New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-03
IHILL AND HIS "BOOMERS"
The NOISY AND AGGRESSIVE WASHINGTON
CONTINGENT.
HARD WORK FOR SOUTHERN sUPPoET-A READl
{; MSS TO DROP HIM BROUGHT OUT BY HE
NETWORK ELECTIONS.

MISS TO DROP Inn BROUGHT OUT BY THE
NETWORK ELECTIONS.
WASHINGTON March , SpeciaD.-The Hin boomers
In Washington are growing more noisy ana aHI'css''
every day, and Hin himself, If less noisy i "o'o
active and industrious than the busiest HI'il "
his partisaus lie spends much time among '"' ''P
resentatiyes from the southern ana N's'e'" 0V''''
and misses no opportunity to extend his perSon' ~
.po,n+anoe and influence among Democratic poI'''i""S
VINO yiSt Washington from every part OF the oo"''''
perv ~ them leave here before he has seen heh anu
h.cced for ahclr support and many return nome u"
act as Hi agents and missionaries. The ueo'"''"'"
IN favor Of Hi by number OF Den'o'''"
pers In the South and West Is an important l'o VI
his comprehcnsve scheme 10 capture doies"'e7 " Wv
National Convention. In Texas Inc f'''
Gazette which l. the second an Influence among the
NEWSPAPERS OF that state has fallen uhucr VIC '"'''V
OF Iin's friends and has declared for NM ga"
co ro,os uos virtually solid for Cleveland I" Gay
ytnrs friends INSERT that ne win hay" at least mn
-. A. oa,o-,tos FX Lieutenant Governor
Cibhs. Of TINT State who arrived in Washington S''-
sral days ago s;ld - !, ,,
"Texa-ts f'r Ilin for President. :" co"''' ~ '"'
arroston among onr people. but the opposition Is
not concentrated upon any one man. anu "''
80 IA mn. mean 10 say that IIlll viii have a walk
oysr ", our state Convention to select delegates ioi
,he National Convention but believe ne VIII s'' "
solid Texas 'cgaton.'
Governor Gibbs is regarded ms ono OF inc Nre"ooS'
and best Informed politicians Of the Lone star s'ac'
The most prominent and Influential "eore" Doi"U
Gratis in Washington assert that Hill will have SOHO
Alteration fron that state After Hin hnd dsconiSed
Or nm bour with Dcmocratc Representatives. nom
Georgia and other States. arguing and pleading !"
their support man who was present sad'
Mr. cleveland has The admiration accorded 70 an
honest man md the sympathy given to deie'ren
one. lie went down with the pOrty's flag In his h'hu
i'm in
brance All tbs Is we'll enough. but the most con-
scrvative Democrats think it should not bnnd ue
marty 10 the needs Of the hour or the leader OF ue
hour That senator I'M is man OF ablilN-h oe''er
lawyer, a man Of perhaps more ablity ana '"s' IL
much honesty rs the eX-IreSident-has been deIhoil-
strted by the fact that he was twice elected pfcsi
dent O, the New-York Bar Association, an aggregation
=, ,bo Greatest LAWYERS on the American continent,
,t,t,e Mr. cleveland was never once elected to TINS
exalted Office. ,,
"whcn the people Of the country KNOW Mr. li'h ~
they know Mr. Cleveland their admiration VIII DC even
greater Mr. I'm is man of brains, Of courage anu
Of unbmnded rcsources-a practical student. sue
cessfuI man In everything he has undertaken MI
Hill Is the leader of the party IN New-fork and with
him conservative and thoughtful Democrats every
where know we can win next November ocia.''
Hills friends believe the south will be for MN. Inc
delegations from NewJersey and Connecticut IKE that
Of New York. will be solid for him. Indiana VIII SEND
n DELEGATION for Gray WIN tle uluerStsihuh& 'i"' ~
shall first vote for Gray for President and then Tor
T,in With GRAY occupying the secsynd place on the
ticket Illinois will perhaps be for Palmer, but VIII
90 TO Hiu and ohio, though 1t might DO divided. Is
oute certain TO send q majority Of Hin delegates 10
the Convention"
Prominent Mississippi Democrats here declare thAt
Hill will have a solid delegation from that state ana
the representatives from North Carolina express the
same opinion ne 10 their State The Hill boomers
also claim Florida and Alabama. Mr.. shelby, oil
Huntsville, Ala, who was prominent cahuin'e lof
q Circuit Judgesfip under the law iald Is lead
ing Republican is In Washington and said last hshu
al have never seen public opinion shift 20 last as
It has in the last two months from Cicvciana 10
Hill. SiA months ago the Democnts Of Alabama
were solid for Cleveland, but not so now by any
means The voice II the southern Democracy, how
ever, is for the man who can surely VIM
senntor Hill spent some time In the House yester
day. b1ttonhollnG Democratic Representatives. anu Deg
cing for their assistance and support one OF them
read TO him q copy OF resolutions adopted at
Democratic meeting in his State In which, among other
declarations was TO the effect that Nothhg Dut
an earthquake con prevent the nomination OF DAVID
b. Till for the Presidency" Hill listened with crate
fil attention, and when the reading was concludcd
DO you know Of any way to prevent earthquakes :,
His personal and persistent soct n hom eaia 80
gusted good many Democrats one Vi "HOh s''iu ~
Iii,s mcthods NAV win but they are disgusting
10 me I nave been persuaded and bored by Once
seekcrs--nen who wanted to be posimasters or con
sns or to hold other oiices-until l was nearly dis
fracted until hive become used t. 1t. never ex
pected TO man openly using the same means 70
obtain support and pledges Of assistance IN D,am o.
his own candidacy for Presidential nomination
Time; have indeed changed for the worse II such
methods succeed
The from Yesterdays town ana muntcNll
elections In Newlork caused considerable nncasiess
among some OF the Hin from other states 70
dav and they made many Inquiries In regard 10 JUS
significance. OF course the New. York Hill men as
sured them that these local elections possess no sig
ni,lcAnce whatever. The New York men who SUI
remain true Cleveland asserted that tho result III
dic,.tcd simply that great many Democrats arc
weary and clsgustcd with llillism" and gnng rule
and that with an uneXceptlonable candidate-hhe
Ilevelnnd-the Democratic party would he stronger
than ever next fall. SOME Of the questions asked by
Southern Democratic Representatives, clearly lndlceIcl
that they wod drop I'LL instantly unless they can be
assured that the recent Democratic ieverses IN his
own state can be repaired and the state carried by
him n, November. In other words they Indicated hat
Ull'. availability" real assumed Is his only hOd
upon the Southern Democrats. Il Go0d many OF WHOM
openly or secretly prefer German
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