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WHAT CROKER SAID TO HILL.
Report of All the Bitter Things
Said in Their stormy Private In

ate account Oh tNe lIttINiCN pFt
! Richard Croker and David Bennett Hill in
| Crokers apartments al the Midland Hotel
yesterday afternoon. half an hour before
the humiliation Of Hin in the caucus of
the New York delegation.
IL is the one thing of which politicians
from all parts of the United States have
talked to-day. II outstrips in interest any
other subject connected with the conven-
| ton.
! The interview between Mr. HIN and Mr..
| Croker was solicited by Croker himself,
| He sent State Senator P. II. McCarren 10
| Hill yesterday morning to ask him If he
| would accept the Endorsement of the New
! York delegation for the nomination of Vice
| President OF the United States. Hill re-
| piled in the negative When he appeared
| at the headquarters of the New York del
| egatIon to participate in the caucus Crok-
| er sent an invitation 10 him 20 come to mis-
rooms which are on the same floor,
short distance away. Hill responded and
Croker met him at the door. They did lot
| offer 10 shake hands.
Come in, Senator Hill, 1 want to talk
to YOU"
! How do YOU do, Mr.. Croker" said Sen
ator Hill What can 1 do for you And
| turning TO where ex-senator Murphy sat,
said. Hello. Ed?'
| Hello Davew said ex-senator Murphy.
! Senator Hill took a seat, unlimited.
We'll. l want TO know. Senator Hill"
| said Croker. with studied formally, why
| you refuse to accept the nomination for
vice president If you are going 10 set
| in line, now is the time
! HIS Defiance, CrOker's Threat.
In line?" said Hill. looking the Tam
many chieftain in the face. What do you
| mean, Croker?"
"Well. these people our here think that
YOU are not on the level with them
think they've put the nomination for sec
| ond place up TO YOU as a test They ac-
cuse you of skulking in 1896, and Of be-
| ing under cover now"
why. why. Croker" said Senator Hin,
excitedly IL did not skulk any moro than
| you, and as a matter of fact good many
of us skulked in 1896 Tammany skulked
| and you know il look the New York city
vote. We were all together and were lick
| ed. I've come out here as a good Demo-
| crat trying to get these people out West
| to Try TO realize the futility of trying to
win on the platform of 1896 l have not
selfish reason. | want nothing for my
| self. | am ready for a fight. You haven't
| always been, Croker
"Oh. yes, Senator" said Croker Il
want to talk about that with you" aud he
brought his hands squarey down on his
| knees in his characteristic way.
Il have been told by my friends that
you have had lot to say about me.
! understand that You have been talking
| about my trips TO Europe and have charg
ed me with lack of responsibility. I have
also been told that you have done lots of
| talking about my interest in the American
| Ice Company What have you got to say
about that"
Croker Captures Hills Friends.
What have I go to say?" replied Hill
| who was perspiring from the awful heat
and frequently wiped his forehead What
| have l got to sayH and he shook the in
dex finger of his right hand above his
! head in the air. You know very well,
Croker. that there is lot of talk about
| you. The Democrats up the state do not
think that you have managed the party
| properly in New York city. You have
| made il too much of a personal organiza-
ton. You know d"
That is not true" said Croker. rising
| from his seat That is not true, Senator
| Hill. IN show YOU this afternoon that
there are a LOT of Democrats up the state
who are much more satisfied with US than
they are with you. You will find in the
caucus this afternoon that some of them
will vote with the Tammany organiza-
ton"
| Yes I've heard. Croker, that you have
| got Macl0 and his crowd in Erie by prom
| ising 20 make him national committee
man. I don't know what your deal Is
with Mclaughlin in Kings but I hear
that you have them, too" MIR. Hill was
mad by this time.
He wes standing and shaking both Of
his doubled-up fists above his head. as
he does while making stump speeches.
| Croker was also standing, facing Hill, and
was almost as excited as Hnl
That is not true. HILL" he said for lie
first time dropping Senator Hllrs tide.
There is no deal. You haven't acted
right in New York and you know it"
Just at this point Mr. Murphy. who had
remained seated arose, and placing his
| hand upon Mr.. Hills shoulder, said:
| Now. Dave, you're wrong about this.
| This crowd out here in the West and
South regard New York with suspicion
| anyway, ard they have fixed up test
OF loyalty for you. Now. Dave, you're I'M
| der suspicion-not accused, you under
stand. but under suspicion, and
My God, Ed, are you going to let
these people humiliate me?" and Hill
| turned on the peacemaker with a ferocity
of tiger. As he said these people"
he indicated Croker. who was standiog
three feet away, with his hand resting
| on the back of chair
Hin Appeals to Murphy.
Look here, Ed. you and 1 have been
| together for a good many years and
you have always found me when YOU
wanted me. We have worked together
| for the interest of the party when the
party IN New York City skulked. as they
| say / am skulking now. did not expect
! mat you would be against me and with
| them on any proposition"
am not against you now, Hill, and
| you know it. We havn't got a chance
ON earth to win against the Democrats
OF the South and West. They have got
this convention, and it would simply be
committing suicide and killing all chance
of party harmony by fighting them now
We have all got to get together some
way, and this seems 10 be the easiest
way" and Murphy came close to Hill and
threw his left arm half around che lat
ter's shoulder
But Hill was angry and broke away
Bryan Didnt Want Hill.
Il am not ready to be buried vet" he
said; and, anyway, it looks to me as if
Croker and his people wanted to turn me
down. l naturally expected to be a
member of the Committee on Resolutions
They have permitted it to go out to all
the newspapers that ] was 10 be"
Eyes. and you would have been" said
Croker, 'if Bryan and his people wanted
you. They don't want YOU and have told
me so. There is no use of antagonizing
them now, and so I have selected Mr.
Van Wyck as the man who would be ac-