The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
SUMMONS TO DAVID B. HILL.
UP-STITE DEMOCRATS SAT HE MUST
CONE OYER TO THE PARTT.

THE Pariy IL for tho Chicago PiatfSrm ana II
viii Net Go to Nr. Hii-Murphy, Croker
and McLAuEhiiu Have shows Him the WAL
and Have Lcn Him Far Behind On II.
A number OF important Democrats from up
the State have been at tho Hoffman House for
the last two or three days. They talked about
tho situation in tho State, but every one OF
them declined to allow his name to be
used for any newspaper article. Some
OF them were friends Of ex-senator
David b. Hill, and others have differed more or
less with the Albany statesman. ThrouRhout
the conversation nothing Of a personal nature
was brought up against Mr.. Hill, and the great
majority of tho comments attributed to him po-
litical sngacity and untirinR industry. Not
withstnnding all this the majority of these up
State Democrats united In making this declara-
ton:
Tho Democratic party of the State Of New
York will not 60 Mr.. Eill; he must come to the
Democratic party Of Tie State. From that de-
cision the upstate Democrats will allow no
appeal"
The Democrats referred In this comment to
the attitude OF Mr.. Hill as to the Chicago plat.
form of 1896. Little or nothing was said about
this platform in the campaign last fall, when
the only State officer to be elected was
a Chief Judge of the Court Of Appeals.
He was nominated by the Democratic State
Committee, acting as q Democratic State Con.
%veption. 1t was contended Mt the time that the
Democratic State had no power to
determine a party platform, either TO accedo
to one or to denounce one. and the Chi
cago platform Of 1896 was thereupon ignored.
The upstate Democrats at the Hoffman House
called attention to tho fact that the situation Is
different this year, when candidates for Gov.
ernor. Lieutenant-Governor and all the other
State officers, Senators and Assemblymen are
to be elected. The State officers are to be
%vention, and the upstate Democrats insist that
this convention must rentfirm the principles Of
soS Sh'ssS0 did Rtni n tRe q Pr 1sGS: ansii as ye she Buffalo
friendly to Mr.. Hill said that before t this con.
up his mind to come out openly and
support the national platform Of the
who talked about this matter have not always
been friendly to Senator Edward Murphy, Jr;
as a leader; yet they declared unreservedly that
Mr., Murphy,'s vote in the United States Senate
sustaining the Teller resolution had come pretty
the, upstate Democrats. All the Democrats
at the Hoffman House proclaimed that Mr.. Muir.
and consistent one. and that Mir. Hill
should m, begin begin to understand that the
country strongholds. believe unreservedly
In supporting the Chicago platform of 1895.
Hoffman House united in saying that "Mr. Hill
must come to the Democratic party. because the
party viii not go to lin.
acqniesce in the Chicago platform puts him at
Murphy. Richard Croker. and Hugh 1s"i Nc
Laughlin. the three other great Demo-
diately after the nomination of William
j.; Bryan at Chicago Senator Murphy
s sRS h ass1a Mshs s6sia ad f"@s 1ut to "p The ue cSisaro
platform and Its candidate. MI; Croker was
abroad at the time. John G. sheehan. how;
Tammany Hall. returned from 'e Chicago.
and on his counsel and through his
Croker. In a letter to a friend in New York city,
You well know / am out Of politics; but I
TIabt in that as,0G Mr. ii, sh iefnnDov was r. entirely ssGs1s
By the Tanmsny Executive Committee. It
Mr.. sheeSan should DO commended for 1 pars !"
ing at a crisis like this a purely Democratic
tien I should hove done just as he has DONE
s Miis th pSsit Wifh autin soa abe S ssn bsd m of 1sgG,
in the State. and that he had not yet re-
nothing unfriendly to Mr.. Hill was said. there
was a suggestion to the effect that Mr.. Hill
he was just as strong to-day as he
was when he was Governor and when
he was United States Senator. Some OF
these country Democrats believe that Mr..
Hills friends should point out to him the
error OF his position. and call attention to the
fact that his record as a Democrat in the State
Is not clear and his title not assured, while Mr..
Mr.. Croker, and Mr.. Mclaughlin
have nothing to apologize for. For this
reason the upstate Democrats said that
Mr.. Hill, for his own sake and for the
sake of his friends, must come out boldly
and candidly in support of the Chicago platform
of 1896. which will be the foundation on which
State officers are to be nominated
this fall in the Democratic State Convention.