The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-12
HILL DOWN AND tA,SAN UP.
CRATIC sTI18EoMMITTEE

Hoffman House assuring folks that this
meeting OF tho Democratic State Committee
would be the most peaceful in It's record.
and after spending the early evening in
conferences seemingly peaceful in character.
the leaders OF the New York Democracy. the
Hon. Richard Croker. the Hon. Edward MUIR
ply. the Hon. Patrick II. McCarren and tho
Hon. David B. Hill. called their followers on
the committee together and had most ex-
citing session OF that body.
ringers. II not fists. were shaken under hos
tile noses. epithets were fired a-plenty and
now and then a vote was taken which. each
time. resulted In the defeat Of the proposition
advocated by the Hon. David B. HILL
Mr.. Hills man. Miller Kelly. seeking admis-
sion to the committee from the Forty-fourth
Rochester district was turned down. and his
opponent William Tracy. supported by Senator
Murphy and State Senator McCarren was
Gated by a vote OF % to 20.
This was the first test Of tho strength OF the
leaders. After that. under tho leadership OF
Richard Croker and Senator Murphy the COM
mittee passed resolution recognizing the
Hon. William jennings Bryan as the leader OF
the Democratic party Of the nation and sympa-
thizng with him. Here is the resolution:
THE Democratic State Committee OF New
York. recognizing In the Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan the natural and approved
leader OF the Democratic party OF the
nation. hereby expresses its soictude
for his health and strength. and. while he is
temporarily stricken on the peoples battle
field. they beg to assure him Of their loyalty
and love-"
The committee was to have held its meet.
ing at 1880 o'clock About o'clock in
the afternoon tho Hon. John +. Car
roll came up from Tammany Hall and saw
| the other leaders and told them that the
Tammany convention was going to meet at
and that it would be matter OF courtesy
II the State Committee would hold Off its
meeting until 9 o'clock because several
members OF the State Committee were
delegates to the convention. This appeared to
be something like an offer OF an olive branch.
| and there was no objection made by any OF the
| leaders SO Mr.. Carroll went away happy.
The first sign that there was about the hotel
| OF any trouble was little before 8 O'Clock.
when guests coming through tho corridors on
the second floor reported the blocking Of
one OF those corridors by ex-senator
| Murphy. o. II. p. Belmont. Richard Croker
| and ex Senator Hill They said that ex-Sen-
ator Hill had the three OF them spellbound and
was talking at them vigorously
1t came out then that Mr.. Croker. who Is not
| a m EN- Der OF the committee. held q proxy Of
the Hon. John F. Carroll: that ex-senator
| Edward Murphy. who 10 not member OF the
committee. hold the proxy Of the Hon. Fran
els J. Malloy OF Troy: that ex-senator
| Hill who Is not ms<e Der OF the COMMITTEES.
held the proxy OF the Hon. T. J. Van Alstyne
Of Albany. There was some anxiety
! expressed in the corridor below as to
whether the meeting would be an open
one. The Hon Elliot Danforth. former chair
| man OF the committee. told the reporters who
| ask cd him that he didn't think there would be
any night: that Mr.. Croker. Mr.. Murphy and
Mr.. Hill were having n pleasant talk and that
he would have tho proposition for an open
| meeting submitted.
| Just six minutes later by the clock. messen-
ger from Mr. Danforth. whtefaced and SILVER
ing, said it was all of and nobody would get in.
The committee was called together n few
| minutes after this. The meeting was held in
| the paror on the second floor on the west sid Q
| OF the Hoffman. There Ia an orchestriOn on
| that floor. around the corner. and during the
evening it played Just as the Sun Went
| Down" and Because | Love You and fine
combination OF other airs OF like nature. Tho
strains mingled promptly with the noise OF
| loud outcries in the committee room that came
| through the door.
What happcnd inside was this: The friends
OF Mr.. William Tracy. tho anti-Hill man. who
| was knocking at the committee door. from
| Rochester. had preci plated row on the jump.
| They presented a petition signed by the
| twelve delegates to the State Convention
from that district to the Syracuse Con-
venton asking that Mr. Tracy be
seated in the committee and asserting
that when the vote was taken before tho con-
vention nine OF the twelve had voted for Tracy.
1t had always been supposed that six voted for
| him and six for Kelly.
Immediately this petition was read by Clerk
nvlA Nv PAT riA de
| from Chemung. jumped up and began a red
| hotlspeech against tho proposition.
| 1t was some Is minutes before the tones
that had ioated through the transoms to the
corridors changed and the voice OF the Hon
David B Hill was recognized.
Mr.. Hill has a penetrating voice Mr.. Hill
| asserted that Mr.. Kelly represented the young
Democracy OF Rochester. that he haG
built up splendid organization OF young
men there. that had oyerpowered Mr.. Tracy
and the element that he represented. which
was the element that dickSred with the Hon
George W. Aldrdge
Mr.. Hill pleaded for the young Democracy
He asserted half a dozen times that Mr.. Tracy
was tied up to Mr.. Aldridge.
While he was talking. Senator Murphy
peacefully inclined though he Is, took occasion
to dispute most OF the statements that Mr.. Hi
made as he III AIDE them.
Mr.. McCarren. getting up, interrupted anC
said: But. Senator HILL We have the proc
that nine members OF that delegation voted TO-
Mr.. Tracy for committeeman"
Mr.. Hill promptly retorted, shaking his
finger as he did so. that he didn't care
If Mr. Tracy had the whole twev,
mem bers. that he didn't care il the who'll
city Of Rochester favored Tracy. tina
the matter passed entirely out OF their hand
the moment they failed to MI the place Mt thu
| Syracuse convention.
Mr.. Hill talked a few minutes more and theI
Mr.. McCarren said something about "bab!
talk" Turning upon Mr. Hill he said
Senator Hill. you OF all men SHOULD
not try to split hairs in thi
committee. and il you do 20 T.
hair splitting. you will find others here VIII
can split hairs as we'll as you. recollect tn
Brooklyn case some years ago when you stoo
In this COMMITTEES and took exactly the oppo
site position to the ono You are taking now"
"Poohv' said Mr. HILL