Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
DEMOCRATIC OPINIONS.
ALL LEADERS NOT DIsPLEAsED WITH
THE SNAP CONVENTION.

Some Of the Leaders at the Capitol Think
Hill Will Be satisfacrory-Perhaps the
Results may Mean the Selection of
German.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 23.-[ Special ]
Senator Vance, of North Carolina, to-day in
his characteristic way, said that Senator
Hill could give any Democrat in public to-
day, "cafds and spades" and then win.
''Those bright little black eyes of his, ''said
the North Carolinian, "can see the finest
wire, and when he gets hold of it some
thing has to give away"
Representative Meyer, of New Orleans,
said his people had warm place in their
hearts for Mr.. Cleveland, but they felt that
he could not carry New York, and as that
State was necessary to Democratic SUCCESS
they were disposed to favor anv man who
could win. Hills successful fight in New
York had won him many friends all
through the South. Mr.. Meyer said Senator
Hill would be satisfactory to him if he
could carry New York. If there was any
doubt on that subject, and the fight between
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Cleveland become so
fierce that neither of them could be nomi-
mated, then he was favorably inclined
toward Senator German, of Maryland, whom
he regarded as the second choice of nearly
all Of the Cleveland and Hill men.
Representative Andrew, of Massachu-
sets, gives the Mugwump view when he
says he thinks the action of the Albany
Convention Injuries Cleveland's nomination,
and his colleague, Mr.. Crosby. is inclined
to believe that it means the killing of Cleve-
land and the necessity of taking up some
man outside of New York.
These are samples of what some Demo-
Gratis are saying about Hills Endorsement.
John De Witt Warner, however, predicts
that the action of the convention means the
loss of New York to the Democrats. Mr..
Warner said to-day: 'The rival New
York State Convention demonstrated that
if the present State machine should sue
ceed in carrying out the programme it has
adopted, New York will be lost to the
Democratic party in the Presidential
election. 1t is not so much the question of
men, but it is the methods of the machine
which are so revolving to hundreds Of
thousands of good Democrats in the State.
The friends of the Cooper Union meeting
propose to go right ahead and organize the
Democracy of the State against the corrupt
methods now used by the machine mana
gers to misrepresent the State.
"Suppose the Chicago Convention should
nominate Senator Hill; would you and your
friends support him?" Mr.. Warner was
asked.
THAT is a question:" he replied, (Which
we would have to determine as individuals
If we were deprived of the privilege of as
sisting in the proceedings of the convention,
we could not as body feel the same amount
of responsibility; but most of US would per-
sonally vote for the electors in any case.
There are, however, over 100, 900 Democrats
who will not vote for any man who is
known to represent the machine and Its
methods, and therefore the nomination of
Senator Hill will not be acceptable to this
class of voters, and it is to represent the de-
fection of these by securing fit nomination
that we shall work from now until the con-
yention meets"