The Portland daily press., 1892-08-10
THE POT BOILING.
But Senator Hill Will Handle No
Spoon.
GROWING DIssENsI0Ns IN THE
DEMOCRATIC CAMP.

Whitney's Efforts at Harmony a Failure
Illinois Democrats Don't Want Cleve-
New York, August 9.-While the con-
ference watchers have been giving their
undivided attention to the movements of
prominent Republican politicians, they
have missed recording the two most in
teresting consultations held SO far. At
these w. C. Whitney and Senator Hill
have been the central figures.
1t will be recalled that Senator Hill ar
rived from Washington in the morning
after the notification of Cleveland and
Stevenson. He stopped at the Hotel Nor
mandie Cleveland on that day was
holding a reception at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel prior to the meeting of the DEM
ocratic national committee. For two
hours not a single Hill follower appeared
to shake his hand. Finally Lieut.-Gov.
Sheehan bobbed up and greeted Cleve-
lamp.
MIR. Sheehan had come direct from
Senator Hill, but before he left the Nor
mandie Whitney had called on Hill. 1t
is said he asked the Senator to go down
to the Fifth Avenue Hotel and meet
Cleveland. He pictured to David B. the
great effect such action would have on
the Democrats gathered at the hotel and
that sooner or later he would have to
meet Cleveland, anyway, so it would be
better to have the tooth out at once.
Senator Hill did not look at the matter
in the same light. He told Mr.. Whitney
plainly that he had no Intention of add
ing any dramatic features to the Cleve-
land circus. As to meeting Mr.. Cleve-
land, he might do that later, but it would
be in the ordinary course of the cam
paign. He suggested, however, that
Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan might call as an evil
dence of good faith. Whitney had to be
contented with this.
Glad To See Hill.
Whitney met Hill for the second time
this campaign on last Tuesday evening.
Hill had come up to New York to start
on the Yachting cruise. He stopped at
the Hoffman House. He found an invi-
tation from Mr.. Whitney to call at his
residence, No. 2 West Fifty-seventh
street. Police Commissioner Martin
was with Senator Hill that evening, and
they left the hotel early.
Whitney was glad to see Hill, and told
him so. They talked for an hour and a
half, but Senator sHillywas as cold and
unreceptive as ever. Without betraying
any open annoyance he showed Whitney
that he did not consider that any one
had any right to attempt to address him
as to his political course.
Whitney told Hill that any sugges-
tions he had to offer about the campaign
committee would be gladly received and
accepted. Senator Hill said that he had
none to offer, except that the manage
ment should be entirely in the hands of
the candidates friends. This has been
done. Senator German knew what was
up when he refused to be chairman of
the campaign committee.
1t is expected that Mr.. Whitney will
make an effort to bring Senator Hill and
Cleveland together in few days.
s.Keep Grover Away
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-The Democratic
state central committee met in this city
today and decided not to open the cam
paign in Illinois until September,
although the Republicans will open the
fight on August 19 by state rally Spring
field, to be addressed by Whitelaw Reid,
Congressman Burrows and others. A
proposition to invite Grover Cleveland to
visit the state during the campaign did
not find favor with the leaders. most of
them believing the educational question
and other state issues offered greater
opportunities of success and made it
advisable not to take any action which
would tend to divide the Illinois voters
on strict party lines this fall.
In Michigan.
New YORK, Au. 9.-Among new COM
ers at the Windsor is Senator Stock
bridge of Michigan. He is on his way to
Join his family at Saranac Lake. Said
he: s'It is difficult to figure how Mr..
Harrison can be defeated. His position
is stronger than in 1888, for all good
citizens have learned that he is a broad
er, more public-spirited and brainier man
than was generally supposed. People
are prone to falsely estimate the worth
of many public men but they are quick
to confess their error when it has been
made clear to them.
'.He has given us a splendid admins
tration, and he has proved at one and the
same time that he is conservative and
patriotic. The Democrats will make a
desperate struggle, for they foresee that
with the dissension in their ranks, if
they do not win this battle their chance
of success thereafter is meagre, So far
as an outsider can judge, believe that
New York state will be the chief seat of
war. 1t is the old fight of free trade and
protection, and as we know more of the
advantages of the latter system than in
1888, the Republican party will gain by
that knowledge"