Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-08
Tammany Democracy Smoked Out"
by His Silver Resolution.
BELMONT IN 16 TO | BAND WAGON
His Gold Standard Birthright Bar
tered for GubernatoriaI Pottage.
MORE TAMMANY GRABS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, February Z, 1898.
Orders have gone to the Greater New
York democratic leaders at Albany, when
the resolution censuring Murphy for his
vote on the Teller resolution comes up. to
''vote for Murphy, but don't talk free
silver
These orders, issued by Richard Croker
will, of course, decide the policy of the
Tammany Hall members of the state legis-
lature. But the democratic members from
up the state may perhaps break away from
the state organization and talk free sill
YER" 1t is understood, however that
the state democratic machine has the
members of the state legislature well
in hand, and there will be no scenes
likely to stir Up strife and create a still
more bitter feeling in this state between the
gold and silver wings of the democratic
party.
Senator Teller is the man most damned
In New York state today. Many demo-
cratic politicians consider that his lately
defeated resolution means the defeat of the
state legislature and congressional tickets
in this state this fall 1t certainly must
mean revival of the discussion of "16 to
1 and all that" And the mere prediction
OF AWNING OF this nature Is enough to
send cold chills down the backs of some of
the professional democratic politicians.
st. Clair MckeIway's Announcement,
st. Clair McKelway announced to the peo-
pie of Brooklyn the other evening what
Senator Vest of Missouri discovered wears
ago-that We have come to the parting of
the ways Mckelway ranges himself on
the side of the gold standard while Senator
Vest is pronounced for bimetallsm Nc
keiway, however, is of the opinion that
from this time henceforth the republican
party Will be known as the party of the
gold standard; the democratic party as the
party OF the silver standard. And speaking
OF the trlmmers and opportunists," the
brooklyn editor is of the opinion that ava
birds. - ~ 'ie
This parting of the ways" though not
new to the people of the south and west is
new to the people of New York cfty. The
political leaders in the democratic ranks
nave been clever enough to carry water on
ooth shoulders Now they undergoing
the process which State Chairman Eliot F.
Danforth calls smoking out" And the
leIIer resolution is responsible for drivine,
lhe politicians out into the open Even
ferry belmont. who was "bolter'' and an
duI-Bryanlta OF the most pronounced TYNE
is out with a letter in defense of Senator
Murphy. This letter was written to Leader
Donneily of the democratic minority AT AL
pahy- In TINS letter Mr.. Belmont claims
- that eminent republicans have voted for
resolutions similar to the Teller resolution
without being denounced as enemies of
mankind This letter of Belmonts is re-
e"iueu as direct bid for the silver vote.
Perry Belnont's Dilemma.
Strange as it may appear. this latter day
conversion of Belmont will not help him
greatly in his fight for the governorship
beimoats fences today are in worse
shape than month ago Belmont as the
candidate Of the conservatives; Belmont the
fria Of
would be logical and consistent. But Bel.
mont as the candidate of the Bryanites
Belmont after the governorship on IL
TO l platform, Belmont as the defender OF
Murphy and the Teller resolution is a DO
Htlcal abSurdity. 1t is of course possible
that ms money will win the next state
convention. but his money will hardly viii
the support of the 10 to / people And
many of the Bryanites have said they will
vote for republican rather than vote fol-
g hotter like Belmont
One thing is sure: the free silverites have
calIed halt on the state OrganiZa ton
since the Murphy vote. They are disposed
TO regard his action conciliatory one.
and as Croker has dubbed the senior sena-
tor from New York the leader of the dem
ocratic party in the state, they are inclined
To make capital out of his declaration by
Claiming the democratic party. Tammany
and all. will be for free silver. Meetings in
secret are being held daily
Iammany Jobs and grabs are moving
right along. They are so numerous II
Would be wears )me to recount them ever
day. One in particular should not be passed
by. and its significance can best be shown
by quoting a political authority on the
subject.
That 'ExhibitfOn" Bill.
Said he: IF any bill ever bore the SEM
blance of a political job it is the bill in
PRODUCED at Albany by Senator McNulty
providing for an exhibition of the arts and
sciences to commemorate the creation of
Greater New York The exhibition of
course would have to be under the man.
agement of a commission, and so the COM
mission proposed is to consist of twenty
four members, twelve to be residents of
the new city and named by the mayor and
twelve TO be residents of the state at
large, named by the governor In other
terms, the commission would be a huge BIZ
partisan machine. with the lever mainly
IN the hands of Tammany, for the twelve
nonresident commissioners would neces-
sarily be hgureheads more or less. This
body is to have power to saddle the CITY
with debt of S2O0OO00 to run not less
than ten years nor more than thirty years
and also to issue scrip certificates to the
amount OF 100000 to be paid out of the
receipts of such exhibition after the ex-
penses are paid How these certificates
would be paid in case receipts fell below
expenses can be readily surmised. Note
too. the date of the proposed exhibition.
1t Is TO be held during such period in
1901 as the exhibition commissioners may
determine In the fall of 1901 another city
election will take place in New York and
In the year preceding, when work upon
buildings and the like would be probably
Initiated presidential and state campaign
will be in progress"
Alleges DISCRETION.
On the ground of desertion suit for iii.