The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-13
HILL IN THE SOUTH.
The Renl Feeling OF tho People Towards
Him.
Special to PHILADELPHIA Teleqraphl


special TO Philadelphia Telegraph
Some OF Mr.. Hills friends are very dubious
! about his accepting the many INVITATIONS
which are extended 10 him to make speeches
in the South. The plan TO work up the nm
| boom In that section was of their own INNING
and 1t was calculated that it would De heces-
sary for him 10 put himself in touch WIN 'ne
Southern people by going among tnclI 80
order 70 overcome the Cleveland sehtilheI''
| IL has begun TO appear. however INA. MI
Hill cannot expect any support from tn"' So
ton based on sentiment or persona ~ ie -
ence. but that his strength there VIII % uo
pendent entirely upon the convictiCn . .n"s
New York wants him TO get the noinlna'lI1l
! and that the safely Democratic o'a''' '"'-
! defer 10 this uncertain slster. =. -;
AS against this idea currency IS oeing
given TO the suspicion that Mr.. HI Is not
| sound enough in the fundamental DeniocIa'io
principles of tariff reform ana opposilloH "
subsidies bounties and class iaVorillsul;
| This suspicion IT is reported. IS Delng arouse"
| effectively in certain sections OF the Oou.H'
| where a strong Hill movement was started ny
his recent successes in New York. The peo-
Mo are being melted TO seek from MN some
omen declaration Of principles, ana some
of his more astute friends foresee tnat
this may prove embarrassing TO him, Inc
Democrats of the South and West. though
thew NAV be led 20 abandon Mr. Cleveland as
q candidate. are disposed 10 measure any man
who claims the honor of the nomination by
the standard Of Democracy which Mr.. Cleve-
land has set Mr.. Cleveland may satisfy the
people of those sections with his advanced po-
sition on the tariff, though he disagrees with
them on the silver question. But Mr.. Hill.
unless he IL ready to take the advanced ground
on tie former question. has nothing but MS
influence with the machine with when TO on
set such difference of OPINION as there may De
on the silver question.
Moreover. il IS not improbable that when
he essays TO address the people OF the South
on political questions they Will require from
him some more definite expression as 10 silver
than he has yet given. and this may be a
serious embarrassment to him. In North
Carolina it has been claimed for some little
time that strong Hill sentiment has been
growing Mr. Henderson, of that State, who
las lust returned from home. said TO your
correspnndeut to-day Immediately after
Mr.. Hills victory in the fight over the New
York Legislature, and following along with
his subsequent success, a very strong sentl-
ment in bic favor began TO develop IN North
Carolina. and 1t looked for awhile very much
as if he might count on very substantial
following III that State; but the people have
begun TO consider whether or not he comes
fully up TO the standard rs an advocate OF
general Democratic principles If they can
measure him and find that he does he may
depend upon their support but 1t has be-
come evident that they propose to make their
own measurements before committing them
selves to him. They want to hear from him
first. They are not going to give themselves
away to HIM until he fully reveals himself TO
them"
This appears to be about the spirit in
which the Southern people are receiving the
advances of the New York Senator. so that.
while he may hope for support there which
may assist him to the nomination, he Is by
no means certain of 1t. unless he can satisfy
the Southern Democracy on several disputed
points. The fact is that the question of the
Democratic nomination is getting more and
more uncertain every day. and terrific con-
test is being waged. without any develop
ments as yet which indicate that any other
man has call on the nomination in the
event of Mr.. Cleveland being entirely out of
the race. Correspondence which gentlemen
here engaged in patty work receive indicate
a most astonishing difference of opinion In
various sections OF the country. aud the bit
terness of opposition To this candidate on the
one side and 10 that on the other seems TO
offer 10 prospect of crystaliZatIOn on any
one IN particular. The chances seem to be
that the Democratic National Convention
will open with the whole situation seriously
complicated and with no indications OF
strength favoriug one candidate above all the
rest