New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-19
HILL IN HOT HASTE.
HE Il RUSHING HIS BOOM ALONG.
AN EARLY STATE CONVENTION TO SHUT oCI
CLEvELAND-A CONFERENCE OF THE

EXPREsIDENT.S FRIENDS
There has been much suppressed excitement among
the Democratic adherents OF Senator DAVID H. Nh
in the city and State for day or two, caused Dy 'o
knowledge Of the sudden change in the Hill programme
The plan Of the willy Ex-Governor ms mas inst Deem
developed Is TO make his campaign Tor the PieSuehoS
as far Ncw-York Is concerned :" short. sharp ana
decisive Knowing that large proportion OF the
decent, respectable part Of the Democracy OF the
State is naturally for Cleveland and Will so express
themselves if they have the opportunity, I'LL ana MS
associates In intrigue, including Murphy Shcehan ana
Croker feel that 10 an Endorsement for the
ex. Governor which will be worth anything for una
nimity they must strike while the iron OF HIPS
popularity is hot and his prestige is at IT'S height
For this the edct has gone forth for an early
meeting OF the Democratic State Committee TO call the
state Convention, which shall declare for HIPS nom
inaton for President and elect the four delegaeS-at
large to represent the Empire State In the National
Democratic Convention. The state Committee VIII
meet in Albany and the Democratic state Convention
will be ordered TO assemble also at the state capital
TIC call for the meeting of the State Convention VIII
be issued probably within few days after the Ma
tionaI Committee has fixed the place for holding the
National Democratic Convention and sent ont its call
The four delegatesat.largc TO be chosen at tho
Albany convention who OF course. will be Hill men
Of the most ultra stamp. have already been selected
Persons who that they know what they arc
talking about say that they win be Richard Croker
OF ewYork Lieutenant Governor William +. Sleehan
of Buffalo Edward Murphy, IT.. Of Troy, and George
Raines, of Rochester Mr.. Murphy arrived in the city
night to take counsel with HIPS friends among
the TImmaGy warriors.
Hill is preparing also for big demonstration ut
the meeting OF the National Democratic Committee
at Washington on Thursday. The wires have been
kept hot for several days with messages to prominent
Hill Democrats throughout the State directing them
to pack their gripsacks and hurry TO the Capitai.
Tbeir nresepce IS wanted 10 swell
the cbo,us for Hill, and impress
H. upon the representative Democrats who Will lie
gathered there to attend the committee meeting. that
Hill and nobody else can carry New-iork Tor that
party The majority Of the Democratic members oil
the Senate and Assembly led by Cantor and Bush will
be on hand so will all the Democratic state oilcerS
or the most Of them, and many of tic Democratic
oficeholders all over the State. Every Democrat who
has any political expectations, either state or Ma
taopal has been made to feel that his individual In
teests require that he should appear and shout for Hill
Tho call fr such an avalanche Of Hill men to pro
coed To Washington CEASED many politicians who hah
heard Of 1t yesterday 10 doubt whether there hai Lou
also been change Of rlan regarding the choice o inc
place for the National Convention The general in
preston OF late has been that Croker ana Murphy
were against holding 1t in New-fork' fearing the
latent Cleveland influence here. At the same time
Il has been known that the Tamnany Hall people
dh mot relish the idea OF spending SJo,ooo or slo''
900 of good money which might be used 10 ad'anu'ec
for election purposes next fall in entertaining men
whom the Wigwam braves call the country jays
and yehoosn brought In from thstopr corners OF the
land But this last command nying the Hill con
ungent n force Washington may mean sudden
change OF base in favor OF selecting New-iorK 'lly'
II the Hill managers think that such movement
would result I'm the exGOvernors nomination the cost
and discomfort 10 Tammany Hall would not count
for much
conference OF Cleveland's friends took place NJ
tie Fifth Avenue Hotel Sunday, at which the con
dition OF the Presidents prospects was carefully
discussed Senator Villas, Of Wisconsin, who pre-
sided at the convention which nominated Mr.. Clcve
land. in Chicago in 1854, and who was member of
his Cabinet was the central figure Of the consultation
Well known Cleveland men OF prominence In other parts
Of the country were presednt as %e a. f'e wa
10 discover how many delegates could DO secured ior
Cleveland in the country districts In the short ume
which the iil faction intend to leave fVr fSt dnI
them by the early call for the Democratic state Con
vention IL number Of districts can te earned I1f
cleveland of the force Of the HI bonn might
be broken. some hopeful reports were received, but
the conference not In an exceedingly joyous state
Of mind when 1t adjourned
hunting expedition the subject Of much comment
i'm political circles yesterday That was undertaken
the besxee te ereS and the great lin
reception be he'd Mt the Manhattan Club on Tuesday
evening January go. was the genemlly accepted ex-
PLANTATION Of his sudden departure
rbe Tammany dcleg cation which is to go day tn
Washington to attend the meeting OF the National Com
The railroad tickets for the special train which mo
Wigwamites have chartered over the pennsylvania
Railroad we're distributed and orders were issued TO
every man OF consequence on the committee mat
no excuses FOR his absence when the start Is
msSs aG array Of TgSam braves in elegant elk hats
shiny shirt fronts brsng With dlam9nds; and hand hand
suits cut in the latest fashion VIII swarm down
10 Washington In the interest OF HILL