New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
sHEEHANITES SHY AT HILL
FRANK CAMPBELL SENDS INVITATIONS
FOR A LOVE FEAST AT ALBANY.

Frank Campbell. chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee. has mailed to the Tammany
district leaders and the members of the advisory
committee of the Greater New-York Democracy
invitations TO proposed political love feast at
the new State headquarters in Albany Mon
day night. The Tammany triumvirate Messrs.
Murphy Mcmahon and Haffen. and John t.
Oakley and Thomas J. Dunn, district leaders.
have decided to attend the conference. None OF
the Greater New-York Democracy leaders. so
far as could be learned last night, will attend.
John Branigan, leader of the Sheehan forces in
the XVIIth (McMahOn's) district will have
rousing meeting at STEMS Garden on Monday
night and the Greater New-York Democracy
men will be out i'm force at that time. John c.
Sheehan and William Hepb Russell will
make speeches there Borough President Cantor
says he has pressing engagements that will
probably keep him away from the conference
The invitation to the conference is as follows:
Dear Sir: You are respectfully invited to attend
the formal opening of the permanent headqIarJteps
No. 11s North Pearl-st., Albany, n. ", on Monday
Brief addresses will be made by several proni-
nent Democrats Of the state on the ISSUES OF one
thorough ugh ORGANIZATION of the party
This gathering viii afford party supporters from
an exchange Of views and general consultation.
and for this reason your presence is desired
The Greater Network Democracy men do not
like the way ex-senator Hill has been doing
Things of late They did not like it when he
accepted the invitation of Lewis Nixon to make
a Thomas jefferson speech at the Democratic
Club. They have been saying right along tnat
they would recognize Mr.. Hill as leader. but
they did not think that he would make such
significant advances to Tammany Hall. An
other thing that they did not like was the Hill
programme to make Senator McCarren chair
man of the State Committee. in place of Frank
Campbell Instantly the cry against one-mah
power was raised from one end Of the state
to the other and one prominent Greater New
York Democracy leader sent hot letter to MI
Hill protesting against McCarren as manager
Of the coming State campaign. Mr.. Hill has not
made public that letter. but the friends OF
Campbell have used it effectively. The agita-
ton against MoCarren has been kept up so
vigorously that it is now somewhat uouptiui
If the handling of the funds and the running or
the campaign will be turned over to him. even
to please Hugh Mclaughlin, whose political
assistance Mr.. Hill is exceedingly anxious 10
secure A.
executive committee of the Greater New York
Democracy was of those who received an
invitation to the Albany love feast. YESTERDAY
he sent letter to State Chairman Camppeu
explaining that he could not. on account or
previous engagement. be at the roundup:
CT am for ex-senator Hill for State leader,
said Mr. Russell to a Tribune reporter yesterday.
"and L believe it is proper for Democrats Oh an,
shades of opinion to get together Tor uIloh
on the State ticket this fall LII mad not pr 1.
ised 70 sneak at the Branigan meeting on Mon
day night 1 certainly should go TO Albany.
John c. Sheehan is at Long Branch. Otner
members of the advisory committee of the
Greater New-York Democracy said that II
would be impossible for them to attend the
conference .
Ex-Controller Coler and a dozen or more Of
the district leaders from Kings County Will at
tend the Albany conference. 1t was suggested
last night that after the general talk was over
Mr. Hill would sound the leaders from around
the State with reference to the nomination OF
Mr. Coler for Governor.