New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-21
HILLS WANING "BOOM."
THE FEELING At THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
WHY HIS STRENGTH AMONG SOUTHERN DEMO
Gratis HAS DECLINED-DlSIhCS 81 IN H4o
ABILITY TO CARRY NEwYORB
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Gratis As DECLINED-DlSIkC - IN il4o
ABILITY TO CARRY NEw-YORB.
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Washinrton. March 2O-The impression left
nv Thomas F. Gilroy during bis visit mere iaSt
week that Hill is no longer IN H. anu '""'
Tammany Will drop him without great reluc'ahce
or deep regret has done more injury 10 uhe nm
" boom than he will he able speedily TO repair
it has peutralized all OF the elect whleh HIS
"hurrah" canvass in the South may nave Po
duoed. 1t makes no difference whether the IN
uression left by Mr.. GilrOy was a false one vi
not; the effect upon Southern ana western DeiHo-
Gratis is the same in either case
Strange as it may appear, Hill was stronger
aronq Southern Democrats before the theft OF the
State Senate than ne is to-day. They seem clearly
70 realize that Hills methods applied IN 'le
North are likely 70 end in Democratic disaster;
and moreover, many of them object TO giving
their approval TO acts the like or when III 'l'e
South they strenuOusly deny are committed III
conversation with a correspondent Of The Tribune
ore of them put tie case in nutshell he Sai'
The Republican party In the north has been 10Y 10Y
xaars aecnsipg Hs OF expressing Republican votes ana
Sountne ont Republicans who have been elected N ne
South. We have denied and we shli or.E ~" oI Te
North have stood by US in the denial. Now We are
asked to approve The counlinG OUT o. pero iet -
the North Of Republicans Who We're honesty eit' ~ ~
II we DO that who WI believe our deni$lr thtt -A
things are done in the South The eontherl ., ..uo
rats cannot afford to be placed In that ar'tGcc.
especially in view Of the result Of the recen, Town
elections in New Iolh We have an eIgGt%n nh 70 INV
pending in the House me record of Wihcn CO. III @ n3
opinion, shows thai Republican who was eected was
deliberately counted out by Dep1eI'tlo ooulN re,u' a.
us from Mr. TIh's own home, aud be has exerted al
lis persoF tr Re9Se aSa to 5n l bne If E the % nr @ home
us If We vote to ain ,o kaTG ,5G tb evg snonr nv
In the will be ready to declare that the worst that
has been said about southern Dem1c#I;tc # eecn"n ,,L
for the Presidency the same thing will he sad OF us
and II will do the party incalculabie injury We call
not afford 10 do either in my opinion
Another fatal obstacle to the succeSS OF the
Hill boom is becoming more clearly visible day
by day to every Democrat in Washington who
possesses any discernment whatever. year ago
the sentiment in the South and West in favor
OF Clevelands nomination, especially among the
rank and file of the Democratic party. was over
wleming, and il has by no means disappeared.
Thousands of Democrats who favored Cleveland
then, but have since been compelled TO feel that
his cause is hopeless, deeply resent the means by
which his downfall has been accomplished, and
regard Iiil it's author. as political assassin, and
thousands of the Democrats who still adhere to
the fortunes of the eX-PreSident will leave no stone
unturned in their efforts 10 defeat Hill Ill the
convention or at the polls One of the former
class in recent conversation with Tribune
correspondent said
We have witnessed an assassination and a suicide;
the nomination Of either Cleveland Hill after what
has haPpened dGTs m tne & % eiss noncrs paTfT
Neither one Of them could carry his own state. ana
ec,on we cannot yo slect Of yo YS vevsr te onbow
chasers may say to the contrary Our only chance
at hest is to take our candidatc from some other
state man who Will receive the hearty support OF
both factions In Ncw-loTk
On the other hand, prominent Democratic
Ianrasan+arixza still cluOs 70 Cleveland said
We have only chance 10 win. and that Il 30
nominate Cleveland. He might possibly carry New
frrnaneeS there. New -Y6rk Is only possibility. Win
Hill as a candidate We should o.e The state BY an
and every other Northern and Western etate exoeIi
perhaps New Jersey. think II probable that WIN
and possibly Massachusetts and New, HsmpshIei y
well as Connecticut West VirslHla ana Indiana
Minnesota and Iowa. and share the electoral yote OF
Iepeat that Cleveland Is our only hope.
These are the opinions of TWO well.known
Democratic Representatives, both Of whom are
careful and intelligent political Observers Both
o. them will be returned to Congress no matter
who NAV pe the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency 1t viii be observed that neither
Of them has strong hopes Of New-}ork. and that
both Of them agree that Hill could noi carry that
State One Of them is strongly in favor Of the
nomination Of German: tie other thinks that
Cleveland is the only man who can save his
PARTY from defeat, and both of thcm insist that
10 nominate Hill would he disastrous.
The distrust in HIPS ability 10 carry bis own
State AS d Presidential candidate is by no means
confined 70 Democrats from other states VINO
are or have been partisans Of Cleveland; IL Is
mone general and is stronger to-day than II was
even two months ago. Ilill himself was LOU
able TO conceal his disappointment ana chSgri"
on account of the untOward results OF The Town
.iections in New-York but it is doubtful if they
gratlv surprised him. When he appeared c
Chairman O'Ferrall, of the House Committee on
Elections 70 have an adverse decision in the
Moves Rockwell case postponed until afer 'ht
elections then about to take place in Elmira ana
.,hor towns he not only betrayed his deeP
orxiot, as to the result but showed that he at
,ached oreat importance and significance 10 II"
fact the bearing Of which Southern ana "es"i"
Democrats in Washington have been q"cN :"
apDrecjate Hills assertion that 'Ae o'o',"'0
- .od tho disaster serves only 10 strengthen
opd confirm in many minds the behei 'iia' ''c
has nas-pd the zenith Of his power III me EinP''
Stare and that his nomination 20 the Ir'7'''',''
would he an act Of folly when "oulu ~
with defeat fa,orohlc
HIPS personality has not made i"N''''"
;,,nreesion upon Democrats in Washington a. q"
r,Io All # the praise and admiration ne Has
roco,ved have been simply tribute TO tie SUI
coss which he has achieved. lie Is resaru'" i,
mncb tbc same light and held in The same Aino
Of esteem by the political buccaneers VINO con,,
pose 20 large proportion of the DemoGI',io 1I III,
Marty that a successful pirate captain Il "0i' ~
his crew, which gets rid Of him as soon a. su' ',h
deserts him. Already many Of the Democrats "1o
care only for political spois, and make no "''"
Of caring for anything else, have begun 10 uouo
HIPS availability that doubt is daily Sro"i"s ''
spreading and it alone would be la'u " mn.
His imperous manners have maze n''n No. ,i'.'
enemies since he came to Washington. ro" ,.
in, his urDIulhPS, anu It"'i