The sun., 1900-08-31
HILL MUST FIGHT IT OUT,
BUT RUMOR SAYS HE'S READY 10
COMPROMISE WITH CROKER.
Friends Of CoIer. Fearing This. Insist That tho
Ex-Governor Must stand by Their Man to
the Last In His Contest for the Nomination
National Committee Betwe en- Two Fires.


Ex-senator David b. Hul's friends at the
Democratic State Headq uarters in the st.
James Building did not care yesterday TO have
their utterances printed in the newspapers.
They would talk in general way they said.
but they did not care TO be specifically quoted
as TO the present situation Every one In
sisted though that Mr.. Hill must go on with his
fight TO nominate Comptroller Bird 3. Coler
for Governor. and this remark was made
because IL has already been whispered that
Mr.. Hill Is ready TO maze compromise
with the Croker people In the interest Of John
B. Stanchheld Of Elmira. This talk Is only
heard In certain quarters. but 1t has become
quite pronounced since the victory OF MT.
Croker at the primaries on Tuesday. The Hill
people said that they would go into the con-
vention with I7O or $50 votes for Coler, and
that Mr.. Hill as their leader must stick 10 them
TO the last. The convention will have 40 dele
gates which makes 22e votes necessary to a
choice, and it will thus be seen that the Hill
people readily admit that they are behind the
lighthouse.
The only Democrat who spoke specifically was
Mayor Mcclure of Syracuse. In telegram from
Syracuse Mr.. Mcclure characterized as a mis-
chievous lie a report that prominent upstate
Democrats will not actively support the Demo-
CTAuC STATE ICket 10 Dt IlOUliuhNcu dt
because the convention Is TO be controlled by
MIR. Croker and his friends
Il am heart and soul In the fight 20 carry
New York for the national and State tickets,
wired Mayor Mcclure Il have taken of my
coat for Democratic success, and expect 70
line up with all good Democrats after the state
man who charges that | will not do my full
duty as a party man Circulates falsehood.
There will be no shlrking on my part and !
believe and hope that we will have united
rtv N Nay York Stata after the Stale con-
Ex-senator Murphy was at the Hoffman
long talk with ex Senator Arthur Pue Cor
man Of Maryland, Daniel J. Campau Of Mchi-
gan and Representative James D. Richardson
went over the situation in New York State
and other j. James ,Ss Norman GT1Y House S
to-day and then there is to be a general talk
as to where the Eastern heipd9nar- 9i
c Campbell OF of the Democrats estate state COMMITTEES
and his friends believe that the Eastern head
q there sHGSd sRat Mf Gs n Ms ss Chairman % The
Executive Committee OF the State Committee,
and Mr., Campbell, chairman OF the state Com;
seemed 70 think yesterday that the members
Of the Democratic. National Committee who
are 70 run the national fight from New hork
organization Of the State, Mr.. Campau had
q little talk with Mr.. Campbell. but II was very
evident Last night that Mr. Campau, Mr., Cor
man and Mr. Stone preferred 10 talk with Mr..
Murphy az the Hoffman House
The paramount issue with the national
Democratic campaigners In opening head
quarters In New York Is Where will we get
the cashf- IL Ia very well known that Mr.
Hill Is not a money raiser. Il Is further known
that Mr.. Mcclure and Mr.. Campbeu and then
friends who represent Mr.. Hill In the 81. James
building can get very little money. Mr.. Croker
and Mr. Murphy and the Democrats who sur
cratic party OF the State So Bryan's friends
headed by Stone were very much more cor.
dial In their greetings with Mr.. Croker and
Mr. Murphy Yesterday than with any other
class Of Democrats.
All the national Democrats in town yes
terday said very plainly that they could not
between Mr. Croker and Mr., Hill, and that
they would not. Mr.. Bryan is TO be In New
York on Oct. IL and make two or three speeches.