New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
THE FIGHT AGAINST HILL.
SWELLING The oPPosITIoN's RANKS.
ENCOURAGING LETTERS FROM ALL PARTS CT
THE sTATE-THE UsURPING sENA-

ENCOURAGING LETTERS FROM ALL PARTS CT
THE srArE-rnE UsURPING sENA-
TOR DENOUNCED.
aDemocraHc Ueadouarters" is the legend which
apneored Yesterday morning In large plain black
letters on the outer door OF the apartment at No.
10 Wallst OF the Committee Oh twenty-five, which
K in charge of the steadily growing aniiil movement
1t was placed there so that inc numerous VISITORS
Tho uore strangers in the neighbour ,od might be
-. ,ha, they had found the headquarters Of
,,,. Democraoy without teing subjected to the
oso..s,tv Of making 30 many inquiries. The young
committeeman who suggested putting up the sign
TO- congratulated by all corners. both old and new.
Most OF the members OF the Committee OF Orsaniza-
ton dropped in yesterday and all expressed their
u,,oct,on both from what they learned outside and
from what was going inside that the revolt against
nm and his mdwlnter convention WAS
Gaining in strength as no cause has
gained In recent years. Several members OF inc
committee always present 10 welcome callers ana
furnish them with Information desired. Visitors con-
nue TO appear in constantly Increasing numbers from
every part Of the city, and from Brooklyn and other
o;,,es in the neighborhood from all parts Of the
c,a,e and many come from other States. Yesterday
was the feldday" of the week IN this respect.
Nearly every man wanted to know what he could 90
IN help on the work, and many asked for points,
with the object OF starting similar ORGANIZATIONS III
other cites and counties. The verbal reports mus
unl and his methods, which is manifestns itself
bsrevcr Democrats can read and think, and also put
the committee in possession of valuable information
which will be useful in all stages of The campaign
The selection Of Frederic Il. Coudert to preside at
tho Cooper Union mass meeting of February IL APP
pear 10 be well received in all quarters and has gwen
necular satisfaction TO friends of Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.
Couderts position MS president OF TIE Manhattan |luo
An organization Of 200 Democrats of all shades, To-
reher with the fact that he presided over the Demo
cratic state Convention held in this city In loo9 10
elect delegates atarsc to tic ST. Louis Natohai Oo
vention. made the choice In the opinion Of the large
majority at headquarters yesterday especially htnhs'
The letters and responses coming In are oVer"hcl"
ns in numbers and are increasing in the spft Oh
defiance one Of the requests appended 10 lhe CIT
culsrs which have been sent out containing 'ie can
for the coming mass meeting, closed with the "oruS
Please sign the above and return 1t per ehcioseo
envelope adding the word Yes you are willing TO
circulate for signatures similar call" Inc mahher III
which "Yesn is written Indicates somewhat the state
of the public mind The little affirmative Is written
in big bold letters sometimes followed by hall dozen
exclamation points, sometimes UNDERSIGNED with ha1
a dozen black lines and sometimes repeated u'us'
"Yesi Yesi Yes!!"
The addition to the rolls Of such we[known Dem
ocrats as ex,Mayor Abram S. Hewitt, Samuel E Mill
ken, Henry 5. Kerr Alfred A. jenkins, Henry G'
Woodruff, Richard s. Ely, DR.. A. j. Fox, Henry Z.
Senior r. c. Gidersleeve and George N. Phelps was
regarded Is significant and highly encouraging Cou
Never IT,. Q former member Of the Democratic state
Committee for the Queens County district ana DEM
ocrst Of long standing among yesterdays visitos
In conversation he expressed his surprise al the np-
idly growing opposition 10 Hilrs action. 1t shows,
he sad "thst the honest and thinking voters are much
more alive to the plot OF DISTINGUISHING them than We
supposed. / myself have received NUMBER VI per
sonal letters the subject. The convention was
called OF course, TO be used as whlp ana ~ ID ''o
duty Of all independent Democrats to protest ssns'
any such ring politics. The purpose Of the anu rep
rnarv movement should be TO show the rest OF the
country that even though Mr.. Hill may own the
machine he has not the whole State hu OF Democrats
at his back"
Archibald L. Sessions, Henry YonEe and other
Brooklyn Democnts Of prominence came 10 soy
that the opposition there to Hills arbitrary course
was growing and that the feeling among fair
minded Democrats was bitter against the attempt
70 choke down their threats candidate they were "
have no voice In choosing. Another Visi'or VS.
Rochester Democrat, who was oeiegate 10 NV va
tiopal Convention which nominated James nu0Naia'
in 1s5e He said that the business community Ii LIS
nov. ., tha state WA greatly incensed His Demo
cratic peiglbors Of Monroe and surrounding couh1c
had been prepared to support Mr. Hul BEFORE u. ap
convention was called. but now, he SAID nc uou'"
rhether many OF them would vote for him should ne DC
nominated He said that he hoped inc nio'oN'oN'
would no. end with the mass meeting
,r, " r. Uazeltine, who was one OF the leaners III
orsanzing the Cleveland and Thurman Hide ana Leather
Club in 1853 and was grand marshal Oh 'he PaiAu0 "
the Business Mems Democratic Assocauon' "ii'es a.
follows: II feel deep interest in the movement ioi
monster meeting at Cooper Union Oh February H. ana
you will please place my name Oh 'i'e Can ''' '"''
meeting. / AIN Democrat 80 ~
Josenh Black Democrat living at NO. liz Do
,ancevst expresses himself thus: Add my name "
IN. list although am not residing on 'iulf''y III
I live down in the tenement mouse district au 80
hard for my living. j am In hearty sympathy VIZ, w,
the movement inaugurated against The eariy LIN.
winter convention The snap convention is an az
..p, NJ poltical buncO steerers TO force upon uie
raon,e a candidate for President whom they DO nN
want and illustrates again the harmful liiueHoo VI
political machines to free government
OR. Walter Mendelson, Of NewYork, writes, AHo"
me 10 express 10 you my sympathy IN your onofos "
make the Democratic party in this state so uui'
memorable that the voice Of It's next convention
shall be true register Of the feeling OF the party 10
. Who'll. not the expression Of the wishes OF a mee
Marty cuoue ! sincerely trust tina. these enorts may
10 successful and will be glad TO DO or any ald IN
my power" ,..,,r, " v
,Y.. "At nv town, Hastings on Hudson II rs saie
to say that vast majority OF the voters are anu
nm q large percentage OF whom Will not Vote Ior
mn should he be nominated, under any circumstances
The people want Cleveland Or any good, clean Demo
craft but Hill never"
Ioseph B. Glider OF this city, wrote Il desire
70 enter INV protest against Hrs snap convention
voted for Flower for Governor. but am not VOTING
for Hill for President at least not thls year ~
am alive land he isn'D in 1852, l may think about
it them 80
Arthur Julie Goodman, well known as an art critic,
sent this: Il wish to express my Democratic JOY at
your movement in the right aud truly Democratic
direction. am with you in this glorious cause. ana
shall use whatever influence l may have 10 DING
my comrades into the rsuks. was born Democrat.
Like other honest men, | feel sure that the Hi
schemes are calculated to rend, perhaps ruin, our
gsnd old party
Orlando b. Potter said yesterday 81 think that
such an attempt 10 strange the voice OF the people