New-York tribune., 1895-10-20
HARMONY GONE TO SMASH.
FAILURE OF HILLS PLAN TO SECURE
UNION ON THE SENATE CANDIDATES.

GRACE PEOPLE DECIDED IHEf 'otbD .'O'
SWALLOW SOME OF THE wIGwAMs
NoMINEEs-HILL's DEsERTIoN OF
THE personal LIBER-
TY" sHoUrERs
The bottom is out Of Senator Hill's fascinating
scheme for harmonizng the Tammany Han ana
State Democracy into a solid and homogeneous
phalanx. sworn to support candidates Tor the
State Senate In this city who could be relied upon
TO vote for the Senator's reelection year from
next January. The Senator did not care any
thing about the Assemblymen. or the Germans
who want the Sunday beer question settled
right away quick" next winter.
In his anxiety for votes in the Senate OF 1871
he did not take the trouble even to disguise the
fact that he was not considering the great peer
and LIQUOR interests over whose wrongs ana
Injuries he became much excited just after the
Police Commissioners began an Impartial ENFORCE
ment of the Sunday law last summer
Mr. Hill went back to Albany yesterday
morning and Chairman Hinkley' OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee, who has been conduct
ing the harmony negotiations returned TO MS
home in Poughkeepse. Both Of them knew
that the harmony plan was as dead as a last
years mackerel
The terms Of the 'utimatum" which Major
Hinkley delivered on Friday night to Corporation
Counsel Scott for the State Democracy, ana 10
James J. Martin, for Tammany Hall, were almost
exactly as given by The Tribune yesterday morn
ing. Some OF the Democratic newspapers IN their
efforts 10 cover over Senator Hils deserlon OF MS
dear friends the Sunday beer men, tried to DIS
guise the fact that attempt at union on Demo-
cratic Assembymen was being made put wheh
the official statement was given out yesterday
HIPS abandonm ment Of his recent policy boldly ap
peared.
THE "ULTIMATUM"
The "ultimatum'' required Tammany Hall TO
withdraw its Senate candidates in the Xlllth,
XVIII and XIXth districts Barney" Martin
Franklin Ben and l.. W. Schultze, and indorse
the State Democracy nominees in these districts
The State Democracy were ordered 10 withura"
their candidates in the Xth. Xlth, NlVtn' A'l'n'
XVIIth. XVIIIth, XXth and XXlst districts ana
nominate or ndorse the Tammany nominees
The State Democracy were commanded 10 repu-
date Police Inspector Alexander ). Williams III
the XIIth District and indorse Samuel ). foiey'
Tammany The State Democracy were also direct
cd 70 withdraw William J. Browne, their candi-
date for Congress in the Xth Congress District
and support Amos ]. Cummings, the Tammah<
candidate
rx-Judge Maurice j. Power voiced the senti-
r,o,+s ~ the state Democracy people at their
beadouarters yesterday when he remarked, after
a careful reading Of the Hinkley "ultimatum
"yerv flne-very pretty isn't 1t? They want
% give us two solid Republican districts and one
doubtful district where they can cut the hair OIL
Of our candidate
roo MUCH FOR THE GRACE PEOPLE.
True Barney" Martin was to be turned
support Timothy Dry Dollar" Sullivan, Louis
Munznger Thomas C. OSullivan and Maurice
Featherson To be compelled to support Louis
Munzinger John c. Sheehans man in the XVlth
district. and desert Thomas Costigan. one OF the
old standbys OF Anti-Tammany, was 100 huch
FOR the Grace stomach. 80.
The Tammany Executive committee met , iaeS
Yesterday afternoon. and after two hours
session promised to accept the harmony pre-
pared by Hill and Hinkley. they agreed ihal
Martin, Bien and Schultz should decl,ne tne.i
Tammany nominations and hand in their witt
ten decnations at Democratic state heauquar-
ters tomorrow. 1t Is fact, however, tha'
none of them has yet signed the papers, ana
now that the State Democracy has refused the
plan they are not likely TO do So
The State Democracy Executive committee aiso
met at their East Twenty-thrd-st. headquarters,
and held protracted session. 1t resulted In re-
fusal TO accept the harmony terms Imposed.
Nobody proposed to accept it, and by practicaliy
unanimous consent II was rejected ana Coohei
their answer.
STATEMENT OF THE STATE DEMOCRACY.
Alta late hour last night statement was given
out at State Democracy headquarters, agreeing 70
the state Committees plan far as it related to
the XIIIth XVIII and XXIst districts, but saying
that it was impossible to withdraw either John j.
Cullen IN the XIVth District or Thomas j. Nc
Nanus in the XVIIth No action would be taken,
tho statement said in the XIth and XVIIIth dis
tricts that did not involve the withdrawal OF the
Tammany candidates. The statement closed as
follows:
Tho state Democracy under no circumstances will
sNuppTifs Nipnprice Patterson The State Democracy will
s,gs JGhn in A. favor of Senator Cantor TAM
many Hall candidate and VIII also Withdraw ~,
Xth congressional District, provided that Louis
Munznger, the Tammany Hall candidate for Sena-
tor in the XVIth District, is withdrawn. and the
Hon Thomas Costigan the state Democracy candi-
date in tina, district. is indorsed and supported by
It has been evident from an early stage Of The
negotiations that agreement was impracticable fo'
the that Tammany Hall, perhaps or ncces.,
s,ty has insisted the retention candidates Of
certain individuals whom the State Democracy could
not support.
The Tammany Hall Committee on Law met
| at the Wigwam last night and decided 10 fight
| the action of the Police Board In allowing the
State Democracy a separate column under their
| party emblem-the roo5ter-ln the courts An
| application for an injunction to compel the
| Police Board TO rescind its decision on the sub
| iect will probably be applied for on the opening
| of the courts tomorrow morning
! The Wigwam braves generally pleased
| with the news last night that the Grace De-
| mocracy had refused to accept the Hill-Hink-
| lev terms They had agreed TO give up Bar
| ney" Martin I'm the interest of Hill and har-
mony. but swore that they would go no further.
| No changes on the ticket are now probable.
| The scheme to put up Frederic r. Coudert,
| ir as a united Democracy candidate In the
| XVth District against Frank ID. Pavey. Re
| publican II believed last night, would
| now come to nothing.
| Major Hinkley said that he would give out a
| statement Tomorrow which would place the
| blame OF the failure Of the harmony scheme
where II belonged"