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I THE GUNS ARE FIRING
7.v rar gkkat political battle
Moir BEIXG H AG ED.
SENATOR HILL'S TOUR IN NEW YORK.
B» i« Addre*«ln C Crowded Hoiiwe* of En
thnalMtic Oe«otrat» Th» I’eople Are
*•*<« to Hear Ulna Speak.
A.bany, X. Y., October 15.—The opening
gvn of the democratic campaign in this
'u * n l*' ™°n>et! tonight at Harmanus
leecker hall, where Bourke CocKran and
J*'*’ 1 " 01 ’ ower addressed the democrats
or Aloony. The hall was packed to the
doors and the distinguished speakers were
greeted by long-continued cheers.
hen order was reston'd Governor Flow.
« was introduced. The governor made his
nist appearance in the campaign and was
eswljr welcomed.
Bourke Cockran followed Governor Flow,
cr uni spoke for over an hour on the tariff.
Hi* remarks were attentively listened to.
an 1 be was frequently applauded.
Senator Hill in Kiaasion.
■ X ’ Stober 15.—Senator I*.
- Hill arrived here amid the booming of
cannon at fi o'clock tonight. Kingston is
opposite Rhinecliff, which is the home of
Hon. Levi p. Morton.
evening at 8 o’clock the senator and
party ware escorted in carriages to the
A<a«t?tny of Music, which accommodates
three thousand people. The academy was
crowded to the doors.
Mr. Hill, in opening his remarks, said the
res ult of thia campaign would determine
the life of the party, and it was indeed an
important Occasion for the party in the
state and nation alike. He th.-n reviewed
the tariff and apportionment questions in
the same line as at Syracuse ami Hing,
hampton. He said the republican party,tig
nred that the democratic party would not
Imve the heart to <.induct ihis light if it
tm ught it could foist a partisan apportion
ment upon the most sacred instrument.
bra«-d in the state gov. rn men I.
But.” be added, "if we idiall win next
month, as I confidently predict vie wifi. one
of the main causes for such success will be
this very misappresensive apportionment.”
Senator Hill will leave here at 7 o'clock
in the morning for Little Fails, where he
speaks tomorrow afternoon. He will ad
dress a democratic mass meeting at Utica
tomorrow nighi.
Hill nt Buffalo.
Buffalo, X. Y., October 19.—Senator Pavid
Bennett Hill was given an unthm-i istic re
ception tonight at Music hall, where
I'eople ha 1 congregated.
When Senator Hill, who was the next
was introduced it was same time
before he could with Jli.« remarks
on account of the enthusiastic demonstrr
lions of the audience. After the meeting
- r. Hil! he!’! an informal reception ar the
Iroquois hotel. He remains here tonight
an; leaves for Jamestown at 8'25
o’clock tomorrow morning, where bespeaks
tomorrow afternoon and at Olean in the
evening. He will leave for Albany tomor
row night.
Hill nt Olean.
Olean. X. Y.. October 20.-Senator Hili
ar. l party arrived here over <the Erie rail- <
•cad front Jamestown shortly after 6 .
o.'lock tonight. At the stations along the (
T'-ute many P-o|»!e were gathered to re
him pas. through. At Salamanca Senator I
‘Uli and Mr. Lockwood spoke for a few •
minutes from the car pintfotm to a la- to
c rowd. On ariving b”re the s nutor and his -
tarty were driven to the Grund Central.
Reaching the hotel an informal reception
was held. At S o’clock Senator Hill. Mr.
IxM-kwood and the rest of the party were r
escorted to the Academy of Music amid the
glare of colored tire and the display of *■
r»-»kets and delegates from various coun- J
1 ** s ' a -itig ns escort. The stre'-ts were
thronged and standing room could not be i *
found in the hall. Before going to the r. tll I **
’*'• pr. «-• .;.,n pa«-se.| over th.. nr!:.<*i>nl 1
several thousand men being In
line. it was estimated that ovcf
SvJrßl? tfiWWT nespc<l to swell the throne.
*l he mp-ption r c<orded the standard I* Pi ers
of the democratic par v certainly equaled,
if it did r.-t exiwd any which bus be n
tendered. botn a* reranta number and en
thusiasm. Hon. Charles S. Can y, the most
«mn>in**nt Cleveland d macrat tn tms «
tion. was made presiding otl’.cer.
<oxri.icTi:i:Ttt i:rx »>«•»- and strais
K< suiting. After Cerrrarnatlence, in the
Withdrawal of Straw*.
New York. O-tober 17.-(Speclal« ’orr«q*»nd
* ‘ >_ \ conference was held at demot ratio
t. today between John IBoyd
Thatcher. William R. Grace end Franc.*
s»colt in ward to the placing of Sena
tor Hill’s name at th ■ h-ml of the
ti. het. Nathan Straw. Temmany * candi
date for mayor, y.-st • -lay objected to >••”'-
tor Hi’i’a allowing the Grace men to head
their ticket with his name.
After the conference today it was rail
tlat the rrauDr state ticket will head the
C.raee democrat - I- al ticket. After bu
talk wPh Mr. That her. Mr. Grace made
the following rtatern. nt: I may slate w-v
that our local ticket wit! i.* hr ’ 1 ’
reenlr.r democratic state ticket. While 1
va * practically assured of that a’.’ along.
I am now aide to date it in positive terms
after try talk with Mr. Thatcher.
II train ex '
ID'i’s electl m. As to th" local Issue. 1 ca i
o-ly say that w« are strongly in favor o
Mr. Strong. but the fact that be Is a re
publican t» ill cause no ineonv. nl n«-e in se
« vring the er dorr vaicnt of the r< -idar state
•**
That was all Grace would 'ay. H- raid
that he talked to Mr. Thatcher for a .long
time and ti.it was the outcome of the lutcr-
Hlll Keplles t« Straws.
