The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-04
CROKER TURNS DOWN HILL
AFTER A STORMY SESSION

tional platforms. He has been here
assisting in the preliminary work and
Mr.. Bryan sent for him to see the draft
of the one prepared for this convention.
Mr.. Van Wyck has never been to a po-
litical convention and has never aided
in drawing a platform. 1t is going to
hurt US seriously in northern New York
if Mr.. Hill is insulted in this way
Senator Grady answered curtly and
Perry Belmont and a delegate named
Nolan from Rochester each spoke in
favor of Mr.. Hill.
HILL AND CROKER WARM.
All through the controversy the ex-
governor sat quietly. Then he arose
slowly and, facing Richard Croker. who
sat in the rear of the room, said slowly
and distinctly: There has been said
some things that have seemed to be
reflections upon my attitude in 1886. 1t
should be remembered in passing such
criticisms that l have always been
consistently Democratic. No man has
right to question my Democracy"
At this Mr.. Croker rose, saying in
what was evidently intended to be a
pacific tone: II don't think anybody
intended to criticize your Democracy.
but it is believed that, as you were>So
strongly against the silver plank, that
new man would be more acceptable .
And then Mr.. Croker aroused Mr.. Hill
by adding: "And there is no reason
why you should think that the position
is reserved for you every year"
mo, have no such idea answered
Mr.. Hill, shaking his finger at Mr.
Croker, but | want you to remember
that what 1 did and what I said in the
committee and in the convention of
1896 was done for the Democrats of
} Ct x4-IA
home l stood for the ticket as well as
you did,
"Oh. you did not" exclaimed Croker.
You weren't heard of much during
that campaign"
Equally as much as you are when at
critical times in the party's history in
the state you are living in Europe" re-
torted Hill. r-
You're sore,9;r replied Croker SEN
tiously.
ST accuse you, exclaimed Mr.. Hill.
'of trying to make me ce-presiden-
tial candidate against my will. 1 tell
you now that / will not have it. You
can't humiliate me on one proposition
and feed me on sop on another"
He sat down and a vote was then
taken, resulting: For Van Wycf 40,
/ for Hill &c, absent or not voting, 6.
Senator Hin, upon the announcement
{ OIL the NOlG. ilIlIilCOlolClg lclL lnC
The delegation was then notified by
J Senator Murphy that they should select
/ a vice-presidentia candidate and with
| out any ceremony, as if it had all been
/ arranged before hand Mr.. Shea of
4 Brooklyn named John W. Kellar, COM
missioner OF charities of New York
/ city, and upon William Sulzer second
4 ing the motion, IL was unanimously
] carried.
! Senator Hill when seen later said
! ''All plumbers are costly. This was a
! blunder 1t was injecting New York
ward politics into national affairs. They
were not sincere. They showed their
/ insincerity by putting forward Lewis
NIXON as tnelr canOlGaue anu Jnen nom
( ina ting Kellar. This presentation was
/ a personal matter. What l regret is
/ the damage to the party in the state.
Frank Campbell, chairman of the
| state committee said 10 a friend:
'Tammany's action will hurt us badly
/ in the state"
Elliott Danforth refused TO make a
1 statement.