The Washington times., 1894-10-07
HILL HAS NOTHING TO GAIN
And All TO Lose Personal---very. Accept
ing the Nomination,
HE SO INFORMS THE COMMITTEE
Would Prefer to Remain in the senate-Can-
not Refuse, However. to Lead the Party in
the Hour of Danger When 1t Has Hon.
ored Him in the Days of Sunshine.

New YORK, Oct 6.-Senator David B. Hill
dates on the Democratic ticket for governor
and acknowledgements respectively. were
formally notified of their nominations to-day
at Democratic headquarters by the committee
appointed by the convention, of which Con-
gresham Bourke Cochran is chairman.
Many distinguished Democrats, among
them Mayor Gilroy, were present. A letter
OF notification was sent to. Charles F. Brown,
who is at present justice of the supreme
court. selected by the State committee as can
didate for judge of the court of appeals in
place OF Judge Gayncr. and who was not
present Senator Hill, in accepting the nom
ination, said in part:
seven OF the best years OF my life were
devoted to the service and discharge of high
and responsible duties of the great Office of
Its chief executive, and had never expected
nor intended to resume its tremendous bur-
deus again. While keenly appreciating the
hlgh honor conferred in being nominated
Tor third time by ones party for so impor-
tant position, vet | cannot but feel that per-
sonally have everything to lose and nothing
TO gain by the contest to which you summon
me.
The gubernatorial office has no longer any
attractions for me and personally preferred
TO remain in the Senate, where the duties
were gradually becoming more congenial to
my tastes, but personal considerations must
nave no weight where public duty is con-
cerned
'Ihe Democratic party, especially in this
State, is confronted with great crisis, which
substantially involves its existense as a politi-
cal organization. Our opponents. taking ad-
vantage OF their temporary and accidental
supremacy IN tie Legislature and in the con-
slitutlonal convention, are seeking to fasten
upon the people OF the State system OF ap-
portonment or representation which virtually
gives the Republicans control of the legisla-
i've department of the State for years to
come-a system based upon the territorial
area rather than population, founded upon
injustice and Inequality and designed TO
enable the minority rather than the majority
OF the people TO control the State. The very
life OF our party is at stake. Besides, the con-
troll of the next House of Representatives may
depend upon the election here.
'Ihe Democratic convention having.
against my protest, selected me to lead in
such crisis, and although l exceedingly re-
gret lis action, especially regret that my ad-
vice was not adopted in regard to representa-
tion in the convention itself. and while have
sought during the past week, as personal and
Intimate political friends well know. not only
TO heal and harmonic political and factIonal
differences but to secure some other candi-
date wholly acceptable to everyone to assume
my place in this great struggle. in whose
favor | would gladly retire, but which has not
proved feasible. and recolecting that the
Democratic party of this State has honored
me in the past when I solicited its favors in
the days of its sunshine and prosperity, 1
cannot desert it now in the hour of its danger
and in this great emergency.
1T is a time when personal sacrifices are
demanded. when individual preferences must
be subordihated TO the general good, and
when there must be exhibited lofty patriot
ism. If We win this contest it will be the
party's victory, not mine: if we lose, it will
be the partys defeat which will be involved
in my own. Personally, am largely indif-
ferent to the consequences OF the struggle A
duty confronts me and shall perform it as
God gives me the light TO see it, let the result
be what may