Rochester. N. T-. October K-N UKin
beul Fscretary to Mr. Straus, the Tam
many candidate for mayor of N« w York
. itv. arrived here this after-:.' -t and as
soon as Senatm F.ll reached «.ie Powers
hotel he -ent to S- n -tor Hilfs .rom a coi.v
tn.mi.n-i.ei from Mr. Blra«<. h
Straus ' nd h»- would not run for tn. yor on
the Tamminy tb-ket in c'isc Mr. Hill al
low Ml Ids mtn-e I . head .he til.’..’-IFa.reh
New York county ticket. Mr. !'■ « •!•• tie t
i to "H * >mer.i and in ’.!»•• seclusion
M . f his room wr -to ..n answer to Mr. 8 i unfa
• <•-.itnun|.-all«.n. which was given »o ■
I Kinhead to take to Mr. Straw- Mr. Kin-
I bead left here at 7:2J o’clock for New York
■ city, hut r. fuse! to make any statement
B 10-jar-iii.x the nature of his mission. Sena-
■ tor Hill also refused to be Interviewed 0:1
■ the subject.
1 SlrnXM to Hill.
■ FcHowfeg is Mr. Strauss's letter to Mr.
■ “I "iiion Square Houd. New Tor’c.
■ber 17.—Senator Davit! Bennett Hill- Dear
f trust that you have declined to
yovr name to b. placed on any other
in this county fna:. the regular <icm
tlek?t. upon •vhich i.ty name : >»-
] expo't to stand as the cann.dt-l**
|Kt’ • democratic party for mayor, but I
positively «• -cline to run if you over
the political standing of the dttno-
Kpbc party in this county by permitting
■STn.imo to appear on your ticket with
candidate for tnavor. I have
K boner to subsc r ibe myself, jours re-
V. "XITHAS K. ST.UAI S.”
Einiuss has received no written re-
Mr. Mi’l so far as is known.
‘ York. October ».-<Specin!->-Th*
sensation of a campaign lha. ha-
Mrvi -te with them was sprung today
, xathaD Strauss, who briefly, but
is cassia which meant that coa- ing
Vd<> no good, declined Tamma iy f
for the mayoralty-
The t>ca-linnii«>u <
th" possibility of such an t**
talked of in political circles, bm
*“ “tnee was given It by the genera
m _ aspect of a man. a. ter h
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1894.
1 virtually accepted the most prominent oflice
In the gift of the people of New York, de
clining that nomination, was so unique
that most people heard the rumors and
simply laughed at them. This morning,
however, the prophets did the laughing. At
about half-past 10 o'clock Mr. Strauss sent
, his letter of declination to the Tammany
executive committee. All day the big eight
wrestled with the problem of successor-
• ship, and wrestled With Hugh Grant, for
the members of the committee were of one
mind in their desire to have the ex-sheriff
and ►•x-mayor become the organization's
candidate.
Why fitrina Declined.
’ New York, October 19.—Tammany leaders
; began to gather at Nathan Strauss's head
-1 quarters. Union Square hotel at 9:30 o’clock
1 this morning with the expectation that
► they would receive the news that Mr.
> Strauss would formally declare himself out
of the race.
Hugh Grant tlic Mnn.
Grant wasn’t a bit anxious to have an
honor which, under the circumstances, is a
dubious honor at best, but after much per
suasion he submitted the terms and condi
tions under which he would accept the
nomination, and these were promptly ac
ceded to by the authorized representatives
of the great organisation.
So. the man who refused to allow the
Tammany convention to lx* stampeded in
his favor finds himself again the leader, and
stronger than ever the idol of the Turn
many heart.
It is one of the mo. c t peculiar moves ever
made on the political chessboard.
Naturally then* are at this time many
opinions as to its possible and probable
effects, and anything on that, line must
be surmise, pure and simple.
A Look Into Hie Cnnses.
The causes which led up to Mr. Strauss’s
decision have been explained in the tele
graphic columns of The Constitution.
Senator Hill's decision in favor of allow
ing Mr. Grace and his followers, who are
supi>oriing Mr. Strong for mayor as the
state democracy, to use the state demo
cratic ticket nt th* head of their city
ticket was the immediate cause, but there
are strong evidences that it was mon- the
culmination of a s -ri'es of causes.
The t orre-pond lire I*, iw.-en the tw »lead
ers is not yet complete, but immediately
upon, the return of ihe messenger Mr.
Strauss sent in his letter of declination,
which was given to the press tonight. It
is probable ihr-t he was disheartened on ac
count cf the conditions of the campaign,
mid was glad to get cut of it: at least, that
is th-* opinion of the politicians.
The titink nnil File Delighted.
The rank an I file of Tamminy didn’t
warm up to Straubs, and tho anti-Tam
many campaign is being waved with a de
gree of vigor calculated to strik* terror to
the heart of a political novice like the great
merchant
So much for the cause. Ncr a word as
to the effect of the declination.
There is joy in Tammany hall tonight.
The boys have a candidate after their own
heart and he is unquestionably the strong
est man who could hose been taken from
inside the organization. In two campaigns
has he swept this great city. Al Tammany
hall I found everybody apparently confident
that he could do it again.
At ('oloiic! Strong’s headquarters there
was also a large amount of jubilation. The
county demoeracy people, the republicans
and the other nnti-Tammany elements f<*el
onfidet.t of winning this year, and they
feel that to ii-.ht a tyni. al Tammaaylte like
Giant will make victory the more certain.
The lines are drawn, so there can be no
equivocation. It is Tammany and anti-
Tamlnany to the death.
The Feeling in the City.
