Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14
BLAcKFooT. IDAHO. MARCH II. 1895.
New FORKS Delegate at Large.

WASHINGTON, March at is under
stood here that Mr.. David B. Hill will
be delegate-at-large to the Chicago
Convention from New York, and will
be the leader of his delegation. This
will make Mr.. Hill perhaps the most
prominent and influential individual in
the Democratic National Convention.
As chairman OF the New York delega-
tion, he will cut an important figure,
not only in the naming of the candi-
date, but in the building of the plat
form. With German and Brice absent,
and perhaps Whitney not there
either, the New York Senator will
easily take rank as the most expert
and powerful practical politician in the
great Democratic gathering.
II announcements already made are
adhered to, Senator Hill will be the
most prominet leader of his party at
the Chicago Convention. Moreover, as
chairman of the New York delegation,
he may be expected 10 cut an import
ant figure there, both in the building
of the platform and naming the candi-
date. What may grow out of this OPP
portunity is now the subject of much
speculation in political circles. Mr..
Hill is an astute man, and despite re-
cent reverses still an ambitious man.
He is not candidate for the Chicago
nomination. He has said some pleas
ant things about Colonel Morrison, and
comedies that the nomination ought to
go to Western man. The better
Judgment seems to be, however, that
he is no mans boomer, but considers
the task that will confront the party at
Chicago win rise far superior to all ques-
tious of mere personal moment and adj
vancement. The main point will be to
hold the party together and make the
nomination worth ones while in the in
terests of the party's future welfare.
Senator Hill is not worshipper Of
the single gold standard, and time and
again has declared and reiterated that
he is bimetalist. He is rigidly OPP
posed, however, to the free coinage of
silver at ratio of 16 to l, being con-
WINGED that such a policy would event.
aally lead to silver monometallisrn.
The strong point about Senator Hill,
however, is the ability he has to COM
promise differences and yield personal
wishes to the will of the majority. If
he controls the New York delegation.
as he probably will, the voice Of New
York will not be rigid for declaration
IN favor of the single gold standard.
On the contrary, it is more than likely
that New York will take the lead in
favor of bimetallic sound money.
Senator Hill is an aggressive fighter.
but it is suggested that the occasion
calls for diplomat rather than an ag-
gressive man OF action. He is above
all other things a good harm onizer.
At the last State Convention of New
York he exerted every effort to har-
monte Tammany Hall and the Fair
child Democracy, and although he
failed, the fault was not his. His great
successes in politics, however, have
been achieved on lines OF dash and de-
termination. His course in the Senate
has been similarly fashioned. He has
boldly attacked everything he did not
like. New York having no candidate
to present for the Presidency. the
influence of the delegation from
that State viii be a powerful one in
the National Convention.
Democrats here consider the an
nouncement just made by Mr.. Hill
OF his desire TO be delegate as an in
cident Of extraordinary Importance and
one that will have much influence on
party action Republic.