New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-13
HILL LIKELY TO TAKE III.
MANY INDICATIONS OF Ills INTENTIONS
CONCERNING THE SENATORSlllP.
THE MEN WHO CAN no LONGER BE CONSIDERED
CANp1D,Trs-,\ DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS EX-
PECTLD THURSDAY SMITH
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l


ALBANY Jan. II (SpeclaD.-A, fast as the Demo
cratic members Of the Legislature arrive IN ALBANY
they volublv express the opinion that David Il. iii
is a candidate for United states Senator what arc
their ground, for this opinion they do not state eA
ccp that they have impressions that he Is seeking 'ho
great political prize. from the fact that there i Pid
ticaIly no other candidate smith NJ Weed cannot
be regarded as a candidate. lie has no support )"
Albany beyond his son. George ;. Weed ana Johh DE-
Riley the secretary OF the Civil Service
Undoubtedly Mr. Hill could create support Tor hr
Weed and may do So but Mr. Weed Is not entltled W
fine title of a candidate at present; nor would one
mention John Boyd Thacler, Of Albany, IN thaJ cd'e
CORY The latter is basking in the sun OF Aielcrs' anu
amusing himself by taking photographs OF ARABS b'
although the Albany Assemblymen may vote ior mn
on one ballot there is danger that MS tah"s P''
tographs will be interrupted this year 10y he'Sas0
telling him that he has been elected senator As lor
Wilson EisscI of Buffalo. lie also cannot be con
sIder,d a candidate unless lie should receive some Vi
the Hill lvmph. Mr.. Hin is not in0cnlatlng lormtI
law partners Of Grover Cleveland with the I'M B"P
This year-far from it. Nor Roswell r. Flower auu
Alfred c. Chaplin candidates
Mr. IIiu in order 10 prevent his own election az
Senator, will seemingly be compelled wi'hih a uaS VI
two To make a public announcement that lie Is hot
candidate for senator. already minated, there
is a general belief in Albany that nc VIII
not make such announcement Inc Su'
melon is also general that from tine moment "o
thonglt on the night Of election DAY, IN November
$50 that the Democrats had majority on JOINT Dalo'
in fine Legislature and would therefore elect senator
he resolved to take that Office himself His wrath over
smith VI Weeds letter. written three DAYS before eec
uon stating that he Weed was " slated" ior INC
Scnatorshp Is now explained The Governor hid oo
termned not to keep any implied pledge he had nna"o
to Mr. Weed about the Senator>hip' ana therefore az
once rcprdiatcd It. il looks as If Mr. Necu "ouiu
t.i, tbp
hin If the latter does take it.. Mr. Weed has seem
lncy had absolute trust that Mr. Hill would not beray
him. and therefore has not made any canvass among
the members Of the Legislature concerning the senator
ship He therefore has no supporters prcparu ~ o'o
the Democratic caucus II the Governor s"o"'" ~
nui smith VI Weed can be trusted 10 have his
road ~ the Presidency after he has mus d'apIoht"
Mr.. weed. George Weed says plainly mat ne .l'
not Vet been able 10 obtain from the Governor any
promise that the latter will support smith VI N@n;
viii assume the Office of senator him~ H. lnothc'
proof is tii great many ~ lIllr ponlcdl Ieu'ehdh'
this evening are booming him for senator ,. - tho
number Of Democratic members of the Assembly "IJ
had been here for the last few day, Nmohe u'S 49,, w.,
arrivals were McS,r~. George H.. Bush: OF I,te.
County: Kcrrican sullivan and sulhcr. OF New 9rk'
and half dozen member, from The country ns,aitn,
The Dehvan corridors were CioWG'1. ' t.na,
among the members werc Young Weed and hi> father
first ncutcnaut. John u. Riley. A. each incn1'i
showed himself he was Immediately taken IN ht.d ~
either Mr. Weed Or Mr.. Riley. and many quiet ana
earnest conversation held In ont - thewiy cor,
ucr, II is apparent that no on" -, vet rceiv''i
any wod from the Governor to hi intentions. Bit
Vi at puzzles every i the appa ent ccnhd OF tie
n vas reported tonight that Nr Weed would come
ont IN a day in letter Ia "A convenient
d" frr-d" defining his position on tie tarln rms
vas denied however. by Mr.. Riley. who thought
mat The publication Of Mr. Weeds speech
during the campaign Of lass, which ha> al
ready been attended Ia. would be all that Mr.
Weed would do in that direction II Is now likely
fn' nothing VIII be done toward settling IN" senator
mn fight until THURSDAY at the earliest. when II J. "N
ted that the Democrats viii be ordered INTO eau
Gus al which the Governor, hand will De declphered
The members who ar, here TO night have not received
their orders all II them expect that caucus VIII
be called for that time.