H<re in New York city the mayoralty
ncc overshadows everything else; but t »
the outsider Ihe most interesting quedion Is.
how will this movt nfteet the stab* ticket”
Tiit consensus of opinion ns I ibid it '.liv
ing with all elements tonight, ts that it
will help rather than hurt tho d mocratic
state ticket. The decision of Mr. Hill has
not dlsp’.e.isoii Tammany at nil. It may be
that Mr. Strauss’s personal fiieu 1.-, som-go
so far as to say the majority of th<x
will’’i:e’a* large deflection from this sour *'.
If tlure is. it will in- fully offset by the
votes which will be brought to the tv-ket
through tin* medium of the Strong ticket.
The Surface Dullest ion «•
These, at least, are the surface indica
tions iiow the tr.K’.ing ami scratching cr»
the city tickets will affc-t the rcsuß. no
body can tell. With his share of these
traded votes, Mr. Hill stands a- good show
o r winning.
It looks bettor tonight than at any time
since the cam'-iga opened.
rc—sloiut I Xuminn I i«»u*.
New York. October 15.— Nominating con
vertions were held tonigiu in several con
■-rtfsional and assembly districts. The
N -w York stale democracy nominated con
••rearm, n, assemblymen and aldermen •
Tammany selected candidates for aldermen
aed' as-imbly and the regular republi. an
orgttnlzation:. followed suit. In a f.-»t dis
tricts the repui.li-'nr.s nl’o nominated coti
gre-smen. AH th- conventions tonight
were adjourn* I tneeliags and .n most eases
conference .•ommittees had i --i< r.pixdnted
to .-eb et candidate'. The results lor con
gress are as follows:
Stole democracy, seventh eongn ssional
district—John T. Murphy.
Eighth Congressional District—Edward J
Congressional District— Timothy J.
Tenth Congressional District—George
*i* *ni.h (’o:sp:re.s-Hona! District Kndorsvd
< • •u’rrvs'-’ioirtl Di irict oeorg* I
"•i'h'rteenth Congressional District—Post
’ Fourteenth Con-.-essional ins.ri-t-Julia
-1 Rfu*. nth Congr-ssi< ntil District—ltotrert
Sixteenth Congr<sr.on.il Di;-ti t-Jatne*
Comr-. -sional District (r ■publican)
—John M. Mitchell.
At a meeting of the r.nti-Tff'nnu;-.v dem
ocracy b< 11 t.Corm liu i- ■mi wi
..... . atlon by
tue < <legi-‘s from the seventh centres
sional district.
I legist rnt ion nt Auburn.
Aubuiv. N. Y.. ih i. b ’• 16.—Th? first three
! dr.ys" •re%istru.tlo , > hoi" this year rh>>u ■ :•
j laigv increase over tl.c resristr “f k' ,: i
fad. The numb r of names er •.»'.cd darin-'
the first three <l iys 1 t fall was f.,-”, ‘
the lumber this year is 4.611—a gain oi
1.157.
< hicnwo’M Hejtlstration.
Chicago. O-'tob 1 IC. -Today’s registration
!r. Chi< ago -*. lips.-1 all previous re ords. '1 lie
weather wa*' plearant. and this 'actor was
prominent in the vaults. When the polls
, - .. i .„ fi..'.'- k tonight ;t was estimated
both democratic :>nd republican leaders,
that the list contained over IM'*» names.,
tn ,'•* the first day’s registration nuini>.*re>l
IWSSS and the total for two days was ’-.’J,-
. . .. . . 11.,
\ fnMme of this y-w’F a i.< .1: *
f. minine vot . ’’'he - m-n w- r-r uw*. .
in cvl.h-ve in t:.-« s.iburlnn po ..... pi.io
’-«• in the City r.p r .cry i-u '*
tne'.r na.n-s. it v ?uid ‘.’’."‘J. i
astic people that 1K""3 worn-n regret i
today. ______
Van Buren, JUrey, Wright and »>»••-
From The Buffalo Fourier.
I if Senator Hill should be clecteu governor
i a-d should again occupy the execu.ive chair
' h- v uld be .he fourth senator to become
Kove,.,or. He would follow the example
of Mnrtbi Van Buren. hilltem L
~ 1 Silas Wright. Ke would .’l-0 be th.
fourth governor to b* re elect' d
| period of non-s< rvice. Theoth'i ’
C’.ntom ixWitl Clinton. Moral...
Seymour and K'lwm
i nut. —ting fa< t that no governorh.r
r'»si-,.c.l in order tn become senator. 1<» be
eoArnor of N< « York has always bem re
garded as a great distinction.
HILL’S GREAT FIGHT
AGAIXSr THE ODDS OF ItICPVIfLI
CAXS AXD DVSHiritACKLUS.
TREACHERY OF THE ANTI-SNAI’I E.tS
Who are Damning Hill with Faint I’raise.
Cleveland'* Approval, if he Ever Give* it.
Will do no Good When it Coiura.
New York, October 19. —(Special.)—The
political situation in New York has never
be< n more mixed than at present. Every
thing is in doubt, ana there is no- telling
what will be the outcome of the state elec
tion which takes place on the 6th of No
vember.
The republicans are confident—more con
fident than they have been in any
campaign in ten years. They do not con
ceal their good humor, and it is easy to ob
serve in the countenance and the demean
or of any well-posted republican the fact
taat victory is relied upo.. in next month’s
election. While, of course, there is noth
ing d unite as indicative of the result in
the wiy the betting is going, still It is con
sidered as one of the political straws which
drift with the current wind. Phil Dwyi-r.
w.-io is a democrat and an intimate friend
of Dick Croker, posted 82,000 to SI,OOO two
nights ago that Morton would be the next
governor of New York. The bet was taken,
and Dwyer says that while lie Is a demo
crat, and will vote and work for the
straight ticket, he will win the money.
There !c no doubt that the odds are in fa
vor of republican success, if betting can be
taken us a criterion.
Hill Working- lined.
