The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-05
Working to Secure the New
York Delegation.
THE MEN ALREADY SELECTED
Electionesring and Campaiening-The Sena-
tor VIII ASK the Democratic Convention
to Nominate Him for President.

morning lead along State street to No 1913.
where Senator David B. Hill lives. The
last ones at night point away from the
same house. One mig hit the old foot marks
were not covered from the night before be-
tore new ones were made, which, being in
terpreted, means that there is a constant
procession to and from the three-story
brick house ''on the hill,' procession
which converges
FROM LAKE ERIE TO LAKE CHAMPLAIN
and the ocean side of Long island. In a
'front.' room on the second floor political
council is in daily session from before
breakfast till dancers go home after mid
night from Van Vichten hall next door.
The faces and forms change every twenty
minutes or half hour, all except one face
and form, the chief of the council, who is
always on duty. That's what David B.
Hill Is doing here. He is seeing people
and talking to them. The people are the
democratic leaders, great and small,
OF much and little influence, from
every county in the state. He makes
no secret OF bis Interior intentions, and in
DEED ne could make no secret of them if he
tries. Anyone acquainted with even a
small number of party leaders in the state
VINO should care to watch the house for an
hour or Two would be sure to see many men
ne knew enter or depart. There is only on
entrance and there is no chance to conceal
an entry or an exit. At all times there are
three or four covered sleighs at the curb
with drivers sitting in the doors with that
knowing look which comes of long service
at railway stations. Strangers alight
from the cars, jump in sleigh, order 1928
state street." and drive away. Then "Wait
Tor me at the door, In half an hour thew
come out. ITO the depot" and they are off
and out of Albany. There is no ceremony.
king the bell and ask, ''Is the governor at
home!n
EVERYBODY CALLS HIM ''GoyERNoR" IN
ALBANY.
upstairs, 'front.' You enter and see the
Senator sitting at his desk, half turned to-
wards you from some one with whom he is
talking. "Ah, how do you do! Sit down a
moment, wont you please!"
Generally there are four or Eve others
sitting down "for a momentn If Won are a
politician you are sure to meet a friend.
Ihose moments walters always begin to
exchange notes, and always about sshow
tnings are gong" Always, too, they say,
things are going ali right" II the Sena
tor continues his whispered talk at the
desk then that man is not very high on the
stan, for ii he were he would be led into a
rear room where ways and means would be
discussed in the strictest privacy.
IT IS GREAT GAME
that is being played in this little room. a
great game, the greatest game that can
be played in the United States. The game
OF Wall street, the piling up and topping
mi
with railroads and sending out of steam
meets over oceans is magnificent, but vul-
gar. The game of low mind beside this
exalted matching of energy and intellect
against the rest of the country, this seek
Ing for oneself the prize which only one
man in sixty million can win. And the
game Is on night and day in the plain little
room. To his friends he makes no conceal
ment OF mis- pupose to ask the national
Democratic convention
TO NOMINATE HIN FOR PRESIDENT.
He is here now to see that New York
state sends to that convention seventy-two
del gates pledged to support his candidacy
TO the end OF the roll call. Those men that
call on him, that have those short talks. 90
away with advice, with Instructions with
their plans approved or corrected, or with
altogether new plans for securing victory
lor MIN at the primaries, the caucuses and
district conventions. Not the smallest de-
tail is left to chance. A friend Quotes him az
saying that he had nothing to conceal and
no defense to make for his action il leaving
w ashlngton and taking charge of his own
campaign. John Sherman went down to
ONO and secured his own re election to the
Senate" heis said to have remarked to this
friend why should Republican and Mug
wump newspapers lind me doing wrong
where
THEY FOUND SHERMAN DOING RIGHT!n
All visitors to Albany agree that he has
he state in the hollow of his hand thar
never before in its history was the party in
New I ork so entirely committed to the for
.unes of one man. He trusts nothing: ne
must be sure. If it were simply to make sure
If delegates, he tells his friends, he might
lot have come on to the state capital. But
lie is doing much more than that. He is
marking out policy for party leaders to
ollow'in the field and the legislature. It
the truth that the names of The
men who will go to the Demo- |
ratio convention
HAVE BEEN ALREADY SELECTED.
This may be one-m man power, but it is the
ruth. The making out of that list of
,eventy-two has given the greatest amount |
If trouble. His own friends have become |
10 numerous and his following so strong |
hat these people are beginning to fight |
.mong themselves for the honor of going to |
Jhicego. As yet none of these strifes have
become serious, but it takes a cool head |
md strong hand to keep them in order In
III the counties where there was trouble
asst October among his own friends he
las succeeded in restoring harmony. Then
here is quiet work that is going on in the
ew counties that have generally been
REGARDED AS CLEVELAND sTRoNGHoLps.
% break into these and get the delegates
eeded delicate work Only enc of them is
nportant-Albany county-for it is a con-
ressional district and can elect two dele
ates to Chicago. These two delegates
lone were waiting to make the state dele
alton solid for Hill, and last night. il is
UNDERSTOOD, the promise of the two was OBJ
aimed. Senator Hill has denied this to-
ay to his friends, but there is hardly any,
ody in the city who does not believe that
be dinner Senator Amasa j. Parker gave
lst night was for the purpose of bringing
ertain people together and giving them q
nance for quiet conference To-day he
nd his friends say there was no confer
nee and the Herrick men won't talk at ALI
Ut everybody draws conclusions Yester
ay afternoon the first delegations were
ected in the Second district in Rensselaer,
ounty. An Associated Press dispatch in
he evening papers
TELLS THE STORY THUS:
Troy, Feb. 3.-The Second assembly dis
'ict convention was called to order az
DON to-day, at Melrose by Joseph Nc
ormick, chairman of the district commit {
re, and elected delegates to ALBANY. The I
invention was the largest and most en- ,
lusiastic ever held in the district and at
s close three cheers were given for Soma