New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-03
TAMMANY IGNORES HILL.
IT'S SPEAKERS DO NOT MENTION HIN.
1ytp RESsLruoYs PRAISE FLOWER AND THE
LEGISLATURr, BUT PASS By THE
SENATOR IN SILENCE

bE~NAIOk IN SlLEsNOE.
II David B. Hill had been at the Tammany temple
In East Fourteenth-st. at the meeting OF the lam.
many Hall General Committee last evening, he would
probably have run a pin into himself 10 discover IL
he were alive. He certainly not alive politically.
IL was the first meeting of that body Id h'c
years. when tho noOagates Of fulsone aiiusoh !"
lin were not turned on. Last night his name WAS
not even mentioned An orator. not on the bis WIZ
was about TO euogzc HIPS agency In making inc
Legislature Democratic In both branches hao Mo .o
gently pulled by the chairman, who admohiSheu nun
10 leave out all reference 10 HILL The orator COM
pl,ed II was unquestionably the order OF N"'i
Croker that Hill should be re1norseiy enniia'eu MN
the proceedings. The "Boss' was 'here III p'''" "
see that carried out .,. -, ,.o
The bg hall is always opened for meetings Vi N''
General Committed, and although this was INC 'as'
rlnc OF the kind for the season, 1t was hu 100
Iars. last night This true In spite OF inc IaV'
that die notice had been given that us OBJECT Nus
10 magnify the delights OF Tainmany g"Vern''e1 u
"a cxempli1ed by the Legislature when re'ehup "''
iourned City oficeholders, in new summer "''i'c'
SAT around I'm groups, and there were numerous
nrnrIetors Of "swells liquor shops displaying costly
hr,lIjants and all smoked Highly favored cigars, but
tb>re WAS nothing Of the old time Wigwam enthusiasm
although half a dozen feverish speakers ala ueir
best 10 arouse interest In the meeting. NeiSo''
Smith, the chairman opened the ball WIN d
aatterng tale about the "splendld work" OF
Frank r. Fitzgerald offered paper prepared oy
the Tammany Executive Committee, which was read
IN dulcet tones by Secretary McGodrck, In which the
3blsssfngsn which the Legislature had showered upon
the people were given In detail. But there was
nothing about Hill, who had made these dement's pos
siUie.
The fraudulent enumeration the gerrymandering
Of the State In the Congress- Senate and Assembly
apportonments the INFAMOUS Excise law and strihs
NJ similar acts were referred TO and applauded
SON was thrown 10 Mayor Grant and the City Govern
ment and the document wound up with RESOLUTION
asserting that the Legislature OF 1892 had earned te
commendoon OF the people of the state, as had aiso
Governor Flower for his vigilance. strict economy ana
sturdy Democratic Administration. But not word
about Hill.
Senator'S Cantor and Roesch and Assembyman Sui
ger and Connolly made speeches enlarging on MI
Ftzgeralds paper, and abusing their Republican asSo
ciates at Albany for trying 10 obstruct the Dehenoe
measures which the subject OF SO much coheFaT
uation But not OF them referred to lilll IN inc
remotcst possible way. Then came young East
Side spebinder,' named Bradley, who bes'oweo some
prase on the legislators, but soon got to c1ticlshs
them for falling TO secure to Iammany Democrats
their God given hight" to drink rum on SUNDAY
without sneaking in at the backdoor OF the saloon
like thief
1t was this orator who, when veerng too near tne
forbidden line OF Hill eulogy made to pause and
read few words upon a scrap OF paper handed him BY
chairman Smith, telling him t. omit any reference 10
the Ex-Governor Mr.. Bradley wabbled around n few
minutes and closed bis remarks after which the resoiu-
ton adopted.
At the last meeting of the General Committee IN
January rhe big hail. crowded to overnownS reSouhuei
with IIilrs praises laid on to the sickening point by
ths cionnenf ~ BourNe Cochran. After that meeting
Mr. Cochran Informed a group of reporters that Mr..
Hill was the coming man, and was certain 10 De roh
mated and elected President . , ~,
Last night, after the adjournment MI CroEer LOOK
Yesterday he especially objected u these words at
iribcd 20 him II think senator Hi Is the coming
man and he will lie nominated and elected ,
al never said this" Mr.. Croker asserted, or maze
any statement like It."