The evening world., 1895-09-28
TROUBLE IN
BOTH PARTIES.
Bolt Of the Delaney Crowd
Adds to Tammany Halls
perp|exities.
PROSPECT Of MANY TICKETS,
Republicans Split on the
Question Of Straight and
Union Ballots.
STRONG, HE ONLY SMILES.
Gi1rOy Turned Down and Crok-
er-Murphy-Grant Rule the Wig.
wam-sheehan as Leader.

The citizen OF New York City who
| thinks he knows something about the
political situation Of his town is kept
guessing these days what's going to
| happen next. II ever there was such
q tansle Of parties. factions of parties.
, Issues. leaders, candidates and follow
ers, the memory OF mankind does not
| reach far enough back into the dim past
to recall 1t A town-crier would epito-
m!xe the situation this way:
A stand and deliver fight Is on IN
Tammany. with the chances favoring
any number Of entertaining scrimmages
between now and election day.
The Republicans are split into three
factions. each snarlng at the other over
the sort of ticket they will put up.
| straight or mixed The chances favor
a mixed one.
The State Democracy folks are trying
| to locate themselves geographically.
and will probably add to the events Of
the spirited season by putting up a
ticket OF their own.
The Good Government reformers are
in the same position.
Ditto the German Americans. includ-
ing little Coroner Hoeber. He's tangled
up. too.
The Independent County Organ.za-
tlon. which Is becoming a thorn In the
side of Tammany. Is philosoph:caliy
viewing things and waiting before 1t
declares itself.
The Mayor. who Is manly responsible
for more or less of the Kilkenny enter
tainment now being furnished by all
the parties. 10 having more fun than
anybody else. He doesn't appear to
care who wins.
The completely Of the situation was
intricate enough yesterday. but some
things happened last night which added
to the confus.on.
| For instance. there were high old car
ry.ngs on In Tammany. John J. De-
laney. contestins leader Of the Eleventh
Assembly District. walked out Of the
Wigwam accompanied by groans. cat
calls and 900 Of his followers. who VIII
bolt the Tammany ticket
Before going Mr.. Delaney had an
inspiration--the one great inspiration Of
his political career. He introduced Tam
many to itself. Here's the way he
did 1t:
"The leaders Of Tammany Hall have
kept In power their worn-out old polit.-
col hacks and called It reorganization" ="
No one attempted to dispute the truth
or logic of his epigram. But Mr.. De-
laney didn't stop at making speeches.
He organized a revolt right there. and
10 going to run party OF his own In
the Eleventh District.
The cause OF his detection was the
sustaining Of the Dalton crowd when
Delaney AYERS his following is In the
majority. Dalt On. who Is an old leader.
had the other old leaders with him.
The Tammany General Committee
contributed an additional knot in the
tangle by coming out plumply in line
with the Croker. r.Murphy-Grant synd!-
cate, which is very much on top at
present
Ex-Poliee Commissioner John e. Shee-
han was elected chairman Of the Finance
Committee. which Office was formerly
held by Boss Croker. Sheehan is the
brother OF ex-Lieut.-Gov shechan. who
with Senator Murphy has wrested the
State machine from Senator Hill.
Murphy and Sheehan sided with
Croker In turning down the State
Democracy Hugh J. Grant Is Murphy'e
son-in-law and between them al. they
arc in pretty good shape to make a
family AFFAIR OF the control OF the Wig
Sheehan will be regarded as leader OF
the Wigwam; that p, he Will be the
mouthhpiese OF the real leaders
, was mace Chairman OF the Comm. i iee
succeeds to the Cnairmanship OF the
Committee on Correspondence and Reso.
iutions, formerly held by ". Bourke
Mcmahon who is Hugh J. Grants right.
hand man, is at the head of the Com
Ex-Mayor Gilroy did not come In for
. any favor. He was left on the Execu.
, | tive Committee.
The General Committee pledged the
! Ticket. and next week candidates viii be-
, Considered. Then therein be some more
Boss Plat gathered his advisers
around him Yes ,erday and sent them out
10 whistle up support for the straight
II enough real voting Republicans car
be discovered 20 tack up the strairt,
: ticket idea one will be named nav
Thursday night Mr.. Plat hasn't com
mittei himself 10 tie straight ticket fad
and the hordes Of the various other fac
, that he will be committing hari-kari o
something OF that sort by forcing one NJ
his party The chances are that III
! union ticket iks viii win.
q The State Democracy last nisb
pledged itself to support the State TICKET
:, legislative ticket unless the Repubi. can
come over tn tho support OF the kanga
n roo ticket scheme
e vanderbiIts Back in New York.
NJ. " L V.na.-hv.