New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21
HILLS DUMMIES AT ALBANY.
DELEGATES TO THE DEMOCRATIC CONvEN.
TION REACH THE CAPITAL.
A HORDE OF TAMsfANY OFFICE-HOLDERS TAXI
POSSESSION OF THE CITY-THE INDEPEN:
DENT DEMOCRATIC SKELETON OBJ
TRUDES ITSELF At THE FEAST.

DENT DEMOCRATIC SKELETON OBJ
TRUDEs ITSELF At THE FEAST.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBuNE.f
Albany, Feb. 20.-Mr. Hills "freezeout' Con'
vention, otherwise known as the Democratic state
Convention. which is TO meet on Monday. began
assembling hero in detached and benumbed frag-
mcnts this afternoon There had been heavy
snowstorm. and there were rumors that the rail-
roads were blocked in the northern part or the
State and that a large proportion OF the deegates
would not he able 20 reach here by Monday, but
these statements did not disturb ME- mn
and his friends Mr.. Hill sat IN
his room at the Decvan House with the cheer'ui
lock upon his face that every candidate for Pres-
dent has to assume. He was especiaily cheeriu,
because he believed that there would be shght
appearance on the surface at the convention W
opposition to his nomination.
Mr.. Hill will have the support OF $50 deie.
gates out of the $50 at the convention, said one
of his friends.
But if Mr. Hill. with the help Of Roswell L.
Flower has crushed out any opposition among
the members of the Democratic machine, ne has
not done so on the part of independent Demo
cratic voters While Mr.. Hill was fellcitatinS
himself upon having harmonious convention at
his command The Independent Democrats, headed
by f. Ellery Anderson and cX-Mayor Uface, Oh
New-York arrived in Albany and took measures
for filing their protest against the snap conVen-
ton. and especially against the Endorsement OF
Mr. Hill as the choice of the New YORK Democrats
for President. The Independents also mace ~
obvious that they were supported by thousands
of Democrats and that these Democrats dld hos
intend to give up their opposition to Mr.. Hill an
soon as the convention was held and had ols-
persed. Upon the contrary, Mr.. Anderson and
| 4. that call WDlid ne
issued for the meeting of another Democratic
State Convention in the month of May, and tho
election of a set of delegates to the Democratic
National Convention.
NOT -----c AS TO INSTRUCTIONS
Mr. Hill and his lieutenants have not yet de-
cided whether or not to have resolution passed
by the Democratic State Convention, lnstructlng
| the scventy.two delegates New-YOrk will send TO
| the Democratic National Convention TO vote for
| David b. Hill first, last and all the time, for
| President, Mr. Croker, it is said, avows THAI
Mr. Hill is just the type of a candidate that lam
many Hall desires for President, but still he de-
sires freedom to jump to another candidate II he
sees Mr.. Hill is beaten Mr.. Croker, In the
words of the race track, desires TO Dce
on the winning horse Mr. Hill naturally
desires to have a resolution Of instructions
passed, and passed without any grimace; there
lore, as SOOU as tnt lduilndHS lN"'Ni' "'N''
here to-day Mr. Hill sent of his most con-
fdential agents to them 70 see about the matter.
In 10 midnight no decision had been reached.
Mr. Hill however, has settled upon his pro-
gramme for the conventions work in most re-
spects His servants will pass a resolution IN
structing the New-YorS delegation TO the Demo-
cratic National Convention TO vote as a unit
This will insure the casting of seventy.two vo,rs
or all that New York will possess for David HHl.
| So far as known there will be only one delegate,
James III. Manning of Albany, who would have
any inclination to vote against Mr. Hill, so thor
oughly have the Cleveland men been deprived OF
representation in the convention. But Mr.. Man
ming will not get any chance of casting a solitary
vote from New-York for Grover Cleveland His
vote will he suppressed by the unit rule" The
New-York delegation will meet, will vote that
David g. Hill is it's choice candidate for
President. and henceforward in all the proceed
ings of the convention there will be seventy-two
votes recorded for David b. Hill.
Mr. Hill has not yet selected his four delegates
at-large Perhaps Governor Flower will head tho
delegation but there are intimations from sonse
of the Hill leaders that Mr.. Flower might play
the part of Garfield when he headed the delegar
ton for Sherman TO the Republican National Con-
| vention of 1880 and secured the nomination for
| himself" Mr. Flowers friends point out thas
General Garfield did not in any way seek the nomi-
| nation. and that he was loyal to Mr.. Sherman.
Nevertheless. this argument has not vet convinced
| the Hill leaders that they should permit MI
| Flower to attend the convention There are three
| other men named for Observation-Disclosures
Frederic Cook of Rochester. former Secretary OF
St.e: John Boyd Thaeher. of Albany, and exc
Congressman Perry Belmont. of New-iork MI
| Belmont in an interview n few days ago favored
earnestly the nomination of Mr.. Hill for Prcsi-
dent. and naturally this pleased the latter
| Frederic p Olcott. of New-iork. former State
| Controller. will probably he the fourth delegate
| if Mr.. Flower does not 60
| PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS TO BE NAMED TOO
| The convention will also. under Mr. Hills
! direction name Presidential electors-thirty-
| four in number This is regarded
as another outrage by the opponents OF the
Freezc-outo Convention, since tie call for tho
convention simply declared that it was TO be held
" to select the usual number of delegates to which
! the State OF Ncw-York is entitled, 20 Represent
the State at the Democratic National Convention
to be held in the city of Chicago on The Zlso
day of June next There is nothing sald IN
this call. it is Observed about the naming OK
Presidential electors That is duty
which Mr. Hill has assumed. lie viii nn-
douhtedly name men who are uue-blue liill
| Democrats In fact, this naming OF PRESIDENTIAL
electors is one of Mr. Hills devices for placating
quarrcls among his own followers. MI OF them
cannot 90 as delegates to the National Conven-
ton. Some therefore, will he named as fTesi-
Dental electors and others as alternatcs To the
delegates Mr. Hill will thus on Monday name
sevcntv-two delegates to the Democratic National
Convention seventy-two altcrnates and thlrty-iour
Presidential electors There are l's distinguished
| placcs for distribution among leading Democrats.
| Mr. Hills friends were saying tonight that after
these places were distributed there would he no
more dissatisfaction among the Democrats Of the
| State with Mr. Hill.
| NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE MACHINE.
| H. has further been decided 10 continue fde