Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-27
HILL THE NOMINEE
What is Said of the New York
Democrats Action.
NOW A RECOGNIZED LEADER
The Senator'S Attitude Toward
the Administration.
NEXT THE PRESID ENCY

| However we'll they may speak of 1t pub
licly. now that the nomination is made. the
selection Of Mr.. Hill as the leader Of the
united" democracy of New York leaves a
very bitter taste in the mouths of his col
| leagues in the Senate Almost to a man
| Mr. Hills democratic colleagues in the Sen
ate have looked forward to his utter anni-
hilation as a force in politics. When he
| cut himself loose from the party in Con-
gress hts condemnation was in the mouth
Of every democratic Senator, and they look
ed UPON that IS the last of him. Now he ap-
pears in the attitude of master of the situa-
ton. and more powerful than ever before
| as far as concerns his relation with the
democratic party. Four weeks ago Hin
! stooC In the Senate alone: an Ishmaelite,
| with his hand raised against every one
and every hand against him. He did not
| go into the democratic caucus, and II was
| very openly intimated that this was dis
| Greet in him, since he might not there have
| been recognized as q democrat number
| or den ocratic Senators, of whom Black
| burn of Kentucky was the prime mover
| were graveiy agitating the proposition to
| read him out of the party by formal
| caucus resolution, and at the close of his
| last speech on the tariff question Blackburn
denouDc ced him in a personal alteration,
| which was not recorded as part of the
|
the tariff fight was not like that occupied
| by Cleveland and many other democrats
| one of opposition to the Senate bill only
but he opposed both the Senate and the
] House bills, and openly sought to defeat
| all tariff legislation.
Fighting as am Outsider.
| His fight was not conducted within the
democratic party for the purpose of chang
! ing its policy. but he fought as an inde-
pendent outsider against the party, and was
| charged by his colleagues. without the
charge being denied. with consulting with
| the republicans to defeat tariff legislation.
The close of the session found him stand
| ing absolutely alone, and regarded by every
| democrat in Congress and in the admin
| istratit as one who had divorced himself
| from his party allegiar ce. and who could
by no possibility expect preferment from
| that party.
Any democrat, who. four weeks ago, had
referred to him as a presidential possibility
would have been regarded as insane. But
three days ago democratic Senators refer
red to the possibility of his being the can
didate for governor OF New York as nom-
inalfy impoiftsc. T0aay they recognize that
he il master Of the situation and declare
| that he must and will be elected governor
Of New York, confessing at the same time
that IL he Is elected 1t will place him at
the head Of the party with better prospects
than any other eastern man for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination.
The First to Succeed.
Every one is commenting on the fact
that he is the first man who has ever sue
ceeded in a fight against the administra-
ton of his own party. He not only fought
the administration, but fought the policy
Of the whole party in Congress-not by
diplomacy. but with a club. Every man
before him who has attempted to fight the
administration OF his own party has suf-
fered complete defeat Within the personal
experience of the present generation of
statesmen there are the conspicuous exam
Piles Of Fenton, who was destroyed polti-
cally by his fight against Grant. and the
great Conkling, who. with all his ability
and recognized superiority and power in the
Senate. was not able, even for a little while
TO successfully do battle with the Garfield
asking quarter. has fought the administra-
tion and everything else In sight since he
entered the Senate. Yet the party, includ-
ing Mr.. Cleveland and his administration,
accept his leadership in the greatest fight
they have had this year. recognizing at the
same time that this, If he Is successful,
will put him at the head of the national
party organization. The fact is. neither
Cleveland. Lamont nor Bissell, the three
great New York giants had a single dele
gate In The Saratoga con ven ton, and that
there was no voice raised IN protest against
making a party idol of their personal enemy
Is commented on as remarkable. The demo-
cratic leaders are utterly bewildered by the
anomaly Of the situation. They feel that
they are compelled to recognize the leader
ship and make a complete surrender to the
man who they have denounced and practi-
cally read out of the party. They feel that
even his defeat now would not materially
change the relations in which he is now
placed with his party. and they feel COM
PEELED to do everything in their power for
bis election. though IL means their own ht-
initiation.
The New York Senntorship.
There is considerable speculation as to the
effect Of Hills nomination upon the New
York senatorship OF course, his resigna-
ton at this time would put a republican in
the place, and 1t is taken for granted that
he will not resign. Should he be elected
governor and serve, a republican would
succeed him I'm the Senate II Is suggested
In some quarters, therefore, that IL he
should be elected he might not resign the
qualify as governor and let the lieutenant
governor succeed him. while he retained his
position in the Senate.
Mr.. Bankhead's Views.
Representative Bankhead and Gen. Shell
ley of Alabama were at the democratic
headquarters today.
When asked by Star reporter what he
! thought of the New York nomination. MIR.
Bankhead laughed. and said that strange
things happened in politics.
Il presume he added, that it was the
right thing to do. Hill appears to be very
strong in New York. 1t will he a great
thing for him If he is elected, and / reckon
he will be elected. 1t would lift him out of
general party disfavor and place him pretty
near the head of the party. It's a strange
situation
Mr.. Bankhead said that the dem ,crats
were having hard fight in three of the
Alabama districts, but that he felt confident
that solid democratic delegation would be
sent to Congress.
Gen. Shelley said:
Hills nomination is a great thing for
him and a great thing for the democratic
party. i have no doubt he will be elected
He is restored now to the position of a
party leader. though but a few weeks ago
he was spoken of freebooter and de-
clared to be outside the democratic party"
Income Tax Not Popular.
Gen. St. Clair of West Virginia said 20 a
Star reporter today that he thought this
nomination was a recognition of Hill as a
great party leader. Il know" he said,
that Mr.. Hill did not want to run for
governor OF New York; he did not want to