Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-06
AN ANTI-HILL LETTER
National Committee In Behalf of the
Delegation to BE Elected in New York

To Be Sent Out to the Members of the
National Committee In Behalf of the
Delegation to BE Elected in New York.
New YORK, March 5.-The announce
ment is made here this morning that
every member Of the National Demo
cratic Committee will receive in the
next few days letter approved by the
Provisional Committee of the anti-Hill
party in this State. This letter declares
in effect that the anti-Hill Democrats
are not welded to Cleveland. and will
accept any good Democrat who can car
ry New York. They will contest the
Hill delegation OF the mid-winter Al
bany convention, because IL does not
represent the New York Democracy.
The most important declaration in the
letter is that Cleveland is himself to
blame for the "mess" in which the par
W has got itself.
The letter was written originally to
DR.. Anderson, a prominent Cleveland
man Of Wisconsin. When read TO other
members Of the committee it was ap-
proved by Mr.. Whitney, ex-Mayor
Grace, e. Ellery Anderson, ex-Secre-
tary Fairchlld, and others, and copies
were ordered to be sent to every men,
ber Of the Democratic National Com
mittee. 1t declares that thousands Of
Democrats are opposed TO Hill, regard
less of Cleveland. The letter con-
tinues:
"If the contestipg delegation is
thrown out at Chicago and Hill is nomi-
mated, we cannot answer for the result.
Cleveland and nearly all the leaders will
probably support the ticket, but there
are many men who are little inclined to
submit any further to the impositions
practiced for the past few years. These
men rightly regard the Hill convention
as q proceeding which would be set aside
in court of law for fraud and duress.
In some counties these men have held
off from the contesting movement tor
the avowed reason that they want to see
him nominated, so as TO finish him for
ever. The majority against him in the
State would be anywhere from $4,000 to
10000 votes.
'If Cleveland or any leading man of
his wing of the party is nominated and
a reorganization Of the State Committee
forced, the opposition within the party
would be a mere bagatelle. Nobody
really cares for Hill, and his whole
strength really comes from the fact that
he is supposed to be "in IT," Tammany
is held together by mere handful of
leaders, and even with them, except in
the case OF Bourke Cochran, it is doubt
full whether there is an atom OF person
al feeling for him.
"A contest will not injure Cleveland
If the trouble is taken in other parts Of
the country to investigate the real situ-
alton in New York. Whether it does
injure him or not, cannot affect the
movement. Probably he is responsible
for letting them (the Hill managers)
get his friends into such mess. or
course it would be safer to nominate the
man who stands the best chance of car
rying other states than New York,
whether he be Cleveland or somebody
else Cleveland would probably poll
the most votes here, as his great out
side strength would cause the Murphy
Hill men to run to cover. But it would
be as we'll to nominate a good western
candidate, or Gov. Russell.
SIN fine, we have not voted yet, and
we claim the same right to contest at
national convention which our adverse
ries practiced when they contested
county and State conventions. We
claim to stand on precedent, and we
claim that our opponents are irregular.
We are rapidly gathering in the old
Tllden leaders, and If our movement
develops as it has promised lately, there
will be no difficulty in proving in Chi
cago that we represent the Democratic
party of this State"