Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-20
THE POLITICAL ARENA.
The Contestants fer the Gevernorship of
the Empire State.
FLewER THE FAyORITE OF DEMOCRATS.
His Money and the Railroads Expected to
Control the Convention.
F0LGER EXPECTED TO BEAT CORNELL
His Reputation and Political Alliances
InVuInerabIe to Attack.
ASSEMBLING OF TIE CLANS At SARATOGA.
His Money and the Railroads Expected to
Control the Convention.
FoLcER EXPECTED TO BEAT CORNELL
His Reputation and Political Alliances
InVuInerabIe to Attack.
ASSEMBLING OF TIE CLAxsAT SARATOGA,
Ben BHtIeR Nominated for Governor hv
Massachusetts, Democrats.
Especial Telegram to tho Globe. I

will, it is belle yed, be Roswell P. Flower. a
man who has never filled any place in pub.
lie affairs till within the past year, when
he beat William W. Astor for congress,
partly by expending his money after
Astor's fashion, and partly through the
natural unpopularity of the Astor family,
which has not mingled with the public.
Nearly all of the politicians I have seen
are in favor of Mr.. Flower, and have it
on good authority that Mr.. William Whit
ney, the corporation counsel Whose faith
er-in-law, Judge Payne, of Cleveland, is a
very rich man) was offered the nomina-
tion if he would agree to put up large
price for the use of the boys. Some say
the figure was fixed at 100000. Mr..
Whitney, although desirous of the Office,
had to decline on those terms. Some say
Whitney thought it was
NOT GOOD YEAR FOR DEMOCRAT
TO run. Mr.. Flower is only forty-seven
years old, and his story is brief one.
Born at small village near the st. Law
renee river in northwestern New York, he
married lady at Watertown, whose sisters
of them married poor boy, some say a
bound boy, by the name of Henry Keep.
who showed astonishing cleverness for
money y-making by the aid of money, be-
ginning with the exchange of Canadian
currency for New York currency, and
working his way forward till hs became
president of the New York Central rail-
road and power in finance, and died
leaving q very large fortune. Such g
brothsr-ln-law was great help
to Mr. Flower when he came to
New York city soon after
the close of the war, and he went into
banking, and has accumulated consider
able fortune. Some of his social rivals en-
viously put it as low as $75O,oOO; Others
say that he is worth $2,OOO,OOo to S3.OOO,-
'oOO OF money. Though am not acquainted
with Mr.. Flower, I hear current opinion
say that there is nothing of the scholar or
natural public man about him, and sew
eral Democrats have said to me that they
regarded it as calamity that the party
leaders were running after another
rich man instead of tax
ing up some person awhose
doubt if anything will strengthen him
more with the upright solvent style of
mon than his giving the state of New York
a candidate for governor so much the su-
psrior of Mr.. Cornell as Folger is. This
is also consistent with Arthur's former
course, for he looked with much disfavor
on ever making nominee. Mr.. Arthur
proved intractable at that time, and gave
his support to ex-Gov. Morgan when
COnkling insisted on Cornell being nomi-
mated in 1879, Arthur again remon-
strating, and feared that the state would
be lost with such an insipid, unkindling
cold candidate. At the present time he is
not changing his course in antagonizing
Mr.. Cornell on the theory as party man.
He is not the proper person to nominate to
bring out the vote. It is true that there
may be also some personal feeling be-
tween Cornell and Arthur, but that may
arise from Cornell's resentment that Arthur
was not heartily for him at his two previ-
Gus essays for the governors Office. Gen.
Arthur does not stand at present like
man opposing the ablest candidate his own
party has to present for governor, but
he is opposing q man probably
too weak to carry the state of New York at
the present time, particularly if the Demo
Gratis consolidate. Moreover, the selection
of Cornell as the Republican candidate now
would be very considerable annoyance to
the administration at Washington for the
two remaining years left to it. Cornell is
not forgiving man, not tractable, not
philosophical. If not selfish he is unsym-
pathetic. Disliking President Arthur hs
might if elected governor throw his influ-
ence toward weakening the general federal
administration with the revengeful pur-
pose of terminating it as soon as possible.
He would be sure to do this if put in nom
ination and elected at present, after Ar
thurs friends have demonstrated SO clear
ly against him. But the man presented by
Arthur would unquestionably bring out as
many votes as Cornell, and in almost every
body's Judgment great many more.
poverty was the proof of honesty and who
had the capital that courage aad indepsnds
'ence gave to campaign. Some have
mentioned the name of
GENIAL sLOoUM.
was talking yesterday to Q Republican,
an intimate friend of General Ar1hur, who
said: Judge Folgsr will probably get
the Republican nomination, and through
ais friends expect that he will be easily
elected, it will be very close race be-
tween him and such man as General
Siocum, of Brooklyn"
sand l: Have you any idea that Slocum
will be nominated?"
Ihey hardly ever do as wise thing as
that, said the gentleman. "Slocum has
some enemies among the bosses in Brook
lyn' nus he would get into contest against
folger, packed by the administration at
washington, very great number of Re-
Puoiican votes, and they might run as
nign as oo,ooo. Although the half breeds" !"
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