Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-26
In NEW YORK ONLY.
THE ANTI-HLL MOVEMENT WILL NOT BE
CARRIED
Beyond the Stats-Ths Fight is More Against the
Machine Back of Hill than Against Hill Him
self-An Interesting Pair Of Inter
views from Washington.

NEW YORK, February 25.-The
HerGld'S Washington correspondent
telegraphs his paper thus:
The split in the Democratic party in
New York is still a topic OF converse
tion about the capitol. The politicians
seem to take even more interest in the
peculiar situation of affairs there than
they do in the troublesome question or
the tariff.
Senator Hill will not arrive until to-
morrow, but quite number OF the Hill
men returned to-day. They present
united front, and are confident even TO
aggressiveness. They admit, however,
that Mr.. Hill has now played his trump
card, and will have to sit back and
await the verdict from the country at
large.
should the Cleveland men," said one
Of Mr. Hills lieutenantS, circulate pc
titions all over the State OF New York
and get them signed by ten thousand
Democrats, with their addresses oppo-
site, declaring that they would not, I'M
der any circumstances, vote the Demo-
cratic ticket If Mr.. Hill was the choice
OF the Chicago convention, it would
quite effectually settle Mr.. Hills chances
for the Presidential nomination.
The anti-Hill men, while by no means
as confident as their opponents, are fully
as aggressive, and are not wasting much
time in talking. Mr.. Dewitt Warner
has come to be regarded as the leader
OF the Cleveland faction in the lower
House. When asked what he thought
was the extent and meaning OF the re-
volt against Hill, he said: sit is not so
much a fight against Hill as it is revolt
against the machine back of Hill. 1t is
an uprising Of the Democratic voters OF
New York, who propose to have some
voice in politics"
"You expect to get recognition from
the Chicago Conventions"
"Candidly we do. OF course the bur-
den of proof will rest with Us, for the
delegates elected last Monday are en-
titled to the presumption that they are
legally entitled to seats In the On icago
convention. What we hope and expect
to do is to convince he Chicago con-
vention, which is the tribunal from
which there is no appeal in such mat
ter as this, that we, instead Of the Hill
delegates, represent majority OF the
Democratic voters of the Empire State.
If we do that, we will GUST the Hill del
egates and seat our delegates. II we
fail, our case as delegates will fall to
the ground"
"Will the fight be abandoned should
the Chicago convention decline to seat
your Delegates"
1.-THE fight will not be abandoned so
far as New York is concerned. 1t has
been organized for the purpose, OF WHIP
ing out of existence the machine that
now dominates and controls the politics
of New York and as movement 1T Will
not cease until that end is accom-
pliShed."
''Do you mean that the fight will be
carried beyond the Chicago Convention?
Do you mean in case that Hill is the
nominee of the Chicago convention the
men with whom you are identified
would make an open fight on the Demo
cratic ticket?"
"Mr. Warner lodged this question by
saying "This fight is not national one,
but state affair altogether. We will
not attempt to- carry it beyond New
York; there will be no effort made to
extend an anti-Hill organization into
other States"