The sun., 1903-09-03
HILL REBUKES l'CLELLAND
FOR ACCEPTING A PLl CE ASV.x
GENERAL APPRAISER,

1he Westchester Senator lnc,ned 10 IA.
sent Mr.. Hlll's Talk Absut Tale,n.
Bribes From the Republican P.ry
State Committee Meets ss.u,r,.x
David B. Hill and Frank Campb.ll, chair.
man Of the Democratic State Comnitee var.
At the Hoffman House Yesterday, talking
Democratic city and State politio. Mr.
Hill, II was ascertained. desires very much
to punish Senator Charles p. McCbland
Of Westchester for accepting the place o,
United States General Appraiser avsp
to him BY tho President The plao. y
an important one and is for life, At t;,soo
. year.
The Board Of General Appraisers w
established In President Harrison's tina
consisting OF seven members. four Rspub
hcans and three Democrats. Col. Jewell
the Democrat who has been retired at nj,
own request, had to be succeeded bys Dem.
oorat and President Roosevelt choose ssus.
tor McClelland.
This will neoessitate the resignation es
Mr.. McCleland from the Senate and Z
special election for Senator in the West.
chester district Mr.. Hill has written A
very severe lettr to Senator McClelland.
saying. In 40 many words and in effect, that
II Mr.. McClslland accepts this place a, the
hands Of President Roosevelt, 1t would look
a. II he had taken "a brtbe' from the Re-
publican party.
MIR. Hill haa also conferred with West.
chester Democrats on the matter. and
they reported Mr.. Hills attitude 70 Mr..
McCaelland. and Mr.. McClelland is not
man, his friends said last night. to permit
Mr.. Hill to speak Of him in such fashion
The matter may come up at the meeting
OF the Democratic State Committee in
Albany on Saturday. The meeting is
for the purpose Of renominating the Hon.
Denis O'Br1en Of Watertown to the Court
OF Appeals bench. Meanwhile Senator
McClelland has written letter in reply to
Mr.. Hill, in which Mr.. McClelland takes
OF United States General Appraiser from
President Roosevelt because 1t is dus TO
his family that ne should do so.
Senator McClelland, however, IL Scotch
man and z pretty determined man, and
had taken "a bribe' from the Republican
party, Mr. McCleuand was right up on
his high heels at once for the reason that
Senator McClelland in all his days at Al
bany has been considered one of the mos
upright legislators: no breath, not even a
whisper against his integrity. has ever been
heard.
In fact. both Republicans and Demo
Gratis have always looked UP TO Senator
McCelland as a man Of unimpeaohable
integrity. Senator MoClelland's friends In
sst that Mr.. Hill has inspired the Demo
cratic press Of Albany and elsewhere 10
denounce him for accepting this place
from President Roosevelt
Senator McCleland's friends sa id that II
the Democratic majority In tbe upper
house at Albany had been larger. Mr.. Hill
would not have been 90 interest ed III at
tempting to accuse SIr. McCLelland of &C
cepting anything IN the nature OF a bribe
from the Republican party.
Another point waa brought out, and
that was that Senator McClelland owes
nothing to Mr.. Hill at all. neither from
a party nor a personal standpoint. for the
reason that Mr. Hill has always been In
imical to Mr McClelland and Mr.. McClel-
land has always looked upon Mr.. Hill as
q peanut statesman.'
1t was Learned last night that II MIR. Hi
attempted to make point Of the matter
at the meeting Of the Democratic State
Committee at Albany on Saturday Senator
NcClelland's friends will have word or
two TO say In reply
The statement was again made that
Mr.. Campbell il to retire as chairman. TO
be succeeded by John n Carlisle or Waonr-
town.