St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-08
HILL is FOR PALMER.
The Senator Preparing to
Throw His Strength to the
Illinois Man.
Convinced That He Cannot
Himself Get the Presiden-
tial Nomination,
And That Cleveland Would
Surely Fail to Carry
New York,
He Will Use His Best Endeav-
orS to Name Palmer and
Flower.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-On the first
or second ballot of the Chicago cOnYen-
ton the seventy-two votes OF the state
of New York are pretty sure to be cast
solidly for the nomination of Senator
John NJ. Palmer. News of an authentic
nature has reached Washington that
Senator Hill has about made up his
mind to abandon the race for the nomi-
nation for himself ana to throw his in
fiuence and strength for the nomination
Of Palmer ami Flower. Senator Hill
left Washington few days ago very
much discouraged as to the outlook for
his own nomination. He is a sufficiently
astute politician to read clearly the
signs of the times, even when his own
future is involved, and in the revival
of Clevelandisln he has perceived
the impossibility of his own nomi-
nation. Senator Hill told a num-
Der of his colleagues in the
senate before leaving here that the sit
uati0n had come to this: Cleveland and
defeat or a Western man and victory.
Senator Hill strongly minated that in
his opinion the man who could carry
the largest vote in New York and
throughout the country was John Nj.
Palmer. He has argued that a ticket
composed Of
Palmer and Flower
would surely carry New York and Indi-
ana, and might carry Illinois, WiScOn-
sin and Iowa Mr.. Hill declared point
blank that Mr.. Cleveland could not
carry the state of New York. Today a
prominent senator received from Albany
telegram which stated that Senator
Hill and Gov. Flower had had con-
versation OH the presidential situa-
ton, and that Gov. Flower had agreed
to Senator HIPS suggestion that
they make an effort to nominate at Chi
cago ticket composed of Palmer and
Flower. This news was discussed today
by a lew senators Oh the Democratic
side, and general qualification was eX-
pressed that Senator Hill had conclud-
ed to use his great influence in this dl-
rection. Almost without exception
Democratic senators agree with MIR.
Hill that the nomination OF Cleveland
would make it necessary for the Demo
Gratis to elect him without New York or
suffer defeat. Senator HIPS determine
ton to throw his influence for Palmer
and Flower IS regarded here as narrow
ing the race down to Palmer and CleVe-
land. Democratic senators say the lat
ter cannot be nominated with his state
voting for another, and Palmer stock is,
in consequence rising rapidly. An III
innate
Friend of Mr. Hill
said today the senator would never con-
sent to the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland.
and that as long as he had friend i'll
the Chicago convention he would ask
that friend to vote against Mr.. Cleve
land. The bitter warfare which the
Cleveland men i'll New York have made
on Hill had made impossible the nomi-
nation of either of the New Workers.
For redeeming the Empire state from
Republican rule Gov. Hill met with vio-
lent abuse from all Mr.. Cleveiand'S
friends. They had villfied HIM AS if he
were an enemy of their party instead OF
winner of its victories. They had
called boiling convention and gone to
work in every county and township OF
the state to SOW diScord and Stir UP bit
meeting in Buffalo was a sample of
the tactics of Senator HIPS enemies.
When Mr.. Hill saw that the
bitterness Of Cleyeland'S followers was
likely 10 destroy him as a presidential
candidate. and that the party in New
York had been SO hopelessly embroiled
as to make it impossible to carry that
state for either himself or Cleveland, he
decided to save his own friends and at
the same time
Save the Party
from ruin by endeavoring to bring about
the nomination of Senator Palmer. If
Gov. Flower and Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan
yUould-cOuSeut thpra wOuid remain LITTLE
difficulty in swinging the New York
delegation for the grand old man of Hi
nois Gov. Flower has desired to have
the New York delegation for himself in
case Hill fell back, and Mr.. Sheehan
has wanted Flower to have a chance so
that he might succeed to the gov
ernorship in case of Flow
er's promotion to the presidency
Senator Hill might have been willing to
throw his strength to German. but
Flower and Sheehan objected. They
did not object, however, to the Palmer
Flower programme, tor they perceived
that the nomination OF such ticket
meant success at the polls, the transfer
of Flower from Albany to Washington,
and the promotion OF Sheehan to the
governorship. Flower and Sheehan
have consented to this programme, and
if present conditions continue New
York will be for Palmer. In this pro-
gramme, which promises harmony in
New York and for the party, Gov. Hill
will have the assistance OF majority
OF the Democratic members of the SEN
ate, nearly all of whom are convinced
that in the unfortunate condition of the
party in New York the nomination of
Cleveland would insure defeat.