The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-21
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM TOWN.
HILL HAS DECIDED TO WITHDRAW
FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
The Millionaire COmbine-Why John
ID. Rockefeller breads Another Re-
guisitiOn-The Home Coming of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Charges.


Guisition-The Home Coming of the
VnnderbiIts-POIice Charges.
Copyright.
New York, April Ex-senator David b.
Hill of New York is not a candidate for
the presidential nomination of the Demo-
cratic party next year. For some weeks
past he has been, indeed, diseouraging
the idea of a New York man altogether.
Precisely as he was nominated for the
gubernatorial Office last year in the face
of his own opposition is he being urged
to take the field now for the battle next
year. 1t had not been Mr.. Hilrs inten-
ton to outline his position categorically.
Such a step might, indeed, SAVIOR of indel-
icacy. But he has been obliged latterly
to let it be known to his jealous support
ers in the rural portions of his own state
that he is not a presidential candidate.
Surprising as it may be to many who have
watched the senator's career with interest,
he has deliberately taken himself out of
the field.
1t may be thought little odd that in
his recent letter on the presidential pros
poets, Mr.. Hill did not state his own
position more definitely. For that omis-
sion there are two reasons. In the first
place, Mr.. Hill could not advise against
the selections of a New York man without
rejecting upon his own state. The SEN
ators view, as outlined to personal
friends and repeated in political gather
ings, is that New York is now looked
upon as the stronghold of the money
power, and that any man put forward
by the Empire state would arouse the
1fi STR In ffa
and west. Again, Mr.. Hill could not dis
claim any intention to be president with
out seeming enormously egotistlcal 1t
viii be recalled that Mr.. Cleveland has
authorized a repetition of the statement
that he viii not be a candidate next year.
For Mr.. Hill to follow with a similar de-
claration would be in the nature of an
anti-climax.
Mr.. HmPs position on the income tax
led to a curious exchange Of views when
he was in New York. Here is the con-
versation, as repeated in the Democratic
clubs, not verbatim, but in substance:
Senator, you are making many enemies
by opposing the income tax"
Well, making enemies is a gentle art"
But Is it expedient2'
''To do what you think right is always
eXpedient. man. as Bismarck says,
should act in any lawful way that he
considers good for his country, even in
the face of majority
Whatever may be the result of the
political manoeuvers now in progress, It
is not likely that Senator Hill will lift
a finger in them. 1t is certainly fact
that he does not want to be the next
democratic candidate for the presidency
But the effort to spread this belief az
fords its propagators what is known in
politics as a monkey and parrot sort of
time, a figure of speech now very freely
applied to the political situation in New
Y ork.
1t is understood in New York that Mr..
John d. Rockefeller has by no means
~ ha los Ia eta 70 .f
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Rockefeller
Travelled through the boundless territory
of the Lone Star commonwealth not many
days ago. He bolted and barred himself
in to prevent the intrusion of officers Of
the law. and then the indefatigable
Texan officials looked up the statutes.
The fact that he had been on Texas soil
was found to give color to the technical
aspect OF his position as a fugitive from
justice. So there Is every possibility that
a reGuisition may be made upon Gov.
Morton for the person of the multi-mii>
An effort was made to get Gov. Hoggs
view of the case during his recent stay
in New York. but he was careful not to
commit himself. It was too delicate n
point of law for him to handle off-hand.
There is no concealing the fact, however,
that Mr.. Rockefeller is much alarmed, and
considers that he made a misstep in the
The nagnate arrived in time 10 greet
his wife and daughters. The girls have
got back from their trip TO the Mediter-
ranean. looking very bright and inyig-
GRATED. While OF the Barbary coast Miss
Edith paid the ransom or, rather, the
debt Of a poor American sailor whose
for aid. addressed 70 the consul. Like
her father, they have returned with a
small fortune in souvenirs, including bits
Of the pyramids and the sphinx. Mr..
Rockefeller brought back from Mexico
"a native boy, who wanted 20 see the
world, and told the nlagnate 20 when he