The evening world., 1894-10-05
SENATOR HILL FEELS HURT.
Said to Blame shepard for II De-
mand that He Refuse to Rum


That Senator David B. Hill Is not alto
gether satisfied with the work OF his
Harmony cohort may be gathered from
the statement that he was not this
morning in so good Il humor as he APP
peared yesterday.
His attention had been called to a
two-column editorial In the Brooklyn
Eagle OF the date of yesterday, practi-
cally demanding OF him that he decline
the nomination. so that the State Com
mittee could offer the nomination to JUS
tice William Gaynor. The editorial
was uncomplimentary in tone to the
Senator and laudatory of Justice Gay
nor
The editor of the paper is very close
to Justice Gaynor and to Edward NJ.
Shepard, and in view of the advances
and offers the Senator has made through
his agents to Mr.. Shepard, he is said to
feel that the latter might have at least
prevented 50 deliberate an insult.
1t Is stated on pretty good authority
that when Mr.. Hill came to town on
his mission OF harmony he sent to Mr..
Shepard to know what could be done
to heal the differences between the
He offered to see to 1t that the Shep-
ardites should have representation on
the State Committee. That was refused.
He then offered to use his influence to
secure a division of the local offices In
which the Shepardltes should share. This
oier was also refused.
The Senator then instructed his agents
TO say to Mr.. Shepard that his stand in
favor OF third ticket indicate that
nothing would suit him but the privilege
Of naming the Democratic candidate for
Governor. and that Mr.. Hill was willing
to decline the nomination and let the
Ants select the candidate, II by sc
doirg harmony could be secured.
Mr.. Shepard didn't accept this either.
He may have thought the Senator made
the offer as fine piece of sarcasm, bu,
1t is believed in other quarters that Mr.
Then what did Mr.. Shepard WANT
Nottingham is. nothing but fight, as
the editorial in question seems to indi-
1t may be set down as fact that
this last offer of Mr., Hill caused the
talk that he intended to decline the
nomination In favor of Justice Gaynor
The Senator was up bright and early
this morning ana ready for the political
business ahead Of him. The only visi-
tors at his rooms in the Hotel Norman
George h. Mcclellan.
Cochran dropped IN at o'clock, and
was Immediately shown up to the Sena-
Mcclellan half an hour later.
The three held a consultation on the
political situation. which lasted for ovei
There were Is other callers of proml,
nence, and nothing occurred to inter
rupt the council of the three leaders.
Al Democratic headquarters, at the
that Secretary Charles De Freest had
gone to Albany to get together stock
of tables and chairs and other para
! phernalia necessary to the furnishing
of the apartments. He will return to.
night
Towards noon Amasa ]. Parker. OF
Albany, dropped in for short talk with
Just before noon Bourke Cochran left
Mr.. Hill and hurried downtown. His
| evident haste gave rise to suspicion
! that he carried instructions from Sena'
| tor Hill to some of the Tammany
Mr.. Hin then drove over to the Muir.
ray Hill Hotel with Railroad Commits
! sioner Beardsley, presumably for a con-
ference with Major Hinckley.
During his absence District-Attorney
Ridgway and State Commit eeman Bell
of Brooklyn. called at the Normandie &c
tors return Mr.. Ridgway was asked
some questions by an Evening WORLD
reporter about the political situation In
TO talk on the subject. saying that he
had hurried away from his court duties
to see Mr. Hi. and hadn't time to dis
! cuss politics.
Upon leaving Senator Hill. Pourke
/ Cochran went direct to the City Hall
where he mot Mayor Gilroy, President
| of the Police Board James j Martin
I ard CORPORATION Counsel Clark. OF the
Tammany Committee of Eight. and
/ Judge Dugro and De Lancey Nicoll
! The meeting had evidently been ar,
ranged. All the gentlemen had secret
now-Wow in Mayor GilroY's priva Il
office, the subject of which could MOI
he ascertained. The appearance upor
the scene of Judge Dugro created some
B comment. 1t was his first visit 10 the
/ civ Hall in years.