The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-24
HILL HAS GONE TOO FAR.
THE FEELING AMONG DEMOCRATS
AT WASHINGTON.
HIS Friends Look Upon the Albany

Idh EHELANG AhONG DG MOOhATS
AT WASHINGToN.
His Friends Look Upon the Albany
Convention as a Big Boom For the
Bald headed Angela Feeling OF
Opposition to Him n oticeable in the
Country at Large-A Congressman
Talks.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-There are only
hopeful signs for the men who believe in
clean and honest politics in the way in
which the proceedings of Senator Hills CEN
vention at Albany is received by the demo-
Gratis in Washington. OF course the men
who worship Senator Hill and Hlllism hail
it as great victory for the man whom one
OF them described not long ago as that
''bald.headed angel" but as general thing
all the democrats saw in it merely the power
of the machine behind Senator Hill grind
ing out a result that they all expected to
SEQ, and doing this in the face of protest
from the very best men in the party in New
York.
HILL woN'T BE NOMINATED.
Whatever temporary and apparent sue
cess the Hill crowd may achieve in over
riding the sentiment in New York, that
was expressed in the Cooper Union meeting.
that protest is having a telling effect out
side of New York state. Senator Hill will
never be nominated in the face of such
protest. and the southern democrats who
want to elect President, and who have ex-
pressed a certain admiration for Senator
Hill, can never be led to vote for hun at
Chicago il they are not assured that he can
carry New York state.
HAS ovERREACHED HIMSELF.
Senator Hill has oYerreached himself
he tried to play little too fine even for
New York. No doubt Senator Hill saw his
mistake in forcing the convention. Ger
tainly Senators German and brice saw the
mistake, aud they forthwith had it sent out
that their triple alliance did not hold when
1t came to the point OF indors-
ing all that Senator Hill did
% a presidential Candidate. Senator
Hill, however, had the courage of his de-
sires and ambitions and went ahead with
bis machine programme There was moth
ing else for him TO do. This brought down
on him the fierce and searching light of in
Quiry. and revealed 10 the country as never
before the kisd OF managing politician
he Is.
NEW YORKER ON THE SITUATION.
John .DeWits Warner, who Is one of the
representatives in congress OF the element
that stood up in manly and patriotic protest
against Senator Hills bossism, was asked
this question fatty to>day: do you think
the split in New York will result in killing
off both ex-President Cleveland and Senator
Hill as presidential candidatesp
THAT depends" said he, t'upon how the
Cleveland men in other states take it. SO
far there is nothing Ia New York to pre-
vent ex-President Cleveland carrying the
state provided we can have a legitimate
party organizatian that can get out
the democratic vote. Thosa Re1ars win not
come out for the present state cornmittee
That was shown In the vots for Gov.
Flower. One hundred Thousand democratic
voters, besides the percentage that always
stays away from the polls, did not vote
and bad not the country republicans stayed
at home Gov. Flower would have been
beaten.n
CHANCES OF THE ANTT-HILL MEN.
"Do you think the anti-Hill men can
demonstrate TO the country that the eenti-
ment of the democracy of New York is be-
hind themp was asked.
II have no doubt about it II we cannot
go to the Chicago convention and convince
the delegates OF that our case is hopeless.
The other delegates from the state OF New
Y 4ork will have the right to the presump-
tion of being legally enNtled to seats in the
national convention aud the burden Of
proof will rest with u.s. We expect TO con-
vince the convention that We instead of
the delegates of the snap convention Of
yesterday, are entitled to the votes of New
York. We expect to get the seats"
what do you think will be the effect of
the anti-Hul demonstration of yesterday"
II think 1t will show oonclnsively to the
voters OK the country that the claim of the
Hill men that the Empire state Yves any,
thing like unit for Mr.. Hill is absurd"
GEN. FoRNEY's VIEWS.
Gen. Forney of Alabama said that he
thought the action OF the New York state
convention, together with the protests of
the anti-Hill men. would stir up the people
ell over the country so that the fight be-
tween ex-President Cleveland and Senator
Hill would be pretty well settled between
now and the convention. AS far as the
south was concerned, he said, they would
look on at the preliminary contest end their
votes would be cast for the man whom they
believed could be elected. He was rather of
the opinion that it would be either Senator
Hilkor ex-President Cleveland, but great
many things happened in day about con-
vention time and 10 might be that Senator
German, Gov Boies or ex-Representative
Morrison would indicate such strength that
1t would make the nomination OF one of
them very wise. Senator Hill going to the
convention with a solid New York delega-
ton, OF course, gave him considerable adj
vantage ar the start To overcome this the
Cleveland sentiment throughout the coun-
try would have to amount to ground swell.