New-York tribune., 1900-08-02
HILL MAD CLEAR THROUGH
HE HAS A STORMY INTERVIEW wTTu
INQUIRE.
THE LATTER's EXPLANATION OF rHs
CHANGE IN THE MEETING PLACE OF
THE STATE CoMMTTTEE-sAYs IT
WAS CAMPPETr,s Nrrz-r,vrv
WAS CAMPBELL's MISTAKE.


Ex-senator Hill had stormy interview v,,,
James K. Mcclure. chairman OF the Execu,,o-
Committee Of the Democratic State Commi,,s.
at the headquarters. in the ST. James Buildinz
yesterday forenoon
Mr.. Hill had an engagement at the Hoffns,
House with Charles n. Bulger. OF Oswsro .
member Of the State Committee and connin~ M
the train from Normandie-b by the-sea -.
read in the morning papers OF the way R!chars
Croker had brought about a change in N.
meeting place Of the State Committee with -
other object apparently than 70 hunlIiata NJ
Hill and to demonstrate once more that Croks-
is boss Of the State.
Just what took place in Mr.. McGuire's private
Office was not made known yesterday stats
Committeeman who was told about the CONVEX
satiOn. in speaking OF the meeting afterward
said: There's hell 70 pay
The conference in Mr McGuire's ONCE ias.a4
two hours. While II was In progress Elliot Dan
forth arrived at headquarters and Joined h.u
chief inside. At 1 O'Clock Mr. Hill. General Fer
dinand p. Earle ard Messrs. Mcclure and Dan
forth went to luncheon together at the Hoffman
When Mr.. Hill was asked what had taken place
at the conference he said:
Ask Mcclure"
Mr.. Mcclure at the time would say nothire
Ex-senator Hill and General Earle took tbs. 1.45
o'clock train for Normandie- BY -the-Sea When
Mr.. Mcclure was seen later in the afternoon h
said: Had l known how the papers were
going to treat the matter I should not have
changed the meeting place for the STATE Com
mittee. 1t was 9Ir- CampbeIIs mistake He g,
it for the Hoffman House and went home
Yesterday morning I had talk with Whalen
and we called up Campbell on the telephone and
convinced him Of his mistake in calling the
meeting at the Hoffman House. Mr. Hill "a
satisfied with Saratoga. The conference was On
the general situation. Mr.. HilFs speaking tour
was not settled upon"
Mr. Mcclure also said that the State Commit
tee was receiving some campaign contributions
and there were funds enough to do business
with for the present
It was said last night that the Governorshiu
nomination came Up at the conference. and that
Mr. Hill said that Coler ought 10 be seriously
considered.
Before starting for Normandie ex-senator
Hill had talk with D J. Campau the Michigan
member Of the Democratic National Committee
Mr. Campau left here for Michigan last night
He will return in two or three weeks II is said
that he will be appointed chairman OF the Ma
tional Executive Committee by Chairman Jones
as soon as the latter gets back to Chicago.
Soon after Charles y. Bulger. OF OsWego
reached the Hoffman House yesterday il was
reported that he had told Mr. Hill that ths
Democrats in the Northern part OF the State did
not want harmony between Croker and Hill.
because they asserted. there would be bigger
Democratic vote all through the State Il l.
were known that there was a fight on between
Croker and Hill.
DR. John H. Girdner had a letter from Nr-
Bryan yesterday in which the candidate said
that he expected TO be IN NeW-1oTk cary IN
September. Colonel Bryan added that ne did
not expect 10 make speeches He would Just
go round and see the folks and get acquainted
1t is believed that Croker would rather have
EIr. Bryan refrain from speechmaking on Ms
Eastern trip. Norman z. Mack. OF the National
Committee is authority for the statement that
MIR. Bryan viii ma ke six speeches IN THIS state.
James K. Mcguire said yesterday morning
that he would make a speech in Syracuse next
week at larse mass meeting. In the after
noon ne said he would not speak, and that there
was not going 10 he any mass meeting
William a. Scott, known as Farmer, dropped
in from the West. He said he had taken bet
OF $3.50 against 5000 that Bryan viii be elected
and has lots OF money for all such bets. Re
will make ten speeches in Ohio this month, and
will also speak in this State.