Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-11-14
KNITTED BY HILL.
How Cleveland Was Defeated-The Chief
Magistrate of New York Manipuiates
Things i'm His Own Interests.
New York telegram. |

New York telegram.
day. w One ' is the W wall % OF the % mug lD
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 We're for Hill.
as he has vetoed the high license bills both
years they were 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. difference Of about 1000. In
Rensselaer, County. where Cleveland was
defeated by 374. Hill had 790 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-
this county. In Onondaga County, where
Hill has many friends in the Democratic
organization, he ran 200 votes ahead ot
Cleveland. Syracuse is in this county. and
Hill friends control the city organization
there. In Oneida County Hill ran over SOC
votes ahead OF Cleveland. David Disber
was the State committeeman from this
county until he was put of 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 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-
tion meeting. They were making SO much
noise about ii that the crowd around the
hotel took it up, and the news spread
through the town. Senator German came
down from the National Committee to the
Holman 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 a simple arithmetical calcula-
ton to determine within few hundred o
the number Of mugwumps in this town,
Clevelands plurality was 57.2l3, Hills was
6S.353. Jones was 1890 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 o.
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.