New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-22
ALL IN HILLS HANDS.
HE WILL CONTROL THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.

HIS NEWSPAPER ORGAN IN ALBANY URGES
THAT HE BE NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR
THE SENATOR is RETICENT-THE
COMPROMISE IN BUFFALO
rBY TELEGRAPH THE rRIBuxRi
Albany. Sept 21-The Democratic State Con-
vent.or casts its shadow before 1t here In tne
shape Of stray delegates upon their way TO SARA
toga All Of them while in Albany 80 TO oiS
building in Broadway which has this sign upon
1t: David b. Hill-Law Office" and have cnae
with the United States Senator who occupies
that office. Mr.. Hill protests to all the delegates
that he is not candidate for Governor, ano
some of them go away under the impress'on
tha, "he doth protest much" Fresh interesf
in this matter Of Mr.. HilIs candidacy was
aroused tonight by the appearance in his news
paper organ here The Tmes-Union" OF
double-eaded editorial article advocating MI.
Hills nomination for Governor. The editor OF
THE Times-Union" Theophilus C. Callicot calls
attention to the fact that Martin Van Buren,
was elected a United States Senator In 1871 ana
the following year accepted the democratic nom, h,
! naton for Governor and was elected Mr.. Hill
is a great admrer of Martin Van Buren, ana
often quotes him to his political friends as an
example Of all that a Democrat should De.
HISTORICAL PARALLELS.
..The Times Union" further says that In 1881
William l.. Marcy elected United States Sem
ator and in 1882 he nominated for Governor
and elected Then again in 1S43 Silas Wright was
reelected Senator for the full term ana yet IN
1S44 he was elected Governor. Commenting upon
these precedents, THE Times-UnIon says
Now will history repeat itself? II the Demo-
| cratic State Convention at Saratoga next week
! should unanimously nominate Senator Hill for
! Governor he refuse to accept! NO doupc
| he would be quite reluctant as Senator Wrign!
Dfara
| earnest appeal of the Democracy Of the state to
! lead them to victory? His nomination Is now
! only a suggestion. Il would then become an IN
| spiratOn.
Senator Hill had numerous visitors to-day.
! The chief was Lieutenant-Governor Sheehan, who
! arrived here from New-York, where he had been
! having a conference with Thomas r. Giroys
John c. sheehan, James J. Martin and other
| leaders of Tammany. Mr. Sheehan doubtless
! brought to Mr. Hill the latest news about the in-
| tentions Of the Tammany Hall leaders regarding
! the Governorship The Hill-Sheehan conference
! lasted for over two hours. At the end OF that
/ time both declared that they could not disclose
! the nature Of their conversation.
MR. HILL SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW.
People come in here" said Mr. Hill, "and ask
me to give them a tip about who is to be nomi-
mated for Governor. | cannot tell them. for %
not know. II is 10 be free convention, and all
! the candidates will have equal chance to get
the nomination"
Are you going to the convention as a dele
gate" asked the Tribune correspondent l.,
Il do not know" replied Mr.. Hill. mo one has
yet been elected delegate from this county, ana
as the convention will be free 1t is hard to tell
whs will be elected
Mr. Hill thus evaded direct reply 10 the ques-
tion and at the same time depicted the machine
ridden Democrats of Albany County as members
| OF a free organization. Mr. Sheehan said when
asked II he favored the nomination or Daniel ~.
Lockwood for Governor: II am for the man who
can win" Like the true Democrat that he -
Mr. Sheehan doubtless would favor the nomina-
afacfx he UpRA
"the man who can win
THE COMPROMISE" IN BUFFALO.
Then" said The Tribune correspondent -
| Mr. Sheehan Il notice that some of the news
papers say that you made compromise with the
! Cleveland Democrats up in Buffalo" Mr. Shee-
han loked astonished
Compromise with them.' he replied. scorn-
fully. Not much Ny friends defeated them
/ every primary. Postmaster-Genera BisselL
| If | help IL, will not get into the convention
with a single delegate"
Senator Hill laughed and then said: The COM
promise in Buffalo was OF the nature OF the law
! suit down in Arkansas. The Judge in summing
/ up the evidence said that the plaintif In TECH
! nical sense had brilliant ease. but the equities
| of the matter were with the defendant and he
| feared he would have to decide the case In his
! favor He had scarcely given this opinion when
the plaintiff struck the defendant the defendant
struck back. and they were having terrinc
| rough and tumble fight all over the floor See
! ing this the Sheriff rushed forward to separate
| the combatants: Hold IN. Sheriff hold on"
! roared the Judge. Litigation IL expensive In this
| county. As the plaintiff and the defendant seem
about to compromise their differences, you ought
not To interfere.
They do seem to have had terrific Demo-
cratic scrimmage upin Buffalo, and have com.
promised" their differences, as Mr.. Hill says.
/ by free fight all around. Postmaster Gem
eral Bissell came home from Washington and
attempted to secure the election of some OF his
| friends delegates to the Democratic state
Convention but was defeated at every point
by Mr. Sheehan, in what Senator Hill termed
| to-day "the freest primaries ever held In Buff
| falo"
! Senator Hill. It is said, may preside over the
| Democratic State Convention, and make an
other speech as5aulting the odious income
| tax" of the German Tariff act. %
The Democratic candidates for Governor mem
| toned are John Boyd Thacher. Of Albany:
| William j. Gaynor. of Brooklyn; Alfred G.
| Chaplin Of New-York; Frederick Cook. OF Roch-
| ester; George F.. O'Neil and Edward F. Jones.
| of Binghamton: and Daniel n. Lockwood. or
Buffalo 1t is impossible to tell yet who is
| the candidate favored by Senators Hill and
Murphy Whoever that Is. unquestionably wiz
be the man nominated.