Senator Hill is making the most active
canvass that he has ever made in any of
his numerous contests in the state. He
realizes the fact that lie has up-hill work,
and if the state is lost it will not be
through any fault of his. Senator Hill is a
poor man. He has been in public life in
New York for a great many years, and he
is as poor today as when h'- first took pub
lic oftiee. His opponent, Mr. Morton, is a
man of immense wealth, being many times
a millionaire. Not oniy that, but he has
the reputation of an exceedingly liberal
giv< r for campaign purposes, more espe
cially when ho is at the head of the ticket.
Everybody knows thm this is why Morton
was put at the head of the republican tick
et this year. He had a barrel, and with
Morton to l>-;-<l it was well understood that
the barrel would be at the disposal of the
republican campaign committee. He has
sent floods of money to every county in the
state and expects to counteract the enthu
siasm which Hill is creating by his speak
ing tour by it liberal supply of money for
campaign purposes. Morton canno; ;-p -ak.
He would be at a loss on the stump in a
political campaign, but what he lacks in
the power of oratory will be more than
abundantly supplied in cash contributions.
lUiMhvriiaekerN nt Work.
To mid to the democratic embarrassment,
there is a bad split in the party in New
York city, 'ihe old anti-snapper element
which took the field against Hill after he
swept the state convention by storm two
years ago in the contest for the presiden
tial nomination has reorganized and is in
for bloody work. Al its head is Charles 8.
Fairchild, who was Mr. Cleveland’s sec
n-taty of tiie treasury, and who is one of
the pTesidhnt’s most intimate personal
fri. nds in New York. Through him this
organization, culling themselves reform
th moerats, are not only doing everything
in their power to defeat I!iii, but to defeat
the democratic congressional candidates in
New York city. That they may make
their power felt, not by the success of their
own candidates, but by the defeat of the
candidates of the regular democracy, they
have put up "dummy” democrats in all the
congressional districts in New York' city,
atm threaten to do tiie same thing in four
districts in Kings county. The democratic
noniina lions v. ere made a week or ten day."
ago. and within tiie last few d lys the
Lairehil'l bolters lave biyr n OL| t thei>
-'reelV‘ ’firtiict ;n this eilv. The
i> In great danger of losing the dem
ocratic majority cf congressiner. from N w
York stale, ami al! through the cowardly
activity ol tne Fairchild bolters.
What Is ihe Animus?
The true democrats of the state are at a
loss to understand the animus of the anti
snapper game in their mad effort to crush
th.- democratic party in New York They
are working now just on the same lines as
they did two years ago when they boltol
the New York state corventicn and sent a
Cleveland contesting delegation to tiie Chi
cago convention.
At tiie recent staf- convention at Sara
toga. when Senator Hill was unanimously
nominated ov.r his protest, all factions
seemed to intuitively turn to him to lead
tlic prrty out of tiie embarrasßing situation
into whirh they h>d drifted. Those who
I'.presented the Cleveland ehment ot tne
party in ?he conv -ntioit were apparently
specially enthusiastic in their desire to
hav.- H'll tnk- the lead. YVhin he at first
refused to do so they i id ria tel him earn
estly to give his consent, stating that it
was a matter of party necessity, and that
he had no right to refuse when ev ry loyal
democrat turn -i to him as the only nvm
who could av rt Impending disaster. The
convention was swept by storm for Hi 1.
'lofvith t•’ ding the fait that he fought
su< l. action step by -top. Hill did not want
th<' nomination. Everybody knows that.
Not oniy that, ho wa« very anxious to
avoid being put in tho position whore he
W'lllid hut to refuse it. lie ph id with ti' l '
le. «i'-rs in private to leave his niltae "Ut of
con: deration, at • w»>en the invent on ■■ ■
s» mbi**d it was understood that his name
vould not be pr seat'd in connection with
the gubernatorial nomination. V ina -M'.'-
W itney arrived, however, in Nev York
from Europe, ; ending the action <<f th<
i'invention, and when he telegraphed that
under no cir> uinstances would he accept
the nomination and tnat Hill was the man
for tiie j in, e the conv.-tition lost control of
it <lf, and Hi”. - name swept everythin;’,
b. f .re it like Hie rushing wa n s of a bro
ken levee.
( ; t» v; r«!<»<••
The Tro t r*marknblc developrnont
th- convention h n b .11 the app’rent cool
ing down oi the nthu-iasm of some of
♦ b.> ,• of the anti-snapner element, who i
were most eonspo non.* ,’.t Albany, in ' >!t ' j
with Which they JHI-Sl.lded Hill ;
to >:• - epi tlb‘ nomination. Instead oi he'p
ing the party this element is doing it in
finitely more harm than goal. I. en the
d.i larrtion of n.uoy of them that they will
support Hill is beclouded with the damna
tion of taint praise, and Un effect is posi
tively injurious.
“Oh, > es,“ say some of them, who are
rot unwilling to go to the extrcnF-s <<j
which Fairchild has gone and openly bolt,
“w< will support Hill, but—.” There is al
ways a “but.” ft is a •‘but” h re. and a
“but” there, and a “but” somewhere else.
Another interesting study is the attituhi
of the f» icr.il olfi< i iieldeui in N "-v > '•”'!
city—or of such el them as are democrat.',
for it must be remembered thai a vest ar
my or i epphiJ, i>n ctli -ehoi ?. f - are silH 'lo
in ■ business at the old stand In New ’> oi o.
