Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-18
HILL IN THE SADDLE
ATTITUDE OF TAM
MANY FORCES AT ALBANY.
Details of Preliminary Skirmishing
Between Factions Last
Night.

dispatch from Albany says: In little
office, yelled from the profane eyes, Hill
las, night served notice on the democrats
of the state that he is in control OF the
democratic machine, that he proposes to
reward and punish chiefly the latter, and
that instructions for Chief Judge Parker,
the election of a new state committee and
the unseating of all the rural delegations
opposed to Parker is the program of the
convention today.
To Charles F. Murphy leader of Tam
many Hall, who sought the throne room
early after his arrival the ex-senator gave
scornful answers, and fatty informed Muir
ply that only If he would waive all his
widely proclaimed intentions and mount the
Hill-Parker band wagon could he have the
naming of one of the delegates-at-large to
the national convention. Then Mr.. Hill
smilingly watched the indignant Murphy
retire to his astounded associates, amazed
at the naughty fashion in which he had
been treated.
Those familiar with the history and meth
DDS Of ex-senator Hill declare that never
in his long and stormy career has he adopt
ed SO careless a manner or ridden so high
a horse. The result Is apparent. TAM
many will fight. will make it's demonstra-
ton on the floor of the convention, and en-
deavor by the combined power of its gold
plated delegation and the oratory OF w.
Bcurke Cochran and ex-senator Towne to
show the country at large how little real
harmony exists in this state for the Parker
nomina ton.
Proposals of harmony have vanished. and
or every side representations Of a bitter
and continued fight at the convention
today are heard Instead of making 1t
possible for the Tammany faction to retire
gracefully. Hill has piled up every obstacle
that he could to make any withdrawal more
ignominious and humiliating.
Final overtures at Midnight.
The final overtures and rejection of terms
took place shortly before midnight when
an embassy from Murphy waited on Hill.
An hour earlier they had served notice chs
the democratic leader that the Tammany
demand was for a delegate-at-large, an
alternate and an elector-at-large. The ex-
senator replied that he would give an an
swer in half an hour.
At the appointed time Senator Bowling
and Borough Presidents Haffen and Cas-
sidy, with Nicholas Muller of Richmond.
filed into the headquarters The interview
took ten seconds. The Tammany demands
were rejected and the delegation filed out.
Commenting on the result, Senator Dow
ling said: There must be a fight now.
Tammany will not have an electoral
large a delegate-at-large or an alternate"
In his own room Charles F. Murphy con-
firmed the report Of fight in replying to
a question about the purpose of the Hill
people to name August Belmont as one OF
the big four
yes" he said grimly. IT see they are
going to give us him too"
Fight in Convention Insured.
The failure Of the last embassy insures
the fight on the floor of the convention to-
day, Bourke Cochran. ex-senator Towne,
Senator Grady, Corporation Counsel John
]. Delany, Borough President Cassidy and
F. Burton Harrison will denounce the Hill
r 81 Fol In
who has been turned down as Buffalo boss
because of his association with Tammany,
Is openly talking of bolt from the con-
vention, and Hearst boomers have already
secured a hall in which to hold their con-
vention.
Hills treatment is intolerable to the Tam
many of today, which is not the meek and
meager tigeer that came to Saratoga at the
last convention, ready to eat humble pie,
but the patronage-controlling victorious
Tammany that rules New York city. From
every Tammany leader here the same
bitter, vicious comment Is heard. Talk OF
another defeat in the state is rife. and
Charles F. Murphy, as yet unsurrounded
by his delegations, is sulking In his room,
while the crowds throng the ante room OF
Hill.
Patrick H. McCarren, William F. Shee-
han and ex-senator Edward Murphy of
Troy, as the representatives of ex-senator
Hill, control the situation. They are en-
gagged tonight in reading for the first time
the remarkable platform with which Hill
proposes to startle the country tomorrow,
as he did with the famous coal plank at
Saratoga two years ago.
Murphy in the Throne Room.
When Hill received Murphy in the
throne room last evening he listened
first to q declaration with reference to
tile state committee election.
The next modest request of the Tam
many leader was that his few upstate
friends the delegations from westches-
ter county, Clinton and Tioga, might be
allowed to sit. Another emphatic and de-
cided denial greeted him. The ex-senator
said calmly that his conception of the
prerogative of a democratic state boss
was to throw out his opponents, and he
proposed to do this tomorrow. AS fur
Their indication of this decision Hill a
few minutes later met ex-Mayor Walsh
of Yonkers in the corridor, refused his
hand and said, scornfully. You sold me
out twice. and I'll have nothing to do
with YOU
TIE f3raf business in oriier In thu com.