New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-27
POLITICIANS NOT SURPRISED.
MANY LOOK UPON THE NOMINATION OF
HILL AS CUT AND DRIED.
ELEMENTS OF HIS STRENGTH AS WELL AS OF
HIS wEAKNEsS-vIEws OF NUMBER OF
WELI~KNOwS MEN-HOW HIS CANDI-
DACY rs LOOKED UPON IN
BUSINESS CIRCLES
BUSINESS CIRCLES

The news Of David Il. HIS nomination Tor
Governor yesterday b. the Democratic state
Convention at Saratoga created no very great
surprise in this city. Politicians Of all parties
who had kept themselves posted suspected that
Senator Hill had arranged for his own noHiha-
ton before he pulled Governor Flower on the
course two weeks ago. Those who had heafu
Of Mr. HIS efforts TO secure the support OF the
Cleveland Administration for his Saratoga TICKET
saw confrmatory evidence in the senior Seha-
tors speech before the convention on TUESDAY
and the platform which he had framed foiioWed
as these things were by the nomination OF CleVe-
lands friend. Daniel n. Lockwood, for Lieu
tenant Governor The Offering up OF LOCKWOOD
was taken as a consent on the part OF the Al
mlnistration to be nailed to the Hill cross thiS
year In the hope % saving the Democratic part!
and the Administration from the deledt "hic"
Is staring them In tae 1ace
The manner in which Mr. Hill and his friends
worked things in the convention to make II
appear that his nomination was a spontaneous
affair and was forced upon him by the con-
yentjon caused many old stagers in this city
no little amusement yesterday
"Hill might have consented to Whitneys
nomination had the latter been foolish enough
to accept" said of these yesterday "brt
doubt H. Had he done 50, Whitney would have
been mercjlessly knitted by the State machine
but his acceptance was not in the plan whiCh
Hill had marked out. He has succeeded III GET
ting the Administration to take him ana MS
political sins It's shoulders. including the
crime by which, with Maynard's help, Hill sto'e
the Legislature of 1892 Cleveland has always
washed his hands Of this nfamy. but In sup
porting Hill he must now falsify his former
professions of holiness"
CAMPAIGN OF VIGILANCE.
The nomination of Hill had a stimulating erect
upon Republicans. Knowing Hills capacity ior
trickery they saw that this must be campaign
OF watchfuness and earnest work and vigilance
Out when the victory Is won II will be one Oh iar
s'eater moment than II achieved over one OF the
SENATOR'S creatures whom ne has been pretending
ne meant 70 put up. II was felt. too. that this Is
10 De campaign Of parties rather than men, ana
'hat the people have decreed the defeat ana per-
nanent retirement Of the Democratic party re-
CARELESS OF the names which may be placed upon
It's ticket.
Inc universal sentiment among Republicans
OF prominence called here by the meeting OF
the Republican State Committee Yesterday was
that they welcomed the issue which David b.
Hill has forced upon them by his candidacy.
Mr.. HILL they thought, seemed to want another
popular verdict upon the Maynard iniouity, and
would be apt to get IL with an overwhelming
defeat. such as befell his puppet
BEDRAGGLED CUCKOos RETURN
A carload OF detected and travel stained
Cuckoos. headed by ex-Secretary Fairchild
reached this city b. way OF the New-York Cen
trail road from Saratoga little after o'clock
last evening The delegation had suffered the
humiliation of being kicked out OF the conven-
ton hall. and its leaders still bore the impression
OF Senator Hills boot. Mr.. Fairchild himself
was too much decreased TO express his views re-