICE THREE CENTS.
MR.. HILLS FARCE COMEDY.
1T WILL BE PLAYED FOR THE CLEVE'
LAND DEMOCRATS AT SYRACUSE.

LAND DEMOCRATS AT SYRACUSE.
HE Is TO POSE AS THEIR SECRET FRIEND" m
SECURING THEM PLACES IN THE coNvEN-
TIoN-BUT THE big FOUR WILL HAVE
NONE OF IT-GoING THROUGH THE
FORMS or CANCELLATION.
f,pox . srAyr CORRESPONDENT THE rnBrSr)
Syracuse. Sept IA theatrical performance Of
some interest Is now being observed with curios-
ity by all Democratic politicians here. David b.
Hill. who surprised every one year ago at sara
toga by the excellence Of his delineauon OF caesar
thrice declining the crown at the Lupercal. Is just
now conducting the dress rehearsals OF farce
comedy In which he will assume the chief part
with the alluring title Of "Ketcham and Cheat
ham"
The minor parts in this fine piece OF stage iiiu-
sion will be assumed for this occasion only by
Richard Croker william F.. Shcehan Hugh Nc
Laughl.n and Edward Murphy, jr. The play mas
a good plot and OF course. Is Of political nature
Mr. Hill in the dual part Of Mr.. Ketcham and Mr.
Cheatham, will pose the secret friend OF the
Cleveland Democrats OF the State, and VIII ioudiy
insist upon Croker, Sheehan. Mclaughlin ana
Murphy admitting them to the Democratic state
Convention. On their part, 1.-THE Big Four OF the
Democratic party are to display great hardhess
OF heart are to refuse to permit the Cievelano
Democrats to take any seats in the convention
and even If a few concessions are made. are to
hold firmly in their possession the machinery OK
the Democratic party tor the use OF themselves
and Of Mr. Hill when the next election for Presi-
dent Of the United States takes place.
VERY LITTLE FOR THE CLEVELAND MEN.
As the plan is now sketched out. no concessions
Of value will be made by the Democratic bosses
named to the Cleveland Democrats in the cities
OF New-York Brooklyn. Troy and Buffalo Ad-
mission TO the convention will be refused to some
Cleveland Democrats, and others will be admitted
in such scanty numbers that they cannot have
any influence in ii. Mr.. Hi, for the sake OF
smoothing his way back to the United States Sem
ate would give the Cleveland Democrats little
larger representation than Messrs Murphy. Shee-
han. Croker and Mclaughlin are willing TO grant;
but even he would guard against their having any
influence OF importance in the partys counsels. or
any power over it's machinery. Yet Mr.. Hill
would like to admit a sufficient number Of Cleve-
land Democrats into the convention to persuade
MANY of them that a concession OF substantial
value has been made TO them, and that there
fore they should Loyalty support the Demo-
cratic State ticket. That is the meaning Of the
title of mis- play.
THE SHEPARD PEOPLE TAKE THE BAIT
Thus far the Shepard wing Of the Cleveland
Democratic faction is the only that has yield
ed to Mr. Hills invitation to them to come up to
Syracuse and see his performance. Some 300
members Of the Shepard organization have en-
gagged rooms already at the chief hotels OF Syra-
cuse, and undoubtedly will be here. They viii
be admitted to the convention hall. but II Is doubt
full If any Of them will receive delegates tickets
Mr.. Hill travelled 10 Greenport 10 make de-
monstraton in the newspapers or his desire 10
see Boss" Mclaughlin about the proportion OK
the Shepardites who to be seated as dele
gates; but II is reported that Mclaughlin Is un-
willing that they should have any representation
Accordingly. Mr. Shepard ana ma, ms followers may
again rudely interrupt Mr. Hill In the smooth de-
livery of the lines Of his play. they did at sara
toga last year. by stalking out of the convention
hall in noisy manner.
Charles s Fairchild and his associates In the
State Democracy in New-York City are yet unde-
cided even whether they will go 10 see Mr.. Hills
farce They surely VIII not go II they are con-
vinced that they will merely have tickets or adj
mission Il the hall Tdmmany Han certainly
does not show any inclination 10 snare delegates
tickets with the Fairchild representation. un-
less, therefore, positive statements are made by
Mr. Hill and his allies that they will be admitted
as delegates to the convention and a satisfactory
number of seats as delegates are awarded TO
them. il Is doubtful II the State Democracy Will
attend the Democratic State Convention. Mr.
Fairchild and his friends have postponed the fur
ther consideration Of the subject until september
Il. Mr.. Hill and Messrs Croker, Sheehan. MUIR
ply and Mclaughlin in the mean time can con-
slider whether TIE play. after all. is success.
In Buffalo also the Cleveland Democrats have
not yet decided to walk into Mr.. Hlrs theatre.
They will not accept Mr.. Hllrs invitation II
Franklin D. Locke has his way. William +.
Sheehan Is directing the affairs Of his organiza-
ton in Buffalo by telephone from New-York. and
shows no inclination - surrender the control or
his machine to the Lockes. Milburns and Doyles
who put such obstacles in its pathway to success
| In the last two years. Mr.. Locke. therefore, can
advantage In relaxing the attacks OF the
| Cleveland organization upon the Sheehan ma
chine.
MIR. FLOWERS AMUSING ANTICS.
Roswell F. Flower has amused every Demo-
cratic politician by pretending that he hopes Mr..
| Hill will lure the Cleveland Democrats 10 the
| play. Mr. Flower desires TO be nominated for
| Governor in 1896. He has changed his legal resi-
dence from New-York to Watertown. and hence
forward will: pose the farmers only friend 1t
will be remembered that during his calamtous
three years administration as Governor he yearly
made many speeches at the county fairs, and
sought to impress the grangers OF the state with
! his profound knowledge Of the early squash ana
the late pumpkin He thus believed that he had
| laid the foundation FOR big farm vote for himself
when he should run again for Governor, and was
much dismayed when he was told by .Hll and
| Murphy just before the Democratic State Con-
! vention was held last year that they did not in
| tend to renomnate him. They truthfully told
| him that he unpopular. but he did not believe
| them: and he now thinks he would have had
| more votes than David B Hill secured.
| Mr. Flower and Isaac ri. Maynard have COM
| mon satisfaction. Maynard thinks with pleasure
| that Hill was beaten worse than he was Flow
! er sees that Hill was the worst beaten Democrat
| who ever ran for Office in this State.
Mr. Flower. for the purpose OF supporting Hill
| In his scheme Of deludng the Cleveland Demo-
! Gratis into notion that part control OF the Demo-
! cratic party machinery is 10 be surrendered to
! them made a speech on Thursday last al Water
town. In the course of which he said: Il hope the
! Democratic State Convention Will be disposed to
! extend the hand of genuine fellowship TO every
/ party organization entitled to consideration. 10
overlook past facti0nal quarrels. TO reunite the
/ party on a platform and for nominees-in short,
! to begin the campaign in such a way TO win