But the <!< nioi'i-:tic ol!leeho!d,-rs are net
vou=. They don’t know which way to turn
—to the right or to the left. They are ap
p.rrentlv afraid that if they giv- Hill th-ir
undivided and h arty support they will en
rt.'*d<‘v pres u i«'il tlib.«• iinu
unwilling io risk that. They do not know
when- (he pro i,lent stands, waercas a
word from him two weeks ago would hate
put in line for active working 010,5 1 m<>
er-tic o.lleeholder in New York s' - ; -
il is now most of th'tn are ar; f
c): ir.s. They are afraid to t 1«. ’ nav. .
work and afraid to let It b> known wh>“
they su . d. ..i,..,
Th<- MtHiule < f Hi«- 1.• •
Nobody know* v.-’:.-" th- president r- go
ing to do. His friends her. day after nay
promise that the next will bring a word ot
encouragement from him. and that h - v. •!!
make it thoroughly understood that his
sympathies are with Hill, and that he
wants to see the regular ticket elected
trom top to bottom. On trie other hand,
Fairchild and his anti-snappers are laugh
ing in their sleeves, and are pointing day
at ter day to the fact that another day has
elapsed without a declaration or an en
couraging word from the president, and
they are impressing the idea that the pres
ident’s silence cannot be construed other
wise than as indicating his approval of the
bolters. They openly charge that, he does
not want Hill elected, and that he will do
nothing to assist him, notwithstanding the
fact that after Cleveland secured the'nom
ination over Hill the latter immediately an
nounced that he would give his loyal sup
pert to the nomination, and that he would
stump the state for him, which he did with
marked effect.
<’im This Be True?
The rumor is prevalent in New York that
the president would be sadly disappointed
at Hill’s success, and that he wants to be
In a position where he and his friends can
charge democratic catastrophe to the wick
edness and the weakness of David Bennett
Hill. It is said that th * extreme Cleveland
ites want to be in a position where, on the
7th day of November, they can point to the
result in New York and say, "Ah, that
shows how the people of Now York meas
ure David Bennett Hill and (.trover Cleve
land. Two years ago Grover Cleveland
swept everything before him in New York,
and now 'ktvid Bennett Hill has been
’•rushed! Who can doubt now which o’ the
two speaks the sentiment of New York
state?’
Hill has four more years in the senate
and Cleveland has two more years as pres
ident. It is held by many that the latter
is of the opinion that the defeat of Hill
this time would crush the life out of his at
titude of hostlity to the president as a
member of the senate. If Hill is def>-ut"d
the antl-snsppers, the mugwumps and the
cuckoos will claim it to lie the voice of dis
approval of the democrats of New York of
Hill’s course of opposition to the president
from the floor of the senate.
The president may write a letter after
all. It may come next Monday, or it may
come later on. When it comes, if it ever
comes, it will be found that it will be brief
and hazy. <>f course, if lie is to write a
letter the delay is for a purpose. To have
necomplished the full measure of good
which he ;>s pr. sident could have done to
I til'* democratic ticket, his approval should
have been sent immehhui-iy lifter the nom
ination. Tt was nol. however, and on the
d- lay the bolting democrats have built lip a
strong sentiment of opposition, founded on
the idea that the president’s sympathies
were with them. Nothing that he could do
now would undo the damage that has been
done by his delay.
Dr. Price’s Baking Powder lightens la
bor. Housekeepers know that if -aves a
world oi work.
lAt I.KXiiti’S APPEAL
To the Democratic Political Managers of
New York.
New .Tor’:, October 13. the following
appeal \f7is issued today at the democratic
state headquarters, in the Pari: Avenue
hotel, by Senator Charles ti. Faulkner,
chairman of the democratic congressional
campaign committee:
“Forty days ago, by reason of the dis
satisfaction at the slow action of congress
in passing a tariff bill and a very general
misunderstanding ot the character of the
bill which was ultimately parsed, we had
but little hope of carrying a majority of
the fifty-fourth congress. The political
frnprovemr nt of the situation in the in
terest of democracy during that brief pe
riod, howevi r, has been marvelous. A
better understanding of the provisions of
tae law and a realization of the fact that
united action is essential in order to ena
ble the party to redeem its pledges and to
hold up the hands of the democratic ad
ministration during the next two years,
has slopped the bickering which were divld- j
ing its counsels and harmonized the sac- I
tional trouble in its organization to such '
an extent that the prospects are now I
our '
forces.
The Division in Xew A ork.
••You csn. therefore, fully appreciata the
anxiety which I feel in reference to the ‘
recent action in this city in the nornma- •
ti >n in eight <>• the distreis of two de.no
crutc candidates tn witimating our ability 1
to maintain a working minority we have
necessarily counted upon the New t oik
d ;ro< I b.-y giving us t’>o full number of I
n embers we hive in the present house. i
It v.e fail in realising this, it is questiona- <
ble whether it will bo possble to maintain ]
our supremacy in th. national legislature.
••These divisions in New fork are not
only dangerous from the standpoint oi
losing a majority om memb rs in this
state, but the moral effect upon the coun
try .iistricta of New York and other sec
tions of tlie union will be exceedingly d >-
cam aging. It will tend to shake the
hip- ami paralyze the energies of the
pirty in it* earnest effort to sink all per
sonal feelings and factional antagonisms
in the interest of a common can?’. What
ever may be the differences which may
divide the party upon loe.il issues, there ;
t in lie and should be no excuse for a di
vision on national line'. The supremacy
of the national democratic organisation
should not bo imperiled that local results
nviv be promoted or 10-al reforms encour-
’••l believe I voi. e the sentiment of o. r
national democracy when I insist that un
ion and harmony on congressional noin.nn
tiuns sh.mid be the first consideration oi
the patriotic democracy of ties city.
Its lltleet iu IStMI.
• This is a question which not only uffe. ts
the control of the next house, but may
endanger and imperil the i-.q.rerr _• ”7 m
the national party in the election <>t .
••Today the state of New Yoik, i. tn"
election was to be pass; 1 upon by tee
house, would east its vote fur a democ. >t
to occupy the presid -ntial cui’.lr. Mm teen
of its thirty-four votes are demoernf.e. a
] OSS of two < oiigr £ .sM.ii nin this state woult!
cive tile Vote in 'sl7 of tile e.
