The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-08
EXIT HILL.


figure in the field Of American poll
the senate: be 10 too able . msn to be .
eipber, but nevertheless he II hencs.orth
practically 20 De counted ss among those
found dead or the field Of battle, an extra
ordinary fate for o man sho Vas N
svowed candidate for the presidency in
lisa snd had . solid dsIssarion IN his
favor from the most powerful state IN the
Union.
He has for the past two years been the
most conspicuous individual figure in the
United States senate: be ha. been before
the public for the last ten years n poll
sician OF untiring activity and high am-
bision. He began his political career in
1853. He wss IL when be entered . Law
Office; be was bat % when be became an
active ward politician IN Elmira. n. Y.
He always showed m aversion 10 polite
society and sought his friends and COM
panIons among ward politicians he soon
became justice Of the peace; was sent TO
the state legislature and was elected mayor
of Elmira
As politician be sought success within
his party If he could get IL; without his
party by means OF coalition or s'trade"
with the opposition. In 1871 In the New
York assembly HUI allied himself with
the friends Of Tweed. voting with them on
ali Tweed measures designed TO rob New
YORK city. opposing the repeal of the Erie
act under Which Flax and Gould had
gained possession Of the Erie railroad.
In the meantime Hill had risen At the
bar; was jury advocate Of ability: he had
nosmaiI vices; he neither drank alcoholic
liquors or smoked: he was an able and In
tsiligent parlismentarian. He lacked no
qualification for public life save character.
Ia the New York legislature OF 1872 he
attracted the attention Of Tilden. He was
with Iiiden against John Kelly and Tam
many Hall. In iss2 Hill became Iieuten-
ant governor. and By the election Of Cieve-
land to the presidency in 1854 he became
governor.
After 1854 Hill allied himself with Tam
many Hail. In 1sS5 he vas elected gov
ernor: In isSs he was reelected governor
and '-soid out" Cleveland In 1891 Hui
stole ths state legislature. When the
clsrks Of two county canvassing boards
declined 10 sign the certificates for the
Democratic candidates on the ground OF
fraud. Gov. Hill summoned them before
him and removed them from once The
supreme court Of the state sustained the
view of the refusing clerks by declaring
the csnvssses fraudulent and illegal, and
ordering ney ones. One Of these fraudu-
lent returns. signed by . secretary
pro tenn, was sent TO Albany and
filed in the state Office. The supreme
court, ITS general term. and the court
ofsppsals. ell declared this return 10 be
the result OF an Illegal and erroneous
canvass" and directed that IL legal re-
turn should be sent 20 the state board OF
eanvassers that body should canvass il.
Such q legal return was sent By mail, was
delivered In the Office OF the governor,
Comptroller. and secretary Of state sad
was taken from the mails in those Offices
by Isaac II. Maynard and q county clerk
who acted with the approval of Gov. Hill.
When the state board of eanvasssrs met
this legal return Was missing. Judge
Maynard was present and sa, in silence
when the question as to its where
abouts vas raised The board, in
defiance Of the DEGREES of ia.
courts. then proceeded 10 canvass the lie
gal return. and in ths, way stole a major
ity OF enc In the senate. The members OF
the board have been adjndged guilty Of
contempt for this act. both by the supreme
court and By frs general term. Ii was
shown by afadavits offered in the con-
tempt proceedings that the decision to
canvass this Illegal return was reached q.
a meeting between Gov. Hill. Judge May
nari and one other person. The BAR Asso-
citation OF New York city. throu "a COM
mittee OF nine OF its most eurnen, men,
hers. seven of whom we're Democratic. in.
vestigsted Judge Maynard, conduct in
taking the legal return from the mails.
unanimously declared IL 10 Be "eatiregv
without any warrant or Justification In
law" and pronounced bis offenss 10 be
''ons OF the gravess known 20 the law"
coming pader the penal code a. grand
larceny In the second degree. punishable
by imprisonment for not more than five
years. or by nne Of not more than $500
or both. Judge Cullen. Of the sarretn.
court in revlewing the same act, grouped
Gov. Hill and Jadgs Maynsrd ss equally
guilty IN the crime. When Judge May
nsrd was nominated for election to the
court Of appeals beach. upon which he vas
sitting By appointment from Gov. Flower
through Mr.. Hlll's inausacs, Hill took
the stump in his behalf. declared the taess
OF the returns % BE IAN act OF simple jas-
sios, and denounced the Bar Association
a. ''hrainless set Of namhy-rsmhys."
These are the facts Ia face Of these
faess did not Senator David n HUI de-
serve bis defeat at the hands OF the voters
OF New York, both Democratic and Re-
pnslicanf