New-York tribune., 1910-10-21

Scores - teIeEran1s Of sympathy have
beer received by Peter J. Manw1ller, whe
has heen associated with M Hill for
e-E1-eer Years Norman Z. Mack. national
cC-lrni--e=uan. said
Am shocked 10 learn Of the death Of
-.2er senator and Governor David B
r..-- Ine Empire State loses its leading
c-Ze1 and the country one Of its leading
ststes1e1- David B Hi VIII always be
h-oTr IN history as one OF the best Gov
e-1C~E and Senators the Empire State ever
had, ana he passes away with the good will
enc respect Of every citizen in this state.
irrespective Of party The Democracy OF
he state and nation viii mourn his loss. as
nl- few men had the esteem Of the De-
-c0c-acE o. This state and nation more than
David P. Hill
Thomas II. Osborne chairman OF the
Democratic League sent this message:
9r~ sincere sympathy. regret that the
Senator could not have lived TO see the
triumph ~ ne party he loved so well and
q which he had been so conspicuous q
lea5e-
william J Corners. Of Buffalo. former
cha.-nar of the Democratic State Commit
Zee. said.
Am greatly shocked and panied 70 hear
- ne death of Senator aIlL Ihe De
-oo-acy loses one OF its most able and fear
less leaders. His great services 70 me
Etsye and nation placed MIN in ne rrst
-7rk - o1-r cou1trE's : statesmen You nave
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y an Democrat
v-i-r that famous phrase David Bennett
F7u labelled himself for life and stepped
t0-o the leadership of his party's state az
fairs which ne maintained for nearly
tT=nrv years. L elected him Governor and
rs impulse sent him 10 the United States
Senate bur dc not prove sufficiently 20
rerr 90 achieve for him his lifelong ambi-
--or--he Presidency n the United States
Fo- -vro decades before this Dave" Hi
Rad been winning TIE recognition or party
leaders as particularly clever errand boy
"a peanut politician" His reward had
beer the Lieutenant Governorship. Then
Governor Cleveland's resignation 70 become
President thrust him into the Governor
cnal- Bur the following year Of hopeless
deadlock with the Legislature had not rec
ornnende6 MIN 10 the people NeVeTthe-
Jess, IN 1855 he forced his nomination on
the party 10 succeed himself The cam
Tslgn was one Of apathy thar promised de-
teat tiil rs closing days. when the candi-
date appeared one evening al Brooklyn
meeting. As he arose TO speak he saw be
fore him an audience Enthusiastically more
lEtlesF than usual But that in no way
oisoouce~ted the man whose habitual cool
i-rr- Sng Indifference 70 plDll' ePiii4on ~-iV
rroverhial Stepping TO the front Of the
platform. he stood for fun moment with
OUT speaking Then. in ringing voice, he
pronounced me four words that brought
forth a storm Of applause. From that
moment his election Vas assured and ali
successful opposition 70 his state leader
snip was killed
This "a In shrsWdness Mr.. Hill inherited
from bis father. caleb Hin, = Connecticut
Yankee. who early in life moved 10 tda-
fsna. in Schuyler County. y. =, where the
son was horn in lSs3. The father was
Eoor carpenter. and David was the young-
est of three sons. His education ~as ac-
tfrdlngly limited 70 the public schools
iner Dee became Office boy for q local law
2 er and began reading law
ne Fnade his first political speech al the
axe ~ Eesenteen Al Z iag raising IN honor
~ stephen 4 Douglas This attracted the
aftentlon of ErsstuE Hart a lawyer OF Il
mlfa- \. T.. who took him 70 that city