York t>» a republican for president should
the contlngenev cceur in wm h the elu
tion for laa. ofiieo was thrown into the
house of representatives.
“I’or this re.'it'nn, charged as 1 hnv" i»»*< n
bv the party in conducting the cnmpa-.gn
| f ;,r congressional cur li.lat.>. I appeal t..
•.il eltm nt . factions and divisions ot the |
p. rtv to mf.te and harmony
..., t i t .. congies.-ion :• tickets and to do
ro act whicn will naturally tend to weaken
a.id enciuGgiT the national supremacy v
our party.”
STOl’l’Kl* VOTIMI TO FIGHT.
Exeliluß’ Primary E’evtlo” I”
t.ouls-A. I’. A. < finrg.es Cnuied It.
St lanis. Mo., October ’7.—Th. most
exciting primary d tion held in ibis city
I since .he da.s <f the Know-N’o.ning riots,
i tc -k nlnee todr.y to select delegates o th.
• H.Hi .n <’it* convention. The probability
: o/ v etorv at the polls this fall has made
• the -• rambl- lor places on the tick t a no.
- hm: u?’lihlTtion agniusi some ot the as-
■ plrants in ensile inc ,.^ U nt' tho
' vas cldmed, for vrul'-M and
i 1 K I’olliin’ n. occurred
iieniovt’atf*. »m • J 1 • • . , . ~ t man
in the tw nty sKta ward, a ko-' ••. man
r wi--. stationed al each poll and took srots
- at the vetirs. As the day closed the exmte
tnent "row rancorous, and ut 4:»0 o cloc k
three patrol wagons tilled v ith policemen,
V hm-.-ied to Twenty fifth street an- branklm
1 eXnu a . it< 1 ■ 1 battle v;. ■■ engaged
■ m1 J a'botu -if- men. The ringleaders, sew n
- Ju number, were a w ted . and quiet was
s rcsto-i'l. A number were injure...
The Oldest of T<•l.'Xn.«
rs tlen Ct ,b. 'h<-.l hot'.. th” 1
, ■>„. n-rve , 1.-; h Iran, mi’ in.'.tant.inema-
1 >? v'-’v
/ 'ry < ■
dMurbir.,. ' hex the nerves are weak. U>s
i.dl-r's Stoic :t Bitters streng.h ns,
soothes end rend-rs the nerves tranquil.
It induces sleep, sound digestion and ap
petite, and conquers biliousness, malaria,
rheumatism and kidney trouble.
’ GOVERNOR M’KINLEY.
s DKIF.F KEPOKT OF nIS FLTIXG TRIP
TUKOUan THE STATES.
1 _______
A Fine Audieni c Greets Him at Columbus,
Ohio—lie Welcomes the Sugar Plant
ers Into the Republican Banks.
j
Columbus. O„ October I?.—David 3. Ferris,
- secretary of the Louisiana republican com
mittee. arrived here tonight, and personal-
I ly urged Governor McKinley to go to New
i Orleans on October 20th and address the
republicans and sugar planters on protec
tion to American industries. The governor
; wi i not give a decision in the mutter until
I tomorrow Uight. He is not inclined to ac
. eept tie invitation, but it is generally
i thought he will conclude to go. Today he
accepted the Invitation of tlie republican
t committee of Illinois to speak again in the
campaign in that state, and will speak at
■ Olney on the afternoon of October 19th,
■ am! at Chicago the s-ame night. To do this,
he will cancel his engagem mt to speak at
Wheeling, W. Va., on October 19th.
Governor HeKinley in Ohio.
Columbus, 0.. October 15.—A tine audience
ot about 5.000 people grecti'il Governor Mc-
Kinley at the Fourteenth Regiment armory
this evening, where he made his fust and
only sp’'.?vh here in the pres-nt campaign.
There were many ladies present, and a glee
club sang campaign songs. Three hundred
students from the State university applaud
ed occasionally with the college yell. Ex-
Attorney Ch neral George K. Nash presided.
Governor McKinley’s speech for the most
part followed the one he made at Findlay
three weeks ago very closely. He welcomed
tiie democratic sugar planters of the south
into the republican party. It hid : ever
failed when it had power to protect south
ern as well as northern industries, ha said.
McKluley t<» Sprnk in .lev. <)rl> ii(is.
Columbus, 0., October 15.—Tiie following
telegram was sent by Chairman ('. W. F.
Dick, of the Ohio republican committee t>
n ; ght to Secretary I>. S. Ferri-, of the
Louisiana republican iiommitt'o m care of
the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York:
’■Responding to your urgent appeal, and
that of those whom you rigm "rnt. Gover
nor McKinley has consented to speak in
Ntw Orleans, and we have canceled en
gagements already made in Ohio so as to
allow him to sp.uk in yocr city Saturday
niglit, October 20th.’’
Governor McKinley was decided in the
matter by a telegram irom th? republican
rational congresfeionul committee urging
him to go to New Orleans.
Campbell Spruks.
Mansfield, 0., October 15.—The opening
of the state democratic campaign i;< re t<»-
day was not up to expectations. Neither
Speaker Crisp, ol’ Georgia, nor Senator
Voorhees, of Indiana, was here, although
they were advertised as chief attractions.
Ex-Governor Camnheil was the only stellar
celebrity. Tiie city was tilled with people,
however, and Mr. Campbell addressed a
large crowd in tiie city pack this afternoon.
There were speeches also by A. W. Thur
man, Colonel A. W. Taylor and others.
Tonight there was a parade, fireworks and
speaking by local orators.
McKinley Makes Five SpceclieM.
