The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-01
HILL, DEPEW AND HEWITT.
A Meeting Which Had No Political Signifi-
Cance-HeWitts Presidential Boom.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journax.
NEW YORK. March 31.-No sight has been
more startling to political witnesses than one
which, one afternoon this week, set upper
Broadway talking for the rest of the day.
Three doomed candidates for the presidency
entered the Hoffman House together and sat
down to eat and drink. They were Governor
Hill. Mayor Hewitt and Chauneey NJ. Depew
Of course they did not 60 into the gorgeous bar
room, which has effectively advertised that
hotel for neither of the three would care to take
hisdignity into GROCERY however magnificent.
They betook themselves to the restaura Mt of
the establishments, and there sat at q table over
al hour. with a variety of viands. but no bever-
age stronger than coffee. No rumor was too
wild 20 be started by the meeting of this
trio, and before midnight the gossips of the hotel
corridors. for instance. had settled it that Hill
and Hewitt were agreed to unite in killing off
Cleveland, after which they would be free to
fight each other for the nomination. What De-
pew could have 10 do with such conference the
rumor did not condescend to explain. The fact
was that thay had met for an informal talk
about the Mayors scheme of new rapid transit
railroad in this city. He was to go next day to
Albany to argue his project before legislative
committee, Mr. Depew was interested as pres-
dent of railroad owning city line to be util-
lied. and the Governor was asked to consider
the constitutional questions involved so as to
avoid veto in the bill should be passed.
So much for politicians conference that was
not what it seemed.
There Is actually enough, however in the
booms of Hewitt and Depe@, while that of Hill
has bygone appearance that may be only
temporary. The friends of Depew and the
friends of Hewitt equally active, and there
Is no longer any doubt that each following is
under the direct guidance of its chief The se-
lection of Buffalo for the Republican State con-
vention OF May Is is q victory for Dspsw. and
the preparations for then and there naming him
as the partys choice, after Blaine, we'll under
way. Depew. in his open talk. strongly advo-
Gates Blaine as the only man for the nomina-
ton, and that viii be the policy of his adhsrents
to the last Depsw's chances will be left to de-
pend upon Blaine's final Withdrawal Albany il :
alive with Depew boomers, aud nobody else is
advocated in the Union League Club here. The
Depew Club. formed in Brooklyn. is the pioneer
of a hundred similar organizations projected
throughout the State.
Mayor Hewitt has almost IL NOT quite set him
self right Ia the matter of national flags on the
City Hall. When ne told a committee of Irish
men. IN his bluff way, that they couldn't hang
the green banner the building it WAS
thought that he bad struck himself DAMAGING
blow; but be took occasion within few days TO
refuse request from the Germans to half-mast
their flag OUT of respect the dead Emperor;
and besides. ne pointedly declined TO review =
procession OF veterans, at the same time setting
forth his reasons for keeping the city's principal
flag staff sacred TO the stars and stripes. hewitt
- Immensely popular. and his idiosyncrasiea
are readily overlooked. The latest news
IN his boom is that = colossal bronze
statue, of Peter Cooper, his dead father
in-law and famous philAnthropist, Is 70 Be made