The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-09
HILL FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

IT is not strange that laaoing Democ ats
should be thinking of former Senator Da-
vid B. Hill as suitable candidate for
Vice President on the ticket with Mr.
Bryan. Senator Clay is of the opinion, APP
parently that no better selection could he
made. He points out that Mr.. Hill is not
only one of the ablest statesmen Of the
country, but that at this time he occu-
pies a dominating influence in the great
state Of New York.
The journal is the leading Bryan paper
in New York. Its editor and proprietor
Mr. Hearst, has been mentioned for the
second place on the Democratic ticket. 1t
Is evident, however that he could not
poll nearly so large a vo in New YORK
as Mr.. Hill. There is nothing aga nst Mr.
Hearst, so far as known in this section Of
the country He lacks the experience in
politics, however that Mr.. Hill has. 1t is
true that it has been urged against him
that he is one Of the plutocrats. a Repub-
llcan paper, however, kindly defends him
against that charge 1t declares that if
he is a plutocrat, he is not enc of the
kind that boards wealth. He is not an
tor Of it. 1t is probable, if all accounts
are true, that he has distributed very
considerable part of the vast fortune left
by his father.
There is not much probability THAI Mr..
Hearst will get the vice presidential nom
inaticn, but what his paper says is well
calculated TO convince Dem 1crats that it
coul1 not do a wlsr thing than to nomi-
nate Mr.. Hill. That paper, in commenting
on the Oregon e.ecton. says that the
Democracy cannot safely count on any
electoral vo es from the Pacific coast. Mr..
Bryan got five electoral votes in that sec
ton in 1896. There is very little prospect
of his getting any this year. The Pacific
coast states favor expansion. They have
had some OF the trade with the Philip
pines, and they are locking for more of
it. The Democratic party need not look
for assistance in that quarter
The journal points out where the cleo
toral votes necessary to elect the Demo-
cratic ticket can be had, but in each in
stance it includes the thirty-six Of New
York. 1t practically admits that Damo-
cratic victory in New York is necessary
to Demo cratic success. on this point it
says Let the Democrats carry New
York and they will pick up electoral votes
enough elsewhere in the East to make
hem safe no matter how many they
lose in the far West. Let them lose New
York, and, as the Oregon election shows.
they are gone"
This is the situation as seen by a man
prominently mentioned for the second
place on the ticket with Mr.. Bryan. There
are reasons for thinking that the situa-
ton is quite accurately ated. Assuming
that IL is, does it not appear that no
effor; should be spared to carry New
York? 1t may be that Mir. Hill would
not be willing to accept the nomination
for Vice President. Senator Cav says
he thinks he woul1 accept f.. He Is a
long way the ablest man hat has yet been
mentioned in connection with the place,
and he could carry New York for the
Democratic ticket if any man could.
Sters should he taken at once to find out
If he would accept the nomination. If he
is willing thlre ought to be a movement
started at once to bring about his nomi-
nation unanimously. Bryan and Hill
would be a strong ticket.