Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-27
NEW YORK POLITICS.

Vice President Stevenson spoke at
Poughkeepsie and Senator Hill at Os-
wego, N. Y, last night to large and en-
thusiastic audiences.
Vice President Stevenson, while in
New York yesterday, called at demo
cratic headquarters, and in converse
ton expressed his high regard for Sen
ator Hills ability as member of the
Senate.
Tammany Hall men blame the State
D .mocracy for the failure to bring
about harmony in the choice of con-
gressional candidates, while representa-
lives of the latter body declare Tam
many from the first evinced no desire
for compromise.
The failure of President Cleveland to
register in New York is not regarded
in Washington as an Interpretation
that he is opposed to Mr.. Hills election
az Governor. Mr.. Cleveland does not
believe it the province of President
to take an active part in such contests.
Two members of the cabinet, Secre-
taries Carlisle and Hoke Smith, it is
understood, had been requested to de-
liver speeches in New York, but they
have decided to defer their answers UNI
til the President could be consulted. A
Washington official who is very close to
the President, said yesterday: "Mr.
Cleveland will not say word either
for or against Hill. l know he has al
ways regretted writing the letter in.
dorsing Fellows for district attorney"
Senator Hill left New York city yes
terday morning and will not return
unless summoned for some important
conference until after election. He will
make the closing speech of his cam
paign at Elmira. Iu conversation be-
fore his departure, Mr.. Hill expressed
himself as confident of success in spite
of the administration. At any rate he
declared that he would 60 down fight
ing. The election meant more to the
democratic party than to himself per-
sonally.
Ex-Mayor Grant, Tammany's candi-
date for Mayor, has no fear of the re-
suit in his case. He says: 81 have alb
solutely no doubt that l will be elected.
The extraordinarily good work doing
by Senator Hill is making strength for
the local ticket as well as for the State"
One of the managers of the demo-
cratic campaign said this morning that
on the authority of an eminent lawyer
he was able to state that President
Cleveland no longer possessed q right
to vote there. The President, he said,
had requested an opinion from his old
law firm, and they had decided that
the President could not vote in that
State. This, the manager continued,
explains the Presidents failure to reg
lister.
Mr.. John Boyd Thatcher said this
morning at democratic State headquar-
quarters that Smith NJ. Weed, who is
at present in New York city, had writ
ten letter to Senator Hill few days
after the Saratoga convention, in which
he warmly endorsed the Senator. 1t is
expected by Mr.. Thacher that Mr..
Weed will speak in New York State
for Senator Hill.
Senator David B. Hill left Oswego at
$40 this morning, reaching Ogdens-
burg at noon amid the booming of can.
non. Along the route large crowds
were congregated at the several sta.
lions and many people boarded the car
to grasp the Senator by the hand.
Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, to-day con.
tinued his campaign through New
York and made speeches at a number
of places.