The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
GUERRILLAS OF POLITICS.
TAMMANF MAS NO WELCOME FoR
TIE ". II. GRAOE ROWD.

ia MAS NO FOR
TIN ". n. GRACE CROWD.
Can uoid All the omccs It,sir ir N Can wis
hen-Repubiicans Regard tho Citircns'
Union with Mach tho Same nuApicion-A
straiEhtout Organization Battle Wanted.
Tammany leaders who wcrc competent to
speak said yesterday that thsy wero heartily
disguised when they read that tho National
Democracy, headed by Mayor StronE's Corpora
tion Counsel. Francis NJ. Scott. had Endorsed
Supreme Court Justice Alton b.. Parker for
Chief Judge OF tho Court of Appeals. These
Tnmmsny leaders said they did not wish any
harm to como to Justice Parker In tho cam
paign, but they believed that Justice Parker
was getting into bad company and they did not
believe the Endorsement was worth a fig to him.
Tho Tammany leaders who talked on this sub
ject said that the National Democracy was the
old state Democracy with a new name-tho same
old lot ofRuerrillas and place hunters who made
up the anti.snap convention which was held
at Syracuse, May 81. 1892. The Tammany
leaders who discussed the matter did not hest
tate to say that the action Of the National De-
mocracy on Wednesday was an effort on the
part OF a positively moribund organization to
jump into some sort of q position where II Tam.
many is successful 1t might continue its old
practice Of demanding all the patronage in
sight and kicking like seven million mules IL 1t
didn't got everything. In the first place tho
Tammany leaders said that Corporation Coun.
sci Scott, who made tho fight in tho National
Democracy to indorse Justice Parker. did 30
simply because he hoped that Tammany would
nominate him for a Supreme Court Justice in
the First Judicial district to succeed either
Justice Andrews or Justice Van Brunt.
These Tammany leaders recalled how ex-
Mayor William r. Grace and Mr.. Scott and all
- NhA Hat ..-l l--l- l.. on. A.
help along tho election of Mayor Strong. and
they said that Mr.. Grace's organization took
sides with Strong in 1894 simply because It saw
another chance, similar to that of May, 1892.
for public place. No line Of principles. it was
contended. governs the organization of which
Mr.. Grace and Mr.. Scott are the bosses. Their
night, are only grabs for public place.
The AMMAN leaders RECALLED the anti-snap
in that anti.snap convention. they said, de.
ciared that he was in that movement for princi-
P n neI al, OF the prominent leaders of the
Cleveland, Administration, and those who were
not provided for by the Cleveland Administers
Il. De Forrest Baldwin, who was a proxy State
Committeeman at Wednesdays meeting, was
advent of Cleveland he was appointed a Deputy
Collector of the New York Custom House at 49,
worth Speaking Of Of, ' and. when 4 enc sfa's seo stfv Wss
berth under Scott. Wallace Macfariane. ono
made United States District Attorney by cleve'
land at the port of New York. William A.
convention fi"G'" was n made m infsrn al ISs snse'GGo ol,
lector by Cleveland: w: Z. Northrup. another
New S"'s' Yor Rpe Custom, sS1 House. Hoe place All Or Of ft these men In 's as
the anti;snap convention told in their speeches,
TisR n sas,5 hsnas on .d ssHiF b hearts, 1sjDcl hSs
Yet Mr.. Cleveland had not been elected
twenty;tour hours in 1885,, when the whole pack
eral places under him. President Cleveland
said in personal conversations at the time that
at all, but that the men who attended the anti
snap convention were the hungriest and Rreedi.
enti.Snappers became a little cross at the Presi-
dent; and they retorted under their breaths that
AMI once dIegs seeRar was "a oS 9pi 1T , as huH TSsyv and asrs GREEDY oy
when UtSsr there snS was Th a coed zoo fat otIse Tackled at the
got office under Cleveland is too long to print at
this time: The Tammany leaders simply re.
when they said that they did not believe that
the Hill machine had got much of an acquisition
Parker. But, nevertheless. the Hill machine
has now swallowed the National Democracy. 1t
6 ass ef fnke ses sG rs l .ss s ssss, Of he Ssh ap Ysrt st. horde oTse
seen.
The Republicans. for their part. had a few
words to say about the Citizens Union and the
Tks KepSsi.esn s@fi5iss Ssss lea t Rssui The e COM;
y VI SS'SAty III 100 dibo u pElnClple5,
liens Union Committee Of 1887. it was said.
= Seventy en- an in FeiigPssiit t F lfs t of the s.ndnty sG Ss
now the leading men of tho alleged $50
tion; or the other thirty nearly all are either
dead or are in public places which make them
ineligible for a non-partisan committee. In
1894 the Committee of Seventy was organized
for a non-partisan government OF the city of
It announced that no member should seek or
hold public office. Nevertheless. the following
members OF the mi Of Seventy have re-
ceived lucrative offices:
wu,,.u :. s.ro,r x,ro Sa,aryS
Charles Il. 7. Coils. Commissioner of Pub
Horace Porter. Ambassador to France: 1S.Soo
william Travers Jerome. Police Justice -. 5000
Arson q; McCook. City Chamberlain. ...... 5000
John r Faure: Charities Commissioner. 5000
5000
ton Commissioners ....;.a.".: Gle a day
missioner (compen.
'onn Siahin' hapiu ifansit commits sation
George l.. Rlves. Rapid Transit Commits. CourtSS'
Lewis l.. Deianeld. Secretary Rapid
Transit Commissioners. ....,.. 2boO
William b. Hornblower. unsuccessfui can.
didate for Supreme Court Justice. -. 10000
julius Stern6erger. candidate for U. s.
A. $. Frissell. President Fifth avenue Na. "'
tional Bank. favorite depository city
Everett P. Wheeler, Civil Service Commits. "'
hioher ...
With all of these facts in view the Republicans
ana democrats concluded that their organiza-
tions inLent rs weli nave n stand.up, straight
out light, 1t has been conclusiveiy demon