The morning call., 1892-03-04
HILL BEGGING FOR VOTES.
Tammany's Candidate Buttonholing
Southern congressman.
MANY FORMER FRIENDS DISCUSTED.
Elects Of the New York Observation-Disclosures
Hills Only Claim Conference Concern.
Ing Cleveland.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator David
b. Hill spends good part of his time In
cultivatng the Representatives in Congress
and the prominent men Of his party from
the Southern and Western States. Recently
several Influential newspapers in the South
have declared for HILL The Fort Worth
Gazette was Cleveland paper year ago !;
now it is for Hill. The latter's friends assert
that he will have a majority Of the Texas
delegation. Senator Hill spent some time
in the House yesterday buttonhoiiug Demo-
cratic Representatives and begging for their
assistance and support. One OF them read
to him a copy of some resolutions adopted
at a Democratic meeting in his State, in
which, among other declarations was one
to the effect that nothing but an earth
quake can prevent the nomination of David
Il. Hill for the Presidency" Hill listened
with grateful attention. and when the read
ing was concluded he asked: DO you
know OF any way TO prevent earthquakes ?"
Some Disguised Democrats.
His personal and persistent solicitations
have dissusted good many Democrats, one
OF whom said TO correspondent to-day:
HIS methods may win, but they are dis
gusting to NE. j have been persuaded and
bored by offiee-seekers; men who wanted 10
be Postmasters or COnsuls, or to hold other
Offices. until / was nearly distracted, but /
have become used to it. never expected TO
see man openly using the same means TO
behalf of his own candidacy for Presiden-
tlal nomination. Times have changed for
the worse, If such methods can succeed.
The New York Overthrow.
The news from the county and municipal
elections in New York have caused cOnsid-
cradle uneasiness among some OF the Hill
men from other States, and they have made
many inquiries in regard to its significance.
OF course the New York bill men assured
them that these local elections possess no
significance whatever. The New York men
who still remain true to Cleveland asserted
that the result indicated simply that great
many Democrats are weary and disgusted
with Hillism" " ard gang rule" and that
with an unexceptionahle candidate-lIke
Cieveland--the Democratic party would be
stronger than ever next fall.
Some CT the questions asked by the South
ern Democratic Representatives clearly in
dicated that they would drop Hill instantly
unless they can be assured that the recent
Democratic reyerses in his own State can
he repaired and the State carried by him in
November In other words. they indicated
that HIil's availability" real or assumed.
is his only hold upon the Southern Demo
Gratis, a good many of whom openly or
secretly prefer German.
Conference of Leaders.
Ex-Secretary Of the Navy William c.
Whitney of New York reached here yester-
day and before he had been on the ground
ten minutes he was in consultation with
Senator Carlisle. Later Senator Ell was
called into the conference. A note was then
then sent over to the House and in another
fifteen minutes the three politicians were
vending their way. at the invitation of
Speaker Crisp. to the Speakers room.
Messrs. Whitney. Hill. Carlisle aud Crisp
remained 10 the Speakers room for an hour
in strictly exclusive session, ami at the
close of the conference the ex-Secretary left
as unu brusiyely as he came. The party
leaders in New York, il Is stated, becoming
alarmed at the outlook, sent the ex-
Secretary to patch truce if possible.
Cleveland May withdraw.
Whitney Is understood TO have been the
| bearer of message from Cleveland with
| reference TO his expressed intentions, aud
| there was report at the capitol that Cleve-
! land viii publicly announce his withdraw
| from the race in few days, at the same
! time issuing a manifesto defining his atti-
| tude on the silver and tariff questions, and
calling upon the party to present solid
| front for tariff reform, whoever the candi-
| date may be. Cleveland is also expected to
repudiate the Nay convention.