The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-09
WHITNEY IS OUT FOR HILL.
HE URG ES THE DEMOCRATS OF NEW
 YORK TO SUPPORT HIM.

HE URG ES THE DEMOCRATS OF NEW
 YORK TO SUPPORT HIM.
 IT Personal Animositles Arc Worked out
 in This Campaign Republican Supremacy
 Everywhere Win Certainly Ensue-Indi-
 viduals Count for Little.
 New York. Oct. 8.-Chairman Hinck- ley of the democratic state committee gave out tonight MT. Whitneys letter declining Mir. Hinckley's invitation that MT. Whitney act as chairman or as a member of the democratic campaign committee The letter is dated Roslyn, L. l., October 6. MT. Whitney says that his refusal to accept the invitation does not arise from indisposition to assist in the campaign. He desires to remain in the ranks. He states that as he has been on other occasions opposed to Sem ator Hill, he wishes to express himself emphatically as feeling a deep interest in the success of the democratic nomi- nees and as desiring to give hearty and unqualified support of their candidacy.
 MT. Whitney thinks there has never been a time when democrats ought to sink personal differences and stand to- gether for their principles and per petuity of their party as now. The general purposes of the party, as a
 n%. nk w. ing their greatest test before the pub lie. While democrats are making faces at each other, McKinleyism is being preached on the stump and in the re- publican press and the verdict of the elections will be assumed to have been handed in upon this great national is- sue This state Is the key tone of the entire political situation. Defeat here will mean Encouragement for democrats and encouragement for the republi- cans throughout the country. MT. Whitney refers to the disaffection in the party ranks and says many feel that the management of the state or ganization has been narrow and arbi- trary. But, he remarks, this is par tisan fight and the republican machine is not less narrow than the democratic one. If the more liberal republicans had shown a disposition to cooperate on a non-partisan basis with the anti machine democrats the situation might be different. but they have doagsssastiy the reverse. s-
 MT. Whitney cites the attitude of the republicans on the mayoralty question in New York city, and the apportion- ment plan adopted by the recent consti- tutional convention s.exanslle1ess ! publican partisanship. .-....,... 7, :. SHe says that If this is deemed the 5 occasion to gratify personal aninosi- ties and work out antagonisms repub- lican supremacy everywhere will cer- tainly ensue. There are persons, he re- marks, who are inclined to oppose Sen ator Hill on the theory that this cam { paign will have an important bearing on the candidacy of the party two years hence, but he suggests that 1896 may be safely left to take care of itself. Neither Senator Hill nor anyone else will be able to secure two-thirds of the votes of the next national convention unless he stands clearly for the intel lectual and moral issues of his party, and has pre-eminent qualifications for the performance of his duty to the people and party.
 In conclusion MT. Whitney says that in such struggle as this individuals count for little, and personal feelings should count for less. Any believer in democratic principles who shall vote against the democratic ticket will suc- ceed only in dealing a blow at his own convictions.
 Brooklyn, Oct. 8-By 8 vote of 47 to z tonight the Shepard Democratic club decided in favor of a third state ticket. ...
 Only the delegates and alternates who went to Saratoga and the officers of the executive committee were present. Thomas G. Shearman presided. He spoke and said he had conferred with c. S. Fairchild and other leaders and all seemed in favor of third ticket. He offered the following:
 Resolved, That the delegation declare in favor of the immediate nomination of a third ticket and that committee of nine be appointed by the chair, of which he shall be one. who are hereby authorized, in consultation with demo- crats from other parts of the state, to put such 8 ticket in nomination.
 Several of the delegates spoke in favor of the resolution, including Charles J. Patten, B. M. Shepard and United States Attorney Bennett. Rufus L. Scott opposed the adoption of the reso- lution. He said David B. Hill was good man. The resolution was adopted by the above vote after nearly two hours debate. The committee when appointed will be instructed to confer with other delegates from the state who meet here tomorrow.
 The democrats of this city tonight under the auspices of the Democratic club ratified the nominations of Hill, Lockwood and Brown. The meeting was addressed by John Boyd Thacher of Albany, Senator Daniel of Virginia and ex-Judge John B. Fitzgerald of Boston.