Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-04
Ex-senator HILL IND
RICHARD CROKER CLASH.
THE NEW YORK STATEsDELE-
CATION HELD.
HILL TURNED DOWN. 80 TO IS
ED FOR THE COMMITTEE ON
RESOLUTIONS.
Hill and Croker Indulge in Personal
Remarks Impugning the Quality
of Each Others Democracy-John
w. KelIar Selected as New York's
Candidate for Vice Presideat-An
Unfortunate Affair.

| SaHuAuAte l0f wee treSt0enI-An
| Unfortunate Affair.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 3-The
New York State delegation furnished
the sensation of the day. when, after
a stormy session of three hours, they
put forth a candidate for vice president
in the person of John w. Kellar, COM
missioner of charities of the city of
New York. This was done after David
B. Hill had been defeated as a candi-
date for the New York reprensenta-
tive on the committee on platform by
Augustus Van Wyck, and having been
| offered New York's endorsement for
vice president had declined it.
There are those in the delegation
who tonight believe that the delega-
ton leaders are playing the same game
that was played by the Republican
delegates in Philadelphia, when they
endorsed Woodruff for vice president,
and that the name of Kellar is pre-
sented for the purpose of keeping the
| delegates from voting for any other
| New Yorker until they can vote either
for Towne or for Sulzer Mr.. Sulzer
withdrew in favor of Mr.. Kellar, and
in fact seconded the nomination which
| lends some color to this surmise.
1t was two o'clock this afternoon
when ex-senator Hill was notified by
| Frank Campbell that there was a
movement on foot in the Tammany
delegation, assisted by Kings county
and Erie, to side-track him by not
putting him on the platform commit
| tee. Shortly
Afterwardi Mr.. Hill Was Sent For
and had long conference with Mr.
| Croker, Mr.. Shea, ex-senator Murphy
and Mr.. McCaTon. He was notified
that the delegation stood ready to
stand for him for vice president. He
replied that he did not want it and
was then told fatty that he could not
go on the committee on platform, Mr..
Croker intimating that the Bryan ele-
ment in the convention did not want
him there. While this was being told
him, Congressman Sulzer was waiting
outside to hear the decision in his case
and Judge Augustus Van Wyck wait
ing to hear whether he had been select
ed to go on the platform committee.
Senator Hill argued in vain against
these decisions and finally the confer
ence decided on the course afterward
affirmed by the delegation, but not I'M
til there had been bitter fight re-
sulting in Hills defeat, at which he
left the delegation meeting.
The delegation first disposed Of
contest in the Albany district by seat
ing Patrick E. McCabe and Mark
Cohn, as designated by the State com
mittee, in place of w. X. Clute and T.
w. Cantwell Senator Hill argued for
Messrs. McCabe and Cohn. When this
was disposed of, the news men and
outsiders were sent from the room and
a
Senator Edward Mu-ahy presided and
when nominations were called for
Judge Lynn arose and nominated as
New York's representative on the plat
form committee Augustus Van Wyck,
of Kings county. He spoke briefly of
Mir Van Wyck's standing in the party
and his ability.
Mayor MCGUIRE, of Syracuse, moved
to substitute
The Name of David ID. Hill
and then the contest was on.
Mr.. MCGUIRE said that Mr.. Hill had
been always consistent and that his
fight for any principle had always been
in the open, and that he had always
taken defeat Loyalty. 1t had general
ly been understood that Mr.. Hill was
to be the committeeman and he, for
one, had not heard a complaint from
anybody against him.
! Senator McCarron, in seconding Van
Wyck, said that his splendid ran for
Governor in New York State in 1898
against very popular candidate en-
titled him to consideration. Frederick
R. Schraube then spoke, alleging that
at this time to turn from Senator Hill
| would look like a personal insult.
1T is no time for division in the
party" he said. Il have great respect
for Mr.. Van Wyck. / did my best to
elect him. l am sorry he was defeated
Four years ago we lacked 100000 votes
of carrying New York State. II you
turn down Senator Hill you cannot ex-
pect to get those votes and many Demo-
Gratis who would like to help the party
to victory are liable to refuse to do SO
We want some conservatism, such as
Mr.. Hill would attempt to get. in the
platform. Democrats who deny that
are more Jealous than wise. / hold that
no man in New York State can so well
uphold the States interests in the COM
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