New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
CLEVELAND FIGHTS HILL
rY.pRESIDENT WANTS OLNEY
HTN4 TED.
c,TTS CANTOR To PRINCETON AND
r.ys PLANS TO PREVENT DONNA
TloN OF THE EX-SENATOR.

4,v-p-aeilent Grover Cleveland is in politics
,r.ir and IN New-York politics at that. He is
a1.;nst David r. Hin for President. and ap-
renrI,- in. favor II Richard Olney for that
usi,fon. Fcr several days The Tribune has
hen in possession # information that tended
:, chow thai Mr. Cleveland took more than
.-z;yary interest in New York politics,
Tribune reporter learned last night from
..,erds Of Nr. Cleveland at the Tilden Club
.no+ Bo~ourh President Jacoh A. Cantor
vi for bv Nj cleveland on Monday last, and
=. cssponse to the summons he went TO Prince
m Monday and spent three hours with Mr.
Cleveland Tho TWO talked about the situation
IN this city and state.
,rr Cantor left his office in the City Hall early
--.e.e-5av. and he could not be reached last
night,
Mr. Cleveland is fearful that the Democratic
-or-z If il should elect a President, would fall
arsoIuteiv under the domination of Hill whom
10 knows 50 Well 1t was to prevent Hills plans
4rono Coming 20 full fruition that he consented
% sneak at the opening Of the Tilden Club. At
she Tilden Club he got back into touch with
-,anv of his former friends throughout the
s,ste-men whom Hill must have with him in
order 10 VIII
fnefn
Nerr-York Democracy. He wanted to know
whether it was on an enduring foundation un-
5sr John c Sheehan as a leader He wanted
= t-,ov- f II would send contesting delega-
inn n the state Convention What Mr.. Can
tnr told him can he surnised
N- Cleveland does not care 10 prevent Hill
.ror running the State organization As mat
ter Of fact ne could not If he wanted TO- But
he has served notice on the sage of Wolferts
Roost that the next State Convention must be
embossed" That is the significance Of Borough
President Cantor's visit to Princeton on Mon
cav and mis- return the same night with copies
Cf Nr Cleveland's speech in his pocket Jacob
: Cantor is an anti-Hiu man He and Hill
cuarrelied ten years ago because Cantor would
not relncuish the leadership Of the Senate TO
Mclaughlin machine man. Since then they
never have been close political friends
About TWO months ago Borough President
Cantor sent TO ex-senator Hill a curtly worded
note stating his objections TO the proposed
sppcintnent of Senator P. H McCarren as
chairman of the State Committee Mr.. Cantor
was backed in this by the friends Of Chairman
Frank Campbell who, like Cantor, object to the
turning oyer of the State machine to McCarren.
Mr. McCarren is objected 10 by the Cantor
CamubeI men largely because he is not the
right type Of Democrat TO inspire confidence
among voters up the State He is too much OF
a racetrack enthusiast TO suit the upstate men,
Mr. Cantor has received no answer TO his letter
q protest.
The plan of the Cleveland men now. it is said
BIZ the friends of Mr. Cleveland, is to make
firm stand at the State Convention for can
didate that will not be under the domination Of
Senator Hill The Cleveland men have COM
peled Hill to agree to one of their propositions,
namely: No beaten man shall be nominated 1or
Governor on the State ticket this fall ThaI
settles Mr.. Stanchfeld. Ex-Controller Coier is
believed TO be out of the race as he has made
extensive business connections that viii take up
his time There is a strong suspicion that the
Cleveland men will suggest the name OF + RANK
Campbell, The present State chairman as d
candidate. If this should be acceptable, MT
Campbell would insist upon the selection or the
State chairman.
The con6dence reposed in Mr.. Cantor by Mr..
Cleveland prompts many Of the Cleveland men
10 think that the Borough President would
make an acceptable candidate for Governor. II
is violating no confidence with MI cantor
friends TO say that Mr. Cantor does not regard
this year strictly proptitous one IN Whlch
10 run for Governor. Some Of his friends thlnk
that il would be better politics for him 10 stay
cut OF the Governorship race, even If he stood
chance to get the nomination. and trust TO luck
70 being selected as a compromise caholQale ior
Mayor q year from this fall
It further developed last night that the olo
feud between David b Hill and Justice d. Caoy
Herrick is likely to break out anew, as a re-
suit Of The visit to this city of Mr.. Cleveland on
Thursday night Justice Herrick and Mr. HlIl
ordinarily Go not get well in poltlcs IN
Albany County. The justice controls the AS
sembly district in which Mr. Hill lives II IS
asserted that Mr.. Hill could not go TO the STATE
Convention from his own Assembly district ui-
less Justice Herrick should assent. Inc heAI
step on the part Of the Cleveland men Is & &eA,
pected TO be an informal demand on MI fllI
that he announce the retirement OF senator
McCarren as a candidate for the chalrnahSLlp
OF the State Committee Hill has picked NC
Carren for the Craftsmanship in order TO secure
the assistance Of Hugh Mclaughlin ana James
Sheylin in Brooklyn Mr.. Hill called on tne
aged boss q L his Brooklyn home on trloay nighl-
It is not an uncommon thing for MN 10 can , On
Mr. Mclaughlin but a this time 1t Is regat
as additional proof that McCarren is stll Oh
the slate for State chairman. ~
Mr Cleveland. according to his friends, VII.
be satisfied to let Hill name the state Ucket- II
he does not show disposition TO PICK a SOM
delegation Of Hill men to the next ndlloIdi
convention. Hill will doubtless have the oeie
gates from Indiana. Mayor Thomas laesdIs
Of Indianapolis is his friend and admirer' anu
said Friday that the Indiana democrats "elS
fsvorsb bly, disposed toward the Albany Ia"yeI-
Ar. Olney has stated in an interview Ihdt ne
would not accept a nomination Tor freslueiIt- NJ
The Cleveland men say that his declaratIoi1
means little so long in advance OF the coIlNeH-
ton II is expected that Mr.. Olney would wave
any personal opinions if the convention "anteh
Mn [ he ticket