Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-17
If He Is Demanded by the De-
mocracy of the Nation
the Old Tiger Will
TURN In AND HELP HIM.
Prominent Members of the 0rganiza-
tiOn's General Committee
INTERVIEWED BY THE NUGWUMPS
They All Say Cleveland Can Carry New
York if He's Nominated,
ADEMAND MADE ON HILL TO WITHDRAW
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
NEW YORK, June 16-Since the Febru-
ary "snap" convention, many reports have
been circulated that Tammany Hall was not
over-fond of Senator Hill, and that many
of its prominent members were in favor OF
the nomination of Cleveland. These re-
ports have been denied by certain Tam
many bosses who were supposed to speak for
the organization as a whole That the bosses
DON'T represent the opinions of the whole
organization has been proved by the in
uuiries of reporters of the Evening Post
Not only are many members OF Tammany' s
committee Cleveland men, but some of
them have Joined in an effort to induce
Senator Hill to withdraw from the Presi-
dental race altogether.
The following letter, written to Senator
Hill by J. T. Robertson, a member of the
Tammany Committee of Fifty, which directly
governs the organization, voices the senti-
ments of many Tammany men who don't
feed at the public crib:
A Call on Hill to Withdraw.
NEW YORK. May ls.
Hon. David b. Hill. Washington. d. c.:
me say: never held political Office, don't
want any, nor would I accept one. am
member of Tammany, and never voted other
than the Democratic ticket. Certainly,
therefore, in writing you, my motive cannot
be construed as being in my personal inter-
est. nor can my political faith be questioned
Thus mucn as to myself.
In looking over the situation politically
so far as IL affects the interests of the DEM
ocratic party, it must now be evident to you
that you cannot be nominated II, then,
you will admit this, is it not in the true in ter
est of the Democratic party that You author
ize the withdrawal of your name as candi-
datef And would 1t not greatly improve
your prospects as successful candidate in
the future that you withdraw W your andidacy
I'm favor of Mr.. Cleveland? 1 say MIR. Cleve-
land, for it is plain to me that a very large
majority of the Democratic voters of the
country urgently favor his nomination.
The nominee at Chicago cannot, in my opin-
ion, be elected without harmony in our own
ranks, especially in this State. If you can
reach the conclusions 1 have, and which
prompted this letter, you can decide
whether or not our Democratic forces shall
be united, which means success in Novem-
Der. Yours very truly, j. 7. ROBERTSON.
Banking on CIeveland's Strength.
Speaking on the subject of the letter to q
reporter of the Evening Post to-day, Mr.
Robertson said: Cleveland can carry
New York. If he cannot, then no Demo-
crat can. He is the strongest candidate In
the field, and am confident that he will be
nominated. 1t is mistake to suppose that
all Tammany men are for Hill because
some of the bosses sound his praises.
know many men on the Tammany COM
mittee who are earnestly in favor of Cleve-
land, and who desire nothing SO much as
Hills withdrawal because they believe
that Cleveland is the only candidate who
can carry New York and defeat Harrison.
Like myself, these men don't live by public
Office, and have no political aspirations.
They only work for the welfare of the
Democratic party. am satisfied that fully
three-fourths of the Democrats of this State
are iE favor of Clevelands nomination. You
cannot always judge the sentiment of a
party by the expressions of its leaders and
its most prominent newspapers In Georgia
and Kentucky, for example, the leading
newspapers and politicians have been vio-
lently opposed to Cleveland, vet the con-
ventions in those States showed that the
popular sentiment was favorable to the ex-
President So in New York State, the
bosses and some of the organs may be op-
posed to Cleveland, but the people are for
him. Cleveland can count on the earnest
support OF the rank and file of Tammany
Hall, no matter what the leaders say or do"
Committeeman Out for Cleveland.
Lorenzo Semple, member of the Tam
many Hall General Committee, is confident
that Cleveland can carry New York eff
Cleveland gets the nomination." he said
to-day, "rammany will support him cor
daily and he will beat Harrison in this
State. There will be no knitting and no
sulkiness in our organization if it appears
that the majority of the Democrats of the
country want Cleveland. From all that
can learn of the sentiment in this city and
throughout the State 1 believe that Cleve-
land would attract the full Democratic
vote. He is very strong with our business
men and his strength is very great in the
West II he is nominated he will be
elected
Elliot Sanford, q member of the general
committee of Tammany Hall, said: 81 am
not only confident, but quite sure that Mr..
Cleveland will be reelected BY New York
if he is nominated by the convention. As
for Tammany-and am a member of Tam
many Hall myself-they will vote for him,
one and all. II he is nominated they will
throw up their hats and shout for Cleveland
until they are hoarse, and then they will
turn right in and work for him with might
and main, There are several reasons why
think he is more likely to be elected
this year than in 1888. The many
personal friends whom he lost then by
z,
Thompson, Apgar and Beecher, be has made
up by this time. The death OF Beecher
alone cost him at least 10, 900 votes In 1888.
1t is on account of his tariff principles that
he will be reelected don't think that
the country districts will vote tor him any
more than they did then, but the large cities
and manufacturing towns will 60 for him
sure. 1 have just returned from the West,
and know what the feeling is there"
All of Them Talking Alike.
Arthur c. Palmer, member of Ia mmanv
Hall General Committee, said: 81 am sure
MIR Cleveland can carry this State. The
reason / think so is because of Mr. Cleye-
lands well-known tariff reform principles.
The manufacturing districts know we'll
enough what is good for them, and will vote
for him as they did in $685. The country
districts, which you kno disappointed us
then, will scarcely do SO a second time The
last four years, with the crying evil of the
Mckinley bill, would be enough to educate
any people up to the proper andard of
tariff reform"
Chauncey s. Truax, member of Tammany
Hall General Committee, said: "My own
impression is that Cleveland can carry the
State of New York if he is nominated. As
surances recently published show that in
the event of his nomination he will get the
full vote of the party in this State. Cleve-
land is stronger than he was in '8S, because
the voters understand his views on tariff re-
form better, while Harrison will be weaker
because he is asking for a second term.
cleveland is as likely to carry New York;
as any Democrat that can be named.''
Augustus f. Peters, member OF Tammany
NIL General (yommittee said. ssTbo nar.