New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-17
HILL MEN WILL DO NOTHING.
so SAYS GENERAL DANIEL E. sIcKLEs.

! THE CLEVELAND MEN COULD GET ALONG WITH
OUT THE SENATOR'S FRIENDS IN JUNE;
PERHAPS THEY CAN IN NOVEMBER
A Tribune reporter met General Daniel E. slctnes
last evening in the corridor Of the Holman hou'1.
The old hero OF Gettysburg was looking haic' "Du''
and welbronzcd from Lis summer vacation MS nno
physical condition giving the impression that ne was
good for at least twenty years of political HE,
General was one of the sevenytwo regular deies''e
10 the Democratic National Convention, ana sis"eu
the famous Snapper declaration showing WHY
Cleveland could not carry Sew-fork .
Il have just dropped in he said balancing MS
sn erect form upon his crutcheS as he spohc' :"
make a call upon Chairman Murphy and LIEUTENANT
Governor Sheehan. They good fellows-Do'h VI
them"
"You are getting ready General, to enter .nc
campaign for Cleveland and 81 upon the stump 'iii'
fall ! Sipposc'' 1T
"I am am Ian replied the veteran, with qulzN-
cal look OIL his expressive face. 81 am, ain "y Wy
should II belong to the Hill crowd ana '"c I'm
crowd don't amount to anything. That was the
theory on which Cleveland was nominated why
should we Hi men worry about the election
"Ocveland Is all right, OF course. without New"
York lie doesn't need Newlork. Mr.. Niias IL
going 10 carry Wisconsin, Mr. Dickinson Is going !"
carry Michigan. Mr.. HarTity IS going to carry r'""-
svvana and Mr.. Russell Is going 10 carry hAsSac"u
sets. There Is no necessity lot new i'lh' "'''
these States going for Cleveland and OF course tne
,,,,, - - , ooc.ssorv % his Success THIS
being So why should or any Of Mr.. lilrs frlehus
cot excited over the clcctionl They SAID we
amounted 20 nothing mt Chicago Why should we
amOun, to any more now"
Just then a war comradc came along and asked
Are you going 10 Washington next week, General !
ooh, yes, indeed" was the reply IL am e"ns
down to be a soldierboy again apd march with Cne
slt -arn
vania-ave."
How many OF the soldier boys in the parade heA'
u,eol do Won think Will vote for Cleveland p the
General asked .
"yery few answered the commander of the old
Third Corps. with shake Of the head, very lew
The managers OF the Democratic STATE ca'P"'s"
held n conference yesterday in Lieutenant-Governor
sheehans private rom at 'he state headIuAr'eiS
which was talked Of an important Incident IN 'no
opcnipg OF the campaign. Besides Chairman sheeihh
there were present Daniel C.. Griffin of WATERFOWL"
who was chairman OF the Democratic state EAooduNc
Committee Inst Year; Alexander G. EuS'a'e' VI
Elmira one Of senator HIS home licuienantS' O''u
Never. ir, Of Queens County, Henry J. Mowry' Oh
svracuse: Charles +. Davis. Of Bnehamtoh'
Jobn a. Riley, of Plattsburg; Frank Rice
the Secretary Of state, and John O'Bricn. the well
known Aquoiuct contractor, who was chairman oi
the Democratic state Committee when Senator iiI
first ran for Governor in 1-sj. All but Mr. Vbneh
were members Of the State Campaign Committee 30
fore they assembled. Chairman Murphy OF the sa'e
Committee had "A consultation with Chairman Sieenail'
The conference was n protractc1 one. and a variety
OF topics relating 70 the present condition OF Demo
cratic politics were discussed II began In the ioN
noon adjourned for luncheon aud rcas,cmblei In the
afternoon Several hours were taken up with the
pr,blens which were presented good deal OF ume
WAS spent In figuring The chances for Democratic
majority in the next LEGISLATURE and the map OF the
state was gone carefully from the Niagara RIVER
TO Montauk Point. The question Of mnds' no" Wey
were 20 be raised ana how they should be cApend@'
likewise occupied the serious attention OF the o'l'
ference. The countryncn present were especially IN
tercsed IN the "dlsburing7 end Of II. The prospects
for plenty Of sugar. must have been good. as 'Lur
man srcehan Immediately after the meeting oTicrd
the purchase Of new safe ioi his headquarters
What viii be the outcome Of the contest In the courts
on the validity Of the RcappDronmut act. now TO :"
10 the Court Of Appeal, for final decision. was one %
the things that has worried the state Campaign Com
mltee considerable especially since the action oi the
General Term al EuIaiO sustaining the able oplmon
II Judge Ium,cy, and took mp much Nalulht uai' ~
vc.t.riav's conference. II the decision ot the touH
Of Appeals shah be adverse 10 the con'uinlohaI o.
the ecIrymandcr # was admitted lhai IT, cons, ne
Gucnccs will be serious to the machin"' Ihcic wa
count Of Of judges OF the highest court bIt ~
Is understood that many fear wrir rNPi',.,u I,
upon TO back up The gcrrymandcr. deci-on nS.'n-t
tLe Law will mean another session Of the L"g'Iauin
and an entire change Of programme In most parts oi
thr state and there j. not much time to be lost
senator Ill remained IN the diy YESTERDAY ,,s anu
had a number of calcI-. lie ala not att'hu il' Mn %
man Uouse conference. neither did he call al the
National Democratic headquarters as it was rimoru
mat he might De- induced 10 do for On" purpose OF
s""tbing chairman IIarrity's wounded feelings.
laughab6 story was circulating about the uptown
hotels and clubs last evening 10 u" erect uiu Nir.
Onincv OF Massachusetts, who Is the Mugwump chali-
man In charge Of the Clrycland burS:u EAU
fonal LcadGnarers Ind addressed note
10 senator lIill, asking him 10 submit drait
Of the speech he expect 10 deliver tit the Aca''S N.Y.
Of Music I'm BROOKLYN Monday evening to Mr
Oulncy's committee for revision Mr. IIlrs reported
answer was short. forclble and extremely curt ~
IS not believed that Mr.. Quincy got the draft Of the