New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
HILL, MANHATTAN'S HERO.
CLUBS CELEBRATION NOT OF THE KIND
TO PLEASE CROKER.
CONFERENCE BETWEEN HILL AND MURPHY
BEFORE THE GATHERING RE-
GARDED AS SIGNIFICANT

GAhDED AS SIGNIFICANT
The Manhattan Club celebrated its thirty
anniversary last night. and the club displayed an
amount Of vigorous vitality that was most i'm
pressive If Richard Croker, somewhere off IN
Europe, could have looked in on this celebration
last night and seen the throng gathered there
and heard the remarks about himself he would
have been enraged beyond words Never in its
history has the club he started out to destroy
been so prosperous. The club was packed to the
doors. Ex-senator Hill was there, and although
he did not make speech, he heartily wei
coined. Before he went to the club he mad long
talk with ex-senator Murphy John B. stanch-
field. James K Mcguire. Elliot Danforth and
Frank Campbell. Mr.. Hill would not talk poll
tics but his long conference with Mr.. Murphy
was regarded most significant. It was as
serted that while as an organization the Man
haitian Club would take no part In the next mu-
nicipal or State campaign in a factional way
yet it's whole influence would be thrown against
Richard Croker. The showing made by the club
last night demonstrated that this influence would
be powerful.
1t was said that William c. whitney would
attend the celebration and take an active part.
but at the last moment he sent regrets. From
the talk among those who gathered at the club
1t was evident that Mr.. Croker's political future
black indeed If the club could blight It.
The members Of the club remember when
Croker declared he would ruin the Manhattan
and make the Democratic Club the dominant
social organization Of the party in the State.
The club has recently prospered greatly, and
the presence of Mr.. Hill ard the intimacy be-
tween him and ex-senator Murphy were COM
mented upon on every side It was freely said
that Murphy. stanchfeld and Hugh Mclaughlin.
who supported Croker in the last State Conven-
had ed IN nd
aid HILL
1t was a gala right, and Hills political star
was in the ascendant. Anti-Tammany and
anti-Croker sentiment was overwhelming. The
Manhattan Club in the past has been power in
State and National politics. When Organism
and Crokerisrn fastened themselves like a cancer
on the party the Manhattan ceased to be active.
Lately, however, there has been a revival of
political activity in the club 1t is indicated that
the club will to the front with all its old
vigor and aggressiveness in State and National
and municipa: politics, and it will be arrayed
against continued Tammany domination.
A SCENE OF CHEER.
The clubhouse was appropriately decorated.
and long before 10 o'clock, the hour set for the
dinner, the house packed. Every one was
tovial and happy. The long tables, with snowy
linen and silver plate. looked most inviting
There was hum OF conversation and an at
mosphere of cheer the whole scene. AT 10
o'clock dinner served
g7Iert- BILE were President TrliaS4 Vice
President Hone, Daniel N. Morgan, David B.
Hill, John g. Carlisle, Judge Denis o'Brien,
Judge Cullen Ashbel P. Fitch r. B. Roosevelt,
Judge NJ T. Mcmahon, Douglas Taylor, George
Abbot. J. H. Parker, T. E. Benedict, Randolph
Guggenheimer, W. B. Hornblower, d. S. La
mont, Judge H A. Gildersleeve, Perry Belmont,
ex- Mayor A. S. Hewitt. ex-Mayor Hugh ].
Grant, Edward Patterson. Allan McDermott,
Chief Judge A B. Parker. John d. Crimmins,
Judge Miles Beach. w. F. Harrity. Augustus
Van Wyck. s. W. Roseadale r. Blodgett H. 5.
Little Judge Morgan ]. O'Brien, Arthur In
graham, W. F. Sheehan, Judge c. H. Van Brunt,
Mayor Van wyck, Edward Cooper, Edward
Murphy, jr., E NJ. Shepard. H. S. Thompson,
H D. Macdona. st. Clair McKeway. John B.
Stanchfeld, Judge Willard Bartlett, c. W. Day
ton, D. B. Gilbert and Sylvester J. OSullivan.
In his address Judge Truax. president of the
club. said. after outlining the history of the
club
Its constitution says that the object Of the club
is to advance Democratic principles to promote
social intercourse among its members and to
provide for its members the convenience OF a
clubhouse, and we believe that the club is living
up TO its constitution.
Ever since the organization of the Democratic
party it has contained many idealists. JEFF
ferson was idealst. His great idea was the
Declaration of Independence. his great idealism
that all men were created free and equal Mon
roe idealist His idea was America for
Americans Now, where you have body or
men of pronounced ideas, you are likely TO have
of different ideas, which means differences
of opinion Such is the case at the present time
in the Democratic party. Differences have arisen
in the party but ii to be hoped that they are not
Of so serious a nature that they cannot De rec
onciled But, whatever differences in the party
have arisen, this club has never taken any part
in them.
It has been the tradition of the club since It's
organization that ii should be the nome OF all
Democrats-from the East, from the west from
the North, from the Southland that Wheh they
entered the doors of the Manhattan Club tney
left all differences behind them, and met WITHIN
its walls men having but one obJect-the sue
cess Of the Democratic party
After the dinner over the members OF the
club held a sort of informal reunion and the
men who in the last campaign were allied with
the Hill and Croker factions fraternized.
There report that ex-President CIeVe-
land who is a member of the club, was to be
present, and his absence was greatly regretted
as was that of William c. Whitney.
FATALLY CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR.