The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-10-13
SENATOR HILLS ACCEPTANCE.

Ina letter Of characteristic candour
and force Senator Hill signifies his
formal acceptance of the nomination
conferred-agains, his protest. In bis
letter We are told that acceptance has
been delayed, "not only while political
and factional difference were beIug
healed and harmonizsd-but to try and
secure some other candidate wholly
acceptable; in whose iavor would
gladly retire.
The letter contains brief resume OF
the issues on which the Senator an
nounced that be would appeal 10 the
voters Of New York for judgment in
favor of Democracy. And close, with
the declaration that al enter upon this
contest with the determination that no
honorable effort on my part shall be
spared TO achieve success, and with that
confidence which Is an earnest OF as
sured victory"
The prime cause which literally
compels Senator Hill to accsp, This
distssteiul nomination, ia to be found
In the following paragraph of bis let
ter:
"Our opponents, taking advantage
OF their temporary and accidental su-
premscy In the Legislature and In the
Constitutional Convention, are seeking
to fasten upon the people Of the State
q system Of apportionment or repre-
sentation which virtually gives the
Republicans control of the legislative
department of the State for twenty
years 10 come, q system based upon
territorial area rather than population,
founded upon injustice and inequality,
and designed 10 enable the minority
rather than the majority Of the people
to control the State. The very life of
Wi parry ~ ~ s'nAc.
In view Of bis responsibility for the
Maynard nomination and tho Demo-
cratic defeat consequen.--iuvolving
the loss Of the Constitutional Conven-
tion which submitted tho obnoxious
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hill fairly
owes II 10 his party to rescue 1t from
the peril he depicts.
A strong letter from ex-Sccretary
Whitney aud the emphatic endorse
ment of The ticket by Ellery Anderson,
Coudert and the other chief anti.snsp-
pers, guarantee . practically united
Democratic support. Only by the
most strenuous efforts has the Shep-
herd faction in Brooklyn, been able
TO organize a bolt against Senator
Hill. But their fellow kickcrs, the
Grace Democrats In New York City,
voted down the resolution and Mr..
Grace has notified the State Commit
tee that bis faction would support Hill.
The only split In New York City is
against the Tammany nominee for
Mayor; who Is not Tammauy MEM
Der by the way. The reason hc is OPP
posed is indicated iu the following:
| Mr.. Nathan Strauss said tonight
that he would accept the Tammany
| nomination for Mayor, probably.
Asked whether tho Mayoralty nomi-
nation had been teudered TO bin by
any of the other organizations, Mr..
Strauss said:
"Oh, yes, some outside organizations
offered it to me. Several representa-
| tives Of the Grace-F Fairchild party came
| TO me aud asked me II | would accept
a nomination at their hands, but they
wanted me 10 promise to use my in-
tluence rs The head of the ticket to Sc
euro w. r. Grace's nomination as
| United States Senator to succeed Mr..
| Hill. positively declined TO accept
II on any such terms. | said | would
make no promises of any sort. |
would be bound by no pledges. That
settled the matter. Tammsny Hall
asked me to make no promises. 1t
| was understood | would 90 into no
deal of any SORT"
| Mr.. Strauss Is warm friend and
admirer Of President Cleveland and Is
generally esteemed in the community.
He will receive the support OF the
estate Democrats" who are dissatls-
fed with Mr.. Grace's deal with the
Republicans yesterday.
Corbett and Fiizimmons have at last