The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-29
NO BRYANISM, HILL SAYS.
HOW'S THIS FOR A RALLYING CRY
FOR TdMMANY HALL9

Arkansas Jones shut Up and "No Foreign Tn
terference" IL suEEested for the Demo-
cratic a1otto-Pian Is TO p, rect bryan and
Cry Home RnIe" In the Campaign.
Ex-senator Hill returned to Albany at o
o'clock last night. He was accompanied MS far
as Poughkoepsic by James w. Huxley, OK
Chairman OF the Democratic State Committee.
Late on Thursday night Chairman James X.
Jones OF tho Popocratic National Committee
visited Mr.. Hill at tho Hotel Normandie. Mr..
Jones took the midnight train to Washington.
Yesterday Elliot Danforth, Chairman Of tho
Democratic State Committee; James G. Truman.
Chairman Of the Executive Committee; Col.
John +. Gaynor, Treasurer Of tho Committee,
and ex.Nationa Committeeman William F.
Sheehan had long talks with Mr.. Hill at the
hotel. United States Senator Smith of New
Jersey also conferred with MIR. Hill. Besides
these Mr.. Hill met a dozen Democrats from tho
various counties, and moro arc to meet him In
Albany.
Mr.. Hills visit to New York was for the pur-
pose of looking over tho ground and talking
with his friends. He had nothing to say for
publication. lie did not meet Leader John G.
Sheehan Of Tammany Hall. but then the Hon.
William F. Shcehan is thoroughly conversant
with his brothers views. The friends with
whom Mr.. Hill talked said that the announce
ment in THE Sun yesterday that the Democratic
State Committee would not indorse
Or sSr,, rep%,diafe the Chicago %, rational plat.
SerelE, alone, could be extended. and that
Mr.. Hill, did not believe that the fight for a
national issues. He believed that the Demo-
cratic City Convention should meet and nomi-
nate lis candidates. probably issue an address
TO the, voters OF Grc.ter New York declaring
that the battle would be fought on home rule
and say nothing about the Chicago national
These friends also said that Mr.. Hill advised
such q line Of conduct, and that in this matter
he was In full sympathy with William G. Whit
Weed, and other Democrats who are interested
in the result.
It was admitted by some of those who talked
with Mr.. Hill that the eyes of the nation
Mayor here. One of the most important bits Of
was TO the effect that Chairman
Jones OF the Popocratic National Committee
will not write any more letters to John c. Shee-
han or Elliot Danforth, or to anybody else, ad.
v%ocating the injection Of the Chicago national
g%lstform issues into the fight for a Mayor of
Greater New York.
Some of Senator Jones's friends have the har-
dihood to say that he has never written any
such letters, and that he has so informed Senator
on this subject have been read by others Than
Sheehan and Danfortb. Chairman Jones will
not attempt further TO advise as TO the conduct
OF the battle for a Mayor OF Greater New York.
directed by Mr.. Whitney, Mr.. Croker. John C.
sheehan. and the leaders OF Tammany Hall, and
some OF the Democrats who conferred with
Mr.. Hill did not hesitate to say that the battle
would be one OF the mightiest in the history Of
American politics, and that 1t was not to be a
walkover by any means for either Tammany
Hall or its combined adversaries.