The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-14
HILL OR CLEVELAND j?
Joe Brown of Georgia in Favor
of the Tricky Senator.
THE PROPHET LOSES BUFFALO.
Hill Alarmed by the Opposition to His
Midwinter Convention.
He Summons His Lieutenants to q Con-
ference Georgia for Cleveland -
Neither Blaine Nor Harrison Wants

New YORK, Feb. 13.-Richmond county
tStaten island) Democrats nominated Hill
delegates to the state convention.
BUFFALO, Feb. 13-Twenty-iive wards in
this city tonight elected Hill delegates to
the state convention.
ATLANTA, Feb. 13.-Ex-Senator Joseph
=. Brown favors Senator Hill, of New
York, for the Democratic presidential
nomination. He has addressed to the
editor of the Constitution a lengthy letter
on the subject. He regrets the unfortu-
nate division between Cleveland
and Hill, and says to make vic
tory certain united Democracy is
necessary. The party should take the
earliest steps possible to ascertain what is
the sentiment in New York, Connecticut,
New Jersey and Indiana, In which states
Cleveland lost in 1883. Senator Brown
says he does not remember q single case
where the same person has been nom-
mated by either of the great politi-
cal parties to run three consecutive
times for president, whether successful or
unsuccessful in the second election. If
this has been Democratic usage then this
usage is unfavorable TO the claims of
President Cleveland. and it would be more
In conformity with the usage of the
party to nominate Hill or some
other good man. Brown mentioned
the long and valuable services of Senator
hull as governor of New York to the
Democracy, and the recent fact that by
master stroke of policy he secured Demo-
cratic majority in the legislature of New
York and redeemed the state for the Demo
cratic party for many years to come, and
Sid:
1t would seem that no other Democrat has
done more for his party or more richly merited
Its honors and emoluments. Grover Cleveland
being out OF the way by the unbroken usage of
the party, Senator HILL by his wisdom in coun-
sci and his ability in execution, looms up head
anu shoulders above any other aspirants.
Brown thinks Hills nomination will be
followed by success at the ballot-box,
which will cause all branches of the
federal government to pass again under
control of the Democrats. He urges unity.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 13. Especial. L
Senator Hill is worried. The first indica-
tion that this astute politician has ar
rived at the conclusion that he had over
reached himself in forcing the snap con-
ventIon OIL the Democratic party in New
York leaked out today. All this was
made evident by the fact that he sum-
moned his chieflieutenants by telegram to
come to New York for a secret conference.
Two of the men known to have answered
this summons are Representatives Bourke
Cochran and John K. Fellows. 1t could
not be learned whether the conference will
take place in New York. Albany or some
other place. That it will be secret, and
that the matter is considered important,
is not doubted.
1t is becoming apparent that Hill has
blundered in forcing the early convention
movement. Clever politicians in the Cap
itol City maintain that the opposition to
Hill is growing in every section of the
country because of the bad feeling engen-
dered in connection with the snap conven-
ton in New York. Hill will have to do
something Immediately to quiet the i'm
preston that is rapidly springing up
among the better classes of Democrats in
the Empire state. His next move on the
political board will be watched with great
interest by everybody.