New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-12
HILLS FRIENDS DIVIDED.
SOME WANT HIM TO BE SENATOR AND SOME
DO NOT.
THE GOVERNOR GIVES no SIGN OF HIS INTEN'
rIoN-ARcuMExrs THAT ELIMINATE
OUTSIDE CANDIDATES.
rpY rrLEoAAru TO THE TRIBUNAL

OUTSIDE CANDIDATES.
Icy fElEoAArH 10 THE rRBusEl
Albany. Nov ll.--Governor Hills friends are
divided In opinion as to the wisdom OF MS "s-
Ing the United States Senatorship some MINK
he will ruin himself IS candidate loi reS.uenp
II he accepts the Office of Senator. wniie o'nel'
cay that such action by him will be ms poii''-
cal salvation. Perhaps it is because OF tne con
nict between these two bodies OF ADVISERS 'aso
: Hill refrains from indicating puoheiy "naS r''
own intentions are in the matter. Meanwhile ne
q leaynins the DRIFT OF opinion in the Democratic
Marty about his candidacy. His lieutenants In
this section Of the State and doubtless elsewhere
ara hard at work ascertaining from the leaders
Of the various Democratic organizations their
rst choice for Senator. While this plan OF opera
saous II in progress It IL significant that the Hill
newspaper organs and the Democrats are raising
objections TO such eminent Democrats as are men
tisued fer the Eenatorship. Thus Smith NJ
Wced is ruled out because he is Protection
Democrat, and therefore 1t is argued that his
election as Senator would be illogical at period
when the Democratic party has expressed itself as
oupoesd 10 protective tariff. This objection is
held to be good by q good many Cleveland Demo-
B. Gratis.
The suggestion that Edward Murphy. jr.. Of
Troy, the chairman Of the Democratic State Com
mittec be selected is at once met with the crlu-
cism that he possesses little political strength
that he was not able even to elect Democrat
in his own Congress District. although Demo-
+. cratic Senator was elected there last fall. Nor
is Charles A. Dana acceptable to the Hill Demo-
Gratis. Speaking about The Tribune's editorial Of
to-day in relation to Mr.. Dana and the Senator
ship. the Governors newspaper organ here. The
Albany Times" says tonight:
In testing way The New York Tribune has named
strong, honest and most capable Democrat for our next
i IS not Il ali likely to abandon It. '
William c. Whitney is also debarred by the
Hill Democrats, with the remark that about
month before election Daniel S. Lamont declared
that Mr.. Whitney was not candidate Tor
Senator.
Such Is the process Of elimination that discards
possible candidates and is intended to bring
forward Mr.. Hill and enable him easily to take
the Senatorship in January next. If he desires
the Office Such of the Hill Democrats as fear
that Mr.. Hills election as Senator would be
destructive of his chance of being elected President
make this argument: mo United States Senator
has ever been elected as President of the United
81 States. Garfield had been elected Senator. Dut
had not taken his seat Moreover, Mr.. Hill
could not ask the Democratic party to elect him
United States Senator merely to hold the place
for year and then resign the office II elected
President and permit the Republican party,
perhaps, to elect Republican as his successor
a. Senator The Democratic party has acct
dentsly q majority upon joint ballot in the
New-York Legislature 1t may not have a
majority again In ten years. Why FISK ING
loss of a United States Senatorship? VIII not
this argument be made by the Cleveland Demo-
Gratis in opposition to Mr.. Hills nomination for
President II at that time he should be Senator :.
Those Hill Democrats who are urging Mr. Hill
to accept the Senatorship say: If you retain the
Office of Governor you cannot avoid damaging
your political prospects BY supporting some other
Democrat who Is . candidate for the nomination
for Governor There will be three or four earnes!
and strong candidates for Governor, and you VIII
be forced to disclose whom you are for. Ii, on the
other hand. you are to be Senator. you can de.
clare that. although Governor. you must not take
sides in the conflict over the GoyernorshiP; Then
again, if you are not a candidate for Senator
yourself there is going to be a conflict over thu
Senatorship between several strong Democrats
which will not only inipre the Democratic party
in this State, but will also harm you, for you
will find it impossible to be neutral in such
struggle
soIutely confident of eccting Mr.. Hill as Senator
unless b. forbids 1t. Mr.. Sheehan's election al
Speaker Of the Assembly is conceded by every
Democratic Assemblyman- who has visited thil
city the past two or three days