New-York tribune., 1902-10-18
Hill. PUTS ON THE GAG
ANGRY AT NEWSPAPERS, HIS STATE
COMMITTEE WILL COMMUNE WITH
THEMSELVES HEREAFTER.

THEMSELVES HEREAFTER
Ex-senator ain has applied the sag rule TO
Bird s. Coler his candidate for Governor, ana
10 the STATE Committee Mr.. Hill went home 10
Albany ON Thursday night thoroughly disgusted
with the way things have slumped in this town
in the last three days The settling OF the coal
strike was welinigh fatal Mr.. Hills iieutenants
have begun to quarrel with the newspapers and
Mr. Coler who incidentally used to get good
many thousand dollars worth Of advertising
by giving the newspaper men the news has
bottled himself up for the campaign win
grievance against the press.
Moreover. Mr.. Hill is not getting on well with
Tammany Hall.
Hill asked Charlie Murphy 10 contribute 10
the State campaign fund" said member of
the Democratic State Committee last night
''and Murphy told him that with Tammany out
Of power in this city the district leaders would
have all they could do to run their dis
trict fights without helping out the State cam
paign. Mr.. Murphy also asked Mr.. Hill why
ne helping the Sheehan Democracy and
told him that Sheehan merely working TO
make himself dictator in the next municipal
campaign. What with quarrelling with the
newspapers and shortage Of cash. Mr.. Hill is in
a bad frame of mind"
Meanwhile no one is TO give out any news at
Democratic State headquarters. Frank Camp
bell, chairman Of the State Committee. served
notice on the reporters yesterday, and it is as
sumed that Mr. Campbell spoke with the au-
thority OF Mr.. Hill When asked about cam
paign plans yesterday Mr.. Campbell said:
We have nothing TO say-not word. and We
will not have from now 20 Election Day.
Mr.. Campbell was asked If the State Com
mttee would not announce any OF its plans for
the State campaign. hut Mr.. Campbell, who
~ To he in hmm
piled that the State Committee would not dis
cuss its plans nor take the public into its con-
hdence. through the newspapers.
When asked to explain his surprising atti-
tude Mr. Campbell declared it was due 10 the
position OF the newspapers. which, Mr.. Camp
bell declared. had not treated statements of eN-
Senator Hill, Mr. Coler himself with fair
ness.
In addition the State chairman took the posi-
zion that the campaign plans of the commit
tee were their own personal business and that
me did not think they would interest the public.
Mr.. Campbell seemed angry as he added that
ex-senator Hin. himself and others had en-
deavored 10 treat the newspapers kindly. and
that in return they had been misrepresented and
their statements distorted.
Mr. Campbell was asked if Mr. Carlisle, the
chairman Of the executive committee, held the
same views, and he replied that he had talked
the matter with Mr- Carlisle ana that lhe
latter had agreed with him.
Some one asked Chairman Campbell IL he had
any views on the political situation. Mr.. Camp
bell who was walking toward an inner room,
turned quickly around and fairly shouted back
YES, / have, and ] am going 10 keep them
too!'
Mr. Carlisle. when seen subsequently, smil-
ingly evaded discussing what Mr.. Campbell had
said but his remarks indicated that his posi-
ton in regard TO the campaign plans of the
State or executive committees was the same as
Mr. campbells.
Il have no news 10 impart said Mr.. Carlisle,
s.and i don't believe ] shall have any, unless IL
be the announcement in a day or two OF some
meetings TO be held UP the State
Bird s. Coler not about the Holman
Mouse yesterday. lie has been just as silent as
Chairman Campbell and Mr.. Carlisle, and Will
talk freely any other subject than politics
No matter how pleasant Mr.. COler is when talk
ing other matters the minute politics is men,
toned he viii frOWn and simply say, Nothing
doing"
II may offend a Democrat this yeBr urge
aim register. But for every Repub-
sican, a. fs his duty 10 straight TO the
place OF registration the first thing this
morning aud have his put down
among the faithful. Che hours from z
in the morning tfll 10 night