New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-12
WILL IT Be HILL. WEED OR WHO?
The SENATORIAL C>rgr5 NAY BE- HHD o.
THUKsDAY-GOS,lp u ALBANY.

The SENATORIAL C>UCrS NAY BE- HIED OF
rnuKsDAY-Gos,l n ALBANY.
Albany, Jan. II (,pedaD. There ha' been some
palpitatOn Of tho heart among the Democratic Nom
Der, II the Legislature who happen Ia be IN Al
hauy today by their hearing That perhaps
the Democratic caIcus At which Inc United
state, senator will be chosen Will be held on THURSDAY
evening Of this week They had previously thought
that the caucus would meet wck from tonor
row 40 ono doubt, that II the caucu, Is ncId at
this carly date Governor I'M j. tho man who has
brought 1t about What alarms the Governor! Did he
ever see more craven legislature than this prc'rnt
Democratic one on Joint ballot ic need not be alarmed
Every Democratic senator and A,Seinbyman Is a mere
blackboard. II he chooses to write in chalk across
each dnr black cxpansc the words Elect David H..
I'M a. senator they will all obey hIs Injunction or
II he writes "smth NJ. Weed they viii obcdcntly
eject Weed The Governor could not do better
thau 10 write upon thUse vacuOns boards tir
name 0f that man Of brains CHARLES y Dana. IL
VIII shock good many Of the Democratic senators
and As.cmblylnen Wien they are told on Tuesday ~
,hey come from Albany that they must prepare them
,elyc, to register Mr. lilrs will concerning the
ator,p within two day., but IT can be predicted afcy
1Lat none Of them will resist the decree
one " Mr. HIPS motives In having the caucu, h~ld
on Thursday would be 10 learn the exact extent ~
democratic dissent from his arbitrary conr'c IN the mat
ter Of the sonaorshp, ii any should be- developed at
ha, a few Democratic As,emblymcn who would act
ualIy have the spirit to bolt If he j. not selected
a, the candidate Of the Democrats for senator But
this Is doubtful There never ~ late years has been
a: body Of Democrat, IN Albany In such subservicnt
spirit a, the present one. Nonc of them viii bolt :,
Mr.. IIil couldn't kick them into doing 1t.
II should lie added that the political goSsips If
Albany arc now confident that Governor Hill in
tend, TO take the senatorshlp. hut one Of Mr..
Irs greatest intimates sid to-day The Governor
Will not accept Tie scnaorshp unless there Is such
quarrel between the other candidates that, In order
preserve party unity, he sees he must him.
self accept the ONCE. lie il the choice
Of the party for senator. aud be elected
without the slightest friction. In my opinion. also,
smith VI. Weed cannot be elected without Governor
lGills support. I should not be surprised II new
man was sprung upon thc Democratic caucns.
one not Vet mentioned for senator II j.
well known that Roswell +. Flower decline. .lr
Office Every one see, that Alfred G. Chapn cannot he
taken with this watcr-wOrk scandal In Brooklyn hang
my over him. WhO then. will be taken
Police Commissioner Martin, Of Ncw-lork.
leader Of Tammany Hail. who was here
yesterday, said: u am a, much IN
The dark to who will he senator A. tho world
outside Of that Of politics hope Governor nm Will
take the position. II viii les, agitation I'm the
Democratic party, besides, think he lss earned tIc