Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-07
GOV. HILL H0NORED.
SECRETARY wsItKRY DIMES THE DIS.
TlNsuIsKxD DEMOCRAT.
Ths Road TO 1T Vernon Eight se.,ions
Of Congress Ssnaior.EIec, Barbour
81 the Capitol.
10 ~ Regalar corr..pnnaar. ,

lFNoal 'et Regular correspondent
wAsmNGroN. February 0.-Governor Da.
vid Bennett VIA, OF New YORK. il being
lonized here to-day. AMI the flouse Of Repre.
Scntai'vss In consequence bad q ds.-ried
look on the Democratic side. goyernor
llill was 90 ne dinner given lat n,rht bv
Secretary Nhnuey, and Precedent Cleveland
was also here. That was sn elegant srair.
and To-day Il O'Clock a separate and sus.
cal reception wac iendetef by the Secretary
81 the Navy 10 the disnngmshed Cover.
nor Oi The Empire state" Indeed. the
beautifully autographed invitations which
49, sent out by the elegant Mr..
q hiiney 60 The prominent people who a..
tended s,if That "thc Secretary OF the NAVY
requests ne p'cssure u your company TO
meet tbe Governor 0i New York - when
Che House convened there were not twenty
pcnocraic members present. All 81 The
lsadirg onrs had made up their minds 10
meet the man who carried New York last
Novemht-, Mo ran ahead OF not only Clrve-
land. but OF Harrison, who IL TO be the
next lresldcnt O., the United Sfstrs
The hueuumgs ere simply cr<zy. They
bate David Bennett llill almost as ssvLgciy
as they d0 James Gllirsals l}lsine, and some
~ tie muk-and-Ualef Democrats Who have
been charging that Iiu kofed Cleveland
ihe mo't unjust and unfair charge ever
made against = true party man-trs also dis
tufhed. These people pretend 10 see
boom in this business Tor liiH in 1892,
gnd vel iheg wonder WHY Whitnsv. the
tFainiCst ana best man in Cleveland. Cabi-
net aud Ccaeraiiy supposed 20 he loyal 10
The present Executive. should De giving
reception t0 liill t1at will be talked Of and
written about $40 over NE lsnd. Not "A fcw
people regard Whuncg rs having Uresi-
dental aspirations himself
The reception Vas an immense success.
Nearly an ~ the Democratic members Of
Congress from The South wcr. there. Ito
lunch Vas supefD ard Secretary Whitney
I1ade bis guests have good time. Cover
nor llii Wa as suayc aud cordial 90 n man
could bf, and certainly had au ovation
that any man might well be- proud
oi. The NugWump press win blscs-
guard hin FOR the next three or fOur
weeks and swear that be- Il ssl'ina mp Tho
pius % yak ln the presidential nomination
ln 1902. Nothing thst lliii does SUITS the
Nugwumps and The cranks I'm Tue Demo
cTMic parry. lle never drinks. smokes,
cheNs, or Camslss. and yet be- is ~ led ~
this crowd Of Iciormrrs friend Of tho run
shops.
10 is too early 20 ssy who vii ret the
Democratic nomination 10 1909, Indeed. no
ono can safely venture prediction four
years ahead oi TIE nominating convention.
Many o. Tho westCrn nod s0utbcru Dcmo-
Gratis are tired u bending to the will Of
New York State. and these Demo
crate Insist on having western
candidate ior fret place Others de-
clare haLio0tsd ths' The party viii he
compelled n 30 90 New York once more.
and -cnGor Vest, OF Missouri, says Hill il
gong 90 10 The man il he lives. There
seems ~ be no cOucsalment ~ the isct that
HIPS friends 10 the Empire State want 10
Tun him, sud they arc going 10 keep him be-
fore the public.
iow ~ tne Mugwump. went 10 Whit
ncv's TO-DAY to see how the thing passed oil.
aud hey Kept their efes on tie lion N the
occasion. 1asp Were e'toundcd 20 discover
'h5t Governor lil drank 30 wiue. The
Governor IL tret0tsIsr. some ~ The DEM
ocrais NhO look upou tne Wlue when 10 is
red sabd that was all RIGHT; H. iC'l more =
tbe sun Cor those who liked ii.
Those who have been backing The project
% sante tbe M. vernon avenue arc Teloiced
thas the biil ~ in a lair say 10 become law.
M. hiAsor~. u Texas, Who wa. expected TO
knock 30 one, acted vcrv nicely. and only iD-
sisted ON q iVile amendment tlsf would not
'lrifntt ,le Govern mcni 90 the fcscre lie
Niuks 10 al right to make TIE survey.
Gcnersl 90 would prefer That this amend
Wcri should have been iofl 0ui, iu' hc says
thc gui rsUid noe have been passed last night
uuItes fHs friends Of ile project accepted
She kHg.r- amendment, General lee and
Nr. on rlrlIi worked bard Tor Oh" success
~ tte iiI b. ls matter ~ great interest
to irs people ~ tlc nortu cud ~ the state,
and Washington cily ls also greatly inter-
rgcl. Indeed n wll nca source of pleasure
fo an visitors io Tie national capitalize have
Che proposed avenue
The i.riuis end NsrvianI members ara