The Washington critic., 1890-01-29
CHEER FOR CLEV ELAND.
OPINIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
POWERS AGAINST Mr.. HILL.
what tho Congressmen aud Politicians
Have to Say About the Chances of
the Two New Leaders for the Presi-
Dental Nomination.

DENTAL NomtuhtiOn.
It's rather early to speculate on what
'92 will bring forth in the shape Of eau
didates for the Presidential nomination,
but, nevertheless, just at this time there
appears to be considerable interest taken
in the matter, and the relative merits Of
Cleveland and H.ll are being discussed
by the Democratic statesmen with great
vigor IL is afact we'll known that certain
papers in New York State and Ia Que
OF two Southern cities have from time
to time printed strong editorials with a
decided Hill flavor and they have more
than once intimated that he Is 10 be the
Democratic Moses in '02. And fur
thermore, Governor Hill is regarded
by the country as an avowed
candidate for the Presidency. Cover
nor Hill is without doubt one of the
keencst and sharpest politicians In the
State Of New York, and at the same
time he is man of more than ordinary
ability. His friends claim that he IL q
second Fernando Wood, and that at
the proper moment he will come for
ward with such following that moth
ing will prevent his nomination. But
| just at this writing it will be noted by
the interviews that follow that
| Hill stands no chance rs COM
pared to Cleveland as the
| choice of the Democratic party. While
it admitted that New York will furnish
the candidate--and there are three
prominent names with which the coun-
try is familiar, Cleveland. Hill and
| Whitney-the fact must not be over
looked that Governor Campbell OF Ohio
and Governor Albeit of New Jersey are
considered as excellent Presidential
timber, and as ex-Presidont Cleveland
said in an interview the other day,
"men possessing leadership develop
very rapidly"
DISCUSSING HILL
70 ascertain the feeling toward Hill,
CRITIC reporter this morning sought
out the prominent Democratic members
and interrogated them on the subject of
the New York Governor s chances for
'92. In nearly every instance the reply
was that Cleveland was the choice of the
party, and that Just now everything
pointed to his nomination.
Representative Blount of Georgia,
who is thoroughly posted on all matters
political, in response to the question:
"What do you think of Hill for '92 2"
said:
"There is possibility for Hill Just
as there is for anybody else, but there
is enly one feeling in Georgia and that
is Cleveland. A dozen men may write
and print articles about Hill and create
little enthusiasm for him, while q
million men remain. silent. As far as |
am able to judge there is no Hill party
in my State. The reason tile people
are not for Hill is because they are for
Cleveland and the sentiment for Cleve-
land is growing every hour
Representative Dockery of Missouri
said: Hill is possibility, but not q
probability. The sentiment in Missouri
just now is for Cleveland, and ] believe
il is so all over the country. As tariff
reform will be the issue in '92, il would
be perfect folly to make it without
Cleveland as the standard bearer. If
Cleveland is nominated the platform
will be unimportant, as he would be a
platform in himself"
Representative Shively of Indiana
said that, in his opinion, Hills chances
| fAOi ~ NNiC C<NiSihOlJ -ho ldi
as he was able to judge, the sentiment
and the great reserved strength was for
Cleveland. "Of COURSE" said he, chill
has few friends in the State and a
rather prominent Democratic paper has
occasionally given him BOOM"
Representative Davidson of Florida
very prominent in the State for the
| !
Colonel Davidson, hasn't been
brought before the people yet, but, in
my opinion, the sentiment just now is
for Cleveland. The people of Florida
have good opinion of Hill and feel
kindly toward him.
As a rule the New York Congress.
men were not inclined to give an opin.
ion. They thought IL was too early to
discuss the subject. Representative
Stahlnecker of the Yonkers district
who understands the situation in the
Empire State, gave THE CRITIC rather
diplomatic reply, us follows: ~ think
II too early as yet to make pre-,
dictions about Presidential nomina,
tions. In my district they haven
commenced to think of the subject as
yet. Now, l will say this much that
when New York comes to make up hei
mind as to whom she will support fol
the nomination, she will come forward
with her seventy-two votes and cast
them as n unit, and there's no doubt
about New York furnishing the candi
date"
TEXAS ANTI-HILL.
The feeling In Texas is decidedly
iantl.Hill, if Representative G. 3. Xii
gore has gwen a correct report Of the
situation Colonel Kilgore, who I.
called the Texan watchdog of thu
Treasury" made this characteristic
reply to the reporters question: "Texa'
is for Cleveland against the world the
flesh and the devil. In my judgmen
the people of Texas would not be fol
Hill, even if they couldn't get Clove-
land"
Don't you think there's possibility
of Hill capturing the nominations"
81 don't think there S the slightest pos
sibility, and If by accident Hill should b,
nominated it would be the worst blum
der the party could be guilty of. AnC
with all the party's faculties for max
ing blunders it viii not be apt to blum
der in that direction. If however. Hi
should be the man, Texas would sup
port him, but he would be defeated. ;"
Representative Crisp of Georgia sale
that when he left home two months
ago everything in the State was fol
Cleveland.
Very Sensational Case.
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