The sun., 1902-02-09
HILL TO Be AT SHEEHAN FEAST
ALTHOUGH HE COULDN'T GET
AROUND TO COLER DINNER.
Al Sherry's He Is Down for a Big speech.
and VIII Have the Pleasure OF Meet.
Ing . Lot OF Anti-Croker democrats as
Well as Danforth and Mayor Low.

ana Will nave me Pressure OF Meet.
Ing Lot Of Anti-Croker democrats as
Well as Danforth and Mayor Low.
Bryan L. Kennedy, who has charge Of
the arrangements for the dinner that il
to be given to John c. Sheehan, the leader
Of the Greater New York Democracy, by
his friends in politics. announced yesterday
that David B. Hill would be al the dinner at
sherrys on Tuesday night without fail. and
that he wouli make an important speech.
Mr.. Kennedy made the announcement cffic-
Tally. The other speakers are TO lie
Mayor Low. Comptroller Grout. Pre- sident
Fornes Of the Aldermen. President Cantor
OF Manhattan. Justice Morgan J. O'Brien
OF the Supreme Court, District Attorney
Jerome, Elliot Danforth, City Chamber
lain Gould, Herman Ridder and the Rev.
DR.. William 5. Rainsford. There may
BE- some additions TO this list
Senator Hill was invited TO the dollar
dinner given in Williamsburg last week,
bui he did not attend it, and the fact that
he Is coming down for the Shsehan dinner
caused considerable comment Yesterday.
The dollar dinner was gi ven TO launch
the boom Of Bird S. Coler for Governor.
Two wears ago Mr.. Hill was the man who
ran the Coler canvass in the Democratic
State Convention. and ii was thought that
he would be glad Of an opportunity to see
the plan brought TO the front again. When
he declined the invitation TO attend the
dinner ii was recalled that last summer
while the conferences over the makeup
Of the anti-1ammsny ticket were gong
on ii was reported on excellent authority
,nt laI a. - -,
over. aud had notified Senator Platt 10
that effect Senator Plat had said hat
the Republican organization would sup
port any man for Mayor except Coer.
Instead Of going TO the dollar dinner al
which the Coier boom was launched Mr..
Hill sent a letter in which he said nothing
about tho aspirations of Mr.. Coler this
year but did say som hard things about
the management Of the Tammany organiza-
u"n u was taken as significant last even
ing that Mr.. Hin found il possible TO accept
thc invitation TO the Sheehan dinner. Mr..
Coier Il thinking OF taking a trip through
we Stale TO see iftnc ntiment Is as friendly
toward him now as il was in 1900, when he
went around with John r Stanchflcld.
VINO lad defeated him for the nominal, ion
~ lhe conNenlon. At that time Mr. Coler
Mas much impressed with the friendly
suNuot oi the people toward him. and lie
uinks ii, That If they have not changed their
as'.uue hn can get along without the aid
OF MI dul IN the State Convention If he
can ohly get the backing OF Lewis Nixon
and his friends. " NAV"
e,iheIe VIII be about three hundred and
niy ulhers at the Sheehan feast. and all
of tne speakers are expected to utter words
OF counsel in the management of the cam
palgn against Tammany Lewis Nixon.
VINO SIS m the leaders chair, wants 10 be
friendly with every one. but Tho mon who
go 10 the dinner at Sherry's on Tuesday
evening say that they cannot rest in peace
untl they have captured the organization
IRON The men who are now in control.