The morning news., 1892-02-21
HILL SCOOPS THE STATE.
To-MoRROW's CONVENTION TO BE
FOR HIM OVERWHELMINGLY.

The Senator Claims All the Delegates
Outside of New York and Kings
Counties Except Thirteen-Twelve
Delegates From Albany County
Uninstructed - Expects the Unit
Rule to Be Adopted.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 20.-Not until this
evening did Albany assume the appearance
OF convention town. MaAy delegates have
arrived. All the arrangements for Mon
days state convention to elect delegates 10
the democratic national convention are
completed, Harmanus-Bleecker hall being
arranged to hold 1000 people, and Will fur
nish a seating capacity for $500.
The convention will consist Of
SS4 delegates. Outside OF the los
delegates from New York and Kings coun-
ties, who are supposed to be friendly to
Senator Hill, Senator Hill claims 263 of
the remaining 216 delegates. The thirteen
delegates unfriendly TO Senator Hill are
three each from Clinton, Essex, the First
Chautauqua district and Second Niagara
district. and one from the Fulton and
Hamilton districts. Senator Hill is au-
thority for the statement that the Essex
delegation are unfriendly to him.
UNRESTRICTED DELEGATEs
Twelve delegates from Albany county,
comprising one congressional district. arc
uninstructed. II they were tonight to select
two national delegates from this district,
Mayor James Fl. Manning and Anthony N.
Bradley, the latter a prominent Hill man,
would be chosen. Senator Hills friends
han K,a1 k-fo l.
only one which cannot be controlled to send
national delegates for Senator Hill.
1t Is known that Senator Hill believes
that the convention will instruct the New
York delegation to present his name at
Chicago. and that the unit rule will be
adopted by the convention. 1t is known
that unit rule resolution is already pre-
pared.
SO far as known there are but three con.
tests. one In the Fourth Albany district,
Second Chautauqua district and the First
Oswego district.
THE UNIT RULE.
The two most important elements In the
situation tonight are problemetical. Will
New York aud Kings counties consent to the
instruction Of national delegates under the
unit rule for Senator Hill at Chicago7 And
what will be the action on Monday of those
who are friendly to the interests Of
ex-President Cleveland, as embodied In
what Is now known as the anh-Hill move-
mentl There are those who feel that Sena-
tor Hill is independent of New York and
Kings counties, and that the effect of the
ostensible difference between Tammany aud
the County Democracy would be wholesome
and helpful to Senator Hill before the ma,
tional convention.
TAMMANY AND HILL.
Such an ostensib1e arrafgnment of the
cities against the country, it Is urged BY
some, would prevent the assumption In
some quarters shat Temmauy is bound 90
Senator Hill and that Senator
Hill stands or falls with Tam
many. Some who were present at
who witnessed there the defeat of Hugh Nc
Leughlin's efforts for Senator Chapin as a
Rubernatorial candidate, are wondering to-
night If Mr.. Mclaughlin has grace enough
in his heart to bind his Brooklyn followers
to the unit rule in behalf Of Senator Hill.
ANDERSON ON THE GROUND,
The other element of speculation tonight
the probable action OF the so-called anti
Hill leaders Monday-has been intensified
by the arrival here tonight of E. El!ery
Anderson. He has made tour of the chief
cities Of the state and expects delegations
from each to arrive here Mon
10y All -CD-UpoE htlOu bRhiuSD CoUN
ator Hill. A protest against this so-called
early convention will be presented to the
state committee previous to the meeting of
the state convention at noon Monday, &C
companied by request that the convention
be dissolved and later date fixed. This is
expected to be refused by the state commit
tee. it being doubtful If the protest ever
reaches the convention.
AN ELEMENT OF UNCERTAINTY.
The element of uncertainty arises exactly
at this point What will the onti- Hill
leaders then dos 1t has been affirmed that
a meeting will then be held in hall which
has been engages, and that action looking
to another convention would then be taken.
Upon this point Mr.. Anderson declines to
disclose the purposes Of himself and bis
colleagues. He has hired Union hall from
8 a. m to p. m. on convention day. The
hall will seat 800 people.
SUFFOLK FOR HILL.
RIvERHEAD, l.. l., Feb. 20-The Suffolk
county democratic convention to-day
elected Hill delegates TO the state conven-
tion.
CATTARAUGUs FOR HILL.
BUFFALO. N. Y, Feb 2O.-Hill delegates
were elected to-day by the second districts
Of the Cattaraugus county democratic con-
vention to the state convention.
FROM TROY.
TROY, N. Y, Feb. 2O-The anti Hi
democrats of the Fourth district Of Albany
county held convention at West Troy to-
day and elected delegates to the state con-
vent;on.
The Hill democrats at Cohoes to-day
elected delegates instructed for Senator
Hill.
The democratic convention of the Second
Assembly district of Saratoga county, at
Hadley. to-day, chose Hill delegates to the
state convention.
JAMAICA FOR HILL.
JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND, Feb. 20.-The
democratic convention for the Second
assembly district Of Queens county was
held here this aftarnnon and alantad a snlid