Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-18
HILL AND CLEVELAND.
The Former WIN Not support the Lsss~s
Under Any Circumstances.

WHAT TIVE sEsAroR's FRIENDS ssY OF TIVE SUP
JEcr-IF HILL CAN'T GET rHk SoxrSArrox
II WILL 90 TO A WESTERN Nax-sExAron
ooRMAS AND HIS CHANCES.
Tho friends Of Mr.. Hill ridicule the idea Of
the Senator ever being induced 70 support
Cleveland in the national convention in hopes
OF getting Clevcland's support In 'e6 They
say thai in SIS Hill was asked 10 step aside
until 80, and that he has done all the stepping
aside he 10 going 20 do. As far ~ Mr.
Hin himself IL concerned, he will not admit cf
the possibility OF his own defeat
before the convention and is, therefore. not in
any state Of mind for q compromise with the
Cleveland folks. In conversation with his
most intimate friends he expresses absolute
confidence that he will get the presidential
nomination. The program OF the ultra-H
men Is TO nominate Han II possible, 20 defeat
Cleveland at all events, and. IL they cannot
nominate Hi, 10 tnrn 20 Q western
man. They do not 70 ,ose 20 Let any
eastern man have the Nom -nation IL HILL cant
getit The idea seems TO be that the Cleve-
land people will be for Cleveland OF some other
eastern man OF their choice. and that the Hin
people will be for Hill or western man.
THE CONVENTION WILL RI WARNED.
One OF Mr.. Hills closest friends said in dis
oussing the matter today that the New Yorh
delegation-the Hill men-wouid publicly
warn the convention that il they nominated
Mr.. Cleveland he could not carry New York
and that they would fight Cleveland 70 the
last
There was an idea among politicians soma
time ago that Mr.. Hills forces might 70 over
TO German when they saw that Mr. Hin oouid
not be nominated, but this expectation Il no
longer entertained IL Is said that Mr.. Hin
q n III s.aa nil NJ
to combine with him against Cleveland.
and the recent action Of tho MARYLAND
democrats favorable TO Cleveland. taken
upon motion OF Mr.. Gorman's heutenants h
particularly displeaslng TO the New York sena-
tor. This Is believed 10 be what has decided
the ultra-Hili men that they do not favor snv
other eastern man IL Hill fails.
ooRxAS AND MS ouaxcrs
The announcement that Mr.. German intends
10 retire from the national committee ia re-
ceiyed with considerable interest Its known.
OF course, that the burden OF the party work
mas fallen on Mr.. German while ne has occu-
pled that position; that he was sick after ,bo
.as' congresslonai election and 10 very tired of
.ne WORK that devolves upon him, bu. the gen.
Graz uispositlon Is not 20 attribute his
contemplated retirement 20 this alone T, 4.
oeAeved that, regarding IL as not improbable
that state OF affairs may devotion in CHICAGO
winch val lead to his nomination, Mr.. Cor.
man Is strlpping himself of ell membranes
anu preparing 70 enter the contest IL the way
is laid open to him. The fact aha.
Mr.. Hill is not altogether pleased with
the course of the Maryland senate viii
not prevent many OF the southern Hin men
from voting for him when bill is out Of the
way, ana the attitude OF the Maryland demo-
Gratis toward Cleveland 10 counted on 20 draw
some OF the Cleveland support 20 Cor.
man If It should appear that Cleveland
Is out OF the race. The extraordinary state-
ment was made by q Hill man today that Mr..
mn might support Calvin & Brice fog he
| nomination II he could not get 10 himself
senator German refused to say ANYTHING
about the statement that he is to retire from
the national committee, but IL ID generally
| understood to be correct