The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-22
IS HILL A DEMOCRAT STILL?
IT Is REPORTED THAT HE WILL
SUPPORT BRYAN.

THE RumOr Can Not BE Confirmed
p,t Those Used to FOrecasting
po,5ticaI weather Say the signs
A.. For a Clearing OF the Sky.
p--,, does some Fishing, But He
can't Ride n Bike.
7-,re- Red Hook, Aug. A.-The Bryan
- ssvaIl campaign will be opened in
.a-,as- tomorrow at Tivoli, in this coun-
~ by Mr. Bryan.
Win the exception of his Madison
SQUARE address, the speech he will de-
,.rsr If is said, will be the most imports
a,- NJ his utterances since his nomina~
~, Far the first time he will deal di-
-.,,l, with the issues of the campaign,
and probably have something of a spicy
r,t,re 10 say. The meeting has been
largely advertised, and a big crowd is ex-
pected.
Mr. Brvan's visit to Maj. James W.
. t5,,kIev chairman OF the New York state
democratic committee. will be made on
Monday. as to the iv..- ,-tance of the visit
Mr. BRYAN is non-communicative, but pol
q iti,iaus hereabout are attaching much i'm
portauce TO it.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Bryan and
Mr. Hnkley will talk over the condition
Of affairs in the Empire state. That Mr..
BRYAN is confident that he will have the
backing of the democratic leaders is
shown by his authorized statement this
morning with reference to Mr.. Croker's
Endorsement Of his candidacy, and he said
that he presumed nearly all the leaders
will fan into line before the end Of the
campaign
1t is likely that Mr.. Bryan will spend
Monday night at Winnsook Lodge, in the
Catskils, where Mai. Hinkley is summer
ing and the two will have every oppor-
tunity to discuss the situation in detail.
Mai Hinkley, while one of the gold lead
ers at the Chicago convention, has been
non-committal since Mr.. Bryan's nomi-
nation, and his invitation to the candidate
is looked on as positive proof that he will
support the ticket. The significant part
Of Mr. Bryan's visit to Winnsook Lodge
lies in the belief that Maj. Hinkley is
acting for Senator Hill, and the claim is
made that it foreshadows the senator S
action at the Buffalo convention.
A rumor was brought here today that
Senator Hill will attend the Bryan meet
ing in Albany Tuesday night, where the
candidate will make a speech, but it could
not be confirmed through Mr.. Bryan or
any other source.
fishing fever took possession of Mr..
Bryan again to-day, at least Mr.. Bryan
said so. With Mr.. and Mrs. Perrine, their
daughter and some friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan drove out to Spring Lake, couple
of miles from Upper Red Hook to try
their luck with the rod Mr. and Mrs
Bryan rowed off to a secluded part of the
lake, and while Mrs. Bryan fished, he pro-
duced paper and pencil, and devoted his
time to writing. Neither he nor Mrs.
Bryan would say what he was composing,
but everybody knew it was his letter of
acceptance.
Mrs. Bryan caught a good sized pickerel
and two pound bass. That was too much
for the candidate. He became so interested
that he took a rod himself, and managed to
4 get pickerel He did no more writing and
after going ashore, made his attempt to
ride a bike" with disastrous conse-
quences. The party reached Upper Red
Hook at dark tired and hungry. Mr.. Bry-
an found Congressman VIM. Sulzer from
s New York city awaiting him. With Mt.
suzer was Prof. Van Burr Denslow, who
formerly occupied the chair of political
science at the Chicago university, and is
now writer on economic subjects.
Mr. Sulzer and Prof Denslow spent half
& an hour at Mr.. Perrine's house with Mr..
Bryan Reticence was Mr. Sulzers mark
ed characteristic when ne came out, Il
can't say a thing about it," said he. Il
can't talk; you know if l could I would
talk"
Albany, N. Y, Aug. Ex-senator David
b Hill refuses to discuss the published
statement of Elliott F. Danforth that he
SHllD is about to declare for Bryan ana