Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-16
FOR HILL.
THE MEETING OF THE CLUB LAST
EVENING.
Many Names Going on the Roll.-Com-
mittees Appointed.-Dr. Bryant and
J. Marion Brooks Make Addresses.

The Hill Democratic club No. /, oi
California, held its regular meeting last
night at Y. M. 1. hall, 1151s North Main
street. Every seat in the hall was occu.
pied and hardly standing room could be
had in the lobby. j. Marion Brooks
presided, and G. E. Roberts was secre.
tary. The minutes OF the meeting at
which the permanent officers were
elected were approved, also those of the
meeting of March I'd.
| The committee on arrangements for
sending 100 delegates to attend the Ma
! tional Democratic convention reported
progress. Many new members enrolled
their names under the Hill banner.
On motion of W. w. Jenkins a COM
mittee of five was appointed by the
I president to enroll all members of the
club desiring to attend the convention
as delegates OF the club. The commit.
tee was announced es follows: w. w.
jenkins, G. A. Stephens, F. w. Higgins,
Capt. Frank Delaney and G. E. Roberts
The committee will meet at the
parlora of the st. Elmo hotel on Satur-
day next, when all members of the club
who will sign the roll are invited to be
present and give in their names, but
none but Hill Democrats need apply.
DR.. Bryant addressed the club; he
said he had heretofore been opposed to
Hill for president, but, since the unani-
nous action Of the New York convention
there could be no question in the minds
OF any Democrats who desired the sue
cess OF the party that Hills nomination
was absolutely necessary to secure party
success.
Judge R. J. Adcock in short speech
said he had always thought that Senator
Hill would be the nominee, and that the
national convention would be composed
OF thinking men, and the wishes of such
leading Democrats OF New York, like
Flower, Siegel and Slocum would have
great weight with the convention, and
when they said Hill was the only man
that could carry that pivotal state, New
York, there would be but one conclus-
ion and that is that Hill would be nom
mated by acclamation. Captain Deany,
Col. j. j. Jones, DR.. Guirado, Judge
Taney and Judge Binford joined in the
same sentiment.
J. Marion Brooks invited DR.. Guirado
to the chair and said: Much has been
said about the mission of the Hill club.
He had always been and was now the
admirer of Carlisle, Palmer, Boise, Pat
tison, Russell and other great Dem
ocrats.
Cleveland had been his friend when
he had been assailed by political assass-
ins and his resignation as member of
the legislature had been demanded by
the enemies of the late George Hearst
before he had cast his vote for that
gentleman for United States senator. In
order that he might be United States
attorney Cleveland stood by him; but
as friend of the ex-president he as his
friend said to let Mr.. Cleveland rest on
his well-earned laurels. The Democratic
party could not 60 back on its tradi-
tions and run a man three times for
president. No man had ever run as the
nominee of party three times for that
office. Jackson ran three times for
president, but not as a nominee of
party, nor was he defeated for his second
term. A man defeated with all the
office-holders behind him for second
term could not expect an election for a
third term with all the ofice-holders
against him.
Tilden would not accept a second
nomination though in his defeat was
committed one OF the most glaring
lTduuS III Uuc ulstOIy Vi Jul COuutIy,
and blight upon our Republican insti-
tutions. Blaine shrank back from
second nomination-after defeat. Hill
was strong in the southland ought to
be. Hill never opposed the action of
southern senators when they combined
with the Pacific coast senators on the
silver bill, that the force bill might be
defeated. No man ever saw Hill speak
ing from platform erected by the gold
bugs of Wall street, condemning the ac-
tion of Democratic senators in their
votes on the silver bill by which free
ballot was threatened to be taken from
the people. Hill is the Jackson of our
day-and well might General Seigel say
that Hill was the young Hickory"
Hill's nomination is assured and as we
near the 2lst OF June it will be the more
apparent.
Great enthusiasm marked all the pro-
ceedings of the club. On motion the
club adjourned to meet Tuesday,
April Sth.
Jacob Mueller, the celebrated bari