The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-21
D, B. Hill Is DOING IT ALL,
AID 70 HAVE OBJECTED TO LET.
TING SHEPARD SPEAK.
nut shepard IL Going To Win Leave TO
Say what lie Likes-LimeiiGht Around
the Central Figure In the Campaign
Awskens His Enemies. Old and New.

IN he afternoon on his way to Jersey
from New Jersey he took "A night train 10
Rochester. He will be back here tomorrow
uign' 20 attend r. ccption TO his candidate
AZ the Manhattan Club and talk to Tam
many IN the Nigwan. On Thursday Mr.
Hi.l ia expected TO speak In Science
adv, and IL was said at the II tYnan House
la-, night that he is making up his own tin
ararv and intends 20 speak all over the State
from Thursday night on until Nov. l. when
he = 20 wind up the campaign at Buffalo.
Meantime Birdie Ia kept Gagged in the Hoff-
man House, New York city. and some foggy
Democrats are asking "Whos the candidate
for Governor, anyway. Hill or Coler?-
Mr. Hill had several talks at Hoffman
HOUSE headquarters yesterday with John
y Carlisle. Executive Chairman, and Secre-
'ary John A. Mason, with Birdie and sew
aral others. including few Tanmany
Democrats. not forgetting also John l..
shea of the Kings county Democracy.
Nr. HI thought that the campaign was
running all right. and Of course Mr.. Car
Isle, Mr.. Mason, Birdie and MIR. Shea and
those others with whom he talked agreed
with him. But under their breaths Demo-
Gratis are not satisfied with the situation
AZ all They say they do not like the atti.
nde Of Mir. Hill in this campaign. ANY
number Of complaining Democrats were
found at the hotel last night and they
dbl not hesitate to express their sentiments
always. of course, on condition that their
names should not be printed.
They declare that Mr.. Hill has taken tho
very rnntr" Of the stage, not only az Sara
'nga. but ever since and that he is doing
d Mr. l'nlar's ~ m m nm. kut
he has practically made himself the Demo
cratic party of the State and the candidate
for Governor. He has rushed into the
tierc.' light and has awakened the sleeping
autagouiSms Of the Bryan Democrats.
who have not forgotten the still, very
still" Democracy Of Mr. Hill in tho national
campaigns of 1900 and 1900. These Bryan
Democrats are not at all uufriendly 10
Mr.. Coler, because Coler was ons of them,
part of them, bone of their bone and flesh
Of their flesh. But Mr.. Coler has been
kept in the background toy Mr.. Hill, he
has no, been allowed 20 speak by MIR Hill,
and Mr. HILL in the opinion Of these Demo
Gratis, has made himself the entire Demo-
ratio campaign, including the Democratic
candidate for Governor. These Bryan
'ncu said that they could not forget that
any advantage that might accrue TO Mr..
t0er on election day would be usurDed
by Mr.. Hill. and this they did not desire
should com" about.
some democrats went on 10 say tHa'
q pier " a not put up for elect ION purposes
Int that he was a mere handle TO Mr. Hills
uIc. and that Jug ia the Democratic State
machine: that Mr.. Colar was but a figure
head and was being used by Mr. Hill for
~" purpose Of keeping in tact the Demo-
cratic machine until 1904. when Mr.. Hill
hopes To go To the Democratic National
convention with the solid delegation of
New York State az his back. In other
wlrdS. these Democrats declared that Mr.,
Hill In making Mr.. Coler nothing but a tool
and that this il becoming more apparent
a. each day passes and not a few OF these.
Democrats said that II things did not
change the whole campaign would collapse
hofore election day.
Not a fow Of the Democrats, however,
were mighty cross at Mr.. Coler himself and
one Of them asked; What kind OF a candi-
tate If he who permits any man. Mr. Hill or
anybody else. to shunt him 10 the rear in
his fashion," These sensitive Democrats
I'D that In their estimation II wa1 Richard
trokar who in 1895 by his ceaseless and in
rerninable talk defeated Augustus Van
WICK, the Democratic candidate for Gov
"rnor IN that year In the 1898 campaign,
they said, Mr.. Van Wyck made a very dig
nif"d figure. and in a trip throughout the
state made some very effective speeches.
Hrf Mr. Croker, hv his never-ending talk,
brought about Van Wyck'- defeat Then
'hese Democrats. who seemed very intense
m their criticisms. pointed out that Mr..
TN l. talking. talking, talking just a. much
a. Mr. Croker did in 1898 and attracting To
himself the Hn'agonisms of Democrats who
have waited for six years TO get him out in
nc open. They declared that Mr.. Hill l.
'Is' a. offensive 10 thousands of Democrats
A. Mr.. Croker was in 1893. and that each
hour and each day he j. injUring Mr. Colcr'-
campaign Besides all this Mr. Hill will not
give Mr. Colgr an opportunity 10 60 through
tho state. a W.. Croker did Mr.. Van WycE.
50 the wall If the Democrats who could
not he conSoled AT tho Hoffman House last
night was. Croker ruined Van WICK in 1895
and Hill Is running Coler IN 1902
Edward VI shepard of Brooklyn. it was
announced at tn" Hoffman House las,
night, has been politely but firmly turned
down by Nr. Hill as speaker for the Coler
ticket II was aScerl aimed that Mr. Shepard
has baked n Mr. Hills Government owner
Mr. Hin l. willing that Mr.. Shepard should
speak IN New York city, particularly the
borough Of Brooklyn. he il not satisfied
nat Mr.. shepard should have an oppor-
iunl,v 10 speak in the upstate regions
y" Nj, Hill even in this has Jumped again
into tho Iimeleh', apparently aching a. he
~h"i a. by IA" Democrats who have been
waiting to pay him back for his conduct
in 1890 and 1900, though il brings about the
Slaughter Of one Of their own men-Mr
tulcr
one Of Mr. HIS present still hunts for sup
port became known at the Hoffman House
"~' night. He has induced the country
h"t'lA"cp"le. II was said, TO hold con-
'on'lon IN Buffalo on Wednesday 20 hay"
'aIk about III" liquor license law. All
'old Mr.. Hlll'- agents, il was added have
collected about 800 Of these country hotel |
r'opors. and Mr.. HIS agents arr to tel
mos" country bonilaces that he. Nj Hi, |
't\ors an amendment 10 the Excise law |
IT, destroy local option in the country dis |
JOS and 10 permit every hotel to ger "A |
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