St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-03
Thousands Of Circulars Sent
- Out in Favor Of Har-
pison.
But No Evidence That the
- Senator Was Connected
2 With It.
Republican Doodle Used to
N Promote the TraitorouS
Movement

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factions in this state for MI. Clevelands
favor, says morning paper. Signs are
augmenting and omens multiplying
that clash is inevitable. The friends
of Edward Murphy Jr., with the sane
ton of William c. Whitney, have been
tireless during the last few days
strengthening the state chairman can
didacy for the senatorShip. Lieut.. Gov.
Sheehan took a trip clear from Buffalo
to this city for an hours talk with MI.
Murphy's friends here. He arrived at
o'clock p. ID. and left at =.
All over the state the machine is
hustling to get the entire Democratic
strength in line. Overtures have been
made to Hugh Mclaughlin to secure
the Kings county delegation, but 1t IS
still unpledged and uncertain. Rural
members are being looked after, land the
Murphy men count on MIR. Whitney to
keep Mr.. Cleveland neutral.
The May convention people have
adopted somewhat different tactics.
Smith NJ. Weed is very quiet. Ii ex-
Mayor Grace is working
TO Capture Votes
! it is not apparent to frank outsiders"
But the anti-SnapperS are using all
! diligence in making it appear that SEN
ator Hill was secretly dlSloyal 10 MT.
| Cleveland. They want to show, ii pos
sible, to the preSident-elect that Hill,
while stumping the state. was surrepti-
tiously stimulating bolt among MS
friends and that many thousands ot
| them voted for Harrison.
1t is said that Mr.. Cleveland, before
! he went to his island retreat, was salts
fed of the treachery OF the voters VINO
| can be called ''I1iil men,"
The motive in making this known to
| Mr. Cleveland is obvious. 1t is to Ill.
t1uence him III making up his mind
| whether to give the word ana
have Mr.. Murphy opposed or
not. If Mr.. Hill was hostile on election
| dav, he will be hostile in Washington
| and is likely to make Mr.. Murphy nos
| tile, too. Therefore it is hoped that MI.
| Cleveland may be induced to say that
he is opposed to Mr.. Murphy. The only
| difficulty in the way is that II Mr.. CleVe-
| land does say so there Is likely TO oe
small breach between himself and MI.
| Whitney, and it is not probable that
! Mr.. Cleveland is ready for that. 10 tue
minds of the Nav convention a circular
letter sent throughout the state fur
| Dishes evidence OF treachery. The let
ter was mailed to $4,000 Hill Democrats.
1t reads as follows:
The Letter.
New York City. Nov. 8, 1S92.-Dear
Sir: 1t is understood that you are
friend of Senator David B. Hill, and you
indorse his Democracy, admire his
leadership, and believe that to him more
| than any other man is due the credit for
| the series of successes which the Demo-
| cratic party has achieved since he sue
ceeded to the gubernatorial chair; that
under no other leader have triumDhs
and advancement been made; that 1t
was in recognition of such eminent
|. services that party sent united delega-
ton from this state, headed by the gov
ernor, to vote the sentiment OF New
York and urge the nomination ex-senator
Hill as the Democratic candidate Tor
president of the United States. From
that time SenatorHill has been the OBJECT
! of special attack of abuse by the mug
WumpS and free traders VINO nlanaso
Mr. Cleveland.
s.There is no parallel in modern poll
tics to the desperate course taken to
DESTROY Senator Hilps influence. He has
been misrepresented and maligned be-
yOnd endurance. 1t is plain to those
nearest Senator Hill that should MIR.
Cleveland be elected no credit what
ever will be given him or his friends.
In fact, it has now become conviction
that the
Success of MIR. Cleveland
means the humiliation of Senator Hill
and his retirement from the direction OF
the affairs of the Democratic party. Not
only is Senator Hill marked for retire
ment. but all of those loyal party
friends who have stood with him in the
past and aided him in securing the great
victories for Democracy are to be sue
ceeded by those with whom
they have had to contend at
their party primaries. and who at
the polls have more OFTEN Dolted
than supported the. nominees OF the
Democratic party. A vote for Cleve-
land is a vote to disgrace that intrepid
aud successful leader of Democracy.
David B. Hill. This fact alone will
warrant you in placing the enclosed
paster over the electoral portion OF your
ticket on election day. BY order OF the
committee.
"HENRY Nichols. Chairman.
John II. CURTIS, Secretary"
The names to which copies OF this
paper were mailed appeared III a spe-
ciallv printed list. The $1,000 men were
the personal henchmeE OF Mr.. Hill. 1t
is known that the Republican national
committee and the state committee eX-
pected to derive great Deneht from the
document. 1t is charged by the May
convention men that the list was sup
piled by
An Elmira Man,
who was Senator HIPS former law
nartner and who, during the campaign,
made no secret of the fact that he in
tended to vote for Harrison. This is
about as closely as Hill can be con-
anected with the furnishing OF the list OF
names. Indeed it is not asserted that
he knew anything about the list, but
the point is made by the anti-snappers
that the letter. which was mailed OH
Nov. 3. was in the hands of the Hill
men all over the state while Senator
Hill was yet on the stump that he
must have known that this convert ef-
fort was being made among his friends,
and vet he did not repudiate the letter
OF warn Democrats against 1T. 1t must
be chronlcled, in justice to Senator
Hill. that during the last week of active
work of the campaign he made manv
speeches in which ne said: 1.-The man
who votes against the Democratic
ticket is no friend of NINE"
aThe Protective Tariff Democratic
league was generally understood to be
an auxiliary of the Republican national
committee and supplied with funds by
Treasurer Bliss. 1t was only in exist
ence week or ten days before the cleo
ton, and its chief plan of work was to
send out an army of canvassers to ask
Democratic voters if they were in favor
of free trade and to obtain their sigma
Il f<N ynfn hi liz
an ticket. Henry Nichols, the char
man, is a broker. He was formerly
active in the apti-monopoly movement.
Mr.. Nichols told the story of the league
and the Hill letter yesterday.
Assistant Republicans.
.ssThe Protective Tariff Democratic
league" said he, Twas supported by
Democrats who believed in protection.
1t did not get any money from the Re-
publican national committee. We
started in expecting to eXpend $500.