The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-11
(From the Nv Vol Head.

ASIpHl Tue NCW AOIh ilcINih4i
David B. Hill down and out and the republican
party in New York city practically swept out of
exstence--these arc the most interesting dis
closures following the State election Of Tuesday.
Mr.. Hill yesterday surveyed the wreck his
leadership had made OF splendid political op-
portunity and sought by extraordinary means to
prevent the defeat OF Bird s. Golfer sending hin,
to obscurity He caused his State committee TO
send broadcast stories that the republicans had
stolen the governorship and by means Of fraud
and bribery had reversed the will OF the voters
Of this State,
Mr.. Hills orders we're to claim everything.
His followers threatened to demand recount
of the votes, and some of the more excitabie
ones at the Hoffman House headquarters de-
cared that they would impeach Odell If he was
inaugurated governor They ceased such talk
when they we're reminded that they would have
to begin the impeachment proceedings before a
republican senate
II is not believed that the democratic cry of
fraud will be followed by developments which
will change the result More attention would
be paid to il If it did not come from the same
crew Of political seamen who in 1891 threw out
certain returns in Duchess county, which gave
the control Of the State senate to the democrats
proceeding which changed the political map of
New York State for just ten years up to last
Tuesday.
The discovery has been made that in few
districts in Erie county the vote which Coler
received on the rooster" ticket was not counted
on election night. 1t has been ascertained, how
ever, that the ballot machines in nearly every
instance did record the votes being cast for
Mr.. Coler, but did not classify them being
| supplied by the Greater New York democracy,
1t is doubtful If enough votes will be found to
overcome Odell's lead.
Mr. Hills efforts to place the defeat of Mr..
Coer on other shoulders than his own is char
acteristic, and shows intimate knowledge of
the storm which is gathering about his leader
ship in the State OF New York, The Hill men
in 1903 blamed the defeat of Augustus Van
Wyck to Richard Croker. They said that Mr..
Croker's ascendancy in State politics had caused
| the alienation OF many thousands OF democrats
up the State that Mr.. Croker had driven many
votes away by interfering with judicial nomi-
nations and had finally made 'the election of
Judge Van Wyck impossible by assuming the
personal leadership of the campaign
| 1t has been the subject OF constant remark
| throughout the State canvass which closed yes
terday that where Croker had been a drag on
the party in 1898 Hill had been a heavier drag
| in 1909 In the first place it is said BY demo
| Gratis all over the Greater New York that it has
been impossible for Mr.. Hll to divorce his
! presidential ambitions from the election Of a
| governor. He refused 10 nominate Judge Parker
! for governor because he felt that the latter
would carry the State by such a plurality as
would make him irresistibly the democratic
choice for president at the next democratic
National convention Having removed Judge
Parker from his path, Mr. Hill, it is said, nomi-
| mated Mr. Golfer knowing that even if he were
elected he would not be likely to interfere with
his ambitions
The defeat of the ticket is placed at the door
Of Mr.. Hill by many friends OF Mr.. Coer Just
as Mr.. Croker leaped to the front and arrayed
the voters up the State against the ticket he had
named so Mr. Hill had performed the same
trick for his trusting candidate this year. He had