New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-28
HILL AND THE SENATE.
A HARD NUT FOR THE Willy GOVERNOR TO
CRACK.
crEyELAYD's FRIENDS WANT HIM OUT OF THE
STATE AND THE RACE FOR THE WHITE
HoUsE-INTRIGUEs OVER THE
NEXT GovERNoRsuIP.

STATE AND THE RACE FOR THE WHITE
HoUsE-INTRIGUEs OVER THE
NEXT GovERSoRsuIP.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSEl
Albany Nov. 27.-Thc United States Scnatorship Is
daily moro and more cause Of discord among the
uill Democrats Of the state, and. II Is TO be sus-
pected. is more and more q cause of embarrassment
10 Governor Hill himself. candidate for Prcsi-
dent of the United states. large number OF Mr.
uiIrs followers led by Edward Murphy, r, the chair
man of the Democratic State Committee, and
TheopIus c. Csllcot the Editor Of Mr.. HIPS news
naner organ here "The Albany Times" are opposing
with all the strength they possess MIR. HIPS ac-
ceptance Of the post Of Senator Their view Is that
70 he says he is q candidate for Senator tho Cleveland
memorials will at once telegraph all over the United
states thai an arrangement has been made be
tveen Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Hill by which the
former is once more to be the candidate OF the
New York Democrats for President and the latter Is
70 have the support of Mr.. Ceveland's friends for
senator The acceptance by Mr.. Hill Of the scns-
torship they argue, would be a virtual declaration
by him that he Is longer candidate for President.
"Mr HIPS sole chance to be nominated for
PRESIDENT said one of them this week, ais In the
year 1892 II Is nonsense to argue that If he Is Sen
ator he will have good chance to obtain the Demo
cratic nomination for President in 1906 By that tlme'
II there has been Democratic President elected IN
1892 leading Democrats Of other states will desire the
nomination. and Mr. Hill will have strong competitors
for the honor'
Another argument that these Hill Democrats make
IL that II will be impossible for Mr.. Hill to retain the
office OF Governor after he has been elected senator
without mourning grave public censure and some loss
of personal popularity. IL elected Senator III January
next he would thus be compelled to resign his once
of Governor at that time into the hands OF Edward f.
Jones' the LieutenantGovernor. Perhaps also these
Hill Democrats say President Harrison Will call an
in Marcu
happen Mr. Hill would he forced to resign the Office
of Governor at that time, and go to Washington,
leaving Mr.. Jones in possession OF the state oi
New-York as Acting Governor. Mr. JONES' III
their opinion II he became Governor would lie IRe
the celebrated bull who into chlnarshop some
highly valuable Democratic Dresden and WedSwood
china would get smashed. N3f could he be trusted
IN act dutlfully as Mr.. HIPS heir. He would "sct
mn for himself as candidate for Governor In the
coming fall, and all Of Mr. IIs carefully laid plans
to turn out solidn Hill delegation from New York
tc the Demo cratic National Convention of 1892 might
be upset.
The unanimity with which Mr.. Clevclands friends
arc declaring that they will cordially support Mr. li
for tho scnutorshlp is also disgusting to Mr. HIPS
friends Even 50 close friend OF Mr.. Clevcand as MS
late law uartncr Wilson 5. Bssc Of Buffalo, has de-
clared enthusiastically that Mr.. Hill, If candidate Tor
senator will receive his (Bisscls) support ana Mr.
Bisse although himself candidate for senator says
he will step aside This sudden friendship for Mr.
Hill in strange quarters exccs the thought with many
OF the Hill Democrats that the Cleveland Democrats are
eager TO get Mr. Hill out OF the STATE and far away from
personal supervision OF the Hill machine built up to
such state Of perfection in the last six years III Mr.
