Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-23
HILL BACK IN RANKS
Spoke at Tammany Hall Last
Night.
HIS PARTY REUNITED
CoLER DISPOSED TO IGNORE THE
COAL PLANK.
Considerable Bitterness and Mud
Singing Developed Since the
Campaign Began.
HIS PARTY REUNITED
Special from a STAN Correspondent.

Special from StaT Correspondents
NEW YORK, October 2}-With the Tam
many, Cleveland and Hill factions working
in harmony. the New York democracy last
night opened the campaign in earnest A
striking example of party reunion was fur
nished, and for the first time in ten years
the democratic party of the state of New
York may be said to be reunited upon
solid. working basis.
Mr. David b. Hill, for a decade an exile
from Tammany Han, stood last night upon
the platform in the wigwam of his tribe and
surveyed with satisfied smile an audience of
cheering, enthusiastic thousands assembled
10 bid him welcome back TO his old hunting
grounds and smoke the pipe of peace.
At the same meeting a letter was received
from Mr.. Cleveland. indorsing the New
York democracy and pointing to the sig
nificance of party reunion in these words:
The great democratic organization of New
York is so important a factor in controlling
the results of party endeavor in the broad
est fields that no campaign in which it
cages can be considered sufficiently local
to free it from the responsibility of it's par
ty prospects everywhere and at all times
Outside in the street the Tammany lieuten-
ants, led by big Tim Sullivan, were con-
ducting parades, amid the glare of red fire
and to the din of many bands rallying the
faithful from the highways and byways to
the Tammany banner.
All Elements in Line.
Thus simultaneously all elements of the
democracy swung into line. From the ex-
clusives who have remained in seclusion
with their leader Mr. Cleveland. since he
withdrew his support from the Bryan de-
mocracy, from the HiIIites who have lain
low and industriously whetted their weap-
Ons in time of enforced abstention from
active participation in the warfare TO the
lusty Tammanyites who vote with regular
lty every year as their leaders tell them
all the tribes are on the warpath And Mr.
Hill is their leader. Rejected, scorned
turned down. to use the vernacular of the
tribe. for years, the o!d warrior has re-
gained his command Do not doubt for
moment that Mr.. Hill IS the absolute boss
of the democracy of New York, and he is
In the fight with all of his old-time ability.
1t is true that the watchful observer of last
nights demonstration detected a note
which indicated a lack of deep enthusiasm
and heartiness in the love feast at Tam
many Hall. But that does not disturb the
democratic managers. They are after votes.
not cheers. If they can get the votes this
year they certain the enthusiasm will
come in full force next time.
Get out the vote is the democratic
watchword. They want the silk-stockinged
gentlemen to emerge from their libraries in
response to Mr.. Cleveland's call and roll to
the polls in their carriages, as we'll as that
the gentleman who hoists the hod should
ne let OH ITOlN MS JOD long enough to get
around and cast his ballot Greater New
York WILL of course, go democratic. The
democratic managers desire to roll up a
phenomenal majority to offset the upstate
strength of the republicans.
Coler's Line Of Attack
In another part of the city last night the
democratic candidate for governor Mr.
Coler, read to indoor audience a care
fully-prepared speech, in which he disclosed
the line of argument 10 be used by the DEM
ocrats In this campaign. 1t was noted that
Mr.. Coler not only did not refer to the
plank Of the state platform demanding gov
ernment ownership of coal mines but that
his utterances the contrary might be
construed as opposing that policy
Dealing with President Roosevelt's plan
Tor federal supervision Of the trusts Mr..
Coler said: With federal control of all cor
porations such as the President desires and
with many OF those corporations monopo-
lies dealing IN the necessarfes of life what
relief may the people expect If once these
concerns hold by proxy the reins OF the
national government? Some day may we not
awake and find even our liberty vanished
Does labor want all its cases tried before
federal judges? Some day may not the over
fed and protected trust babies become so
powerful that they can snap their fingers at
the President of the United States and rem
der abortiye any attempt of the chief ex-
ecutive to enforce fair arbitration?"
Bitterness in the Canvass.
The campaign already is beginning to take
on bitter tinge. The democratic man
agers have spread published report that
Gov. Odell was interested in firm of
Wholesale grocers which holds contracts
with state institutions for furnishing sup
plies. Gov. Odell says that he loaned $4,000
to tbs grocery firm, at interest taking pre-
ferred stock as collateral and produces afi-
davits from state officials that the contract.
made with the grocery firm were the re-
suits Of competitive bids in which the firm
was the lowest bidder. In revenge for this
personal onslaught Gov. Odell attacks Mr.
Hill and bitterly refers to him as this man
who has never known the love of women
who never took delight in the prattle of
little children, has more than once sacri-
need his best friend with whom he had
broken bread for his personal advance
ment. Gov. Odell makes the charge that
Mr. Hill stated In the early spring this was
TO be an old-fashioned mud-slinging cam
palgn. and Mr. Hill when his attention is
called to II says the only reply to make IS
to laugh at the assertion. The campaign in
New York, which has lacked interest pend
Ing the filling of the empty coal scuttle is
Frightening up and will blaze before long
n. o. NJ
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