The sun., 1894-10-22
FROM HILL TO MAYNARD.
4 LETTER OF 1893 My FIG URE IN
THIS YEARS. CAMPAIGN.


tion OF Last Year Advising JudRe May
nnrd that His Nomination would he
had PoiitIcs-Iseing overrtf,ed. rs Hs
wnsatChicaRoin In isOs, senator Isin sup
ported the Candidate or the Convention.
The Hon. William Francis sheehan was at
Democratic state headquarters In the Park
Avenue Hotel yesterday until dusk, lie thcr
met a number of Democratic friends at tho
Hotel Imperial. Later on he met friends at the
Manhattan Club. including the Hon. Hugh J.
Grant the Democratic candidate for Mayor OF
New York city The Hon. John Boyd Thacher
was in Albany with Senator Hill, who did not
come down TO New York. Charles X. DE Freest,
the personal cOnildant of the Hon. Edward
Murphy, Jr,, arrived from Troy late In the
afternoon,
The Hon. II. Ellery Anderson called to paw his
respects. Between the Park Avenue Hotel and
the Hotel Imperial and the Hotel Normandle
and the private residences Of wcll-known Demo-
Gratis there were many communications. and the
messages went as far as Albany, where Senator
Hill and Mr.. Thacher and other campalgners
were In conference.
Tho news came out that ex-Judge Isaac III.
Maynard had been requested by Senator Hill
and others TO state the exact facts as to his re-
nomination by the Saratoga Convention one
year ago. The story as now told Is known 10 be
true by Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Murphy, President Cleve-
land, Secretary Lamont, the Hon. Bob Maxwell
the Hon. Charles Tracy, Gov Flower, the Hon.
Delos McCurdy, the Hon. William f. Sheehan,
the Hon. Thomas f. Gilroy, the Hon. Richard
Croker, and all of the Democrats who have the
personal confidence of those directing affairs.
Although Mr.. Maynard has been importuned
to tell the inside history he has refused up TO
last night, according to messages received from
Albany, to say word. In view Of this fact the
Democrats decided in Senator Hills absence to
tell the facts. The story is this:
Sixty-two hours before the Democratic State
Convention met at Saratoga last year Senator
Hill was at the Hotel New Netherlands discus
sing with his friends the candidates for Judge OF
the Court of Appeals Secretary OF State, State
Treasurer, and State Engineer. The conference
over these matters lasted until carly In the
morning, and 1t was then decided by Senator
Hill that Judge Maynard ought not to insist
upon his nomination at Saratoga Senator Hill,
It was added, saw the drift Of public senti-
ment, and while he supported Judge May
nard In all OF his actions In the
contested elected cases he believed that 1t
would be unwise politics TO renominate Mr..
Maynard for Judge OF the Court OF Appeals.
Mr.. Hill thought OF this matter until dawn on
that morning, and he then wrote letter. Elk
teen pages long, to Judge Maynard telling of his
impressions of the situation, and he begged
Mr.. Hill went to bed. Early the following morn
Ing he had talk with Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan and
asked the Lieutenant Governor to start for AL
bany and hand the letter Of Mr. Hill to Judge
"Icannot do that" said Mr.. Sheehan. while
you are undoubtedly right, Senator. I do not
like to take , that letter ter e b judge
Charles a. Earle, and gave him the letter to
EsrI. ,r.,,t ~, nm tha trai, t,, A,hanv .,oo,,
with Mr. Sheehan and Senator Murphy. Earle
dropped off az Albany and handed the letter TO
ator Murphy thought that It would be good
thing 4 they returned to Albany. Senator 9g Mur-
sent word to Judge Maynard that he doesn't
think % i advisable for the Judge to run, and that
With that Mr.. Sheehan and Senator Murphy
proceeded on their way to the Saratoga Conven-
Judge Maynard refused to regard the advice
Senator Hill's letter he sent for Mr.; Thomas
Ter. and Insisted THAI Mr. Benedict should
take the next train for the Saratoga
ayas fSsvsff issisF fs'% saaa
date for Jgdse Of the Court q Appeals and
SS@a Il sS assRs
Richard Croker, which had come In another
and the Of senator Murphy and
been in town for. the last two or three days,
talkei with his friends yesterday about this
situation, and altogether the Maynard incident
was the chief topic OF discussion ut the Park
Avenue Hotel yesterday.
1t was recalled that Senator IIill In his speech
in the Brooklyn Academy Of Music year ago
defended the nomination of Judge Maynard. II
was remarked that he is strict party man, and
that, when Judge Maynard dsregarded the ad-
vice given him. Senator Hill and the other cam
paigners had no recourse save to stick by the
candidates OF the Saratoga Convention.
Senator HILL 1t was added, carried out the
same policy two years ago. when the entire del
egation from New York State filed that famous
protest before the National Convention ut Chi
caRo against the nomination OF Grover Cleve-
land. The Democrats OF New York State were
bS Saten at that Convention and they all returned
e New York and made hot light for Mr..
On the same grounds, while senator Hill and
his, friends disapproyed OF the nomination OF
Judge Maynard at Saratoga last year they new
ertheess believed 1t to be their duty TO fight for
Maynard as they had fought for Cleveland.
A messrge was tetephoned to Judge Maynard
in Albany from New York yesterday, request
ing him TO give out for publication the letter
that Senator Hill sent him by Earle. The news
received at the Park Avenue Hotel was:
Judge Maynard says that Senator Hills let
ter TO him on this matter would not help the