The evening times., 1898-11-26
PASSING OF A NOTED
POLITICAL FIGURE
Death of Major George Hill,
of Georgetown.
AN INCIDENT OF HIS LIFE
The Famous Tin Cap" Speech of
Mayor Henry Addison.
PupiIs of the we>tcIn High school
Arc Forming an Athletic
Association.


In the death Of Major George Hill, Jr'
Georgetown has lost one of her very few
remaining figures OF her corporate days
lie was one of the last OF the political
fighters. Major HnTs personality WAS
striking. He WAS always progressive.
and. when necessity demanded, aggres-
sive. He. was .feei in. height and as
straight as an Indian chief 10 the day oi
his last illness Not even the weight of
eighty-six years could bow his frame.
La the carly Cos he wa<-,he opponent
of Henry Addison in the corporation cleo
lions. Major Addison was the strongest
politician in Georgetown He was intense
in his likes AID dislikes. So was Major
Hill. Personalities were their bullets Of
argument Election day always brought
out all the people. They congregated on
the corners Of the town, while the fac
tions met in halls and homes. George
town was a hot old place around election
day Parliamentary courtesies Were left
10 disagreeing school teachers. In these
times il was enemy matched against enc
my The polls were often fistic battling
places II was the election of 1860 that
brought forth the Tin Cup Speech fa-
nous in Georgetowns history. 1t aroused
great ill-feeling.
1t had been alleged that Major Hill had
called Addison a Black Republican in
his attempt 10 draw down political ami
mostly upon his rival. Hin was the can
didate of the Union League Club-all
sworn enemies OF Addison, personally and
politically.
The famous Tin Cup Speech was de-
livered from the steps of Lang's Hotel,
where Addison was stopping. A great
crowd had assembled and called Addison
out He came forth and spoke in part as
follows: AT the outset of this contest a
club of twenty-three people, calling
themselves The Union League Club, OBJ
scure and insolent, ordered me not TO
again be a candidate for the niayoralty
as they wanted a man to be elected of
their own standing and claims upon the
people OF course i treated that order
with al the contempt il deserved and be-
came q candidate at the request of a
number OF well-known and decidedly de-
cent people-men OF property and charac-
ter.
But il was soon found that the club
had a good deal of trouble on hand as
they had no fit person among themselves
would accept their nomination.
Now, what a spectacle is here present
ed Twenty-three obscure and irrespon-
sible ignoramuses assuming TO dictate TO
IL. Goa people how and by whom their mu-
nicipal government shall be conducted.
LAS we'll might twenty-three of the
smallest kind of mice assemble in q tin
cup TO make rules and regulations to gov
ern menagerie.
I'm their desperation they went as a
last resort to DR.. Cragin, a well-known
spiritualist, whe after rapping and tip
ping the tables told them that the wisest
of the spirits was decidedly of the opinion
that George Hill. jr. was their available
man. In consideration of The value OF
this disclosure from the spirit world the
Tin Cup Club directed the Corporation OF
Georgetown to bless sad medium with d
salary OF $500 per annum for spiritual SER
vices to the club aforesaid, and thereupon
George Hill was nominated with a degree
of enthusiasm. The medium was then
directed to ascertain from the other
world the probable success of their can
didate On this occasion the tables were
fearfully agitated with the revelation that
the medium should call on President Lin
coin and have Addison withdrawn from
the contest early on the day of the cleo
tion when the course would be clear and
success certain. But the order did not
come and you now, by your noise and
confusion inform me, fellow citizens, thai
Addison is again elected by something
like rail-splitting majority,
"The good doctor has just informed hi.
deluded friends of the Tin Cup that h,
! had received another message from the
! spirit world to the effect that all of the
brethren had suddenly been overtaker
with contempt for the, Tin Cup and has