New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-07
HILLS WEAK EXCUSES.
PAL1RY REASONS FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY.
HE IGNORES HIS COLLEAGUES AND THEIR IN
MIGRATION INoUIRY-wHY HE DELAYS

HE IGNORES HIS COLLEAGUES AND THEIR IN
MIGRATION INoUIRY-wHY HE DELAYS
HIS SOUTHERN TRIP.
Senator David b. Hill did not go TO church yestcr-
day. lie was too busily engaged ut the Hotel Nor
mand!e receiving his callers and talhing politics. Be
sides, the senator was plainly not feeling well. lie
had the same pallid, wan. sckly look and the
same uneasy. anxious, disturbed and unhappy ex-
preston which was noticed on the previous day and
seems to have become chronic with him. But III as
he appeared he did not deny himself to any politicians
who sent up their cards. lie enough to
them and where they did not themselves volunteer the
information he wished he piled them with questions
regarding the condition OF public sentiment since the
frghtfu defeat OF his candidates at the election In his
own stamping ground' OF Elmra and throughout
the State.
Several times during the day Mr.. Hin felt called
upon % explain why he had been neglecting his Official
duties a member Of the Senate Committee on Immi-
grafton during Its tour Of inspection at this port lie
had made the bluff of coming to the city with tho
committee and had allowed 1t to be telegrapied over
the land that this was his business In New-fork but
there he had dropped the matter. Ills excuse was
that there was occasion for his going down to see
Ellis Island because he had seen 1t before, and the
:" other fellows, (his colleaguesJ did not need him to
show them around, for they were all pretty well
acquainted I'm New-Yorir. Then there had been no
meeting OF the committee he added, so what was INC
use OF his bothering himself about such unlmporant
affairs foreign immigration and yphusfever injected
ship passengers Such business was plainly too con-
tcmpblc for Presidential candidate with campaign
his hands to s:Oop to.
Besides n number of Southern men who went TO
see him. Mr. Hill llad long line Of callers, whose
names are on the roll Of the Tammany Hall General
Committee. They Ind called simply, II was given
out, to inquire for the senator's health, when they
were grieved TO observe was bad. In the Wig"am
contingent were ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sheehan, w.
BOurke Cochran, Edgar l.. Iidgway, Police Justice
Grady, Dstrct-Atorney J. W. Ridgway, OF Brooklyn I:
Julius Caesar Lully, the new secretary Of the a1ue
Duct and his predecessor. John c. SheehaD. the new
Police Commissioner, OF NewYork and Buffnlo. Sew
eral Of these good friends told Mr. Hill tat change
of climate light bc good thing for him, and advised
him TO get Off iOn his southern electioneerng tour rs
soon possible. They seemed TO think that both his
physical and political state required change Not
"A little TO their establishment the Tammany Han can
didatc for the highest Office in the gift OF the people
told them that he had made arrangements
was not able to say when he would
co. Inc Southern Legislatures and municipalities
and land companies who have Invited the
senator and candidate to become their guest would
have 70 walt his pleasure.
There Is an expiration FOR this singular decision
IL rests In TIE presence IN Inc SOUTH III iHls uhe vi
Colonel Daniel :. Lamont and smith NJ. Weed, botn
of them rather prominent Cleveland men and some.
what adroit in handling political matters. Colonel
Lamont and Mr. Weed are believed to be conducting
still hunt for delegates IN Mr. Clcveiands interest
IN the Southern states. Mr. Hill does lot care 10
venture upon the southern hunting grounds while Mr.
Cleveants representatives. are conducting their chase
lie prefers to wait until they have made their offers
and have closed what contracts they may be able 20
effect When they rctdrn from the field Mr.. I'LL
thinks that It will DO time enough for him 10 descend
upon tho game In other words the willy David
wants 10 mako the last bid for votes. That he can
obd Oer bidders and get control OF delegates which
Mr. Clcveland's friends believe that they have Sc
curely flgged Nr iii does not seriously doubt.
Mr.. Hi made another announcement last night
which created some surprise. Ho said that he would
leave the city this morning. hIt TINT instead OF going
10 Albany rs he had said saturday evening, he
should 90 back to Washington. Two weeks ago when
here Mr. lIlll said tina; he was going 20 Washington,
bnt he went instead to Albany. There many peopls
who will not believe that he means 10 70 back To
Washington until they hear u his arrival there.