The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-07-30
WILL HILL RUN /?
A WELL KNOWN WRITER AND
FRIEND OF HIS DENIES 1T.
HOW he BECAME PROBABLE CANDIDATE
He is a Small, Fat. Shrewd Politician
Of the New York Ward Stripe-Cleve-
land His Superior in Ability and
Principal Other Washington News.

Especial Cor. to The Daily Sentinel
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The follow
ing letter in the Post of this morning
is significant:
EDITOR Posi-: The writer hereof is
astonished to read in SO many Jour-
nails published south of Mason and
DixOn's line ideas to the effect that
D. B. Hill is a probable nominee of
the coming Presidential convention.
AS a Democrat and a New Yorker,
although at present a resident of
Washington, l can inform your edi-
torial cOnfreres of that section that
he is not even n possibility, and could
not even carry the Empire State
against Harrison, should the Repub-
licans be guilty of the madness of
nominating him. unless assured that
Hill was to be his competitor.
CHARLES FLEMING.
Charles Fleming is not ashamed to
sign his name to the above commun-
ication, which, according to my ex-
perience is. in the main, true. 1t
may interest your readers to read a
leaf from this experience, and draw
their own conclusions. 1t proved to
my mind that leading New York pol
iticians never were, and never will be
in faver of David Bennett Hill for
Chief Executive. But here is my
story. Hill first became conspicuous
as a candidate by means of his own
wire-pulling, q few weeks before the
National Convention met which re-
nominated Cleveland. While the
boom was at it's height, William C.
Whitney invited Hill to big lunch
con at his house here, and also invi-
ted Cleveland, Lamont, the Cabinet
and every Democratic plember of the
House and Senate. Ostensibly, and
to those who were not cOgnizant of
some things that have never been
published, it looked like a tremen-
dous ovation to Hill. Hill and the
other guests all came. They knew
too much about the qualities of
Whitney's wines ETC., to refuse. Be
sides they knew something was in the
air. The luncheon was big success.
The politicians from all parts of the
country met Hill and Cleveland to-
gether and a comparison was inevi-
table. Hill was Il small, fat, shrewd
politician of the New York ward
stripe. Cleveland, massive in form
as in brain was dignified, able, self
possessed, courtly and bore in his
very presence. Gods unmistakable
stamp of manhood, a fit representa-
tive of the Democracy of the greatest
nation on earth. The members and
Senators, many ofwhom belonged to
National and State Executive Com
mittices learned an object lesson that
day The Hill boom died a natural
death: Cleveland was re-nominated
by reclamation and if the true story
of the election in Kings County, N.
Y, is ever known and in some other
precincts, perhaps the result of that
election, which made Harrison, Pres
idept, will be more deeply deplored
than ever. A detailed account of
this notable luncheon will be found
in the files of the Statesville Land
mark of that date. 1t was given and
attended by The biggest and richest
politicians in the Empire State!
The New York Sun suggest German
and Gray as a National ticket. The
fact that Dana dominates him is the
most disastrous set back Mr.. German
has had within my recollection.