New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-25
MR.. HILL WELL PLEASED.
HISASCENDENCYIN THE STATE
CONFIDENT THAT HE WILL CONTROL THE
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.


BANY COUNTY FIfHT-MAYNARD
10 BIZ NOMINATED
THE TICKET.
SyRoy 49, RrerLAR CORRESPONDENT OF The rRIBusE.
Albany Sent e4-Davd B. Hill will return to
WASHINGTON tbe present week, confident from the
,enorts of his Icntcnants which he received here,
that bo will control the Democratic State ConNen-
tion and th. Democratic State Committee which
il will cloct Never before has piec" of political
machinery worked with more smoothn'S': never
has MIR Hill had more reason to Congratulate
himself that, following the example set MN py
Samuel j. Tilcn. he selected lientchahts WIFI
such skill that he has been able to control tie
orcanization of the Democratic party In every
county in the State.
Mr. Hill has a special reason for feeling salts
fod with III. result Of his manipulation oi t'r
Democratic primaries in the sixty countess DO
c,n.. bc had opposcd to him some able mon at
facb.d IN the National Democratic Administra-
tion Mr. MAXWELL the Fourth Assistant Post
master. (icncra did all that 1t was possible 10
do hv distributing fourth-claSS poStliiastcrShP''
20 Influence the selection of th" delegates - the
State Convention; hut these postmast"rSlilps were
as nothing when maS>"d against cI"rNS'llps III
oit,. denartmcnt. in Ncw-York City, and in STATE
Departments nor" III NlDdllN, ANU "'"'' P"'''''"7N
controlled by Mr.. Hill BESIDES when - rich "A
man as Roswell I. Flower is taking personal
interest in the maintenance of a political machine
in Good order, il is safe to say that there i an
ahnndancc of money to usc in carrying caucn-es
Added 70 this the State machine had some money
left over from last years campaign. William
+ Shcchan. for instance. had fund Of 5000
which he, had nut aside last year 10 meet political
emcrQcncics this year; but, aS his machln" IN
Erie County was not opposed by the Cleveland
Democrats IN the selection of delegate to the
State Convention he did not find IL necessary to
tXpand penny of this portion OF the oreanza-
tons money.
Nevertheless there have been some National
Administration delegations elected. Contested
and umcont,~tcd. in Mr.. HIS opinion yesterday,
they did not amount to over sNty-fye delegates
out OF the 81 who will b. in the stat" Convention
they conn, from the counties Of Monroe. Ch"nango,
Orange Yates, EsesX, Clinton lIerkimer and
Warren Only two sets Of these delegates Lave
the power if they retain their seats in the state
Convention. 10 elect m"mbrr OF the Democratic
~7ate COMMITTEE These are the men from tins
county Of Albany. which comprises one Congress
District, and those from the counties OF l'oSe\'
Warren and Clinton
Albany County has long bccn one Of th" strong
| Their leader ha, been d. Cidv itcrrok. who has
held the position Of member Of the Democratic
~,at. Committee, Tor the last two years. Mr.
r,.rtick how Icr has boon elected Juds" OF IN"
| Suprcme Court. and therefore he .aN" proxy
! in IN. Democratic Stat" Commlttc" 10 Mayor Mnn-
ming. Of Albsnv, another Cleveland lea l"r' ana
now he declines reelection ~ member OF
/ tie State Committee. The Cleveland Democrats,
of course. dc,ir.. to elect one of their number
- Judge llcrrick's successor in the state 'om-
/ mi,icn and II they At" permitted 10y Mr. Hlll 10
,,,. in I'm. Stai. Convention they Will name John
! E,wc. one Of their number, to succeed th" judge
Tie Uiu Democrats will represent one of ti" iohr
Assembly districts of Albany County, and II they
-hond decide ~ contest OF the other DISTRICTS
there will IL, deadlock over the stat" '"ihhi'"'-
/ man from the Albany Congress District, ana thr
Democratic sat" Committee. arbitcr, would
cl..ta Hill Democrat 20 succeed Judg" ll"rrick
Mr. Hills followers are vet Undecided
,,.I,bcr ,, NOT f. contest smith VI Weeds right
,o unme tine member ci the state Committee from
his CONGRESS district. which contains the counties
of Clinton. Es-cN, Warren, Washington and
! franklin MIR Weed has already elected CleV"-
/ land Democrat, - delegates from Warren, Essen
/ atl Clinton counties or fifteen of the twenty
/ Gy. dclcgate, from tine Congress district" h'
/ therefore has a majority of In" delegates ana i
/ cntitled 10 name the Staty Committeeman. IL Is
pos,iblc. however, that th" Hill Democrats may
+ manufoctul, "A cuutc>ting delegation lrohi t's'N
| County. and, with delegates from Washington
| and Franklin counties, s"cur" tr p""rl 10 name
/ "A Hill Democrat ~ Il member "l 'lh' H'''c N""''
/ mittc. from tie district ~,
| Tho Ilill Democrats in the convention VIII
show no mercy to the Cleveland d"'";'tioh' "h'I
,,o ,nu,in., from, Monroe Yates. thcuango and
several othrr counties II LOOK, a. If th"~" ''N"
Land men bad q right to 'ats III the ronVrhtioh
lut they will not be- admitted h"rduS' some ol
Mr. HIS most powerful l"ntrnahts Woulu th,''
IN. Luu,iIinted I'm Rochester, Monroe County, th'
Cleveland Democrat. unqur>tonabIN carried tWG
of the three Assembly districts. but MIR. I'M wil
not acknowlrle" the truth OF tins 10y admt'm'
thc Cleveland Democrats 10 hi convention, "-pe
,iall,. since two Of his chi"l ll"ut"nantS, 'f0fD
Ranc, and William H. Tracy. liN" III Roct'St'I
and have many time l"d th"r party I" ueI'at
Nr Hill stick. to hi, policy of nominating
I.,ac n MAYNARD for A~-oriat" Judge oi a." '"ulf
nf Nppral- III" Democratic state ticket. n made
up. ha- upon it the following names
For Controller Frank Campbell
For Attru,,i,cnriaI Simon W. R'>'hdar
F.. STAT, Euoir,cf- Nirtr >rh'nr,.
ro. Judge ~ the Cont Apr'nl-- aac H. Maynard
The nominations for secretary of State and Tor
state Treasurer have not yet been d"iril"ln'
mon. although Thomas T. l'uclict ls tr leading
candidate for Secretary OF Nt''. an" ~, 'I -,
Kirk for State treasurer. VOiu ninou> plihPl,''
IN defence of Judge MavnarG> th"it "i U'
/ Dui.l.>, County election r. tui.> Is "lh- pr
pared. It j. said. ~ DloS Mc'nT'y' an" II VIII !"
is,l,rd - soon - he l. nonlnat"i
All the member, of the nest D'moc1tlr N,atn
Committee, except possibly two, VIII n' llil
Democrats Apparently the National Democratic
administration has no Influence in N"w-lork
Statr-at least among the politicians Of the party
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ERrG 10 BE TAKEN TO SEATTLE.
st. Paul Sept ei-About noon to-day Detective
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