Evening star., 1896-09-23
Mr.. TEACHERS MlX-UP
The Trouble His Letter has Caused in the
Tammany Camp.
Sheehnn and Hill Both Disgusted-
Threats Which May Not BE
Made Good.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, September 23.-The letter
which John Boyd Thacher wrote to the
chairman Of the state committee accepting
the nomination as candidate for governor
has mixed the children up worse than
Little Buttercup did in "Pinafore." Mr..
Thacher has been counted as firmly gold
standard democrat as any democrat I'm this
state 1t was he who made the speech at
the Saratoga convention in June which set
the pace for the subsequent Endorsement
OF the single gold standard in the platform.
Now Mr.. Thacher says he proposes to
stand Tor the gold standard just firmly
as he did in June. but he's going to vote
Tor Bryan and Sewall
Tne sound money democrats who sent
delegates to the indianapolis convention
will nominate a candidate OF their own
Some of Mr.. Thacher's friends thought he
could straddle" the question iudiciousfy
enough TO secure the Endorsement of these
sound money men. They do not see 1t I'm
that light, and have laughed Mr. Thacher
out of court.
The Tamnany men, headed by John C.
Sheehan. were largely responsible at Buff
falo for the nomination of Mr.. Thacher.
The precise part which Senator HILL who
remained at home at Wolferts Roost but
within reach of Buffalo by ong-distance
telephone, had In the nomination of MIR.
lhaeher is not definitely known. Some of
the experts say that Hill had a great deal
TO do with 1t. and that he selected Mr.
Thacher because he thought sound money
democrats would indorse him. Now both
Mr.. Hill and the Tammany men are very
much disgusted with what Mr. Thacher
has done. He has declared SO cmphatically
Tor gold that the Tammany men who drew
tne 1ree silver platform are sick and tired
OF II, and he has declared so warmly for
Bryan and Sewall that Mr.. Hill is disgust
ed The result is pretty thorough condi-
ton OF decentralization all around
Mr.. Shechnn and His Threat.
In addition to this. Mr. Sheehan. as the
nominal leader Of Tammany Hall, has been
| threatening to make trouble I'm the wig
| wan. or rather for men who up to this
| year have always been prominent in the
| councils of the wigwam. He says that any
| man who does not give loyal support to
Bryan and Sewall will be put upon his lit
| tie list He will be Remembered In the
| future. and will get no favors from the
| organization. Mr.. Sheehan makes IL very
| emphatic. This doubtless reflects his senti-
| ments. but 1t is amusing to see Mr. Shee-
| nan prescribing such men as ex-Mayor
| Hugh J. Grant, ex-Recorder Frederick
| Smyth, District Attorney John R. Fellows
| eX-Mayor Thomas F. Giroy. John d. Grim
minis. Ex-Governor Roswell p. Flower. Jas
| j. fhelan and the scores, IL not hundreds
| OF other prominent men who have been the
backbone of Tammany Hall for 10, these
| years.
| INC ques'on ls DeBinnlrg TO arise, which
| is lne larger and stronger element in the
| party in this city? If the men who have
repudiated Bryan and Sewall and the
platform on which they stand, who have
| formerly been members of Tammany Hall
| and were the brains of the organza ton
| were to join forces with the other wing of
the party which has for years been art-
iammany and is now for souni money.
| there would be such a cleaning out of
| Tammany Hall as it is now constituted
that when Richard Croker gets back he
wouldn't recognize it. But 1t is doubtful
| If these various elements can get together
on any other proposition than the ono
which involves a fight against Bryan ard
SewaI- 1t is very doubtful If John c
Sheehan, although the nominal head of
| the Tammany organization now will be
| able to make good his threat He has no
hold on the organization. or any power
| over II, except as he was boosted i,to
ms present position by other mem More
over, there is strife against him among the
| regulars in the organization and some
| believe that he is taking his present atti-
tIde Tor Bryan and Sewall simply because
| Hehry D. Purroy who Is powerful in some
quarters and is honestly for free silver
forced him to do it. If Mr. Purroy had
| declared for free silver and had indorsed
| the Chicago ticket and platform whiI, ,Ir
Sheehan and his braves held ont Mr. par
roy could have claimed regularity. and Mr..
Sheehan would have been compaIled +.
nave maintained fight for principle with
out the o. X. of the constituted au;hori-
ues. he Is not familiar with that sort of
fighting.
| Coming Bryan DemOnstr ratfon
The Tammany organiza ton is going to
do the best it can to get up what seems a
monster demonstration when Bryan is here
ON the 29th instant, Printed invitations
Lave been sent out to all the district lead
ers by the bale, with instructions to dis
tritute them to all voters without regard
to party. Each district leader has been
directed under penalty of losing his offic,a
yellow jacket to produce two hundred
marching men to take part in a parade
when Mr.. Bryan gets here. As there
are thirty-five assembly districts this will
provide for parade in which there are
'.Wo men. OF course, there will be no
end of shouting, and the Tammany r,eo
VIII try to persuade Mr.. Bryan that this
Is genuine outpouring on the part of his
admirers. But the mixed-up condition Of
tnihgs Is evident when the question is
raised, What will John Boyd Thacher
DO on that night?' ''Win he attend The
meeting. and possibly make speech 81
If SO. will he say that he repudiates the
Chicago platform on which Mr.. BRYAN
stands because he believes It wouli be
ruin to business interests and ,lishonor to
the American people if the doctrine in II
We're put into effect. as he did say in
June?" A
There have been about thousand stories
OF the successful sale of "gold bricks in
thls state during the last two months II
would require a court of inquiry with au-
tforty Ito send for persons and papers
ana administer oathS to determine whether
Mr. Bryan Mr.. Hill, Tammany Hall Johr
. boyd Ihacher or the state comIr .tee has
Deen the most extensive purchaser L,