The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-17
HILL RALLYING HIS HOSTS.
Little Falls and Utica Turn Out TO
Cheer The Chief.

Both Cities Give Him Ovations Which
Point to Big Democratic Majorities in
November-The Senator Pays High
Tribute to President Cleveland in His
Speech at Utioa-The Crowd There so
Large That an Overflow Meeting Was
Necessary.
Utica, n. Y, Oct. Ex-senator Hill ar
rived here at 5;45 o'clock this afternoon
and was met at the station by reception
committee. He was heartily cheered as
he alighted from the train, and was well
was escorted to Baggs hotel. where he
held an informal reception,
He was escorted to the Utica opera
house at p. m. The hall was crowded to
the doors and it was necessary to hold an
overflow meeting to accommodate those
clamoring for admission. Senator Hin
received an ovation as he arose TO speak
In opening he said This is a contest
purely for party supremacy. If we are
defeated the democratic party viii become
and remain a minority party for many
years to come, net only in this state, but
in the nation. Thus the party will be
unable to continue in practice, In the ma
tion and in the state, the various re-
forms to which the party is pledged
Every democrat should bear in mind
that he is individually interested in the
result of this contest and that the party
expects and depends upon his support in
order to win success. The crisis which
confronts the party should rally every
democrat under the banner which Is to
be carried to victory by our glorious old
party on Nov 6. That we shall win with
a united front / have no doubt. and that
we shall show a united front to our COM
mon enemy, l have no doubt"
The speaker then Tehearsed his former
utterances on the apportionment question,
and also discussed the tariff question on
the lines laid down in his former public
utterances since the campaign opened,
The speaker was interrupted with signs
Of much approval when he referred TO
his action in the United States Senate
in upholding President Cleveland's con-
tention for absolute free raw materials.
In closing his discussion of the tariff
question he said: There is no need for
me to compliment MIR. Cleveland upon his
splendid administration. He has faithfully
and consclentiously discharged his duties
and fulfilled the pledges of our party
platform. No scandals have attached to
his administration but on the contrary
every department has been honestly and
economically administered"
When Senator Hill concluded he was
given three rousing cheers, and the en-
thusiasm manifested could not but have
pleased him much. He left at once to
address the overflow meeting
Little Falls. n. Y. oct Ex-senator
David B. Hill arrived here at noon to-
day from Kingston. Several hundred peo-
pie were at the station when he arrived,
and they gave him many enthusiastic
cheers He was met by reception COM
mittee of a hundred local democrats, and
was escorted to the Metropolitan Hotel.
through streets lined with people.
At the hotel he held a public reception.
and a large number Of persons availed
themselves of the opportunity TO meet the
distinguished guest Of the local democ-
raCy.
After luncheon, Senator Hill delivered
an address on the issues of the campaign
at the Skinner opera house, which is the
first afternoon meeting he has so far ad-
dressed in this campaign. When he rose
to respond in answer to his introduction,
he was given such an ovation that he
was led to remark This reminds me
more Of Saratoga than any other place l
have been since the convention was held"
The opera house was crowded to the
cussed the issues of the campaign for an
hour and a half. He again appealed, he
said to the women of the state to exert
themselves in favor Of the bachelor
governor"
After the meeting Senator TIll held n
public reception at the hotel, and many
ladies' were among his many callers.
He left here at 4:j9 O'Clock, being es-
corted to the station by committee Of
citizens in carriages
While here Senator Hin received a tel
egram from Brooklyn telling him that II.
Elery Anderson had consented to speak
on the same platform with him on the
23rd.
A few moments after he received this,
he got one from Chairman John Boyd
Thatcher Of the state committee, telling
him to meet the committee in Albany
tomorrow.
This is good news" said the senator
IN a laugh.
He will leave Utica tonight for Albany.