The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-18
Gorernor Hill,s Aspirations.

Governor Hill by no means has
things his own way, ever in Albany,
and his little Presidential ebullition
to which we adverted last week has
been very promptly rebuked by the
Eoenfng Union, an Independent DEM
ocratic pap of great and growing in
fiuence. Here is what the Union
says -
The electoral votes of New York and Indiana
will be requirnd in 1892 for a Democratic victory.
The candidate New York will present, because
the people demand it, and the politicians will be
unable to prevent it, is Grover Cleveland. The
issue will be tariff reform. The Vice Presidential
candidate will come from Indiana. and he will
sweep the state that is now heavy with Harrison
efiigy smoke.
OF course we are far from giving in
our adhesion to all the Unions con-
illusions. 1t is liable to be very on
siderably out. SO far as the ticket is
concerned. But the snub to Governor
Hill is unmistakeable. The fact is that
astute politician in getting his grip on
the political machinery of his State
Gems to have estranged the people,
and ever if he could secure a nom
ination it is quite doubtful if he could
retain his command of the popular
vote.
simultaneously with the Albany
stab comes a setback for Governor
Hill from a Western State. Colonel
Charles III. Jones, the editor of the
st. Louis Republic, gives an inter
view to a New York Herald reporter,
in which he says
The nomination of Hill would tend to damp
the enthusiasm of the Western Democrats. The
regular party men are always loyal, but if Hill
were a candidate the Democratic party would
lose its hold on those men who are now wavering
between the two parties. but who are more in
clined toward the Democracy, as the recent cleo
ton In Iowa and Ohio indicated. There lies the
danger in nominating Hill. During the time !
have lived In the West have never seen the
Democrats so confident and SO thoroughly salts
ned with the issues presented as they are today.
There is a growing aggressive feeling. This
should be taken account of in selecting q leader
in order to preserve that feeling Of confidence
The leader must De lueutical with tue cause IN
the minds OF the people. : = : =
lone reason Of the antipathy of the Western.
democrats to Hill is that they are afirmatively
In favor of Cleveland as the leader. If the Nomi
mating Convention were to be held within the
next few months, nothing could prevent Cleve-
lands nomination. He would be chosen by ac-
clnmation. No other name would be suggested
to the Convention.
U Y &. - s,s.fa1-a ~ cc,,rn &c I And SOMA Nauy
York leaders assuming, that unless the New York
delegation is behind him Cleveland cannot hope
for a nomination. | take it that unless the stu
alton changes from what it is at present New
York will not be the determining factor in the
Convention, although Governor Hills friends as
sumo that it will. A call of the roll of States
would be made on the nomination of presidential
candidates. Alabama would lead of, followed
by Arkansas and the rest of the States in al pha
betical succession, and Cleveland would be
nominated before New York was reached ON the
roll call. It would then remain for New York to
fall in line with the democratic procession OF
dock by itself with a little Hill side show,
sWith Mr.. Cleveland as the candidate and
,a.if reform the issue. my conviction is that the
democrats would sweep the country by the
argest majority of any presidential election
lnce Grant defeated Greeley
These u~tterances are highly import
ant, and in a sense very true. Just
how lasting the sentiment in Mr.
Cleveland's favor may prove, we dc
not pretend to say. Colonel Jones