Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
CROKER AND HILL ARE "oUT."
The Tsmmany Chief, Ii IL Rumored, HI,
Quarreled With the Senator.

The Tammany Chief, 1t is Rumored, Has
Ouarreled With the Senator.
Men are whispering the startling rumor to
each other in Albany tonight, says a special to
the New York Herald, that Boss" Croker and
Senator Hill are "out"
The special goes on to say: The caustic crit
icisrn made by the Tammany leader on the Sem
ator's presence and action during the meeting
Of the electoral college has not been forgotten.
1t is asserted that Mr.. Croker repeated his
condemnation to several political friends at the
governors reception and said bluntly that Hill
had done the democratic party deadly injury.
However this may be, il is certain that the
machine :nagnates have had a serious difference
among themselves. A prominent democratic
Senator today said boldly that the leaders OBJ
jected to the interference of Senator Hill in
their plans and resented his coming here to run
things according to his own rule or ruin ideas
His neglect to consult with his former asso-
ciates in party management was looked upon as
an insult. 1t was not considered wise policy to
treat Gov. Flower a man of secondary inn
portance in the presence of democrats from all
over the state.
The governors position and well-known am
billions make him man whose good will is to be
desired by the machine and whose ideas it can
no: well afford to despise.
Look at the condition Of things today
said the Senator. land you can readily see that
Croker, Mclaughlin, Murphy and Sheehan are
the big four of the party.
HILL NEEDS ASSISTANCE.
SIN this legislature Mr.. Hill cannot control a
single senatorial vote without their assistance.
Nor do think he can control more than half a
dozen members Of assembly. His own county
Of CLemung is represented by a republican.
Il am certain, he continued, THAT Mr. Gro
ker has been thoroughly incensed by Senator
Hills recent actions.
helped Murphy through solely from friendship
and with an idea that the differences threaten
ing the party on account Of Mr.. Cleveland's
utterances could eventually be overcome.
1T is certain that in the event of q rupture
between Senator Hill and Mr.. Croker that
Murphy viii side with the Tammany leader
Everybody knows that would be good policy
and it 10 the only thing he can safely dc"
How far the resentment of Mr.. Croker toward
Senator Hill is likely to 60 no one cares to pre-
dict. but it is taken for granted among the
politicians here that the big combination has
Leen broken by the very bomb that the Senator
cast into the electoral college.
They are already figuring that New York,
Kings, Erie and Rensselaer, will make q strong
showing in the next state convention and that
they can easily control it whether Senator Hill
says so or not
They also believe and do not hesitate to say
that Mr.. Murphy will refuse to be made a tool
Of by his associate in the United States Senate.
TO SUPPORT CLEVELAND.
II is argued that New York intends honestly
to support Mr.. Cleveland, and that the policy
Of pacifcation viii be adopted toward the
President-elsct from now on by Tammany
Hall.
The Murphy men are holding jollifcation
at their headquarters, and, strange to say. there
IL no evidence whatever that there il the
slightest feeling against Mr.. Cleveland or his
friends. Il looks very much - IL the future
action Of Mr.. Murphy was undsrstood, and that
in any further opposition to Mr.. Cleveland the
senior Senator from New York state would get
but little backing.