Hi is to retain the present possession OF the Democratic
party in this state, they say he must nominate as HIS
successor as Governor Of his lcutenans who
will not only be loyal to him, but VIII nave the aDy
to hold fast to what Mr.. Hill gained. IT would be
great risk they say, to permit Edward F. Jones to be-
come Governor of the state. 1t would be still greater
risk they add for Mr. Hill 70 absent himself from inc
state while the delegates to the Democratic State Con
venon next fall being selected one thing Is evil
dent to them and that is that the Cleveland Demo
Gratis are resolved contest the State with them when
the next Democratic State Convention meets ana tiat
the contest will rage around the Governcrshp 1t Is
also pretty clear to them that the Cleveland leaders
have selected Roswell Flower as their candidate LOT
iovernor and that Mr.. Flower having the backing OF
Tammany Hall and Of the Cleveland Democrats IN tie
interior Of the State, will be formidable candidate IL
IS true that If Mr. Hill selects Mayor Alfred u Chapin'
of Brooklyn, as his candidate hc also Will have
a strong candidate, supported Mr. Chaplin VIII be
by the Kings County Democrats and by the democrats
of western New-York, who have already pledged MT.
Chapn their support In return Tor uliS supper. Vi
the Western New-York Democrats 1t Is said that MI.
Chapns friends have promised to give their votes 10
william F. sheehan, Of Buffalo, for LieutenantGov-
ernOr.
But it IS not yet evident beyond dispute that Mr..
Cbapn IS Mr. HIPS candidate. Mr. Chaplin Is hlgly
ambitious man many of the Hill Democrats rear 'iat
once he Is elected Governor he will conveniently forget
his benefactor and become candidate for PRESIDENT
himself There is a certain GOODNESS in Mr. Chapin's
dsnosjtion which leads to suspect that nc might
he guilty OF such hearess proceeding. Many OF the
mn democrats therefore are of the opinion that Gov
ornor Hill had better entrust his fortunes in this state
when he retires from the Governorsmp TO some such
man as Alton B. Parker of Kingston, now Judge
~ the Second Division Of the Court of Appeals,
or to Frank Rice, the present secretary OF state Boh
men owe their political advancement to Mr. Hill and
ore grateful to him and from their personal character
Mr. Hill knows they would be loyal 10 him. III,
therefore either Judge Parker Mr. Rice should come
forward as candidate for Governor, supported by Mr.
HILL no Hill Democrat would be surprised.
one OF the latest developments OF the inrigues re-
carding the United states senatorshp is that, while
Mr. Clcvcands friends are declaring that Mr. Hill
can have the Senatorship If he desires ii, they are
also plainly preparing TO oppose Mr. Hill II he should
seek to transfer the prize to some such henchman OF
his Edward Murphy, tr.. OF Troy. Colonel Daniel
5. lamont former private secretary OF Mr. Cleveland
while here the present attending meeting Of the
directors OF the Greenbush Bridge visited Governor
Hill at the Executive Chamber for short time Colonel
dca aim having amy pGGa mo sa bea a
ont his statement. Among politicians II Is beneVed
to learn il Mr. iii has made any decision about the
| SenatOrshp. 1t is rlmored in Albany that Colonel
Lamont also came here TO ntercede with Governor i
in favor OF Smith NJ. Weed, the assumption that tle
Governor did not intend TO be candidate for Senator
himself. This would he method of learning
whether Mr. Hill is or is not definitely candidate Tor
senator. Mr.. Weeds election il opposed by a large
number OF the Cleveland Democrats because
OF his support OF protective tariff but
many OF the Cleveland leaders, like Colonel
Lamont. have been for many years his
personal friends, and therefore they can forgive him
the Of his thinking about the tariff. Mr.. Hill
Is reminded by these friends of Mr. Weed that the
latter contributed large Of money TO the Demo
cratic campaign fund in 1856 in the hope Of beins
elected Senator by the Legislature OF 1887 and that
therefore, the senatorship ought to be given 10 him. II
David Il. Hill has for it, Mr.. Weed Is hlghy
pertinacious and Democratic politicians would
not be surprised II he should be elected senator II Mr.
Hill decides not to be q candidate for the Office
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