New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29
rs HILL POOLING WEED!
TIE PLATTSBCRG CANDIDATE SAlLiNG
THROUGH MUDDY WATERS.
ruE Willy GOVERNOR DIGGING A PIT FOR Mr..
wTED-REPUBLICAN ASsEMBLYMEN TO BE
EXPELLED AND ALL FEARS OF
BOLT ARE DESTROYED.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I ]

Il
What the object of tins conference is has not
YET bccn disclosed bnt one of it, aims dnlOubtcdly
will he to concert measures for the expulsion Of
several Republican As,emblymcn who were ele tel
ny small ma-oiltics. II Is said to hc the design
Of the Dem0CIatic leaders to eNpcl the Republican
Assemblymcn-clcct from the counties of Saratoga,
Clinton. Montgomery. Tioga and Columbia. II
is probable als) that ASsemalyman-Hl' Stranahan
Of Oswego County. and Asscmhlyman-Clect As
pinall of Brooklyn both Republicans will be
expclled. If all these Republicans are deprived
pl their seats the present Republican erprcscnta-
ton in the Assembly of sixty members will he
reduced 10 ffty.twO members while the Democratic
Asscmblymcn would then have sevcnty-six seats.
What is behind this plot to unseat so many Re-
publican Asscmblymen? II can give the adj
vantage 10 the Democratic party only in one
respect, and that is. prevent The Republican mem
bers OF the Legislature from interfering with any
plans the Democratic leaders have for the disposal
of the United States Senatorship. The Demo
Gratis now have only two majority. If eight Re
publican AsSembymcn are expelled. the Demo
cratic majority upon u Joint ballot in the LegiS-
laturc will he increased to eight 'e1 votes. Such
a wide disparity between the Republican vote and
the Democratic vote would perhaps prevent any
Democrat like Smith VI Weed. for instance from
boting the Democratic caucus and attempting TO
make a combination with the Republicans. This
is the sole Interpretation politicians put upon the
Democratic preparation tb eXpcl many Re-
publican AsSemblymen Is il possible that Gov
ernor Hill is foolng Smith VI. Weed and intends
10 drop him as soon the places of the Repub-
Iican Asscmblymen are taken by Hill Democrats?
Significant editorial, appeared yesterday in
The newspaper organs Of Cover or David Ben
nett Hill and of Smith w. Weed. and there
is such a close relationship between these articles
that politicians suspect that Mr.. Hill ard Mr..
Weed may have had some consultation and agree
mrnt about them. Mr.. Hill in his organ hoomS
himself for denomination for Governor, and there
fore indirectly says that he is not a candidate
for Senator, and Will not stand in Mr.. Weeds
way while the latter is seeking 10 be elected
10 that office. Mr.. Weed his pat. in his
organ announces that ne is not member of the
American Protective Tarn League. tins IN adj
vance clearing Mr. Hill as a candidatc for the
Democratic nomination for President of any Ic
proach of having elected ProtectioniSt as
Democratic Senator from Ncw-Nork State. Mr..
Hill OF course, advocated his nomination for
third term in his organ here, namely, The NhanN
Times" That newspaper says that the editors
of Republican newspapers are hhed with terror
because OF the suggestion that Mr.. Hill should
be nominated for a third term. II SAYS further
If they have ever dreamed in their vanity of the
possibility of Wrestling next year the Gol"rn0Ishp
from the Democrats, their deiu aQn Is al an cud lhS
people Of tc state Of New York should s he prevailed
upon accept the nomination
II then goes on to make an indirect attack
upon Grover Cleveland. All leaders of newspapers
last week will recall the fact that Mr.. Cleveland
in his speech at the Reform Clubs dinner in New
York said in unmi,takablc terms that he would
welcome the Mugwumps TO the Democratic party
One can hear the voice of David b. Hill speaking
behind the veil Of The Tines rs it comments
thus upon Mr.. Cleveland declaration:
one of the best reasons gwen for again placing
riovernOr Hill the field is that hi, candidacy Nonld
happily rid Of that paiasucal nuisance. ~" Nut
wump,- drive them of, send diem away eliminate
and banish them forever. IT is consdmma'iGI
most dcvouiiy bc wished" t'OvcrnOr Hill would
make a campaign which would forever rmlucpatc
the Democratic party OF New York from heir >'ocia
send them back where they oelong-to tie Republican,,
ln judgment the rcnoniiraton Of DAVID i. ilH
for Governor furnishes the tue Key /" thc situation.
Has Smith W. Weed consented 10 supper, Mr.
Hill for Governor, if elected as United STATE,
SENATOR Democratic politicians here would Ike
an answer 10 that question. Nh Weed al least
has had the courage so hs friends say 10 refuse
to pledge his support 10 Mr. Hill for President
in return for being elected Senator Mr.. Weed.
they saw declares that he Will he elected senator
II elected at all absolutely untrammellcd IeGari-
ing the Democratic nomination for President
There is suspicion that Mr. Hill attempted 80
exact pledges directly after Election Day from
Mr. Weed and that it was during tins period
that the rlmor spread all over the State about
Mr. Hills reputation of lis having mad any
understanding with Mr.. Weed about the Senator
shin. IL was said by the Hill Democrats that
Nr Weed could secure, if he would, the votes OF
Minnesota the Dakotas and Montana for Mr.
Hill al the Democratic National Convention. Inc
fact was recalled that Mr.. weed had
an intimate friendship with james >.
Hill the president of the Manitoba Railway, and
that the latter had prodiglous political influence
in the Northwestern States. But Mr.. Need was
CONTAGIOUS He would not promise lhc hul
Democrats that he would Ucllvcr the votes OF
the Northwestern Democrats TO David Is. I'M AT
the Democratic National Convention Of ls92.
On the contrary he would make no promises
If he went to Washington hc would 20 there
absolutely free 10 do what he pleased in 892
Mr. Hill apparently thinks that me must elEe
Mr. Weed this freedom, or AT least tlat IL Wpun
I've dangerous to defeat him. and therefore
acquiesces in this arrangement
1t is perhaps @nobeT sign I OF MS consTno Tmes !"
Of last night also Iepublishes from " The PialtS-
bnrg Republican" of Yesterday an editorial article
explaining that Mr Weeds letter announcing
that ne was a candidate for United States Senator
and published upon the eve OF election daX was
merely intended for the eyes Of voters III Clinton
County and written for the purpose oi elect
inc n Democratic Asscmbyman. MI Nc3d
,nsition as The head of the Chatcaugay Iron Manu-
factnring Company has excited a suspicion IN
The minds of some Democratic editors that hc Is
nnt ortbodox 80 far as the tarln Is concerned
some hint broadly that he does not sympathlZc
With tho Democratic party in its opinion that
the tariff should be greatly reduced ana thal raw
like iron ore, should De pu' upon thc
free list Mr. Weed il is stated may soon make
a formal statement of his position upon the tarlh
in reply 10 these critics. Meanwhile Judging from
nublican- vesterdav he desires 10 be considered as
a Moderate Proiectionist. lie would think IL
suicidal for the United States, after inviting cap
itaists to engage in manufacturing 10 destroy
their business by permitting foreigners to compete
with them in an Unrestricted manner. YET, vi
Weed evidently thinks he must placatc the tarlI
reductionsts of the Democratic party, VINO are
nine teuths of its voters The Buffalo Courier.
the leading DemOcratic newspaper Ol western