New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-01
PART II.
PAGES II TO "a.
HILLS PERSONAL "HONESTl"
COME wELL-KNOWN FACTS BEARING
UPON HIS CHARACTER.

zrNs OF NETWORK THROUGH O'BRlEN
C1ARX's AQUEDUCT cox
rRAcrs-THE SENATOR N
THE CITY YESTERDAY.
Senator Hill spent an hour IN the city YESTERDAY
mos, c. the time the Park Avenue Hotel WIN
Major Hlnkley and his other campaign managers
IIe came from Amsterdam, where ne spoke on tues-
dav evening" and at $50 he was aboard an Eric
train and was off for PORT JerNlS' his 'aS' "'s"'
appointment
Mo-. of Mr. HIS time at Democratic headquar-
.ers WAS spent in mpressne upon his workers an
,dea of the wonderful enthusiasm which he was
creating through the State. He made lot OF HsureS
=, \ sheet Of paper. which he said showed that MOT
,or's majority above the north boundary oil New
vox CITY would not exceed 1000. Ten days ago
Mr. Hi and his headquarters managers hsureu
,ha, they would need 5000 south Of the Bronx ~
pul him through.
Mr. Hills special plea which lie seeks u WIN
the sympathy of tender-hearted people in DIS "uu'
ences Is that he Is poor man. LIVING Oh w
,neasre income Of a United states Senator WINE Ms
Republican opponent is man OF great "e"''' W
OF unlimited resources. David Il. lill is poor 'e
would have people believe, moi because Nv "' ~
had plenty of chances since MS entry l"'' ro
life 10 become rich. but because ne mas pee" %
s.srnlv and rigidv honest that he could not De IN
duced TO countenance the schemes proposed by Ms
friends. :
As 20 the claim of personal honesty the voters u
49, S.a,a have only 10 90 back 10 the year Mr. Hill
FIRST ran for Governor. IN 1SS5 The campaign oeS''h
~ crow hot toward the close of September anu 'he
cash with which he had been making il mum was
citing low He needed $1,000 badly at once ana
he got H. and used it in the canvass But now uii
he get it? .
,,h is mariner Heman Clark. for building some
81 tho largest sections of the Croton Aqueduct
was then chairman OF the Democratic So ~ s,o ',n
mittee Governor Hill made two notes one LOT siVv'
M tbe other Tor 5000 The $1,000 note was IN
dorsed by William l. Mulec treasurer 81 me Dt,T
nste and confidential associates. ana by Johi
OIsrien and Heman Clark. The money was o1sa M
Sron, inc Mount Morris Bank where the note was
discounted and promptly into the canpdsiI
secure Democratic success ana Hh' eiec'''"' INV
After the election the contract for cS o., 6 ing
sec i5c1 cS OF There Mere bidders
fAo2}ows: Rogers & CO. bid SS6Slo. Paige smith a
Ga5sy s' 81 td ns'k sssS4 4 'aa'NsnO'S '
6 5I3T & Clarks bid &iGS5 oyer Rogers &
SsS sS tx %oTe 6 on BPSkWith ouacksnbashs
to 3BT ihe son HaN ' How Was
ger STogbI abcut% BY Governor Hill He sent his
trusted ssn' 5 M" Mne ,p Wss abe to
Ion M 'ommissoners which secured the contract
10 o. Brien & Clark. although thsir D'u was ''''e
iran 70 600 above the lowest BIDDER .o,ovs
Hills 5000 note was cashed o oy ans fam mU'o' Who
sGhH fed to canada to punishment en
for his crimes An agent Of HIS % Sren 70 eenan
r1al
There was plenty of evidence brought OUT oel Sat
~ senate Committee of 1857 TO snow that
uiTprian e Clark paid these two notes OF wv"
or1 4, nS each In reality the taxpayers OF the
CIV nj New-York were made 10 pay tnese , odli-
LIN exnenses OF David b. Hill and yet u breh
( Clark were more than $500 vrs ,ns FOR Sc
curing 10 them the contract: , - IT,.
t;overnor Hill remembered the services OF join
O,Pr;en and William l.. Muller by making one
The receiver Of the Broadway Railway anu tne
Cher a Judge OF the Court OF Claims. Yet MT.
Hill has the stupendous impudence 10 pra'e ABOUT
his honesty. -, ,,o,,
Regarding his claim to poverty how iInpeen,
nious must be the proprietor OF the inagninceht
property on Hudson River Just below Aloany
poyerty-strcken candidate addresses MS caihpaish
proclamations This s the great estate upon wNSh
Joseph X Emmett, the famous Frltz OF .he
stage lavished 100000 or more In Hla1iils tn
attractive in the State. A mystery surrounds ITS
purchase by Mr. Hill Some say tnat IL cost MIN
only $40 900: others half that sum. ana ihat ne
w. aided bv Senator Edward Murphy, 1r., An
thony y. Brady. the Metropolitan traction Noni-
many of this city ard from other sources OF reNe-
rue in raising the money 10 buy 1T But however
that may be il is understood that Senator I'M Is
now living at a rate which requires an income OF
NOT less than $500O year, ard that MS sHipie
Democratic tastes require the attentions OF a
French cook and Swedish butler ana nSe o 3oner
servants His income from the United states
Government of 5000 supplies only snaH raC-
tion of what il costs the Senator with ms cosiY
and luxurious surroundings 10 live. Yet MY. nm
personal cronies after enjoying MS line dinners
pith his selected wines and his choice cigars come
economical habits. and with fun knowiedse Oh
his methods for raising election funds tax about
HITS singularly pure. clean and honest Mooe OF
life.