The evening world., 1892-02-15
SECRET OF A FLOWER BOOM.
Politicians See Hills Hand in
Montgomery's Convention.
Tammany Planning to Redistrlct
New York County.

Senator Hill has not yet gone to Washing.
ton. as he said was his intention when he
came TO this city Saturday, but has instead
returned to Albany, where II is expected he
will remain until after the state Convention
OF Feb. 90.
There are those who say that Senator Hill
had no intention OF going to Washington
when he came here Saturday, AMI that the
sole object OF his visit was to confer with
Tammany and Kings County Democratic
Ice ders. Certain 1t Is that he had such a con-
ference at the Hotel Normandie, and that 1t
was held at:midnight.
Exactly what occurred at this early morn
ing conference will probably be indicated by
tine action OF the several Assembly District
Conventions to elect delegates TO the state
Convention, which will be held this week.
Most OF the conventions which have already
chosen delegates to the Albany Convention
have adopted resolutions indorsing senator
Hill's candidacy Tor the Presidency A nota-
Bile exception is that In Montgomery county,
which was dominated by eX-Comptroller
Wemple. The Convention. while eulogizing
Senator Hill. indorsed GOV. Flower as Presi-
Just what this means is not clear on the
surface. Politicians believe slch action
would not have been takt n without orders
from the senator. and It Is suggested that 1t
was the flrst act In the movement TO counter
act the effect OF the recent Cooper Union
meeting.
ated when the New York ana Brooklyn Dis
trict conventions are held, by the passage OF
appropii ate resolutions, and tue example OF
MONTGOMERY County IN putting Gov Flower
With goodly proportion OF the delegates
in the in crest OF Mr.. Cleveland, while the
majority might be Instructed to send dele
gates TO Chicago and secure the passage OF a
unit resolution, the Convention would seem
le SIS OF O cut-and-dred affair than the orators
Of the cooper Union movement declared 1t
to be.
Among those who attended the conference
with Senator Hill were Richard Croker, Com
missioner Gilroy. Police Commissioner Mar
gressmen Amos Cummings and W. Bourke
Cochran and Register Fitzgerald, or this city.
and DistIict-Attorney James w. Ridg way and
|isenator John McCarty, OF Brooklyn.
DELEGATES TO BE INSTRUCTED.
Commissioner Gilroy is reported TO have
Ing the delegates TO chicago He Is said TO
have been overruled, on the score that the
passage OF an irOnolad resolution would have
sst on as WITCH sguat m a. ars Mss
in the negative, was the proposition OF the
Anti Early Convention Democrats TO rescind
the call Tor the Albany COnventlon ana Issue
another Tor one TO be held In May.
REpIsTRIcTING THIS CITY.
The law gives to the Legislature the power
to redlstrfct the state into Congress and
Senate districts, and to the Boards OF
Supervisors In the several counties, and In
this city to the Board OF Aldermen, the power
to redistrict countirs into Assembly Districts.
1t Is announced, however. that this work
Will be done, SO far as New York City Is con.
many Hall org rganizarion, which has been ap-
pointed Tor that purpose, comprising Richard
Croker, Thomas r. @ Troy, William II. Clark,
Carroll, Peter Mitchell, Frank 7. Fitzgerald,
William j. McKenna and Daniel F. Mcmahon.
These men Will determine the boundaries
OF the new Congress and senate districts
which Will be Incorporated In the Keappor-
tionment bills to be introduced in the Legis-
lature, ana viii formulate the plan for diyid.
ing the city into thirty-two Assembly dis
tricts as that is the number which 1t Is be.
lieved viii be allotted to this city.