Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-27
HILL DISAPPOINTED
A Week Of Discouragement for the
New York Leader.
THE FAILURE TO SECURE HARMONY
Disappointed at the Silence Of Mr..
Cleveland.
THACHER AND HIS MISSION
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, October Ex-senator Hills
last visit to this city was productive Of hard
work and discouragement and nothing more.
The objects for which he came wholly
failed, and he has continued his tour up in
the northern part Of the state with the feel
ing that 1t was time wasted to have come
to New York this week. From first to last
the week was dismal for the democratic
candidate. Even his meetings were inter-
fered with by the weather. Each night
that he spoke the rain came down in tor
rents, and 1t was an intrepid democrat who
would brave the elements and go to hear
Hill. Consequently his audiences were
smaller than they would otherwise have
been, and the enthusiasm of the audience
considerably dampened by the wet outside.
At Brooklyn Hill received a warm well
come, in spite of the rain. Brooklyn Is the
center of the third party movement and
Hills friends were determined to give him
a rousing send-off, to show their power to
the obstinate Shepardites. So they put In
days of personal solicitation, urging demo-
Gratis to attend the meeting without ran
and showing the Importance or a magnln-
cent meeting in the anti-Hill stronghold.
The plan succeeded, and the democrats gave
Hill the best reception that he has received
during the campaign.
Hill had two objects In coming TO NeW
York. One of these was to weed out the
independent democratic candidates for Con-
gress in the city districts. At present there
are so many of them that the chances are
that several republicans Will be sent TO
Washington from New YORK next year.
The Grace democracy have nominated can
didates in all the districts but one, and
they have also named candidates for the
assembly districts. Last week Hill sent
word to the democratic managers to stamp
out these independents at any cost. lie
told them to go 10 the length or making
concessions to Grace and his men, and nave
some of the Tammany candidates Win
drawn and Grace men substituted 1or them
en- the Tammany ticket. The managers did
their best to carry out these instrucaons,
but the task was too hard for them ana
they wrote to Hill that 1t could not be
done.
Hill.s UnsuccessfuI HnrmOnfzing.
Hill was indignant at this reply. He
wrote back that he was sure that 1t could
be done and he would come to New York
and do 1t himself. SO on he came and
started in. Working with him were Sen
ator Faulkner, the chairman Of the demo-
cratic congressional campaign committee,
and Lawrence Gardner, the secretary OF
that committee. r~
They would talk for an hour with the
Tamnany men and then talk for two hours
with the Grace men. Finally Hili made up
a pleasant program. j. j. Walsh was TO
get off the Tammany ticket, and Congress-
nan Dunphy who had publicly repudiated
Tammany and it's methods, was to be sent
back to Washington. Then General Slckles
was not to run again, ana Colonei fopert
Grier Monroe, Grace's young man and the
Lowing spirit of the anti-snapperS, was 10
indorsed by Tammany.
It seemed like clear sailing and Hill
was shaking hands with himself over the
With Wv had managed things.
But suddenly the Tammany men refused
to withdraw. General Sickles stormed and
waved his crutch at the suggestion that
he should get off the ticket and Lawyer
Walsh declined to pose living picture
of q man upon an altar of sacrifice. But
Hill resorted to his harmony club and after
some twenty-four hours OF work succeeded
in making it certain that the two Tam
many men would resign. But by this time
the Grace men had taken on new courage.
They were so pleased over the idea or get
ting two real Congressman of their own
that they became ambitious for more and
demanded greater concessions. They would
not be satisfied, they said, with the With
drawal of only two of the Tammany men.
They insisted that besides the Hill pro-
gram young George Mcclellan should get
off the ticket ard Be urke Cochran be Ie-
turned to the House and that a place be
found for Congressman John De Witt War
ner.
If there is one anti-snapper in the city
that Tammany does not like that man is
Warner. This was the last straw, and
after this ultimatum from the Grace wig
wan Hill gave up in despair and admitted
his defeat
No Sign From the President.
Hills other object was to secure an in
dorsement from Mr.. Cleveland. He knew
that the President was to be in the city
this week. and wanted to be on the ground.
So ne laid awake nights rraking plans to
fha IN thn Jl,,f
Mr. Cleveland baffied every one Of these
plans He came to the city, but not q
word would he say, not a man would he
see. John Boyd Thacher was to have per-
formed the work of conciliation. ThacheT
has always considered himself n warm
friend of the Presidents, and was conf
dent that their old friendship would make
1t plain sailing to get satisfactory inter-
view. This Is one thing of which Thacher
has dreamed all through the campaign. He
has talked about 1t daily, and nightly has
seen himself standing amid shouts of ac-
claim with a letter from Mr.. Cleveland in
his hand declaring that any friend of
Cleveland's should vote for HILL This was
to be his contribution to the calcium light
part Of the campaign. So when he heard
Mr.. Cleveland was IN the city he sent a
cordial and diplomatic letter to the Presi-
dent, asking Mr.. Cleveland to appoint a,
time for an interview. But back came the
cruel reply by his messenger, Mr.. Cleve-
was dumbfounded and indignant, and Mr..
Cleveland has one less friend than before
his visit to this city.
Hi.l's Disappointment.
Hill is SAID to be geatly disappointed, too.
He has played all Of his cards SO that Mr..
Cleveland could come out for him. On
every platform that he has spoken he has
said the kindest of words for Mr.. Cleve-
land, even though he had to go cut of his
way to do 1t. Every speech that he made
contained cordial praise of the admnistra-
ton and remarks about its patriotism, it's
honesty and its ability. But apparently
those things might just as well have been
left unsaid. Mr.. Cleveland was In New
York for thirty hours. All this time he was
just two blocks away from the democratic
headquarters. Not a sign did he make,
much less pay a visit to the headquarters.
He was invited to attend the reception
given to Mr. Hill at the Manhattan Club,
a club that has paid him honor in days
gone by. He was three blocks away from
the Manhattan Club, but could not find time
TO run over there, but, instead, whiyled
away in carriage, and laughed at the an
tics of De Wolf HOPPER from box at the
Broadway Theater.
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