New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-04
AT HILLS HEADQUARTERS.
He DiscourSeS on the Contention
Compares Situation to Horse Race.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

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St Louis, July Sex Senator Hill says that
| the Democratic situation in St. Louis tonight
Is ike horse race. where every horse Is plung-
ing and trying 10 win. M Hin. with his frock
| coat outtoned close and green tie under his
turnover collar. put in a busy day at his suite
OF rooms on the parlor foor OF the Southern
Hotel 7 get 10 his retreat Il is NECESSARY n
go through 4 long. dim corridor There Is
canvas covering TO the carpet and footballs pro-
duce no echo. Mr. Hill walks through the
spongy. noiseIess. darkened area with a look
OF JOY on his countenance. Men come and 20
constantly.
W I4llau +. Sheehan's room is in the same cor
ricor Now and then a Careworn expectaut
Southern delegate Will tread the softly carDete5
hall. talk with Mr. Hill. come away with a
happier look, drop IN on Sheehan look stu
happier. and wind 10 by seeing August Bel
mont az the Jefferson BY that time he IS
transformed He springs about declaring that
the conservative business interests OF the conn
try demand the nomination OF q safe and sane
man Ike Judge Parker. Altogether Senator
HIS room. No. "a. at the Southern. and Au-
sust BelUont's room, No SIC. AT the Jefferson.
Will iinger IL the Southern memory Ike 4 long.
green spring.
Il was hot n St Louis to-day. but 8; was cool
and quiet ana dark IN Senator IIuVs room
Even the ice water pitcher gave OF beads 81
sweat, but NJ Hilrs brow was cold with solemn
thought Murphy die the sweating to-day
s. Tribune reporter told Nj Hi that the lat
esq substantial rugnor about the platform which
Hill was preparing was that IL would say there
was TO money ISSUE.
Who is authority for THAI statement,
sharply replied Mr.. TICL How can any one tell
what The platform will say? We cane any 81 us
tell ye- what II Will be The committee will de
te-Iniae that The public must wait two or
three days for news about the platform"
HILL D1scoURsEs.
Strdus about the room: WITH his heaE down.
Mr. Hill began a discourse on the situation.
This" said ne. shaking his fist in the direction
Of Fourteenth-st-. New-York. is not a cut and
dried affair. y was AZ Chicago. This is a
peoples conTentton-a peoples convention. This
IS a free-fcr-au convention At Chlcsg only
one candidate would take the nomination. be-
cause there was TO chance OF success This is
different Cvvavlng ooth hands
At Chicago every one knew in advance what
would happen. and no one wanted the nomina-
ton This convention is like a horse race. where
every horse is plunging 10 win the prize. Every
one wants the nomination here because ne thinks
We shall win There is nothing cut and dried
about this"
Then Judge Parker Will be nominated on the
second ballot was suggested
I don't say whether IL viii be on the first o.
second ballot but do say that Parker will BE-
nominated. and know what am talking
about
Tt is said that Hearst. German ana Bryan
have made combination he was told.
Mr. Hearst" said Mr. Hill, lis conducting
his own canvass in his way. We are on
good terms with him. What would he gain by
throwing his strength 10 German? There win
be a lot OF jumping about. but how is that going
10 affect the delegates who have fully deter
mined 10 vote for Parker"
Why is not Senator German here7 Does II
mean that he IS going 10 come out as a can
didate%'
on said Mr. Hill the convention il nor
till Wednesday. is II? There is no particular
reason for hts being here now"
Messrs. Hin. sheehan and Belmont were on
the battle ground on Saturday night.
PARKER HEADQUARTERS PROSPER
Everything is prospecting al the Parker head
quarters at the Planters Seven or eight CON
Meeting rooms on the parlor floor are occupied
There are Parker pamphlets. Parker buttons
Parker flags. Parker Autographs. Parker cigars.
and the French clock has been regulated so that
It ticks sanely and safely
A Pennsylvania delegate from Elk County
sank into q cushioned seat 1T o'clock to-day
and with q satisfied subway sigh remarked:
They say Mr. Belmont is a plain. working man
and works hard every day and eats with the
hired men. and likes meet the delegates. an
I kinder thought I'd drop IN ana look him over"
The mans wants we're promptly attended 10
and he went away
The decorators worked steadily to-day put
ting Up Parker pictures and twining soft drap-
cries around them. Everything was OF the cost
Nes- nature. The handsomest and most alert
call boys We're on duty there. The principal
window ornaments goldfish IL globes. but
no gold bugs 10 be seen. The Southern
delegates mouths seemed 10 water as they
looked around at the splendors. Most OF them
went away with stern resolution depicted in
their faces.
Maurice N. AIintOn is August BelmOnt's man
ager at the Parker headquarters Mr. Atnton
has a wide acquaintance among the hackers OF
new corporations. lie seems TO have an e1ec-
tive touch and reaching voice. Every delegate
who visits the Parker headquarters listens at
ten,ively TO what Mr.. Minton says. When asked