The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-05
DEMOCRATS MEET IN ALBANY,
STATE COMMITTEE TO RENOMI-
NATE JUICE ORRIEN.
Frank Campbell Prevailed Upon 10 Remain
as Chairman Of the Committee l'nti,
iDO4-Mr. Hiirs Attacks On senator
McdIelland Resented ny One Member.

ALBANY Sept. A. The Democratic STATE
Committee will meet here tomorrow ano
renuminats Denis O'Brien for Associate
Justice Of the Court of Appeals. Frank
Campbell. chairman, and John n. Car
Isle, secretary of the committees, reached
Albany tonight and had talk with Davio
B. Hill The great majority OF the state
commit emen will not get here much
| before the committee meets at noon to.
morrow Among those who came to Albany
tonight were Elliot Danforth. Daniel +
Mcmahon of New York city. accompanied
! by ex-senator Thomas c. O'Sullivan
| Clinton Beckwith of Herkimer and Charles
| N. Bulger of Oswego,
At last falls Democratic State con vention
in Saratoga Mr.. Campbell was elected
chairman of the Democratic State Com.
! mittee for third two-year term. to serve
until his successor Is elected at the State
convention next year. Half dozen times
during that period his friends have an
nounced that he WIS going to retire as
chairman.
Mr.. Campbell again 80 expressed him
self two months ago, and it was announced
that John n. Carlisle Of Watertown would
be named to succeed Mr.. Campbell at
to-morrow's meeting Of the Democratic
State Committee. but tonight it was
learned that Mr.. Campbell has been pre-
vailed upon to remain as chairman until
his successor is selected in the natural
course of events by the Democratic State
Convention next year. There has been
some expectation that David B. Hill would
ask the Democratic State Committee at
to-morrow's meeting to pass resolutions
calling upon Senator Charles p. McCieiland
of Westc chester to retain his seat i'll the
State Senate.
1t developed tonight. however, that
even members of the committee friendly
to MIR. Hill are adverse to such action, and
it is not believed that the matter will be
brought up at the meeting of the com
mittee. Mr.. Hill tonight refused to make
public at present his letter to Senator
McClelland urging linn not to resign his
seat in the State Senate. II ia expected,
however. that the boiler plate factory
operated under Mr.. Hills guidance In the
Democratic State Committee Headquarters
In Albany will soon issue a statement
criticising Senator MoClellands action
in accepting President Roosevelt's appoint
ment.
member Of the Democratic State Com
mittee, who does not always see things IN
the same narrow light as Senator Hill, had
this to say touching the resignation Of
Sen ator McClelard
Il am surprised and yet ought not to
be, at the TRADE of abuse upon Senator
McCleland instigated by Senator Hill.
do not underestimate the value of Hills
services as a polit ical manipulate or. but ]
cannot but regret that he never seems
able to rise above small things The at
tacks upon Senator McClelland, which have
appeared in upstate newspapers, seeking
to impugn his motives. every one who is
familiar with Hills methods knows ema-
nate from the Albany Literary Bureau.
THE reputation that Senator McClelland
as public man has earned for ability and
unsullied integrity cannot be hurt in
this way Mr.. Hill does not hesitate
privately to say that as Democratic men,
Der of the Legislature Mr. McClelland
has rendered distinguished service to his
clean as that OF any man who ever served
the State, and the people know and appre-
ciate this record What. then, does
Senator Hill hope to accomplish by
these attacks7 The most he can hope
for ia to furnish uncomfortable reading
for McClelland, who has signified his pur
pose to retire from active political life.
II wonder If Mr. Hill wants to elect a
Democratic successor to Mr.. McClelland,
1t certainly doesn't look like it. McClel-
land has demonstrated in several political
contests that he is the most popular Demo
Crat IN NestcneSter county, and. OF course,
Mr. Hill by his course ia giving Offence TO
hosts Of McClellnnds friends who in the
nature Of things will resent it.
Il am familiar enough with the history
of Westc'lester county politics to recall
that Mr.. Hill has never been popular in
| that county. If he doubts this fact he would
better refer to the votes he received on
| the last two occasions when ne ran for
| Governor. In 1893 he interfered TO defeat
| Senator McClelland for denomination 10
| the Senate, and succeeded in ominating
a man named Morris. Although the Sen
| ate dist riot was then strongly Democratic.
| the voters resented Mr. Hills interference
| in their local affairs by defeating his man
| Morris.
"It is too bad for the part s sake that Mr.
| Hill cannot rise above the tactics of the
ward politician In my opinion Senator
| McCleland, who, ] underst and, is a poor
man did Just what any other sensible
man similarly situated would have done
| The office to which President Roosevelt
without his seeking, as understand il ,
has appointed him II highly honorable
| one. with a life tenure and Democrat
| had 20 be appointed | have known McClnl-
land as a public man for many years He
| Is an ort hodox Democrat and will easily
| survive he "A tarkE Of his trafilIcers +"