New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-16
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GOVERNOR HILL SNUBBED
BADLY DEFEATED FOR DELEGATE-ATs
LARGE TO ST. LOUIS.


GRAMNE AT THE STATE CONVENTION WITH
GREAT sUCCEss-AN EMPTY COMPLIMENTARY
RESOLUTION FOR TIE GOVERNOR
NEVERTHELESS THE ONLY REAL En-
THUsIAsM AMONG THE RANK
AND FILE OF TnE DELE
GATES WAS FOR HILL
Some Of tho incidental features connected with
the Democratic State Convention here yesterday,
such as Tammanys elaborate luncheon and the
reception given by the County Democracy, will
be remembered with pleasure by the delegates,
but the convention itself will not be ranked among
the great successful gatherings OF the party, even
by the most enthusiastic admirers OF Mr.. Clcvc-
land. Duller, less spirited more unintercsting
proceedings than those Of the opening session
could scarcely be imagined The closing meeting
in the evening was enlivened by two genuine out
bursts one Of Kisses at the mention OF William
R Graces name; the other Of applause at refer
ence to the man whom the Administration Is
supposed to have killed. David B. HILL Aside from
these, the meeting was dead. Enthusiasm seemed
absent altogether Everything was done In
perfunctory way and without heart or sympathy.
. This was forcibly illustrated in the speech OF
the temporary chairman Frederic r. Couderts
That gentleman spoke for more than half an hour.
1t was an Administration address from beginning
to end, closing with presentation OF MIR. Glove
lands name for denomination. This was intended
to bring down the house." but instead Of doing
so it was greeted with a single feeble wave OF
applause that died out entirely before it reached
the lobby
A QUEER KIND OF HARMoNY- EXHIBITED.
All the speakers laid particular stress on the
harmonious character of the meeting 1t was
genuine od-fashioned ove-feast. they declared and
one that augured we'll for the party's success this
fall. But to those who were compelled to listen
TO the threats of vengeance INDUCED in by tho
friends Of Governor Hill the peaceful assurances
Of the Cleveland leaders sounded t-ide strained.
There was harmony, to be sure. but IL was tho
harmony of the victor and vanquished. The Gov
ernors friends tacitly admitted that they had been
badly beaten in their efforts to obtain suitable
recognition of his services to the party by having
him sent delegate-at-large to the st. Louis
convention. The denial of this to him by the Ad-
ministration they considered outrageously unfair
and mpolitic, and hence it was not surprising TO
see upon the faces Of Judge Muller, Assemblyman
Shcehan, Law Partner Bacon and the other
friends of Mr.. Hill look grim resentment soft
ened at times by malicious SMILE at some
specially insipid part of the conventions work
There was no attempt made to disguise the fact Of
the Governors defeat. His admirers practically
conceded it, while ex-Mayor Cooper and other
leaders Of the County Democracy who have backed
Mr. Grace in the fight against Hill expressed their
satisfaction at the result in public declaring that
it ended the Governors political career forever
PAMPHLETS AGAINST w. r. GRACE.
Mr.. Grace seemed almost beside himself with
Joy his sucoess-of course he claimed all
the credit Of Hills uefeat-until his attention
was called to two remarkable pamphlets that wcre
distributed among the delegates. One Of these
was entitled A One-sided History Of William
La Dnv &ha
address to the delegates by q member Of the
convention and contained savage attack on
Mr.. Grace and William G. whitney, the Secretary
of the Navy. There was a good deal of specu-
lation as to the author Of these. They were at
tributed to the Hill faction, of course, but none
Of the Governors friends volunteered any in
formation regarding them. 1t was the first act
Of retaliation on the part of Mr.. Hills friends,
and proved to be rather effective with many,
though everyone condemned the anonymous char
acter of the attack, well its extraordinary
brutality and violence, which largely tended to
defeat its object
But perhaps the most truly characteristic point
Of the proceedings, as attesting the genuine re-
form character of the Administration, was tho
number Of ofice-holders present workers in the
convention Among the most active noticed was
Deputy Collector Charles P. McClelland of the
Custom House. John A. Mason another Of Mr..
Magones deputy collectors and the present secre-
tary Of the Custom House Examining Board, was
also present Others were United States Special
Treasury Agent Holahan, Collector Martin, Of
Genesee William A. Beach, internal revenue
collector at Syracuse, and j. A. Hanlon. who holds
the office in Buffalo, Postmaster Hackney,
of Fort Plain, and Walter H. Bnn, United States
Marshal of tho Northern District of New-York.
They laughed at the idea Of being called to
account for their disregard of the Presidents
specific order on this point.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
The convention was held In the Academy Of
Music, which was amply sufficient to accommodate
all the delegates and visitors. There were plenty
OF vacant seats. The stage and the boxes on
each side Of it were decorated with flags and
banners, but the rest Of the house was left
unornamented. The lower tiers Of boxes were
occupied by the more prominent leaders and
State officials. The Teutonic face of Frederick
Cook, Secretary Of State, Loomed up in the box
next to the stage on the left He was surrounded
by group of fice.holders, the most conspicuous
of whom was Leutenant-Govenor Jones' whose
huge, gray mustache attracted general attention
In the boxes on the right were Roswell p
to s oHps Su5way ,e OF being sent
looking as trim as usual and a group Of Catholic
priests, including the Rev. DIR. Lavelle, rector
OF the Cathedral and Fathers Slattery, Healey and
Mcmahon, all Of this city.
THE PROMINENT CITY DELEGATES d.,
The forces Of Tammany and the County Democ-
racy occupied the space Immediately in front Of
the stage. Daniel Dougherty, the orator who
recently shook the dust of Philadelphia of his
feet, swarthy General Roger A. Pryor, ex-Mayor
Cooper, with the Governorship bee buzzing in his
ear Sheriff Grant, Congressman Cochran James r.
Kclso, Richard Croker, Tim" Campbell. the
wealthy Joseph j. O'Donohue, General John
Cochrane, and President Forster, Of the Board of
Aldermen, were some Of the most conspicuous
figures in these delegations. Kings County's men
clustered around District Attorney Ridgway, Will