The Washington times., 1904-09-19
REFUSES
HILLS COLLAR
Only State Attorney General
ship Was Offered Him.
THERE is NO TAG ON HIM
Snubs Upstate Leader-Says he
Trusts in God, and Not in Hills
Political Machine.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1s.-Talk OF David
3. Hills visit 70 District Attorney Je-
rome, on a political mission, viii not
down. in the clubs and hotel corridors
il continues to be the subject Of a
great deal Of gossip.
According TO most trustworthy sources
Of inside information, Hill was in a
state Of panic over the progress Of the
Jerome Eubernatorial boom. and went
TO Jerome to offer him the nomination
for attorney general as a last desper-
ate effort to get the district attorney
out OF the way.
That Hill did not succeed IS evident
from the stories in circulG tiCn- 1t seems
that Jerome gave the upstate boss the
most direct snub the latter had ever re-
ceived in all his political experience.
outspoken in Replies.
The aggressive district attorney actu-
ally said TO Hill. it is asserted. that he
could not accept "the peanut dole Of
political patronage" ana he assured the
upstate leader that he would not allow
himself to be stopped in any aspiration
he might have based upon principles OF
truth and equity.
A humorous feature Of the interview
was that Hill suggested a likeness be-
tween himself and the district attorney
that is. as 10 political methods-where-
upon Jerome is said TO have broken out
in a passionate disclaimer, and when
Hill. cut TO the quick BY the angry re-
toI-, threatened suggestively the power
Of the machine. he was met with this
reply, couched in the most intense tones
and accompanied by the characteristic
= 10
sNIr. HUI, all your life you have put
your trust in the machine, but 1 put my
trust in God"
This was probably the only time Mr..
Hul had had the Deity brought into any
Of his conferences, and the effect was
marvellous.
Hill Is Stunned.
/, According to one sYersion Of the inter
view. the governor actually gasped. and
faltered out:
Are those your real sentiments?'
They are" the district attorney IS
said to have replied. IF / cannot make
night on principle prefer not to fight
at all"
versa ton that the district attorney USED
, the Rabelaisan expression which Aas
/ caused the question in the clubs ana
is'S, ssWhat ia1t was it that 4Ir jerome said to
/ NJ. Hil2
Jerome Shows Anger.
1t one point in the interview Hin is
SAID to have inquired:
How would you like to be attorney
! general?"
f is that the object Of your visit here
Mr.. HIP"
Yes"
And do you tender the nomination to
me?"
Then Jerome broke loose
/ -..XVhat authority have you 10 oIIer me
a nomination." said the district et-
torney- ..IVho made you the Democratic
What do YOU mean. Mr. District Ii
torney?' asked the startled Hin
As erts Independence.
..Just VIII I say. am no hired man.
and I have yet to see your commission
10 settle the personnel Of the Demo
cratic ticket this year. Democrats nave
Ibea1 given to understand that this IS
To he an. .oDen convention, that the dele
gates are TO choose the officers, Are you
the manager Of the campaign DO you
think / viii be a party 70 any STATE
] making by you, Mr. Hll- -
Hill astonished al the reception MS
dfsingenuOus offer had provoked, salo
something about his ability 70 ees. eNeIcisS s.s
an influence in the arrangement OF
the ticket
| He was promptly told that Jerome
wanted none Of his influence, ana lhls
iinforrnatiou was coupled with an tntima-
tfou that he was in the Platt class OF
dictat0rS One supported version OF the
e conversation has Il that Jerome, finding
the resources of polite language made
ouate borrowed a little Of the y0caDu-
larry of the east side, and told hi! ne
was dead one" a ''has-been, a
.f0ur-flusher." and several other things
expressive of incOmpetency and preten-
sion. - -.
You may put tag on some men. but
YOU can never put a tag on me- VS.
another of the remarks attributed 70
jerome.
/ hin became angriar and angrier. nat
; uralIv and ceased to urge an once on
tba district attorney. When ne was told
that Jerome had no use for his KIND o.
politics and was not IN the haolI ~,
making deals, the upstate man retlreo
lin disorder.