Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-15
CLEVELAND AND HILL
Effect Of the New York Campaign on
Democrats Elsewhere.
VIEWS ATTRIBUTED TO THE PRESIDENT
He is Said to b. Anxious for Nh.
Hills Election.
TIE INDEPENDENT VOTERS


The curious ENHANCEMENT Of the demo-
cratic party I'm New Fork has a reflex effect
upon the congressional campaign. which is
embarrassing and disco1raging 20 democrats
In other states. From different directions
comes the complaint that the impression
that the Cleveland men are knitting Hu In
New York aggravates the antagonism ex-
isting elsewhere between the administration
and anti-administration factions of the
party. The disaffection Is contagious. The
democrats recognize that the factional fights
IN New York endanger y them the loss Of
several congressional districts in that stata
thus teopardizing the control of the House.
Inns is liable to excite the feeling that NJ
the democrats IN New Yo-k-the homs ~
Mr. Cleveland-are not inter ssted enough "A
me welfare OF the whole pariy to SIM ar
personal differences then there Faay oe 2n-e
reprlsals elsewhere, especially Nh.rx ,nere
are some vital causes for division. The
southern ana western democrats, who dis
agree win The administration on the silver
Question, are peculiarly susceptible 10 thi.
encouragement, which may md expression
an many cases In an Increase of the strength
OF the populists.
A Cali for Mr.. Cleveland.
There Is loud demand for Mr.. Cleveland
~ S~As oShiSNAiAA6 DO something To helm
the situation. 1t is not apparent however.
just what Mr.. Cleveland can do. There
seems TO be no reason for the assumption
that Mr.. Cleveland is opposed to Mr.. Hirs
election. even though they are enemies nor
even that he Is indifferent as TO the fate OF
MS partys ticket IN New York. HIS Silence
as TO the candidacy of Hill is pointed out
as an indication of hostility. Those most
familiar with the conditions in New York
DO not ind such significance in that silence.
Inc whole country knows what the political
relations OF MIR. Cleveland and Mr. Hill
are A warm and earnest defense of HtIrs
candidacy by the President at this time
would probably be regarded as a magnant-
mous<act, but also as an indication that Mr..
Cleveland felt the situation In New York
10 be desperate and an acknowledgment
tEat the tate OF the party rested entirely
Upon Mr.. Hilfs election. If tie clrcum-
stances were different this might be desir-
able. III Mr.. Cleveland had control OF the
Independent vote Of New York and could
bring all factions TO the support Of Hill he
would probably not long remain silent. The
chances are, however, that a letter or O
speech by Mr.. Cleveland In favor OF Hill
would not secure to the latter the votes Of
any of those men who are now organizing
against him.
These men are as irdepeudent of Cleve-
land as they are Of Ilill and the avowed
and active support OF ffifi by the President
would probably not materially Increase
Hilis prospects OF election on the other
hand, however. IL would render his defeat
IL he shoul1 be defeated. more significant
and serious.
VIII Defeat HiiI ~ They Can.
The radicals of the reform" democrats
the extreme anti-Hiit. Entf-machfne demo-
Gratis, tariff reformers and civil service re-
formers; administration men. for the most
part but not controlled by the administra-
ton. will defeat Hiu II they can, no matter
what Mr. Cleveland says or does The
mo for -fta.ari ION IN hal .lrr Ne
perfectly clear that the purpose OF this class
OF democrats is TO krlfe Hill on every hand,
whether 10 90 this they vote for Morton or
for " heeier, and. IL possible, TO elect all
the other democratic candidates on the
state ticket and defeat the reapportiOnmeut,
without permitting Hiifs election. III Hill
cannot be elected aga!nst this opposition he
VIII have TO stand deieat. IL his election de-
pends Upon winning over the mugwumps, his
prospects appear Tar from bright, no mat
ter what aid Mr.. Cleveland might give him.
Mr.. Cleveland Anxious.
There are good reasons for the belief that
Mr.. Cleveland is anxious that Hin should
be elected, simply because he leads the
ticket, and it is important to the party to
win. II is said that all the democrats en-
ployed under this administration having
votes in New York viii vote the straight
democratic ticket and lOyally, though unos-
tentatiUpsiy, give tilh and ms associates on
the ticket their support. Mir. Cleveland, II
IL Dt43SNe0, VIII hi5ftitt Tie cdffieStneSS OF
ms support OF the ticket by "A cOnsl 1erablc
toward de4TaA M. the expenses
OF the campaign. He VIII make Il evident,
ii is said, that he has no secret desire that
Hill should lie defeated.
Those who have looked the situation over
very carefully say that the disafection
from Hill is great, and that II is Tor the
most part OF character not TO be shaken.
III II Is TO be overcome to any extent, this
must be done 10y Hlll himself and by the
that IL is necessary 20 the
future of the party thai the reapportionment
made ty the proposed new constitution
sfall be defeated. The anti-Hill democrats
c. noend that the reapportionment NAV be
defeated and the party be given a victory
without the election Of Hill. These men
have been waiting a long while for "a
chance at Hill" They now think they have
that chance, and they do not want TO miss
H. Many OF them are willing to 20 TO the
extreme OF sacrificing the party TO this end,
but apparently most Of them would take a
iiheTent position if they were really con-
Vlnoed that the defeat of Hill would carry
WITH II the general victory for the repub-
hcaiss ana hx upon the state the reap
portionment which they regard as odious.
The Reapportfonmenf Question.
The democratic committee are doing all
they can TO keep s.iis reapportionment ques-
tion to the front as the one issue OF the
campaign. and to make II appear that only
through Mr.. Hilrs election can Il be de-
feated. They are pointing out to the inde-
pendents that 1t was through their work
Tor the defeat of Maynard that the republi-
cans got control OF the constitutional con-
Ventfon which framed the constitution with
Us objectionable reapportionment, and the
Independents are warned that they will
complete the destruction OF the party II IN
trying TO defeat Hin they let that constf-
tuition be adopted. They are warned that
what happened In the Maynard fight will
happen again in this contest IL they succeed
m destroying Hin, and Morton's election
Mil carry with IL the approval of the con-
stitution. Another point TO the situation
presented to influence the independents to
abandon then present intention 20 knife
Hill Is that In keeping up the fight they are
how making they not only risk the tempor-
Try injury to the national democratic party,
through the loss OF congressional districts
II this election. but threaten, by giving the
eplplicans the legislature. TO give them
control or the congressional apportionnent
nus fnJurfng the democratic party as a ma
ional organization to the extent Of the per
nanent ioss of the Senators and a humber
u Representatives in Congress
These considerations II IL said, and MOTH