St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-07
GROVER AND DAVID.
Their Meeting at a Dinner
Furnishes Food for Much
Gossip.
WALTER WELLMAN'S GLASS.
A Correspondent Turns His
Lorgnette Upon the
Little Affair.
TRACEY A MUTUAL FRIEND.
German and Brice Very Much
Disguised at the Alleged
Reconciliation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Senator Hill
| is more talked about than any other
man in Washington, says Walter Well
man in dispatch to the Chicago Her
| aid. Yesterday it was about his ap-
! pearance at the presidents dinner. TO-
day it is about what he is going to do in
| the senate as result of his warming
up toward the administration. There
does not seem 10 be bit of doubt that
the senator is going to help the admin
istration in its tussle in the currency
question. In fact, he has already COM
meneed work. He is even this early
i'll the campaign making the dry
bones of the senate rattle. No
one imagines Senator Hill has
power enough to gavanize the
Democratic side of that body into real
life, but he will have great deal of
fun trying. Yesterday, for the first time
this winter. there was some talk in the
senate about serious consideration OF
the currency bill. 1t was due to the
general belief that Hill was going to
take hold and push. 1t was reported
Hill had declared he would pass the
bill In the senate if its friends would
get it through the house, but it is not
likely the New York senator has
undertaken such contract as that.
| Even the proverbial zeal of new con-
vert would not be likely to make him
quite so rash. Now that Hill has yOlun-
tarily put himself in an attitude OF
| friendliness with the administration, of
course there are not lacking fine-spun
theories as 10 the process of recOncllla-
| ton. 1t is claimed there was mediation
on the part of Dan Lamont or some
| other mutual friend, but the facts are
| stated in my dispatch that the appear
ance of the senator at the White house
| dalner was wholly voluntary matter
! Oh his part, in pursuance OF his general
policy. without negotiation, bargain,
mediation or arrangement.
Tracey Mutual Friend.
If any good offices were exercised as
the part of mutual friend, Congress
man Tracey, OF Albany, must be given
credit for them. 1t is not claimed, how
ever, that his part in the affair consisted
of more than timely word dropped
| here aud there. Mr.. Tracey, who is
| from Albany, has been thick and thin
supporter of the president, and at outs
| with Senator Hill. But it chances that
| during last falls campaign Mr.. Tracey
resumed personal relations with the
| senator. and became satisfied Hill was
sincere i'll his expressions of willing
ness to drop the old quarrel and bring
| about new and better order of things.
! Being satisfied of this, he has said SO TO
| the president, and no doubt it is true.
| that il was in part owing to Mr.. Ira
| cey's representations that the presi-
| dent decided to include Hill's name in
the list of invited guests at the first
state dinner of the season.
That Hill has for long time been
| looking tore conciliatien with the presl-
| dent, or at least to cessation of hosti
! tiles. is now generally understood. Such
was his purpose in making the speech
| in defense of the administration on the
| floor Of the senate last summer. 1t was
with this in view he asked the New
| York state convention to nominate an
administration man for governor. Being
| by accident nominated himself, it was
in pursuance of his general policy that
he praised the administration on the
stump in last falls campaign.
Not Sincere in His Acts.
No one has given Hill credit for sin
cerity in these matters. 1t was said his
speech was planned only to advertise
himself. 1t was believed he desired to
name one of Mr.. Cleveland's friends tor
governor only to slaughter him at the
pdlls. His words of friendliness to the
pEesident in his campaign address was
ascrbed to his desire to gain the help Of
the president in that contest. Chief
among those who have doubted Mr..
Hills sincerity was the president. lie
has always held the view that Hill's
tactics were born Of cunning and selfish
ness. While Hill was holding out the
olive branch Mr.. Cleveland never once
changed methods. No appointment was
made that could possibly be con-
strued as pleasing to the senator. None
but Hill's political enemies were put ON
guard. The president refused all ap-
peais to write letter or to make other
expression of friendlness in the New
York campaign. At last, however,
even Mr.. Cleveland came to see that
there was something in Hil's change Of
front. Doubtfully, almost against his
judgment, he caused an invitation to
be sent to the senator to attend the
state dinner. He may have known 1t
would be accepted before he finally
sent it. and to this extent there may
have been arrangement, but even this
much Is not certain. Certainly there
was nothing more. and is nothing more
now, notwithstanding the senator's
friendly attitude in the senate.
| Will Help Himself. Too.
Hills reconciliation with the presi-
|. dent is tacit one. 1t is the understand
ing that hestilitles are things of the
past. Having gone this far, it is the
natural and logical thing for the senator
te adopt friendly attitude in the sen-
ate. In that way will he best strengthen
himself before the country and in the
party. While it is generally regarded
as the Wisest of all his theatrical move
ments, it must not be supposed it has
been made without rousing an
tagonisms among his former fol-
lowers. Those of his former associ-
atss who hate MI. Cleveland With in