New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-09
WORKING AGAINST HILL.
TEN THOUSAND DEMOCRATS OPPOSE HIM

TWO DELEGATIONS NAY GO TO THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION REPRESENTING THIS STATE.
Work at the anti-lIill Democratic headquarters
in the Astor Building No. l 0 Wast.. was begun
for the week Yesterday with renewed vigOr The
double mail for Sunday and Monday was 50 large
that IL took several hours TO open and classify the
letters When the task had been completed, Mr.
Woodward the chairman of the Committee on
Signatures to the call for the Cooper Union mass
meeting estimated that not less than l0,O6G Demo-
Gratis within thc State had appended their names
10 the call.
MANY of the correspondents urged that Cooper
Union would never accommodate onc-half Of the
anti-Hill Democrats who desire to come out and
exuess their personal condemnation of David b.
Hill ard his Frecze-out@ convention Several OF
the committee favor a change to Madison Square
Garden as the place of meeting but other members
thought it too late 10 do this The matter will be
further considered today.
+. B. Whitney, secretary of the Committee. said
yesterday in answer to IA question regarding the
time for which the anti-IIll Democratic state
Convention would be called. that it would be
premature now for any one TO assume that thiS
body would assemble in May, as has bcen slg-
eested Neither ought to be assumed that the
Hill managers would disregard the demand of the
masses of the party for a later State tonNch'lol'
when that demand had been formally promulgated
hy the people at Thursday nights lnass-meetlhg'
If Murphy Croker Il Co refuse to heed the protest
of the anti-lIill Democrats there can ne niue
doubt about another State Convention being con-
vened, which will send delegates to the Natiohai
Convention opposed to Mr. Hill and TO his nonina-
ton.
Mr.. Whitney thought that there were abun-
6ant nrecedents in the history of the Dam
ocratic partv for the admission of such
delegation 10 the National Convention Mr'
Murphy, who Vas fond Of going back seNeral
decades for his precedents. would Hi"
that in 1s4s and again in 1886 cohteSi''S ueI
cations were sent from the State of New YORK no'l
Of which were admitted TO seats IN the convention
md got half the electoral vote In lsso lam
many Hall had sent contestlng delegation Wiil'h
was allowed the privilege TO sit IN the ~ ''loh'l
body At the same convention TWO Sta'c uei-
cations were sent from Massachusetts,, bo'h OF
which were admitted, dividing the vote ot the
State between them If the National Convention
should become satisfied that anti-llill dele
cation rcnrcspntcd the real and genuine Demo
cracv of the State of New York, there could De no
reason for excluding il. No wonder tha' Illl
and his friends were made nervous whch c'he'
upon no study the line Of preccdents cited lhe a."
mission of the delegates sent by the antiill Dcmo'-
racy with the right to cast only half the Note VI
The State: would make an end both OF MI mn
hopes of a Presidential nomination ana, OF ms
ability to control the National Convention in his
interests.
Democrats in all parts Of the State continue 10
send declarations of sympathy with the revolt
arainst Hill, and TO represent the sentiment oi
1beir neichborhoods towns and counties as dc-
eidedlv against the Hill and Tammany programme
e V Harbottle of Syracuse. who describes hlni-
self as an old and progressive Democrat "r''t,'
over three that travel Democrats are DIG W..
expectancy They asking for breau, anu NV, n" n,
eagglng machine Will offer them Only sOo'e - -
y.,v sky In this ampor,ant contest 70 atenrt 10 ofce
up3;n them dlstastfu candidate II they con h-'' @
their avorite they will largely repudate gag ru'c'
us clean honorable Of Democratic rlh' 'p'@ Vi -'
- ond The peoplc Will elect him. The misses arc
o,c,r m move forwari and are impatient " P'"'o I.
conservatism They demand justice ana i'iI pay, i
,, reu afford to be firm with no ALTERING 10Y '' i''
and file are with you. .o1
Iohr I NilIer's sentiments arc thus expressed
p,o.Io ep-ou nv name among tn s'eneT' oil the -"
Tor the public meeting 10 protest against uno ' u.
., the Dcmocratlc STATE COMMITTEE. nave 'ovu
tor every regular Democratic state ana Nauo"" 'N'-
since 1854 when 1 cast my first VOTE Ih'e ~''' ,',
for IJeuenant-I governor and twice Tor ""'''''"'
voted for Senator Hill. and would sladF ""FN .,
,o- hin, ~ ne receives the nomination from 'hc N''
Convention at Chicago. but want MN % -
nomination as the free and fair choico u "'' '
the Democratic hosts.
Allan Campbell Of New-Nork, says:
VIII YOU please add my name to call for thH D'lo'
meeting THURSDAY. llth Inst
Professor Witthaus the noted chemical expert
of this CITY, sent a letter TO the commlttc' urging
IT. 10 continue its work against ring rule.
The committee will hold fusl meeting to-oaS
IN make its final arrangements for the ma's-hiee'-
ing of Thursday evening. The names "i 'ne
speakers who are 10 follow Frederic r. NoIuti, @ to
,ro nresidinr officer will be announced, ana 1'e
lists of Independents and secretaries prepared