The sun., 1902-03-04
AN ALL.YEAR HEADQUARTERS,
WITH d. h. HILL, MAYBE, DOCT0R
OF LITERATURE.
CoIer Said 10 Have n $4,000 Fund In
Hand TO Establish Centre OF Truth
Somewhere Near the Permanent
Reoublicau state Headquarters.

Democrats at the Hoffman House who
are familiar with what Is going on IN their
party said last night that mainly through
the exertions Of ex-Comptroller BIRD y.
Coler fund amounting 10 nearly $4,000
had been raised TO open az the Holman
House, or the St. James Building or some
other place near by. permanent Democratic
State Headquarters. after the fashion OF
those which have been run for nearly
TWENTY-FIVE years by the Republicans at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The Democrats who told this added that
David b Hill would shortly receive visitors
at Albany requesting him TO become the
chief political adviser Of those in charge
Of the headquarters in this city as TO all
matters which should be handed out for
the newspapers. MIR Hill was formerly
editor Of the Elmira Gazette, knows how
10 get pieces into the Democratic news
papers, Is tireless worker and has not at
all times agreed with the way certain Demo-
cratic newspapers in the State have been
conducted.
Those who are to have charge OF the
headquarters in this city are to, II Is said,
seek competent newspaper man like
Luther b. Little, Chief Of the Literary
Bureau Of the Republican state Head
quarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and
put him In charge of all political material
which is to be issued both TO the metro
politan press and to the daily, weekly,
bi-weekly, and monthly Democratic news
papers Of the State.
one great trouble that the Democrats
have had in campaigns is that they have
not exactly had the right person in charge
of the literary bureau. Either the material
was too voluminous or too vapid or it was
written so shabbily and olumsily and put
IN such muddled shape that II didn't get
into the newspapers. Then candidates
on the Democratic tickets have used the
literary bureau for their own ends, for
getting entirely the Democratic party's
welfare.
For many years it has been the idea OF
Mr.. Hill TO have permanent headquarters
In New York city, such as have been main
tanned by the Republicans for nearly TWEEN
ty-fve years chiefly under the domination
Of Senator Thomas G. Platt. Several
Democratic leaders, the chieftains, as
we'll as the lieutenants and subordinates,
have had bad way Of giving out false
information or suppressing real informa-
ton OF importance to their party papers.
The Republicans, on the contrary, have
taken care to give out the news when pos
sible, and consequently have got them
selves Detter tTeateu III tit papers Oh uOtu
parties. Under the programme outlined
Tor the permanent Democratic State Head
quarters in New York city, IL was said last
night, it has been determined to change
ali this.
Just whether Mr.. Hill will accept the
place which is TO be offered to him, chief
political director as 10 all political literary
matters, is one Of the questions which he
will determine for himself within a short
time
There are apparently three Democratic
candidates for Governor in the field. Ed
ward NJ. Shepard and Bird S. Coler of Brook
lyn and John g. Milburn Of Buffalo, al
though a great many Democrats would
like TO see Col. Daniel S. Lamont a can
didate. Col Lamont's strength, il was
said, Is that he has kept out OF all Demo-
cratic factional rows within the last dozen
years, and has pursued the even tenor OF
his way. For that matter, 20 has Mr..
Milburn. James Shevlin of Brooklyn is
very friendly TO Mr.. Shepard as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, although
Mr. Coler has his friends among the Nc
Laughlin Democracy, and has, more
over, recently strengthened himself with
certain Tammany leaders. Most Of the
Tammany leaders have always been friendly
TO Mr.. Coler since he became Comptroller
for the reason that Mr.. Coler was very
kind as to patronage and contracts to the
Tammany Hall leaders. Mr.. Coler merely
happened TO offend Mr. Croker by his utter
ances in magazine articles and on the stump
That the Democrats are getting together
and going TO work there is not the slightest
doubt