Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-05
HILL AND CLEVELAND.
The Governor OF New yor,, ana,
President OF the United stat 'he

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me OF New York and, thu
Frss'dent ofthe United states.
Washington letter: "phere is M
in trying to disguise the truth; Govarnas
Hill will contest New York with ~
Cleveland in 1858 for the pres,dsnau,
nomination.; that is in~evitablen
Colonel Tom Coakley, democrat ssld
discussed, this morning. the ponn,o VINO
OF the administration in his staa.y
There viii Du a DIVISION of the ao,o"t'
tlon IN convention unless the unit sgga
is applied. In that event the sto, .ale
New York Will 60 for Governor Hillssol
"Ihen you mean that Governor un
is stronger in New York than Pras;danii
Cleveiand?" 'tuent
Undoubtedly" replied Colonel Goal.
ley. ooaS'
"There are evidences of that in svo..
democratic gathering, ever to Wy
caucnses in the small towns" 'au
"What makes this division ?"
"Ihe personal characters of the tro
men. There is as much difference nv NV
tween them as there is between dav ana
night. This difference is net in tha
characters OF the men socially bn,
officially. Governor Hill carries y nsu
sonar obligation into Official life and wiI
officially remember it. President Clora
land has 81 idea that there is a VA
d~ifference-an insurmountable bsr,i".
between private and official life. ana
there is nothing to inspire personoI
friendship in him. The reverse can ha
said OF Governor Hill. He entertains.
too, the exactly opposite views on civil
service reform, and necessarily hat fact
would give him friends. The bulk ~
tho workers in our party in New YORK
want the offices to go to the men who
earn them"
"Do you think Governor Hill wonld
carry the mugwump vote?"
"Just the same as could the president.
The republicans did not vote tor Clsve.
land because they loved him, but
because they did not like Blaine. With
any other candidate than Blaine there
Will be little seen OF the mng. vote. AID
the republicans of New York will in 1883
oppose much more formidably than thew
did in 1884 the nomination of Blaine,"
"Do You think such mugs. as George
William Curtis Will be delegates to the
next conventiou?"
"No, | do not, as he is now olassed by
his party as a bolter. He refused to
support q candidate of the convention
in which he was and is not therefore a
republican. But the body of influential
workers do not favor Mr.. Blaine, They
would gladly go to OHIO, Indiana, or
lowe, or W Illinois, for q new man to
lead the campaign"
SIS President Cleveland personally
vel! acquainted in New York City ?"
eyes; he used to run over there from
Buffalo while be was sheriff and mayor
and stood in with the boys. John Kelly
fell in love with him, because he was
socially q good fellow. Cleveland
John Kelly thought the prince of good
fellows. Well. Kelly thought finally
that there was no one like Cleveland,
and he doomed him and finally elected
him governor. Then Kelly asked for,
some patronage for friends, was refused
and it made HIM very tired.
John Kelly was actually sick when
Cleveland was nominated at Chicago,
and would have knitted him openly and
above board if it had not been for party
And Kelley more than controlled the
balance of power. Kelly's opposition
was purely on tbs ground that Cleveland
neglected and d%isregarded obligation.
Yes, Cleveland is best known in New
York City. Buffalo and Albany"
"Bnt where is he most popular3"
"Abndt O place called Holland Patent,
his old home. They are farmers there,
know him, have no favors to ask and
are for him through ~neighborhood
PRIDE"