Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-10
WILL HILL WITHDRAW.
A Story That He Has Written n Letter for U,
II Necessary.

A Story That He Has Written n Letter for Use
II Necessary.
. A story which comes from Troy. n Y, from
sources which are alleged to be reliable, has il
that Senator. David B. Hill has written letter
authorizing the withdrawal Of his name from
all further consideration by the democracy
state and national, whenever, in the opinion
and discretion of Richard Croker, Hugh Nc
Laughlin and Edward Murphy, jr., and W. +.
Sheehan, such a step should be taken.
The Philadelphia Times says: .'The letter has
not been given out for publication and Senator
Hill may POSSIBLY continue to pose as a candi-
date, but the fact remains that the letter has
been placed where it will do the most good
and that the New York delegation, In spite Of
its irorclad instructions. is perfectly free to
vote tor Grover Cleveland or ANYBODY else
without rendering itself liable to a charge Of
treachery."
When Chairman Murphy called the Hoffman
House caucus a good many politicians sup
posed that the Croker-Sheehan element had
become alarmed ut the strength shown by M.
Cleveland outside the state and were prepar-
ing to hedge.
The ultimatum of Croker and Mclaughlin
was delivered to Senator Hill at Washington by
Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan on Sunday morning last
Sheehan came back with the letter Oh Monday.
and the Hoffman House resolutions were passed
on Monday evening. Mclaughlin and Croker
are not unfriendly to Hill. but are simply look
ing out for their own interests. He l. really
their choice. As o second fayorite they have
William c. Whitney. ex-Secretary Of the Navy.
Murphy and Sheehan are pushing Gov. Flower.
because If he gets place on the ticket Sheehan
will be in line to succeed him as governor.
The adoption of resolutions to fight Hills
battle to the last ditch was q surprise, but it
now appears tina: good stout string is at
tached to those resolutions and that the end
thereof is in the hands of Richard Croker,
Tammany's mightiest sachem, and of Hugh
Mclaughlin, ruler of the Kings county democ-
racy. Messrs. Croker and Mclaughlin have
been viewing the horizon and have decided that
senator HliIs chances are not 70 good as they
looked in February last. 1t would never do for
them to leave Chicago in the train of a beaten
candidate. So they demanded az a condition
to their acceptance of the "Hill or bust" reso-
luton something that would permit them to
jump to the winning side at the proper time. "
MR.. HILL BY PROXY DENIES 1T.
When Intercepted today to the truth of
the New York Times report that he has with
drawn from the contest for the presidential
nomination. which was telegraphed by the As
ISOLATED Press last night Senator Hill simply
said: ION the eve of n national convention do
not propose personally either 70 admit or deny
any sensational canard which may be circulated
by political enemies. l have nothing further
to say"
Mr.. John Birmingham, his private secretary,
said. however:
There is no truth in the New York Times
statement. 1t il made out of the whole cloth.
No such letter has been written or contem-
plated. 1t is a specimen mugwump lie con-
ceived and designed to injure Senator Hill and
TO aid the mugwump candidate. 1t is impossi-
BILE for the Times TO tell the truth in reference
to anything relating to Senator Hill. The pub
lie for the next two weeks should be prepared
for all sorts of canards emanating froLl the
same source. The Times is Mr.. Cleveland 8
personal organ, and it is easy to see where these
false stories originate and for whose benefit
they are manufactured"