New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
ID. B. HILL IT'S CHOICE.
PRESENTED FOR PRESIDENT BY THE DEMO-
CRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

THE YEwYoRK DELEGATES TO CHICAGO IN
srRUcTED TO VOTE As UNIT FOR THE
Ex.GovERNoR-GENERAL sICKLEs IN
rRopUcEs HIM AS YOUNG HICK-
oRY"-HILLs SPEECH.
rpY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBJxEl
Albany. Feb 22.-Tammany Hall presents DAVID
B. Hill AS its choice for President. IL was Iam-
many Hall that had the front seat at the Demo
cratic State Convention to-day; and IL was i's
leader, Richard Croker, who received more at'ch-
ton and more applause than were bestowed on any
other man who entered the hall in which the CON
vcntlon was held-not even excepting MI NH.
Fvcrv one of the thousand heelers7 of the great
political organization who crowded the gaiieiH'
and main floor Of the convention hall knew that
Tammany was running the show and was oc-
II ,hted. But Mr.. Richard Croker and his present
confederaes in the management OF the party IN 'ino
State-Edward Murphy, jr.; Hugh Mclaughlin ana
William + Sbeehan-have still another candidate
in reserve and his name is Roswell p Flower Mr.
Croker will stand at the market before the Demo-
cratic National Convention in Chicago, ana Will
cay ,,,
"Gentlemen, 7 have here, in David B. Hill, a
candidate for President, of precisely the KIND that
Tammany Hall admircs He received his educa-
ton at the school Of the greatest man In the ato
of practical politics-the Hon. William NJ Tweed
that Tammany Hall ever produced. Lately you
observe that he has shown himself an apt pupil
Of that master thief, by stealing State Legis-
lature. He is worthy, therefore, OF being maze
the Democratic candidate for President OF the
United States must state, however, that H.
for any reason, you are preJudlced against 'lI'
Hill, | have here second candidate, hosweii l.
Flower, whom some accounts, L wonid prefer.
For instance II Mr. Flower should he nominated
and elected President, my dear friend Sheehan
would become Governor of the State OF New-forK.
That would be an excellent arrangement. thlnK
nv friend Murphy especially would be pleased with
n since he now runs Flower and has the nlosI
intimate relations with Mr.. Sheehan'
TAMMANY NOT READY TO DE WITH HILL
About every keen Democratic politician In
Albany knew to-day, when the convention au-
iourned. that, while Croker, Murphy, McLaugh-
lin and Sheehan had :" doomed Hill for the fresi-
dency. and would do their utmost to nominate
him. vet. as one of them said, They DO not
nropose 70 die with Hill. That Is the meaning
of tbc intentional neglect Of the convention 10
pass a resolution giving the New-iork deiega-
tion TO Chicago ironclad' instructions TO Vote
for Hill II il true that resolution was passeu
by the convention instructing the delegation 10
vote as unit; but Messrs. Croker, McL@ugh-
lin. Murphy and Sheehan control from the Clues
Of New-York. Brooklyn, Troy and Buffalo ma
ority OF the sevcnty-two delegates to the con-
vention At any time, by using the "nnit RUE
tbcv can transfer Ncw-Yorks vote from Hill to
Flower and there is strong SUSPICION 'hao 'hH
is lust what they contemplate dong.
heads thp Hill DELEGATION.
and. as every knows. he is an exceedingly
,,cnisl man. and makes friends among Democrats
with great rapidity. Resides, he has " barrei
and as is well known, in political campaigns ne
breaks the hoops of it and bursts open the head ;
or. il he does not do it, his relatives do. Inc
Democratic party. ever since the days Oh Ssmuei
/ Tilden. has shown n great liking for man
with A barrel Mr.. Flower, therefore, Will be
looked upon at Chicago by his brother Democratic
delegates with profound respect. How hard ne
will labor to nominate David b. Hill for President
How he will tear around Chicago, hunting dele
gates into corners and insisting upon their voting
for Hill. How he will oppose, night and day, IN
the various caucauses of the New-iork delegates,
any dcsertion of David B. Hill.
Ii should he stated that Mr.. Croker evidently
had another secret thought in leaving himself
free to deliver the New-l orl< dele CATION to some
other man than David b. Hill and that was that
the independent Democrats of New York, who pro-
tested against the holding of the freeze-Out con-
vention,7 were shown by the occurrence OF the
last two days here in Albany to be Unexpectedly
numerous. These Democrats to-day called another
Democratic State Convention, to meet at syracuse
on Way 81 and elect another set of seventytwo
delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Suppose this convention, which is protest, in
fact. against the nomination OF David Is. Hill
for President should prove to be a large one, and
truly representative OF the Democrats of the
State! Would not this be rather embarrassing
TO the regular Democrats at the Democratic
National Convention? Would it not make them
think that perhaps they had better change their
support to some other candidate? These ques-
tions it is said came up in Mr.. Croker's mind, and
they account for his refusal to allow the passage
Of ironcIad" instructions.
THE ASSEMBLING OF THE CONVENTION.
The convention began assembling about II
o'clock and by noon IIarmanus Beecker Hall.
in which it was to meet, was crowded with dele
gates and Tammany heeerS." The hall was
prcttily decorated with flags; and huge picture
Of Washington was displayed in honor of the day.
What M once struck one WAS the deadness' of
the convention A more machne-like" conven-
ton was never held in the State. There was
notable absence of enthusiasm of any KIND
Even the cheers were mechanical: especially SO
whom lat, in the convention, Mr.. Hill was brought
in to make speech As one glanced over the
lelccotes also one noticed that few men OF prom-
nencc in the Democratic party had come To the
convention They had nearly all given the "cold
shouldcr" to the freeze-out convention" En-
cent in tine Ncw-Yorll and Brooklyn delegations,
There were few men who could be mentioned of
State prominence.
In the front seats were the Tammany Hall and
Kinqs County delegates. To the left of the chair
man one saw looming up the strongly marked
Celtic features of Hugh Mclaughlin. tie " Boss of
p,oolslvn, Beside him was seated Napoleonic