O., October 16. —Governor Mc-
Kinley made live speeches today. He left
Columbus at 5:30 o’clock ihis morning ami
spoke to a large crowd at Greenville, Darke
tountj, at 8 o elock. He spoke at Celona,
Mercer county, at noon, forty minutes be
ing allotted to him there. At St. Alary’s,
a short distance east, he made a short
speech, and arrived at Lima, Allen coun
ty, late iii the afternoon, where an ovation
awaited him. Tonight th' governor spoke
at Fostoria. A big parade preceded ihe
meeting and a crowd of several thousand
people heard him speak later. The gov
ernor’s trip today was a series of ovations,
crowds gathering at cverv 1 j
to the engineer that the min
in'.um speed must not f. l! below sixty miiea £
an hour, the special trait; carrying Governor ‘
McKinley to the Crescent City left here (
over the Cincinnati Southern road at li:15 <
o’clock this morning. The party, with the
governor, included Mr. D..vid S. Ferris, sec- .
rotary of the Louisiana state central re- ;
public;.n committee; Attorney General
Richards, of Ohio; Dr. A. B. Richardson, of .
Columbus, O.; lion. James M. Glenn, pres- (
ident of the Cincinnati Chammr of Com- ;
meree; Hen. Joseph B. Smith, late librarian ,
of Onio, and representatives ct the two ,
press associations.
Oniy one stop is scheduled in the nine
Intndri d-mile trip, and this is at Lexiogton,
where Governor M< Kinley will make a live- |
minute speech from the r ar of the car,
hut it is probable that in response to ur
gent demand*. rt brief stow will be mada at
other points between Lexington i nd New
Orleans. .
Immediately :> f ter Ms speech in the Cres
cent City Haiurday night. Governor McGin
ley will leave in order to keep his engage
ments at Huntington and Charleston, SV.
Va on Mond”v afternoon and evening.
Urgent telegrams were received this morn
ing from leading republicans cf Nashville,
asking the governor to make a new engage
meat b• fore election day in consequence of
the canct ll ition of Ms appointrm m in that
city last ni’.-ht and in response the gove”.wr
expret’s d his wiiiin-ness to co. .ply 'f ’be
Ohio state c< remittee can cancel a state
date aft r the Chicago meeting.
ypriiks «t Clitiltituooga.
Chattanooga, Tenn., October 1“.-Gover
nor McKinley reached hen at 9 o’cla< k this
evening on a special train <n route from I
Co’umbia, 0.. to New Orleans. The special |
train wt-.s met at the Central smt.on by
a committee of prominent eitizensof Chat
tanooga- - „ i
Governor McKinley left the car and ad
dressed a crowd of 4,<MD people 1 om the
front n’aform of the depot. He spoke near
ly twenty minutes and was -warmly ap
nlauded by the large and appreciailvew.au-
Mo minute; of hand-shaking the
governor and p.irty dr *a of
station on th. regular tr.-n tor Nen < ■
L ens and will D ‘there at 1 o Ho. k to
morrow.
J>VAI>EI» TIIF- MH ’’”
McKinley Make- n ' preeb Bown tth"rettie
Sne:ir-Cni-e Grow*.
N w Orleans .Oct ’
MeKinie-. arrived this <*££
i i.- t.u m-ivate secretarj, c. <
av empanied b.. lb p , ' * . . AltO rncy
r.-tiirv of State 3. *l. tajio*. -*«■ ■'
(leneral -1- K- Richards, of Ohm. njtd .
large number of newspaper men. .
, np ; stt the dividing line between « ■ <na ,
and Idls issippi by a renresenta. te corn
mittee of cit'aens, a..d cn ms arm. ! o ” ‘
was- taken in a carriage to th< -- .a
Vi (»n.'kru»,‘r hi** •1. i - » -
’ • iii'd*. *• trip es< i t oi
(ii-GVo over the <h> unUt.
a . ..amittee, and was delighted wild hw
reception. n an amli-
Governor j!eK.na<?> *
ellC e of about ten thousand V’ •!*
at the ~rium (Jub. -i >• ,
a . th- scene of many pugo.stie o>-
The Place was ela’x.ra-.ely decorated wl.h
bunting, the national colors, flnwera. shrub
bery and snear. and th- governor spoke
from the historic ring in which
laid Mali low. The audience -}
dassrs of the community, from tiu h J
and vvpalthiprt to the lowest a»V poorest in
station, of both colors and,.
every shade of political h”'” •- <bn, c.at.
probably pred .min Uing in nu ’‘! 3,r .?;. ;
"'here wa - ibun..t'nce o. <i.tnu...>
ove <■ remarks, which ho delivered f-om
a carefully prepared e,py . The
1 » -eaentl review in economic and tan
s:>l”i-cts from the e:-lie< days o. .he it
pubib . a forceful ir.gummit tav>. et
the principle of protection a ‘ier e assai...
on the Wilson bill and a general appeal
to Uoulsiona and the south to tear asunder
their present fetters and embrace the cause
o£ which the speaker is the most shining
i apostle. Among other things. Governor
! McKinley said: . . _ . .
"What will your verdict m Louisiana be?
A democratic victory means fm ther and
longer steps in the direction of free tra<i e _
deeper cuts aid more deadly blows upon
our industrial life. A republican victory-*
republican house —means that dui ag p.t,
closing half of Mr. Cleveland’s administra
tion the enemies of our protective system
will be unable to successfully v. age w r
upon the prosperity of the country. Oa
which side will you vote? For more war or
less war? For further attacks on the home
industries that are still running, or for
more industry at home? If it be true that
a revival of business and general prosperity
are to follow the passage of the new law,
a.-ait is claimed by our political adversaries,
then why should they interfere with the
glad prospect by still further changes n
our tariff schedules, or renewed agitation
of the subject?”
