The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-14
KNITTED BY HILL.
How Cleveland Was Defeated-The Chief
Magistrate of New York Manipulatcs
Things i'm His Own Interests.
New York telegram

New York telegram
The Jeremiads are being sung to-
day. One is the wall of the mug
wump, and the other is the requiem
over the blasted prospects of Governor
David Bennett Hill. The political career of
his ~Excellency is without doubt wound up.
He organized this State for himself,
without paying any attention TO Cleveland.
All the liquor men and the disreputable
members of society generally were for Hill.
as he has vetoed the high license bills both
years they we're passed by the Republican
Legislature. All through the State where
his friends are the strongest he ran ahead
of Cleveland. Where Cleveland Democracy
is strongest he suffered but slightly. and
not in proportion to the number of mug
wump votes found in these localities. In
his own county Hill ran $40 votes ahead of
Cleveland. In Erie County. where Cleve-
land used TO live. but where now Governor
Hills friends have charge of the Demo-
cratic organization, Cleveland was defeated
by over 1000, while Hill had almost 5000
plurality, n difference Of about 1000, In
Rensselaer, County. where Cleveland was
defeated by 374. Hill had 100 plurality. This
is the county where Chairman Edward
Murphy. OF the Democratic State Committee
lives, and is the local leader. In Mon
roe County, where Governors Hills friend
Secretary OF State Cook, lives and controls
the German vote. Cleveland was defeated
by almost 5000. and Hill ran ahead of Cleve-
land more than 1000 votes. Rochester is in
this county In Onondaga County. where
Hill has many friends in the Democratic
organization, he ran 1.200 votes ahead of
Cleveland. Syracuse is in this county. and
Hills friends control the city organization
there. In Oneida County Hill ran over 500
votes ahead of Cleveland. David Disber
was the State committeeman from this
county until he was put off the committee
by the Cleveland men on account of his dis
reputable character. He is an ex-gambler
and friend of the Governor.
In New York the liquor men had n Hill
organization Of their own, and made enough
difference in the vote TO elect Hill without
any gains throughout the State. They were
encouraged in their purpose by the State
Committee. On election night. when the
returns from all over the State told that
Cleveland was defeated and that Hill was
elected, the State Committee held jubila-
ton meeting. They were making so much
noise about IL that the crowd around the
hotel took il up, and the news spread
through the town. Senator German came
down from the National Committee TO the
Hoffman House and told the State Commit
tee that they might at least have the de-
cency TO conceal their Joy. After this they
subsidized for while.
The results Of the vote in this city, as re-
vised and announced semi officially to-day,
enable one by simple arithmetical calcutta
ton TO determine within few hundred OF
the number of mugwumps in this town.
Cleveland's plurality was 57.2l3, Hills was
6S,353, Jones was 1920 The mugwumps
supported Cleveland and Jones; they op-
posed Hill. Jones was the Democratic
candidate for Lieutenant Governor and his
name was on the same ticket with Gov.
Hills, the two names making up the State
ticket. The various mugwump newspapers
and the first meetings that opposed Hill
urged on the mugwumps the necessity of
voting against HILL and. at the same time,
of voting for the other man on the same
ticket, that they might emphasize in this
easy way the immense number Of voters
who were opposed to Hill.