... For A Third Ticket

UEW YORK, July 29.- Senator HUI is now in favor of a third ticket. This information comes direct from a personal friend of the senator. The action of the Populist convention at St. Louis is what seems to have caused Mr. Hill to come to a decisión as to his course. He feels that his best interests lie in identifyinghiiDself with the gold men of the east. ïhe position of the senator is thus outlinod by the friend in question as follows: "Mr. Hill bas been between two flres from both factions of the party f or some time. He couldn't indorse the Chicago platform, nor could he advocate the election of any candidate who stood npon it. Tho St. Louis Populist convention only served to widen the breach between the sound nioney and silver wings of the party, niaking it impossible to bridge it,as the western Democrats had practically affiliated with the Populists in everything but in name. "Senator Hill may just now possibly deny that he has decided to support a third ticket, but you will find that when the Saratoga state convention meets, Mr. Hill will be against the Bryan ticket. The New York senator is simply following the footsteps of Flower, Whitney, Lamont and other eminent leaders in the Empire state." Senator Hill himself continúes noncommittal, and the state committee, which meets at the Hoffman House, will niercly decide to cali the convention at Saratoga without indicating any line of policy. This method is said to be for the purpose of waiting for something to "turn up" in the near future. That is to say, it will give the Cleveland men a chance to get their third ticket in the field in the meantime. All doubt as to Tammany's intentlona concerning the Chicago ticket and platform was set at rest Monday by the issue of a cali for a meeting of the executive committee Friday to range the details for ratifying the ticket. This step was decided upon by Mr. Martin and John C. Sheehan in accordauce with the expressed desires of thirty-two out of thirty-five district' leaders of Tammany. Senator Hill and other leaders of the state organization have endeavored to induce Tammany to defer action until after the state convention, but the majority of the district leaders in the wigwam is opposed to any postponement. and the ratiflcation meeting to indorse the Chicago ticket, including Sewall, will be held next week.