New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-02

Saratoga. The senior Senator enjoyed drive In
Central Park with General Ferdinand p. Earle
proprietor OF the New Netherland. and received
several machine politicians In his apartments dur
ing the day.
After Senator Murphy's departure 1t
nounced In a semi-oiiicial sort of way that Sena-
tor Hill would not go to the Saratoga Convention,
but would authorize proxy to occupy the seat 10
which he was elected from the IVth Assembly DIS
trict Of Albany 1t Is known that Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan had been extremely anxious
for the Senator's presence in the convention. and
was further desirous that he should be the perma-
nent president of that body, that he might as
sumo the formal direction of the convention ma
chinery the spot. and take the responsibility
for mistakes as well. But Mr.. Hill was too
foxy" and decided after coming to New-York that
he would do nothing OF the kind. He gave as
reason for declining in replying to the arguments
of Mr.. Sheehan and other friends, who thought
great opportunity was offering. that 1t was his
duty to be his place in the Senate at Washing
ton to vote the Silver Repeal BILL which ne
affected to believe might be brought to a vote at
any moment. and to watch over the interests OF
the great Empire State. which he had undertaken
to represent. His absence at this critical time, ne
feared might be dangerous. Mr.. Hill did not explain
why these excellent reasons did not apply equally
to the case OF his colleague, Mr.. Murphy, VINO
expects to be absent from the Senate during the
whole of the present week.
Those who talked confdentiay with Mr.. Hill
yesterday and are supposed to be in his confidence
expressed the belief that changes in the slate
as already given out were probable at Saratoga
unless as has been reported, IL may be intended
to put Thomas 4. Pearsall of Brooklyn, the chair
man Of Boss McLaughlin's Kings County Com
mittee upon the State ticket. Mr.. Pearsall has
been a useful man to Mr.. Mclaughlin, and he was
promised a judgeship the Supreme Court
Bench to succeed Judge Joseph Barnard, about
to retire on account of age. But at the last mo-
ment another claimant has appeared for the judge
ship and Mclaughlin is trying to find place
for Pearsall elsewhere. He agreed to retire II ne
received the Attorney-Generalship but 1t was said
last evening that Rosendae. who had been slated
for a denomination for this office, refuses TO be
sacrificed III this arrangement cannot be con-
sIImmated ii was thought that Mr.. Pearsall might
have to be satisfied with the place of secretary OF
State coupled with a promise OF something better
In the future. -, 4,
Senator Hill said that he would go back to Wash
ington to-day. He seemed to be in high spirits
over the overwhelming majority which ne would
have over President Cleveland In the convention.
and said that the latest dispatches indicated that
the Presidents friends would not be able TO
muster more than twenty-five delegates. Ine Sena-
tor professed not entertain the slightest inten,
ton of unseating any of the regularly eiecten
Cleveland delegates But some OF his friends sad
with a chuckle that the Senator knew well that MS
own Committee Contested Seats would uecioe
who regularly elected delegates. ~
Secretary Lamont returned to Washington yes
terday taking his family with him. he saw ex-
Secretary Whitney and both the Senators petore
going,