The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-25
GREAT OVArIOH TO HILL.
Business Mems Ratification OF the Demo
cratic Ticket.

| NEW YORK, oct. 24.-Carnegie Music
| Hall was hIled with enthusl tsm, Democ-
iacy ara dampnrss tonight, on the Oc-
| casion Of ,Ee business meas ratnCauOl
OF he Democratic ticket. The nOWl-
| ing storm that broke over this Guy ldte
| Il is afternoon did not deter at least slA
thousand people from crowdins INTO Car
ncgie Music Han.
A few minutes before Senator Hill
approached the platform, amid hand-
clappIng and wild cheers of "Hhl. The
audltn nee stood up as one man, ana as the
Democratic candidate Tor Governor came
in view, q shout went up that was ear
splitting. Men stood in their seals, Wav-
ing hats, hags IandkerchlrfS, ana every
thing that could be waved shouting
pounding and stamping the meanwhile.
The audience was Wild with enthusiasm.
and could not be shut off. Meanwhile
Senator Hill stood, pale and overcome by
the ovation bowling his acknowledgements
fnally the applause, which had worn
itsof hoarGe. ceased.
Col John McAnanerny, the chairman,
made few appropriate remarks after
which the list Of yice-presideut5 and
S2crt taries was read.
Resolutions were then adopted cnd0rs-
my the platform OF the senatorial ticket
and its nominations. Senator Hin was
then introduced The applause which
Senator mrs entrance created was
great but the Whirlwind that greeted
him as ne stepped forward to speak was
beyond description. At last q lull came
and he said, in part:
KIND WORDS FOR THE BlLTERs.
/ desire at the outset to express my
gratitude towards those i'm the party who
have heretofore differed with me in re-
gard 80 iutrT-paFty affairs who are gen
orally recorded as the especial friends
Of the national administration, and who
are now ZcalOusly supporting the whole
Democratic ticket in this campaign.
Tbair Inva1 etuuort anouptirg to on
tire uuaulmity, at least in the interior
OF the state, is much appreciated by
me, and / embrace this Attlrg opVor-
tunity Of acknowledging my obligations
II is my warmest desire 20 harmonic
and build up and strengthen the Demo
cratic party in the State and i'm the ma
tion, to the end that IL may be strong
ana powerful, and capable of subseryng
may rest assured that / have no other
ambition than this. despite what friends
or enemies may say 10 the contrary.
! bear no malice toward those who think
they cannot consistently or cOuscianti0us-
~ support me. with little or no personal
feeling as 10 the result. | regret that the
bolts or votes aimed at ne VIII nure
the party much more than myself and i'm
a spirit of true maEnanimity + am Ire-
pared TO forgive my enemies Prosecutors
and slan1erers. Applausct
| propose TO discuss political issues, not
personalucs-the questions of the hour
these preliminary remarks ! hasten on to
discuss what / consider a resume Of the
livingS questions Of the hour
From this point on Mr. I'M delivered
substantially the same speech as he made
in Brooklyn last night
Mr.. James Lindsay Gordon next ad-
dressed the meeting briefly. This was the
last speech OF the evening.
HuL gAlEs TO s.UIHERSTES.
Senator IIili this afternoon addressed
meeting Of southcrners ln the ST James
Hotel The senator was asked 10 meet
the vice-pTes!lents and members OF tine
executive committee Of the Association
of Southern Democrats OF New York 4t
headquarters before going 10 the Carnegie
Music Han. lie agreed 10 do So and The /
time was dXed for O'CLOCK. No one hu.
the officers OF the association and q few |
of their friends knew anything about the |
affair, and consequently when Senator /
Hill entered the headquarters promptly
at / O'Clock there were less than a hun !
ired people present. Before he had |
spread that Senator Hill was making a /
speech, ana me large room was very |
promptly filled. The association em- |
braces nearly all the Democratic southern |
Dickinson introduced the Democratic can |
lidate for Governor 20 the audience The /
senator talked more i'm a conversational |
one than he usually does, and his speech |
although il was evident that he had |
made no prepared speech, made a favor |
.biG impression.
NO CoMpRoMIsE WITH GRACE MVN.
NEW YORK. oct. 2A-The Evening
.un SAYS one of the leaders Of Tamm0ny
iall said this afternoon that al uego- |
iatious looking 10 n compromise with |
he Grace Democracy on candi iates for
'OngTess were off, and that the Tammany |
len would take part in no more confer
noes.
No other meeting OF the conference |
ommittees have been called. Mr. Grace |
nd Tammany are so wide apart, IL is |
aid there Is no possibility OF their get
ing together one OF the Tammauv |
.lders said this afternoon:
we went into the negotiations IN good |
lith willing 10 make concessions in the |
lterest of harmony. The matter took
uch a turn that we quit In disgust. We |
Quiz not for moment think of yielding |
} the demands of Grace and his men
regard the whole matter as settled |
nd our candidates viii all remain In
ne field"
PRAISE FOR Major HILL.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 2i.-At a meeting
( the Fulton county Young Mems Demo- |
-atic League, held here tonight, resolu-
ons were passed cohgratulating the
of New York for their brave
nd courageous fight now In progress
ne meeting was held for the purpose
taking some steps TO encourage the |
emocracy or New York State In the