The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-29
NIL Is NOT H1PPI.
Tho Senator TeIls That lie va. Unfairly
Treated by tho Convention.

\ special telegram from Albany IN the
New York Herald IF yesterday says:
senator David =. Jill, nominated yester-
day for Governor by force was disposed
10 think today when he heard the Re
publican cry Of Put up job that in
suit was being added TO injury
HiI is the most unhappy man In the
State to-day lie did not dream that sucH
d demonstration as ne was forced to con-
front I'm Saratoga Yesterday afternoon
would be made, and he was positive when
he called the convention 10 order for the
second ana last session tnat JOnu BOYD
Thacher would Doe the candidate.
Almost overcome with rage and chaerin
as he was last night, he came down 10 ms
law office in Broadway to-day with the
air OF a man who mad determined to ac-
ccpt the inevitable.
The Senator has received hundreds Of
tcicgTdms to-day from enthusiastic friends
ana from former political opponents urt-
Ing him TO accept the nomination and
| plcdeuE him Their support These wound
| make MIN feel easier I'm his mind II the
| CuuN entoU had acted differently and had
I followed his advice I'm the matter Of adj
| hitting the Sheppard Democracy ~
! Kings county, the state Democracy or
| New York city, and the other antl-snap-
| per DELEGATIONS.
The selfishness and nliberalty Of the
already discredited and drorgauized rims
! Of New York and Brooklyn IN Ignoring
INNS advice to admit the rival ofSdiiZt-
lions and then insisting that liill should
! shoulder not only me dead Wel-ht OF the
/ party. but their own sins IN addition. are
the most eXaSpcring part OF the "hoie
business in the eyes OF I'M and ms Well
WiShcrS
| lin pleaded with the rngsters of Tam
! many and McLaughliudOm 10 admit lhelr
/ rivals on some basis Of representation.
| The Tammany men and the Kings county
men were iuHcNlbIe. They said II would
| never do To TX a precedent by admitting
! new organizations I'M tod them ne
| was not SO sure there was not some
! necessity for the existence Of these new
| ORGANIZATIONS
your argument" Hill said 10 them
! docs not apply THIS year. rms is an uI-
| usual campaign. II You look no luIlher
! than your own coming local lights you
! VIII see 1t. The conditions that prevail
! now viii probably not come AGAIN inside
/ Of fifteen OF twenty years. Let Them ln
{ You can't afford TO drive away Demo
! cratic votes tins year.
| lfut thp spokesman Of the corrupt
| ring that Judge GayHor described 50 wei
| IN MS letter 80 the delegates refused e.
! listen to the man whose political vision
! mad broadcncd while theirs contracted
| Had they done SO. Hin would probably
at the last minute have consented 10
| be "a willing candidate.
! Senator I'M declined 10 say much ABOUT
: the nomination to-day, and nothing
{ about what be would do regarding H. To
/ one Of his callers he said.
| Il vas never more posltNe or a thlnS
I in my life than / was that MI: ThdcEcr
{ Was to be the candidate. When inc
/ delegates began TO insist that ! should b.
/ the candidate il seemed To me That
| ana not have one friend In ihat con
"Ev,ry man knew how dIstasteful it
! voulI be- 10 me TO boz a. candidate for
Governor again. After being mere LOT
many years / felt that / had done
enough. and they an knew tnat the
duties of the Office were dlStt~itIuI 10
me. / had told Them all that sun
| believe i would have been able TO nave
stopped the thing II Albany county, Hdi
not got up and changed its vote 10
Mir. HIS friends say that al the
lenders in the convention were fearful
that if they attempted the stampede
hin would refuse to accept tine 1uuiua-
zion and the party would be- lett M d
far worse plight than If no nomination
had been made. -.
secretary OF Governor Flower. who also
served Hill in the same capacity when
ne WAS Governor Is interesting. toionrt
Williams sat on the stage lmmedldteN
behind Hill, who was piesIdIn-' I'M
had already been declared the nominee
bv " Bourke Cochran. and had sald,
"t;entlemen. ! cannot again be- your can
dldate for Governor. senator Murphy
had threatened TO throw DE Lahc'y
\icoU off the stage for interfering ana
irving TO stop the stampede TO HID. The
| convention Was shouting for Hul. ana
would have no one else, ana I'M Turn
J ed and heckohed CoIo!t' " IIl'"iI'a -
'o "This is an outrage on me-" said Hin
IN Williams Il cannot let II 20 ON.
What shall ! do2 What can ! DO II
take the nomination what viii to\efnor
Flower think of me- What Will Nh
..Tbrre Is only one thing 10 do. Gov
ernor." REPLIED Williams. They have
nominated YOU and you must take H.
| AFTER this demonstration IL VIII b. i'm
! II. f4.
| the nomination, and the party VIII 80 u
/ pieces
I after that and took the bitter dose.
OPINIONS or THE NOMINEE
! The New York Herald Of yesterday gave
! a long list Of expressions OF opinion on
J the ticket named by tn recent Demo
/ cratic State Convention. Among them
! appeared the following:
/ Comptroller Ashbei 7. Fitch said; rms
! city win give cordial support 90 the
/ nominees. and men like Mr.. Couiert and
| Mr. Beekman have already expressed
| themselves In favor OF the ticket Hills
/ record Is clean. On that one thing-mOney
matters-hls worst enemies cannot aSsaiI
r. c. Benedict. President Cleveland's
/ close friend, although not voter here,
| said: There were able men In the con-
| veutiOn, and | presume they knew what
| Is best Tor the St,te. Democrats Will
! have TO rely on their Judgment. Mr.. Hin
/ has been criticised by some persons OF
his own party. but think that he acted
| up 10 the Instructions and principles OF
| the Chicago platform more nearly and
more closely than any other Democrat
| in Congress-"
Colonel John McAnerney. president OF
| the Seventh National Bank, announced
! his intention % voting the Hill ticket
F., Reforms he said. were always in order
! and the Democracv had the innate power
/ to reform itself, IL necessary.
j. Edward simmons, president Of the
| Hilfs acceptance OF the nomination after
| Its refusal by others would gain him
hacamse Ia