Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
OUTLOOK IN NEW YORK
Fight Between Democratic
Factions Indicated.
CONTROL OF DELEGATES
MURPHY OPPOSED TO THEIR
BEING INSTRUCTED.
Committeeman Mack Says Parker Men
Will Make It an Issue in
the Convention.
CONTROL OF DELEGATES

tally the southern democrats. are much ex-
ercised over the situation in New YORK.
Democrats of the south are In much closer
touch with New York politics than their
western brethren and are inclined to place
more stress upon the Importance OF New
York In the campaign. The southern men
and the New Workers as a rule have work.
ed together In the past and 1t is well known
that for the coming campaign the southern
men are determined to make an alliance
with the New York democracy If 1t is with
in the range of possibilities.
The impression that the southern demo-
Gratis have of the situation Is that a bitter
factional fight is impending In New York.
The state convention will meet at Albany,
April 1S, and 1t seems probable that there
will be contest between Boss Murphy OF
Tammany and ex-senator David B. Hill for
control of the convention. with the end in
view of controlling the delegation to the
national convention. Mr.. Murphy is insist
ing that the delegations shall not be In
structed and is accused of taking that pO-
sition so that New York can be swung into
the Cleveland line if conditions at ST. Louis
seem to warrant. Mr.. Hill. backed by Pat
McCarren of Brooklyn is thought to be
ready to insist upon an instructed delega-
tion for Judge Alton B. Parker. What the
southerners fear Is that the New York dele
not be possible to have the powerful aid of
New YOrk's delegates in any movement
which the southern democrats may attempt.
The Cleveland Movement.
Mr. John G. Carlisle came to town yes
terday, after having spent Sunday with
Grover Cleveland, in Princeton Mr. Car
Isle has been besieged for an interview,
but has declined ito discuss Mr.. Cleve
lands candidacy" Some of the southern
democrats have been trying to learn from
Mr. Carlisle what the Cleveland movement
amounts to. but have not succeeded.
Mr.. Cleveland gave out an interview from
Princeton which was printed in the New
York Herald this morning, in which he
stands pat on his previous declaration that
he is not candidate Mr. Cleveland de-
voted the greater part of his interview to
deplorng the fact that his name is being
used in New York in what he thinks is an
attempt to stir up factional trouble.
In the New York Tribune today Boss
Murphy of Tammany Hall has an inter
view, in which he says he wishes it clearly
understood that he is not fighting Judge
Parker. He declares he never said that he
was against Parker and never said that he
was for Cleveland, although he reiterates
his belief that Cleveland is the strongest
candidate that could be named. and that
the democrats could win with Cleveland at
the head of the ticket. When he was ask
ed whether they could win with Parker, he
replied: THAT remains to be seem. He
followed that expression with reteration of
his declaration that the state delegation
would be in much better position to act in
telligently and effectively if it was unin-
structed.
What Norman E. Mack Says.
Mr.. Norman e. Mack of Buffalo, national
committeeman for New York, also gave out
an interview in New York city. He de-
clared that Judge Parker is stronger today
in the state than ever before. and said that
the democrats from ''up state" will insist
upon his nomination. He announced that
they would make it an issue in the state
convention to instruct for Parker, and he
believed that Instructions would be ordered
All these statements were commented
upon by democrats at the Capitol today,
the burden of the gossip being that they
indicated an unsettled and very unsatisfac-
tory condition in New York state The
southern democrats are distressed at the
increase in talk of Cleveland's candidacy
The opinion has grown that desperate
effort will be made at ST. Louis to nomi-
nate Mr.. Cleveland, and that idea creates
Gratis.
Returns from district conventions for the
nominations of representatives for Con-
gress are being watched with great interest
by the democrats in Congress. 1t is noted
that the Hearst boom is attracting consd-
cradle attention and some favor in these
district conventions, and prominent demo-
Gratis of the Senate and House are coming
to the conclusion that the Hearst candi-
dacy will have to be reckoned with as a
vexatious If not serious factor in the ma
tional convention