The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-21
HILLS NOMINATION.
The Quiet. Business Way in
Which it Was Made.
DOES THE GOVERNOR ABDICATEa
Is the Query of Editor Emancipation Of
Democratic Representatives in Washing
tOn-Morrison as Candidate.

Especial TO The hERALD-EXamlner DISPATCH
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 20-The Democratic
members of the legislature in caucus yes
terday afternoon unanimously and by &C
clamation nominated David B. Hill for
United States Senator. This is almost the
whole story. There was no fourishing of
trnmpets, or dipping the flag, no salute of
heavy guns. 1t was SIMPLE earnest meet
ing with few very good and well delivered
speeches in praise of the candidate. Demo
cratic leaders from all parts of the state
filled the aisles. There were many ladies
in the galleries. The Republicans stood in
the rear of the chamber, for their caucus
was not held until an hour later.
There is always tendency to speak of
such things as ''historic." In reality they
become historic only in remembrance; his
toric when the heroes of them make them
selves historic. So far as the present is
concerned this scene is not historic Many
times before has the room been as well
filled. When its hero, Governor Hill, has
made himself famous, as his friends think
ne Will, no doubt those who were present
yesterday will look back on this nominating
assemblage and describe it as historic.
AS far as is known now, there will be no
Democratic absentee when the final vote is
taken Wednesday. William F. Sheehan,
speaker of the assembly, who first an
nounced that the governor would accept
the senatorshlp, made the nomination; to
him 1t was an important moment. For
year he has been the governors close DO
utlcal friend and he was proud of the OPP
portunity to speak of that friends great
merit and success. He made no attempt at
oratory, but spoke calmly, slowly,
earnestly. 1t was not speech so much as
the utterance Of a conviction profession
OF faith in the democracy of this candidate.
spoke of the senatorship as q stepping
stone to higher honors. At it's close there
was hurrah and volley of hand clapping.
He said in part: "Mr. Chairman. The
Democratic party to-day proposes to sig
nalize the great victory of November last by
the nomination for Senator in Congress of
a leader of genius and courage, a statesman
OF breadth and capacity, a man who more
than any other contributed to Democratic
supremacy. When victory seemed impos-
sible, when defeat stared US in the face,
there was one voice above all others that
penetrated the heart of the American peo-
pie, one form that stood alone in front of
the battle, needless of personal or political
consequences, encouraging with his pres
ence and convincing with his eloquent
tongue the electorate of our land. 1t is
only by rewarding men who battle for
Democratic principles in darkness as well
as in sunshine that our party deserves to
succeed. simultaneously with the news of
victory the great heart of the democracy
went forth in gratitude to the man who
alone was responsible for this assemblage,
and who for seven years held New York in
the Democratic column of states, coupled
with the demand that the Empire State, so
long misrepresented in the national Senate,
should elect as her representative her first
and foremost leader. If his acceptance of
this high office is a promotion, who de-
serves it ct the hands of the party more
than he! If it is a sacrifice he makes it for
his party's good; if it is stepping stone to
the highest honor, what Democrat in this
broad land has earned it more than he!
''The man of the hour has been named
without his seeking. BY no act or word
has he sought TO influence single member
of this joint assembly, yet all are united in
one opinion. Our Judgment is the iudg-
ment of the Democrats of the state, aud
bowling to it, present for nomination New
York's brave and invinciole Democratic
governor, David Bennett Hill"
Senator Jacob Cantar, of tne Twenty
third district of New York, seconded the
nomination in short speech. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. McClelland, the new leader
in the assembly, Senator McGarren of
Brooklyn, and Senator McNaughton. Mr.
Sheehan moved that the nomination be
made by acclimation, and his last word was
greeted with cheer that meant carried
unanimously" Everybody trooped down
to the executive chamber. There they
found the governor at his desk He is al
ways there, and there was happy scene
of congratulations. There was much hand
shaking. Colonel Brown said he had neg
lected to open Headquarters as a candidate,
but he would now go and do so, so that the
boys" might celebrate his defeat and he
would lead the celebration. For half an
hour this was kept up, and then the crowd
Trimmed out and went up stairs to hear the
orations of Senators F'assett and Sloan
over the dead body of Evarts.