The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
HILL O~VERRULED!
rur prLxGArEs GO uSrNsTRUcTED
.hs National OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Flower Prominently spoken "' ""
Dark Horse for the Presidency.
Nyv Yonx BUREAU RICHMOND TINES,
Feb. p. 1892.

nrQelteQtial UOUlAdlsNh ~ ~'n''r
These friends were desirous that the o'a'o
convention should instruct delegates 70 '"e
National convention 10 vote ioi ~ ="
Chicago. Last night it was decideu OS :,
bic four. Croker. Mclaughlin, Murphy anu
Sheehan. that it would be un~lso 10 pas
resolutions instructing the delegates
Il true that Senator Hln ~
or;ssced in the decision, possibly because
Ia did NOT dare oppose IN CONVENTION -
andatas ~ the ~powerful. leaders. lhey WIZ
xrnrort HIPS candidacy at Cnlcago up W
no,nt where IL may be plain that ne osnnos
Re nominated. then they VIII tio'O '"o
dark horse.
HILL o~vEBRULKD.
..It is useless 10 deny that Hin mas oeen
overruled. - said one OF the senator > aunel.
80 .He wanted the convention 70 instruct
snJ earnestly desired that this should DC
g.. INT Murphy. Croker. Mclaughlin and
Sbaeban have sat down on the Senator. It's
oriv two or three DAYS ago that the Senator
said To a prominent delegates; Inc con.
vention must instruct so plain4y LII
there can 10 no MISTAKE a9ou.
~ Senator Hill viii not admit
Lo, ba has been beaten. He may have been
knocked down. but he IS still IN the ring and
smiling. But what were the motives when
prompted Messrs. Croker. Murphy and Shee-
han 10 OnUDSo tlt utSlTtS u but tiONoi Apif
That is another question which some OF the
friends of Senator Hill are asking"
FLOWER THE DARK HORSE.
Hare IL what a shrewd observer says: 1T
Ia well known that Sheehan is anxious to be
come Governor of this State and every one
who knows Governor Flower well knows
he wants 10 be President. This being the
case the delegates will be free 10 drop
him and take up the name OF Flower
after the Senator has received a com
plimentary vote. Hover carried tho
State by q rousing majority and would be &C
ceptable as a candidate 10 many Democrats
who are opposed TO Hill. Murphy once sup
ported Flower as a candidate for PRESIDENT
and is still his close friend ana counsellor.
Sheehan hopes TO rise TO the g~QVe:horsnlp I'D
Hill did when Grover Cleveland lett the execu-
tive chamber TO become President
SECRETARY FOSTERS HEALTH.
The announcement that Secretary Of the
Treasury Foster is to sail for Europe to-mor-
row after his prolonged stay at Fortress
Monroe and the hopes that had been enter
tanned Of his speedy recovery, has been a dis
appointment TO the Secretarys many irienos
in this city. Secretary Of War Elkins and
Others will see him off for Europe amid boom
ing cannon and waving flags. 1t Is the bret
time a Cabinet Minister has lett the country.
There is no cause yet for anxiety about his
condition.
PRocrPDINGs OF HILLS CONVENTION.
A1BANY. n. Y, Feb. 22.-The day for the
State convention opened cloudy, but happily
without prospects of ram 20 dampen the
srdOr of the Democratic hosts. VINO began 10
oather at an early hour. Senator fill was up
by 1890 consulting with his lieutenants. The
State COMMITTEES met at $3.50 A. Nj. IN the
rooms at the Stanwix. Only three contests
were presented, and all were quickly settled.
Then the committee OF protest was admitted
and Bourke Cochran asked +. Ellery Ander-
son. its spokesman, If the protest was not pre-
pared before the date of the convention had
been fixed. Mr.. Anderson admitted that 1t
was prepared two days before. But II had
been rumored that the date would be Feb
ruary I'D.
Mr.. Grady, of the State committee. said it
was evident that the protest was against tho
candidate. not against the date. MIR. Grace
denied this.
On motion of Mr.. Cochran the protest was
laid on the table, ana the protesting delega-
tion withdrew. The committee adjourned af-
ter selecting the following officers OF the con-
~venti0n.
Temporary Chairman. George NJ. Beebe;
Permanent Chairman. General Daniel +.
Sickles: Secretaries, Charles K. De Preset,
G. newson, Charles Y. Cunning. James T.
Lully, William j. Ellis and Charles Suther-
land.
TAMMANy's ACTION.
Tammany Halls delegation met after the
adjournment of the State committee, and ap-
pointed a committee. headed by Richard
Croker. 10 select vlce-presldents and s%ecreta-
ries for the convention and delegates and
alternates to the national convention. This
committee met and selected delegates TO the
national convention, also electors at large.
There was a big crowd around the entrance
O. Harmanus Bleecaer Hall half an hour be-
fore the time fixed for the convention to as
semble, but only the fortunate holders of
tickets were admitted. The delegates had To
struggle through the crowd and came IN very
slowly. causing delay in calling the conyen-
ton TO order. AS the leaders appeared they
were greeted with applause.
At 1921 Chairman Murphy, OF the state
committee. called the convention TO order.
presented the names of the temporary OIL
GERS. which were received with applause. In
taking the chair as temporary chairman
Judge George NJ. Beebo made a speech, re-
ferring in eulogistic terms 70 Senator Hi
and plainly naming him as New lorks presi-
dental candidate. His remarks wese greeted
with loud applause.
Secretary DE Preset then read the list Of
delegates. After the appointment of the
usual committees the convention took a re-
cess at $3.50 p. M. and reassembied at 4;l9
L. M.
General Daniel L. Sickles. in taking the
chair as permanent presiding officer. declared
that If New York was called upon again. as
she often had been IN the past, to put forward
a presidential candidate she would name "a
leader under whom the Democrats of New
York never had been defeated: a leader who
was elected TO the Senate OF the United States
without tho expenditure of a dollar; a leader
we love because the enemies of the Demo-
cratic party hate and fear him; a leader who
would give them and the whole people an adj
ministration guided by the principles and
traditions of Jefferson and Jackson.
TO HOLD AN OPPOSITION CONVENTION.
The conference of directors 10 the early
convention met in Union Hall at 2:S0 +. NJ.
There were about two hundred present.
Among them were: Ex-Superintendent of In
surance Maxwell, ex-Seeretary of the
Treasury Fairchild, Congressman Tracy,
+. Ellery Anderson, ex-senator Chase
and W. ID. Locke, of Buffalo. They
decided to hold an opposition convention in
Syracuse on May 3lst. Speeches were made by
sx-Secretary kairchild. who was chairman.
and others. Nearly every city IN the State. he
said. WAS represented. 1t was a protest against
the methods prevailing AT the other conven-
ton.
Hill was introduced 10 the convention as
'the next President of the United States
amid applause. The report of the committee
on resolutions was read, pledglng the Demo
cratic party 10 tariff reform and to the whole
Democratic faith and tradition as affirmed in
the national platform from 1876 TO 1883. Hill
delivered an address and the convention ad-
jolr ed at 5:25 p. NJ.