The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-01
THE HILL OONUNDRUM.
Rumor That Dave IA Not Done Trim
fsnimu Yet-SaIEsi for aIcEESnie1

NEW YORK, Oct. i, 1Ss6.-There was a
rumor floating around in political circles
this morning that Senator Hill would
visit New York City in day or two and
would issue statement defining his at
titude with regard to the National and
State tickets. 1t was also runored that
the Senator would even make some cam
paign speeches on behalf of the State
Chairman Danforth, of the State Com
nlittee, said this morning that he had no
authentic information regarding Mr..
Hills coming.
Il have no doubt said Mr.. Danforth.
but tnat In due time and in his own
way Senator Hill will take his stand and
it will be as good and loyal Democrat -
Chairman Danforth also stated that he
was in the receipt of letters from all
over the State containing encouraging
reports of the situation.
There was quite number of callers to-
day at Republican National Headquarters
and Chairman Hanna Ws kept busy re-
ceiving them.
received a letter today signed by three
women res dents of Claveraek. N. Y, en-
closing a S100 contribution to the Repubh-
can campaign fund. He refused to di-
vulge the names of the women.
General James r. O'Bierne, member of
the National Committee of the Union Vet
erans' Patriotic League, has issued the
following address to his comrades of the
ITO the Union Veterans residing in the
State of New York:-Comrades, I have
the honor TO announce that | have been
appointed a member of the National Com
League Of the United States for the State
OF New York. This organization mas for
its National President the gallant hero,
Major General Daniel E. Sickles and is
non-partisan. 1t has been formed because
those interested believe that the Chicago
platform and the Chicago nominees have
introduced into the present campaign Sec
tionalisrn, reputation and mob rule.
AS a member of the National Commit
tee it becomes my duty to call upon my
comrades throughout the State of New
York TO organize in behalf of the Ma
tional honor and good faith to call upon
| them to form themselves into Union Vet
erans Patriotic Leagues, and to labor
| earnestly from now till election day for
the election of Comrade Mckinley Head
/ quarters will be opened at Webster Hall
| No. 119 East Eleventh street, where plans
| of organization and other literature will
be supplied in any quantity that can be
| used to advantage
Mr. George F Matthews, Natl proprietor Pro q
publican Headquarters today and reported
| all western New York as solid for Nc
/ Kinley.
aAs for Erie county said Mr.. Mat
majority we gave Comptroller Roberts
| which was about 1900. There IS every
4 indication that Mckinley will have 13.00t
/ in Ere county. l'ie only possible reward
| the Democrats may reap for their labors
as I can see is one out of eight Assem-
bymen. There might be such thing as
the election of one Democratic congress
man in a gerryInandered district, but l dc
/ not expect 1t, The sound money Democrat.
| are making earnest efforts for the cause
| and will show up strong at the polls. The
| greater number of them wilh vote for Nc.
| Kinley.''
Mr.. Matthews also gave it as his opinion
that Ohio Illinois, Indiana, Iowa anc
Michigan would be all right for Mckinley
on Election Day.