Speaking of elections and the Louisiana,
holt since the democratic party came into
power, Governor McKinley said: "The coun
try has not failed to observe also that a.
great change in public sentiment is ap
parent throughout the south. Nothing has
occurred of late years which has been to
me more gratifying than the action of the
planters in Louisiana, who, if I am correct
ly informed, have turned away from the
democratic party, with v.-hen they have
all their lives been associated, and an
nounced their unconditional endorsement
and support of the great doctrine cf Amer
ican prote-tion of .American industries.”
Governor McKinley was given a supper to
night at ihe Royal hotel and at midnight left
on a special train for Charleston, W. Va.,
where he speaks on Monday.
A Georgian’s Misfortune.
Columbus, 0., October 15.
Hon. Henry Jones, of Atlanta, while on
route from Newark to Mansfield today,
was taken suddenly ill. He was to have
taken the piace oi Sp> alter Crisp, who was
advertised to sp.-ak at tiie opening of the
democratic campaign at Mansfield today.
Mr. Jones was brought to this city in
charge of a physician. He is suffering
ircm a severe attack of asthma, brougnt
about by the raw and chilly air of today.
XY bile a ver/ sick man. no serious results
are anticipated, and it is thought he will
be able to leave for home in a few days.
The products of dainty cake, flaky bis
cuit, sup : ;<••• short-cake, wonderful griudh -
cakes, ineompai able plc-crusts made with
Dr. Price’s Baking Powder are supremely
gratifying to all who would live well.
HARRISON HOME AGAIN.
Having Completed Kis Scet»ti 1 < am
pnign Tour.
IndianaiMdis, Ind.. October 20.—Kx-Prest
dent Harrison returned to this city at 7:»0
o’clock this evening after his second cam
p iign tour through Indiana. Unlike his
first journey a week ago, the trip of yester
day and today was made in the most de
lightful weather, bright, clear and warm,
too warm if anything. Or. this tour, too,
the route lai’ through strongly republican
communties, whereas last week the demo
cratic strongholds were visited. These
facts, taken together, r. rdered it natural
that the crowds that heard the ex-president
should be larger and the interest greater
than on the Evansville trip. It is true that
the postponement of the journey for one
day on account of the death of General
Harrison’s sister-in-law, caused some con
fusion, and tended to diminish the attend
ance at the various meetings, but in spite of
this drawback, the crowds were everywhere
up to the expectations of the committee in
charge, in many cases, notably Marlon
yesterday, the attendance surpassed tho
most sanguine predictions.
Leaving Forth Wayne at 9 o’clock this
morning, the first stop was at Columbia City
where General Harrison addressed 2,000 peo
!>;<■. At Laurel, where the train stopped aa
that the_v<. iThd spoko
fcr twenty minutes. The audience at Pij
mouth numbere 1 S,<MA and General Harrison
spoke for nearly an hour. Argus turned
crut 1,000 people, but the train merely slack
ened speed, and there was no speaking.
General Harrison spoke twenty minutes at
Rochester, where 3,000 people met him, and
an equal length of time at Peru to the samp
number of people.
Logansport had 2.500 people sweltering in
a huge barn-like rink to hear the ex-presi
dent, and as many more were unable to
gain admission. At Delphi, the crowd num
bered 2,W0, and the speaking lasted fifteen
minutes. Seventeen thousand people at
Lafayette were addressed for half an hour,
and at Lebanon a crowd of 2.0G0 was in wait
ing. From this point the train proceeded
to Indianapolis without a stop, reaching
here a few minutes behind time. Today’s
trip ends General Harrison’s campaigning
in Indiana, although he is being urged t »
make oj speech at Anderw in, In th «ev
enth congressional distri t, early next week.
He returned home tonight much gratified
with his journey, and expressed confidence
of republican suetess at the coming elec
tion.
For Dronclii.U. A»thmatl<-and Pnlmonary
Complaints, ••/h'O'i'. ’■• Z.r.'ic.'. haio
remarkable curative pro}>c-rlies. sold oily m
bvxtf.
XIIXV VOIIK POI.H-ENI.V INDICTED.
The Grand Jnry KeturnH Bill* fox
Bribery Aguinnt Th-t.i.
New York. Octol-er 2t>.—The grand jury
v,. terday fonn ind nrw nts f>r bribery
Police Captain Miehsiel D iherty,
his former wardm n. J hi H k end
nard Meehan, and ex-Sergeants of Police
George i.’. Lit-bcrg, Hug i t lark, !• <ix Ale—
Kennan. Jam, s V,. Joni -.’i and Charles J.
I’atkeison. al! of whom were dismissed
from th*- force veral weeks ago.
It can be stat,-'! . : h certainty that the
. ,81 uhen-
son and Devery have not yet been taken up,
I | ; y thej wiil b* con red without for**
ther deia- - and action may ■ locked tor
pl babiy .’.loi.uaj . . .
The < ’•••-■ ■ ■>' » >n’ -in S rimiitb.-: eer is as
yet. undecided. It is .: question whether oi
rot ’ln -r nd j’.iy "•ill <• • - or il before
•i' .i. i is'iak ui ip the police commission-
■‘r’b.. f..it.v,vb.-. rbone-- have been released
on i il: Ex-V. a. !m;'i Bernard ti han. ex
tv : .linin' .*.»••■: , •’< xiugn
Felix Me K< nna, ex-
■’’i.a | ■'v\'*“t’.*»t giv n f. r ex-Police •’aptain
poll, until I O’ci-.ck. his . ' -isiuao then
Edward Kearney, m rehant. N<x 1»
Thirt-enth street, who qualified m
i 150,600.
Populist Vomiuntiou.
Memphis. Tenn.. October 19.—The popu-
I of the ten h T.nnessee district today
d R. J.
There is no hope for the success for Raw
in'- --. but his candidacy makes the chances
! for the de.nocraiic nominee. Colonel Pat
t, rson. do,:’ tft’l and gives J. AV. Brown,
r< publican, a favorable prospect.
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